Meshack Njihia

MESHACK NJIHIA Web Developer/ Software Engineer -- Nairobi,Kenya LinkedIn WORK EXPERIENCE Frontend Developer Code-Trx Systems Inc 2020 - current Nairobi, Kenya Wrote code following industry standards and appropriate design patternsfor 7 projects EDUCATION Tested 100% of code and applications using testing techniques Bachelor of Science Computer Science South Easter Kenya University such as unit testing and integration testing 2012 - 2016 Kenya SKILLS HTML CSS JavaScript React Node Firebase MongoDB Customer Service Research Problem solving Typescript Next Experience with Git and version control systems Tailwindcss Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies Continuously improved and propose new concepts for existing softwarearchitecture and 3 new product features Collaborated with 8 team members to develop, maintain, and improve20+ web-based applications Created and oversaw wireframe designs from client requests. Created documentation to teach new team members’ company standards and best practices in React.js and Node.js. This shortened learning time by an average of 16 days. Created accessible, responsive, and functional user interfaces to allow visitors on any device to have the same perfect user experience. This process increased number of 5-star UX/UI reviews by 135%. Worked with product managers to re-architect a multi-page web app intoa single page web-app, boosting yearly revenue Junior Web Developer/ Designer Muuva Technologies 2018 - 2109 Nairobi, Kenya Created 30+ visually appealing sites that featured user-friendly design and clear navigation Researched and analyzed 60+ program and systems problems and developed new program documentation to fix them Created the user experience that fetched, parsed, and formatted analyticdata, and relayed it into React components. Created and oversaw wireframe designs from client requests. Addressed complex issues with real-time lead prioritization using Websocket connectivity. Developed user interfaces with modern JavaScript frameworks, HTML5, and CSS3, which improved user satisfaction by 31%. Developed customer-specific design framework, reducing site production time by 4 days. Designed an integrated database using MongoDB that leveraged the React architecture to yield on-demand, detailed feedback. Freelance Web Developer Upwork 2016 - 2020 Remote Assisted in preparing documentation of web page designs for 20+ clients, decreasing time-to-finish by 29% Performed 60+ studies, analyses, and advisory services, and used research to develop recommendations and proposals Followed standard industry web development methodologies by adhering to proven design specifications and design techniques Partnered with product owners and business stakeholders to optimize30+ application development efforts PROJECTS Personal Development App Collage Creator 2022 - current I'm creating an app collage that includes task manager, The other app inthe collage is the note taking app customized to easily take notes and in alocal storage. budget tracking which includes adding expenses, deleting expenses, budgets. The other app in the collage is the note taking app customized to easilytake notes and in a local storage Finally, a shopping list app designed to keep track of items and cost while at supermarket ensuring you don't go over expected spending