Nick Larson

admjxu@r.postjobfree.com • 714-***-**** • Fountain Valley, CA 92708 LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/smk48cwc

GitHub: https://github.com/Pandapoc • Authorized to work for any employer

SUMMARY

Trained full stack developer with experience in database management and data analytics. Able to juggle multiple priorities at once and prioritize independently as needed, pivot from one project to another when required. Dedicated to improving efficiency and user experience through use of innovative tools and processes.

EXPERIENCE

Data Analyst, Illumination Foundation Feb 2020 - Present

●Developed architecture and led development on internal mileage tracking application using HTML,CSS, JavaScript, Google Maps API, Python, Sequelize, SQL, Node.js, Express; decreased erroneous reporting of employee mileage by 50%.

●Accelerated project completion by mentoring 2 colleagues in Express, Git, JavaScript, and Node.js; completed full-stack application in 2 weeks (ahead of schedule). Application immediately saved finance department up to 5 hours per week.

●Addressed personal knowledge inadequacy by learning Python on the job to better assist teammates.

●Managed small development team of 2 others on JavaScript application; saved ~100 hours of work by leveraging Trello for project management and accountability, decreased time to delivery by ~one week.

●Reviewed peers' code to layout and then enforce team coding standards, managed code GitHub repository and pull requests.

●Set up automation of emails using Python and Google App Scripts; decreased chances that time-based check ins were missed by ~25%, improved accuracy of day-to-day company project evaluation by 20%.

●Created company wide, project specific, and department specific dashboards using Tableau and custom SQL queries; increased internal transparency and increased overall company productivity by over 30% within one month.

●Compiled reports using data from CSVs, Google Sheets, internal SQL databases, and external EMRs to demonstrate program efficiency; secured upwards of $1 million a year in funding to continue program operations.

●Compiled and analyzed deidentified medical records using Excel analytics and SQL queries to interface with third party AI firm; collaborated to issue predictions that increased program effectiveness over 15%.

Data Support Specialist, Illumination Foundation Aug 2018 -Feb 2020

●Processed confidential data and information from internal and external databases, CSVs, Google Sheets; identified and remediated data quality issues, proposed fixes based on technical expertise to increase accuracy by ~10%.

●Generated recurring reports to track program progress, spending, and effectiveness; contributed to annual increase in project funding by ~10% by correcting errors in previous data generated by other means.

IT Specialist, Illumination Foundation Dec 2016 - Aug 2018

●Prioritized quick resolution of internal technical issues; decreased weekly support tickets carrying over by 25%.

●Spearheaded network set up at new job sites with outside contractors; decreased time to project completion by 10%.

PROJECTS

Mileage Tracking Application -- Illumination Foundation

●Managed and directed team of 2 others in creation of JavaScript application for internal use; decreased spending by more than 20% by decreasing incorrect or missing reports of employee mileage.

●Facilitated implementation of new feature by training new users, monitored application usage and errors; diagnosed areas of improvement to decrease support calls by 40% and increase application efficiency by 10%.

Custom Form Creation and Integration -- Illumination Foundation

●Identified shortcomings with forms supplied from external EMR; developed custom forms using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS to interface with SQL database, better validated user inputs do decrease invalid data entries by more than 15%.

Customized Tableau Dashboards -- Illumination Foundation

●Pioneered creation of new Tableau dashboards to better display data from custom SQL queries; decreased support ticket submissions by over 50%, saved data department over 8 hours a week in report generation.

EDUCATION

Certificate, Full Stack Development Feb 2019 - July 2019

University of California, Irvine

Associates Degree Aug 2015 - present

Golden West College

SKILLS

Languages: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, React.js, SQL, Visual Basic

Tools and Experience: APIs, architecture, AWS, Bootstrap, Excel, Express, Flask, Git, GitHub, Google App Scripts, Google Sheets. Heroku, Materialize, MongoDB, Mongoose, MySQL, Next.js, NoSQL, Postman, Reactstrap, Remote work, Sequelize, Slack, Tableau, Trello, Visual Studio Code, Web development