erayalkis.netlify.app
https://github.com/erayalkis
ERAY ALKIŞ
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EMPLOYMENT
Software Developer, Freelance
Self-Employed
June 2021 – Current
● Enhanced product development by introducing agile methodologies and development best practices.
● Met deadlines and garnered positive feedback from clients by formulating concise project plans.
● Improved scalability for applications by utilizing cloud storage via AWS S3.
● Reduced technical debt by leveraging TDD and Ruby / JavaScript best practices.
● Enhanced code readability by composing easy to follow documentation.
EDUCATION
June 2020 – Current
Muğla, Turkey
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
● Major: English Interpretation and Translation, B.A
● Curriculum Highlights: Introduction to Hardware and Software Basics; Introduction to Information
Technologies.
Remote, Turkey
App Academy
Jan. 2021 – March 2021
● Rigorous 1000-hour full stack web development course.
● Teaches full-stack web development: Rails , SQL, JavaScript, React.JS , TDD, algorithms, design patterns, and
programming best practices.
● Took additional classes on: Data Structures; Algorithms; GraphQL.
Remote, Turkey
The Odin Project
February 2021 – April 2021
● Self-paced web development course.
● Teaches full-stack web development: Rails , SQL, JavaScript, React.JS, Algorithms and programming best
practices.
PROJECTS
To-Do Tracking App
React.JS | Ruby on Rails
November 2021
● Enhanced user experience by implementing a seamless and efficient SQL update for user To-Do lists through
JavaScript event handlers and AJAX calls.
● Increased app performance by ~20% and improved accessibility features by refactoring the code to use an
external Drag and Drop library.
● Improved user login/signup experience with asynchronous AJAX calls to the Rails backend that returns a JSON
object.
JavaScript Downloader App
React.JS | Ruby on Rails
November 2021 – Current
● Improved scalability and optimized app by ~60% by switching from JavaScript to a web scraping Rails API built
from scratch.
● Utilized JavaScript promises to develop a bulk downloading feature that saves files to the hard drive as a zip
folder.
● Maximized download speeds by ~20% through refactoring the web scraping logic to use the Mechanize engine
that emulates a headless browser to save time.
Media Sharing App
React.JS | Ruby on Rails
December 2021
● Reduced home page load times by 50% by implementing an optimized SQL query that avoids N+1 queries.
● Optimized database and enhanced stability by refactoring database tables to use indexes.
● Expanded app scalability by switching to AWS S3 cloud storage for media uploads.
SKILLS
● Ruby; Ruby on Rails; JavaScript; React.JS; Redux; SQL; PostgreSQL; SQLite.
● Visual Studio; Visual Studio Code; Git; Capybara; RSpec; Jest.
