Franklin Farahani
Front-end Developer
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www.franklinfarahani.ca
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Professional Summary
Innovative Front-end developer with an aptitude for creating performant and user-friendly interface solutions.
Dedicated to consistent expansion of skillset and driving personal growth. Early adopter of new innovations and industry trends. Regular attendee of web developer meetups and hackathons.
Skills
Technical:
HTML5
CSS3
Sass
JavaScript (ES6+)
TypeScript
jQuery
React.js
Redux
Webpack
Node.js
Express.js
Jest
Git
WordPress
MySQL
Managerial: Code optimization, Agile Methodology, Project Management, Team Leadership
Projects
PREVIOUS: SCRUM Board App | WCAG Standards Color Readability App
Watchlist • Sept 2018 – NOV 2018
(UI/UX, Front-End, Backend)
Description: A cloud-based solution that helps users find and keep a list of movies or TV shows
Environment: React, Redux, Firebase hosting and authentication, Node.js, Express.js
Developed REST API that retrieves and filters data from third party source, reducing response size by more than 90%
Designed database structure to minimize hosting costs by 68%
Designed and built reusable React components to handle UI changes
Created custom Redux middleware to handle API calls in order to reduce boilerplate and complexity
Performed snapshot and unit testing on components and utility functions respectively
Experience
front-end DEveloper & designer
freelance • Nov 2017 – Now
Led design and development on custom WordPress news blog for a competitive gaming organization
Designed and developed promotional digital media history timeline micro-site using WordPress
Developed internal SCRUM board web application with drag and drop functionality and live updates
Front-end Development intern
Gomae Foods (startup) • oct 2017 – Nov 2017
Designed and built social feed feature for vegan lifestyle mobile app from the ground up using React-native
Optimized and reduced initial load time of list views by 15%
Contributed to brand SEO and overall business strategy discussions
Education
New Media Design and Web Development
SEPT 2017 • British Columbia Institute of TEchnology
Designed and built a conceptual single-page-website for a tattoo studio in Vancouver that features fluid navigation and interactivity
Led UX group project for an online PC component vendor and performed extensive moderated usability testing
