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Dwayne Harris

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I’ve used git for every project I’ve worked on (personal or on the job) for years. I know it very well.

January 2020

Rented and configured a Ubuntu server and PostgreSQL instance hosted at DigitalOcean.
Installed Go, nginx, Gitea, Fathom web analytics, an IRC server, and other software.
Developed Go web service and UI design (HTML/CSS/Javascript) for the website.
Created a stable deployment process with versioning and rollback capability.
Configured web server, services, DNS settings, and TSL certificates (LetsEncrypt).
Implemented peer-to-peer videochat using WebSockets, WebRTC, and Web Audio API.
Added sitewide CSS animations that activate when entering the viewport.
Added website settings for animation control and color scheme that display and respect operating settings for each.
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October 2020 - December 2020

Implemented an animation based, slideshow-like project from Figma mockups by overriding Shopify theme settings to implement custom HTML/CSS/Javascript.
Used CSS Animations and pure Javascript for "slides" that advance on scroll, keyboard arrows, or mouse clicks in vertical and horizonal directions.
Designed and implemented mobile UX/UI.
Received and uploaded assets to Shopify account.
Integrated with Shopify APIs to dynamically list product variants and add products to cart from the custom design.

August 2018 - December 2018

Designed and built an iOS client for the Mastodon social network.
Collaborated with a partner on UX/UI design and iOS assets.
Used Swift (with Swift Package Manager) and storyboards (minimal use of third party libraries).
Used the Apple Developer tools (including App Store Connect and TestFlight) to create builds for testing.
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November 2019 - August 2020

Started Ember to React refactor of the Tracer product.
Started and configured an internal React component library (Github/npm package) used by Tracer.
Built Ember and React components and features in collaboration with a Python API backend team.
Participated in the switch to a Agile/scrum development style.

July 2019 - August 2019

Helped build a React based web view for a B2B ecommerce app.
Helped define processes, build configurations, and Azure Pipeline customizations.

March 2018 - March 2019

Helped develop multiple React/Redux based internal tools for importing and managing Apple Maps data.
Ported a scheduling/planning tool from an older container application to a new one, requiring project reorganization and authentication changes.

October 2017 - February 2018

Took over development of a website speed testing and performance improvement application named Coach.
Coach: Maintained architecture based on docker images and server/worker node projects that communicate over Redis.
Coach: Implemented Bootstrap 4 based design.
Coach: Implemented HAR file analysis usign tools like PerfCascade.
Coach: Implemented simple team based authentication for maintaining and comparing test runs.

February 2016 - July 2017

Designed and developed major product features using Node.js, restify, PostgreSQL, and Angular.
Setup, updated, and modified continuous integration configurations (Travis CI) for multiple web/API projects.
Investigated and studied hardware issues and solutions.

October 2015 - January 2016

Designed and developed internal Angular.js based web app for managing users and devices.
Investigated issues and contributed bug fixes in the Java based API.
Explored the advantages/disadvantages of migrating the web app to Angular 2.