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Frontend engineer based in Phoenix, AZ. I specialize in building intuitive, user-friendly websites and applications. When I'm not coding, you can find me raising my birds, tending to my cactus, or exploring the desert.
AWS
CI/CD
Contentful
Git
GraphQL
Headless CMS
JavaScript
Jenkins
Laravel
Mongo
Next.js
PHP
React
React Native
REST API
SendGrid
Shopify
SQL
Storybook
Technical SEO
Vue
WordPress
Professional Experience
Senior Frontend Engineer @ Cooper Bold Interactive
B2B • Small web development agency serving diverse clients
July 2015 – Present
Develop and deploy responsive applications and websites for a diverse portfolio of clients, ensuring prompt responsiveness and client satisfaction.
Create customized solutions using WordPress, including custom plugins, content types, and templates to meet specific client requirements.
Utilize frameworks like React, React Native, and Vue to deliver tailored solutions based on individual client needs.
Frontend Engineer @ Cocktail Party
Mobile app • #1 paid cocktail app on iOS and Android
September 2015 – Present
Support multiple versions of Cocktail Party, from Qt/QML to React Native.
Develop and support the CocktailPartyApp.com website and its REST API, which powers the app.
Manage App Store ad programs and store optimization.
Frontend Web Developer @ Gen City Labs
B2B • Marketing services agency
August 2023 – Present
Contract role, using React and Next.js to support Gen City Lab's various multimedia projects.
Web Developer @ Helios Interactive
B2B • Experience design studio
December 2015 - May 2020
Developed, maintained, and supported web applications for experiential marketing in corporate events and retail spaces.
Managed the Helios API for efficient user registration, data collection, metrics analysis, and integration with third party services such as Sendgrid, Papertrail, and AWS.
Hands on experience using Jenkins as an automation server, creating automation jobs, integrating Jenkins into our team workflow, and updating existing project configurations.
Provided guidance and support to junior developers, ensuring adherence to Git workflow and best practices for our API.
Lead email template developer; responsible for facilitating the delivery of large scale email campaigns, applying in depth knowledge of email client compatibility and HTML best practices.
Administrator for our AWS based infrastructure, granting IAM permissions, overseeing ECS clusters and S3 hosting.
Administrator for Mongo Atlas account, responsible for granting user permissions and provisioning new databases as need be.
Over the 5 years I've worked with Nicholas, he has been a deeply trusted colleague, a great communicator, a tenacious problem-solver, and a constant learner who is continuously adding new skills to his repertoire. Given an opportunity, I would jump at a chance to work with him again.
Eric Ruud
Senior Technical Producer, Helios Interactive
Education
Arizona State University
Political Science, Politics, and Economics
2004 - 2008
Political Science Major and World Religion Minor. GPA: 3.29
Activities and societies: Completed a study abroad program with Hiroshima Shudo University in Hiroshima, Japan. Traveled extensively around the inland sea region of Japan.Activities and societies: Completed a study abroad program with Hiroshima Shudo University in Hiroshima, Japan. Traveled extensively around the inland sea region of Japan.
Licenses & certifications
AWS Concepts
Linux Academy
December 2018
AGEC-A
Mesa Community College
January 2004
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