Software Engineer Node Js

LAWRENCE O. CAULKER

Software Engineer

*********@*****.*** 609-***-****

Lumberton, NJ http://github.com/locaulker

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Chemical Engineering Penn State University

1984 - 1987

State College, PA

SKILLS

React (NextJS)

SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) NoSQL (MongoDB)

JavaScript (ES6, React, Redux, Node.js/NPM, Express)

Typescript

HTML / CSS / SASS / BEM

Tailwind CSS

Figma / Adobe XD / Sketch / PSD Version Control (Git, Bitbucket) RESTful API

GraphQL

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Seeking a Software Engineer or FrontEnd Developer Position. My Skillset includes more than 5 years of experience in ReactJS and more than a year of utilizing Next.JS, TypeScript and Tailwind CSS Development skills with JavaScript and Node.JS technologies.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Web Development Instructor

Technical Institute / Division of Science & Technology

July 3, 2023 - current Freetown, Sierra Leone

Provide HTML, CSS, and JavaScript training to 50+ entry-level computer science students, to enhance their foundational skills

Elevated the Web Development curriculum, to include JavaScript and REACT competencies for over 120 Computer Science students

Collaborates with department members and/or the Compliance, Assessment and Research team to support planning, assessment, data collection and reporting for continuous improvement of the institute

Participate in professional development or other activities that may include in-services, courses, professional organizations, or seminars to advance instruction and technical skills and knowledge within the field of study

Managed database systems, ensuring a 20% increase in data retrieval efficiency and a 10% boost in security.

Senior Software Engineer

Bank of America

May 24, 2021 - April 30, 2023 Newark, New Jersey (Remote)

Collaborated with other engineers and developers to create key company- wide proprietary software while utilizing Bitbucket for Version Control and applied JIRA methodologies, which enhanced the operational efficiency about 30%, and decreased the Software Development cycle time by about 50%.

Converted complex designs from Figma files to responsive HTML, CSS and JavaScript to develop 50+ React Components, and thereby reducing load time by 25%.

Applied the principles of mobile first to develop dynamic software utilizing modern development technologies TypeScript, Tailwind CSS and integrated media queries to enhance user interface responsiveness by 30%.

Leveraged other frontend development technologies like Material UI and Kendo UI, as needed to significantly improve application navigability and efficiency.

Leveraged Media Queries to ensure seamless responsive design, improving load times by 30% across all devices.

Complied with ADA techniques to enhance the usability for visually impaired users by 50%.

Expertly utilized DevTools for debugging, resulting in a 30% reduction in bug resolution time.

Senior Web Developer

COMOP

July 2015 - May 2021 Delran NJ

Implemented SEO-friendly websites while prioritizing mobile-first responsive design principles.

Transformed over 200+ XD or PSD files into interactive websites using HTML5, CSS3, CSS variables, React Styled Components, along with JavaScript techniques to streamline component structure with SASS, and to enhance website maintainability and improve user engagement.

Integrated CMS technologies such as Strapi and WordPress as a Headless CMS, facilitating a 50% increase in content deployment speed and team collaboration for a leading e-commerce site.

Utilized RESTful APIs or GraphQL, and the manipulation of JSON data from NoSQL database technologies like MongoDB or SQL technologies in RDBMS (Relational Database Management Systems) like MySQL or PostgreSQL that improved the performance of the applications by about 30%.

Leveraged Git and GitHub / Bitbucket for version control, facilitating smooth collaboration across multiple ongoing projects, and implemented and managed Netlify hosting for 50+ projects, resulting in a 30% improvement in deployment efficiency.

Streamlined the development process by integrating DevTools for debugging, reducing error resolution time by 40%, and implemented Media Queries to enhance Responsive Design, and ensuring 100% compatibility across major browsers.

Designer and Developer

KelschTech

November 2013 - July 2015 Cinnaminson, NJ As a Designer & Developer, I:

Transformed concepts into reality by creating wireframes using design tools like Balsamiq and Adobe Photoshop to generate PSD Mockups and convert them to HTML/CSS and JavaScript code.

Leveraged skills in Sketch and Adobe InDesign to enhance UX/UI design, improving user engagement by 30% across three platforms.

Led 30+ computer training sessions for both technical and non-technical staff, resulting in a 40% reduction in IT support tickets.

Led a team of 5 technicians, reducing company-wide tech support response time by 40% through an optimized On-Call System.

Implemented WordPress, PHP & MySQL solutions, streamlining backend processes for more than 20 client projects, which boosted efficiency by about 50%.

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