Daniel Morris
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Evansville, IN, United States
Toptal member since May 29, 2018
Daniel is a software developer who for more than nine years has relished working with all sorts of different technologies such as Node.js, JavaScript, Embedded C, C++, Java, .NET, and some Ruby scripting. He is also capable of quickly adapting to new environments, is a great communicator, and he sees his role as not only as a code monkey but also as a technical adviser. Challenging new problems are his favorite part of the job.
Portfolio
Experience
- SQL - 5 years
- CSS3 - 4 years
- HTML5 - 4 years
- Node.js - 3 years
- ECMAScript (ES6) - 3 years
- AngularJS - 2 years
- MongoDB - 2 years
- Vue 2 - 1 year
Preferred Environment
Git, Vim Text Editor, Linux
The most amazing...
...thing I've coded was an algorithm for tracking a devices position at high frequencies using a minimum number of RF packets.
Work Experience
Software Developer (Contract)
Talent Logic, Inc.
- Built a custom CRM with Node.js, JavaScript, and Angular.
- Developed a highly scalable web scraper that scraped over 1 million job listings a day; Used Google Puppeteer and AWS.
- Automated emails to connect Talent Logic with potentially viable companies.
- Created a Chrome extension to bring CRM user data into the local browser tab and simplify the recruitment process.
Software Engineer
ProSAAS
- Built a web application and chrome extension to create a contextual process documentation system; used Node.js, Vue.js, and PostgreSQL.
- Enabled employers to create web tutorials and share them and also enabled them to follow those tutorials and subsequently skip the other parts of the training.
- Aided employee guidance via the build of the above browser extension. It was intended to run continually and guide employees through processes as needed; that way when the process changes, employees follow the latest process from right within the browser.
Embedded Software Engineer
Ciholas, Inc.
- Developed an underground communication system for mining safety equipment.
- Integrated a low-level IP stack into an AVR32 microcontroller.
- Built a USB driver to communicate with custom RF network used underground.
- Created highly accurate location tracking system to keep people from being run over inside mines.
- Built sports tracking equipment with high frequency and high accuracy player tracking; I have a patent with my name on it for this.
- Wrote factory acceptance tests for a location-tracking device.
Web Developer
Ridge Tool
- Added features to an internal CRM; used Apache Struts (Java).
- Debugged classic ASP applications.
- Created a media upload application for an Android phone.
Computer Programmer
Mitchell Sales
- Developed an equipment tracking system using Visual Basic for applications in Microsoft Access.
Entrepreneur | Software Developer
Self-employed
- Created a highly automated business application using Visual Basic .NET.
- Developed a web scraper to retrieve the addresses of foreclosed houses.
- Retrieved phone numbers based on the street address.
- Automated the emailing of foreclosure lists and bills to customers.
Experience
ProSAAS
http://prosaas.netEducation
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Engineering
University of Toledo - Toledo, OH, USA
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Vue 2, Node.js, jQuery, Underscore.js, Lodash, Vuex, Puppeteer, Vue, Mandrill API, Google Maps API, X (formerly Twitter) API
Tools
Node Version Manager, NGINX, Git, Vim Text Editor, Microsoft Access, VirtualBox, NPM, Vue CLI, CoinGate
Languages
JavaScript, ECMAScript (ES6), Embedded C, SQL, Java, HTML5, CSS3, C++, VB.NET, Ruby, Active Server Pages (ASP), C#
Paradigms
Functional Programming, Object-oriented Programming (OOP)
Platforms
Meteor, Linux, Amazon EC2, AVR, Embedded Linux, Android, DigitalOcean, Linode, WebSphere
Storage
PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Relational Databases, JSON
Frameworks
JSON Web Tokens (JWT), AngularJS, Kendo UI, Bootstrap 3+, ASP.NET
Other
AVR32, Embedded Development, Front-end Development, Web Scraping, Chrome Extensions, ARM, System Administration
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