Jake Simon
Full Stack Developer, Software Engineer
Corona,CA
Summary
Experienced engineer with over 6 years of experience in software development. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction. Complex problem-solver with analytical and driven mindset. Dedicated to achieving demanding development objectives according to tight schedules while producing impeccable code.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
11
11
Certificates
Work History
Senior Front End Developer
Merkle
08.2022 - Current
- Support Engineer on massive platforms such as Vans, TheNorthFace and Timberland.
- Architectural Tech Stack using Vue, Typescript, CoreMediaCMS, Salesforce, AWS, ServiceNow, Bitbucket, Jira, Slack, Monetate, BloomReach, BlueConic, Salsify, and SASS to develop features for both mobile and desktop platforms.
- Followed SDLC best practices within Agile environment to produce rapid iterations for clients.
- Collaborated with stakeholders during development processes to confirm creative proposals and design best practices.
- Made recommendations for new technology integration based on suitability and alignment to business goals.
- Worked cooperatively with client services, sales and design team in deadline-driven environment.
- Use regulatory and compliance standards for user interface designs.
- Improved tools to boost user interaction and deliver design versatility.
- Designed and updated layouts to meet usability and performance requirements.
- Advocated for well-tested and documented, high quality code.
- Produced websites compatible with multiple browsers.
Senior Full Stack JavaScript Engineer
Tragic Media Inc
02.2022 - 08.2022
- Worked on 3 enterprise level projects for clients
- Tech stacks used were javascript, React, Gatsby, Vue, Node, MySQL, PHP, AWS, MaterialUI, Bootstrap, Slack, Jira, GitHub and ContentfulCMS.
- First project was to construct a website from scratch using Gatsby and ContentfulCMS for a cloud and drive platform, then have it synced with a Vue portal that was constructed to handle all the users drives.
- The most recent project was to build from the ground up a full stack site with Gatsby React and ContentfulCMS that is a platform used for businesses to track progress and records for their entire business and employees.
- Tested and deployed scalable and highly available software products.
- Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs and enhancements.
- Designed and developed analytical data structures.
- Rapidly prototyped new data processing capabilities to confirm integration feasibility into existing systems.
- Corrected, modified and upgraded software to improve performance.
- Estimated work hours and tracked progress using Scrum methodology.
- Held quality assurance and testing on every feature implemented.
Lead Software Engineer
Sand Illuminations
02.2019 - 12.2021
- Tech Stack used: Javascript, React, Next, Node, GraphQL, Stripe, ServiceNow, Google Firebase Cloud, Slack, Jira and SASS
- Translated customer and system requirements into robust software design with test-driven approach.
- Developed code using JavaScript and other programming languages to support digital repository frameworks and integrate systems.
- Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
- Provided guidance and direction to less experienced staff in resolution of highly complex technical problems.
- Worked closely with the founder to come up with the most efficient UI/UX design using React.js and using stripe payment processor to handle the orders coming in.
Lead Web Developer
Radium Solutions
04.2018 - 04.2019
- Led, design, orchestrated creation of marketing agency’s platform used to consult and create websites for other businesses and contractor.
- Consulted with clients regarding best way to build their site and how to use it to scale their businesses.
- Also became their site administrator to make frequent updates and changes using MERN stack.
- Planned website development, converting mockups into usable web presence with HTML, JavaScript, AJAX and JSON coding.
- Oversaw technical issues and troubleshooting requests to resolve user problems.
- Discussed site and app requirements with clients to produce actionable development plans.
- Built and styled new mobile-friendly websites, transitioning legacy presentations to simultaneous easy-to-use versions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems
National University
La Jolla, CA 08.2020 - 06.2022
Certification - Software Engineering
Coding Dojo Bootcamp
Corona, CA 11.2019 - 03.2020
Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA 09.2015 - 06.2018
Skills
Javascript:React/Vue/Next
undefinedTimeline
AWS Cloud Practitioner
02-2024
C# Certified Developer
12-2023
Salesforce Certified Associate
09-2023
Certified Prompt Engineer
09-2023
Bloomreach Academy
09-2023
BlueConic Foundations certified
05-2023
FAA Part 107 Pilots License
05-2023
CoreMediaCMS Foundations
05-2023
Salsify GDSN Essentials Certified
05-2023
Postman Admin Certification
05-2023
GraphQL Professional Certification
05-2023
Senior Front End Developer
Merkle
08.2022 - Current
Senior Full Stack JavaScript Engineer
Tragic Media Inc
02.2022 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems
National University
08.2020 - 06.2022
Certification - Software Engineering
Coding Dojo Bootcamp
11.2019 - 03.2020
Lead Software Engineer
Sand Illuminations
02.2019 - 12.2021
Lead Web Developer
Radium Solutions
04.2018 - 04.2019
Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering
California Baptist University
09.2015 - 06.2018
Certification
C# Certified Developer
Professional Projects
§ Vans.com, Timberland.com and TheNorthFace.com
- Lead FE Support Engineer. Also worked on Salesforce, Salsify, Bloomreach, Monetate, Dynatrace, and CoreMediaCMS
- Was responsible for aiding on support working on 3 major brand's website with hundreds of thousands of users by the daily.
- Daily meeting calls with Brand Owners and other engineers collaborating on issues as they come up.
§ Cloud/Drive Full Stack Platform
- Project was to construct a website from scratch using Gatsby and ContentfulCMS for a cloud and drive platform, then have it synced with a Vue portal that was constructed to handle all the users drives.
- Fully functional full stack website constructed for a real world solution for users to be able to manage all of their drives including Google Drive, Icloud, Onedrive and more all on the same platform.
- Worked with a small team of Vue developers to create Api, databases, and implementation of complex code to create real world solutions.
§ Google Search Engine
- Creating Google search engine with Next.js, Tailwind, Google API, SSR, and Pagination and deployed on Vercel.
- The Google Two clone app made with Next to mimic exactly the same as the official Google search engine. It uses the Google API to handle input searching the very same way as the actual Google search does. The paginations allow for searching through pages if the search result has more than 10 search results.
- Created using React, CSS, Firebase, Material UI and Stripe
- A fully functional ecommerce amazon site fully capable of receiving payments as well as a search bar with a smart cart box that’s responsive