Developer, Front-end engineer, UX Designer

SAMSON MASANGA

Cell: 563-***-**** ~ Email: *************@*****.***

www.linkedin.com/in/samson-A-masanga-

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Luther College, Decorah, IA August 2016 - May 2020

Major: Computer Science

Minor: Theater

Cumulative GPA: 3.0

Senior Project – Tutor Hub: designed a platform for connecting tutors and tutees

GitHub address: https://github.com/masasa01

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

Platforms: Windows 10, Ubuntu, OSX 10.15

Languages: Python, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React, Node, SQL

Languages Familiar With: Scheme, XML, JSON, PHP, Angular, Typescript

Tools familiar with: Git, NPM, Bootstrap, Cypress, Jenkins, Heroku, WordPress, Reason, MongoDB, MySQL, AWS

EXPERIENCE

Center for Intercultural Engagement and Student Success, Luther College, Decorah, IA

Communications Assistant February 2017 - March 2020

Managed the Center's web page using the Reason CMS

oImproved viewership by consistently updating the office’s web pages as well as its public calendar

Maintained the office's online presence

oIncreased the office's social media reach by establishing a posting calendar for different social media platforms.

Acted as Editor of the office’s monthly newsletter: Diversity Today

oReviewed and edited all newsletters published by the office since February 2017

Senior Project

Tutor Hub September 2019 – May 2020

Built the web application on the MERN stack

oUtilized React for the frontend, express middleware, node.js for the backend and MongoDB as the database.

oThis is a CRUD app that is centered on a user creating, editing, and deleting tutoring meetings.

oThe app also features a signup and login system

Utilized Cypress.io for unit testing

oWrote unit tests for various parts of the code using Cypress.io

Deployed the application on Heroku

oUsed GitHub as the source control for the app (https://github.com/masasa01/TutorHub)

oMaintained continuous integration by using Travis CI

oNew builds were tested before deployment

A YouTube video whereby I demo the project is available at:

ohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJrK_tmoC40&ab_channel=SamsonMasanga

ACTIVITES/HONORS

Dean’s List

Intramural Sports: Soccer, Basketball

Comedy Club founder, member

Visual Arts performer/crew member

Entrepreneurial Club (E-Club) member

Radio Show on Luther College’s KWLC (The Comedy Hour)

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