Karl Castillo-▪ (778) 223 - 2761 ▪ https://karlworks.com ▪ https://github.com/koralarts
Developing with Accessibility in Mind
Agile Methodologies ▪ ReactJS ▪ CSS ▪ Mentorship ▪ Accessibility
Skills
Technologies
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Javascript
CSS
HTML
Node
Python
Frameworks
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ReactJS
React-Native
SCSS/SASS
LESS
Django
Flask
Other
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Accessibility
Mentoring
Teaching
Experience
Lighthouse Labs
Mentor
2019 - Present
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Mentored students to help them understand and get through different aspects of the
exercise or project
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Provided professional advice and guidance to students regarding their final project
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Led Javascript and HTML/CSS workshops to students with little to no development
experience
The Coalition Studio
Software Engineer
2019 - Present
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Contributed to the codebase immediately within the first week with understanding of the
development stack
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Spearheaded the development of a microsite starter kit and a common components library
which allowed the team to spin up microsite environments in 1 day. The starter kit and
components library are now used in 5 microsites.
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Delivered features and completed tasks quickly accompanied with a high degree of quality
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Collaborated in designing the new continuous integration flow based on Gitflow
Karl Castillo ▪-▪ (778) 223 - 2761
Machobear Studios / Liv Rent
Front-End Developer
2017 - 2019
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Provided one-on-one guidance and mentorship to junior developers and co-op
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Headed the development of 2 mission-critical web applications to supplement the current
weaknesses of the mobile application
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Initiated the refactor of legacy code to use modern technologies.
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Stepped up into a pseudo project manager role to alleviate the current challenges of a
fast-paced startup environment
Officepools
Full-stack Developer
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Maintained and developed the client-facing features
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Collaborated with remote team members with continuous integration flows
Morningstar Interactive / Agents of Discovery
Full-stack Developer
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Handled and maintained the devops flow for web applications
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Collaborated in the development of features for the mobile application
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Authored the backend implementation to support the mobile application
2015 - 2017
2014 - 2015
Education
2011 - 2013
British Columbia Institute of Technology: Bachelor of Technology
2009 - 2011
British Columbia Institute of Technology: Diploma of Computer Systems Technology
Technical Volunteer Experience
2019 - Present Coding Coach - Mentor
2017 - 2020
Canada Learning Code / Ladies Learning Code - Mentor
References available upon request
Karl Castillo ▪-▪ (778) 223 - 2761
