Brian Cole

Brian Cole Full Stack Developer-- Houston, Texas SUMMARY Senior full stack developer with 10+ years of experience in web and mobile application development. Proficient in a wide range of programming languages including Java, Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript, with deep expertise in web application development using React, Vue, Angular, PHP, Laravel, Node, Express, Go, Django etc. Highly skilled in database design, API development, and cloud technologies such as AWS. EXPERIENCE Senior Full Stack Developer SLDC Corp Responsible for developing and implementing web and mobile applications Designed and developed web applications using Svelte, MERN Stack, Laravel etc. Created and maintained database schema and API Design resulting in a 50% reduction in code maintenance time. Directed and Supported three junior developers using modern frameworks such as Svelte, React/Next, promoting code quality and maintainability.   STRENGTHS Problem-Solving Created e-commerce websites integrated with PayPal, Authorize.net, and other payment APIs. Navigated issues related to a complex ecommerce site. Leadership Led a cross-functional team of four developers in the successful execution of a critical project on time and under budget. Teamwork and Collaboration Worked in collaborative settings consistently, driving a 20% decrease in bug fix times.  Senior Software Developer iServiceAuto Assisted in the design and development of web applications Developed an e-commerce web application using React and TypeScript that handled over 10,000 transactions monthly. Enhanced user authentication and security by implementing OAuth and JWT, securing user data across platforms. Optimized SQL and NoSQL database queries, reducing load times by 25% and enhancing user experience. Led a cross-functional team of four developers(2 frontend developers, a backend developer, a UI designer) in the successful execution of a critical project on time and under budget.   Adaptability Quickly incorporated new software updates in all projects, ensuring minimal disruption to workflow and maintaining project schedules. Time Management Completed the project with a short deadline for only 15 days by managing time.   Full Stack Web Developer Freelancing at Upwork    Developed JavaScript Single Page Applications with modern JavaScript frameworks and libraries - React, Vue, Angular, Laravel etc. Developed e-commerce application with MERN Stack - built back-end with Node, Express.js, TypeScript, Mongoose, passport-JWT and OAuth and built the front-end with React.js, react-redux/saga, TypeScript, SCSS and styledcomponent. And then used GraphQL for integrating backend and frontend. Worked with JavaScript full stack dev team with React, MongoDB, AWS. Full Stack Web Developer OpenXcell Responsible for web and mobile app development, AI strategy, data engineering and blockchain technologies Developed health care applications with MERN stack. Designed multiple dynamic and browser compatible pages using   SKILLS Programming Languages HTML CSS JavaScript Python C++ C# Java PHP Node.js TypeScript Go Kotlin Ruby Swift Web Development React Angular Vue Express Svelte Bootstrap Tailwind CSS Laravel Django Ruby on Rails Builder.IO Docker GraphQL Flux/Redux MERN/MEAN/MEVN Stack DjangoReact Stack Spring RESTful API Design and implementation Responsive Web Design     React/Redux/Vue/Angular. Orchestrated a seamless migration of key applications to AWS, resulting in a 20% reduction in hosting costs and a 15% improvement in application availability. Added several features such as a 3rd party API integration for gathering data, location search and filter functions, payment(Stripe, PAYPAL), auto report generator, portfolio manager system etc. Ruby on Rails web application with React for Health Care Application. Mentored three junior developers in test-driven development and pair programming practices, improving team productivity by 10%. Full Stack Web Developer Tech Innovations Inc. Responsible for web and mobile app development Joined as a backend developer and worked on API development using PHP frameworks such as Laravel. Started working as a full stack developer in 2015 and mostly worked on the frontend staff like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQUERY, EXT.js etc. Developed several full-stack applications such as school management system, financial management system, company websites using MERN/MEAN Stack.   Software Development Methodologies Agile(Scrum, Kanban) DevOps Practices Waterfall Database Management MySQL/Postgre SQL/Maria Microsoft SQL NoSQL/MongoDB/CouchDB Database Design and modeling Server Version Control GIT GITHUB BITBUCKET GITLAB  VOLUNTEERING Volunteer Coding Teacher Code.org Mentored young students in coding languages and principles Technology Volunteer Houston Food Bank Supported technology infrastructure and created donor database system EDUCATION Master's in Computer Science University of Texas Austin Bachelor's in Computer Engineering University of Houston CERTIFICATION Advanced Java Programming Completed an advanced Java course. Python for Data Science Completed a Python focused course for data science from Coursera. PASSIONS Coding Enjoy building and optimizing web applications, always on the lookout for new programming languages and techniques to learn.