Alan is available for hire

Alan Charbonneau

Verified Expert in Engineering

OpenAI Developer

Location

Boston, United States

Toptal Member Since

October 23, 2019

Alan is a product-oriented full-stack and mobile developer with UX experience. Skilled in a diverse range of environments, languages, and frameworks, he carefully chooses the best tools for a given job and architects his solutions for rapid iteration and performance. Alan picks up new languages and frameworks quickly.

Front-end User Experience (UX)User Interface (UI)Full-stack OpenAI ChatGPT SQL CSS UX Design jQuery Git HTML5 MySQL WebRTC JSX Konva

Portfolio

Deloitte

React, TypeScript, Redux, Node.js, UI Frameworks, CSS, Front-end, HTML...

AXA XL

JavaScript, React, GraphQL, Sass, Less, React Native, Redux, Immutable.js, Gulp...

Maniacally

MySQL, Node.js, Vue, JavaScript, CSS3, React, React Native, ECMAScript (ES6)...

Experience

JavaScript - 16 years HTML5 - 10 years Node.js - 6 years React Native - 5 years CSS3 - 5 years React - 5 years ECMAScript (ES6) - 5 years OpenAI - 1 year

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), MacOS

The most amazing...

...thing I've ever built was a zero-installation group video chat and presentation application for a major European telecom.

Work Experience

React Developer and Architect

2022 - 2022

Deloitte

Developed a migration strategy for a legacy React application to be converted to a series of micro front-ends.
Created a proof-of-concept using webpack module federation showing how different projects could be converted to MFEs and interact with each other.
Worked on migrating two major feature sets over to this new architecture.

Technologies: React, TypeScript, Redux, Node.js, UI Frameworks, CSS, Front-end, HTML, Material UI, JSX, REST, TypeScript 3, APIs, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), SQL, Tailwind CSS, UX Design, Full-stack, Responsive

Front-end Expert

2020 - 2022

AXA XL

Designed and developed a suite of custom React components for company-wide adoption according to the AXA corporate style guides.
Coded all components to be completely responsive and gracefully adapt to mobile, tablet, and desktop.
Recreated two existing internal web applications using the new component library.

Technologies: JavaScript, React, GraphQL, Sass, Less, React Native, Redux, Immutable.js, Gulp, Babel, Webpack, Apollo, Node.js, Storybook, UI Frameworks, CSS, Front-end, HTML, JSX, REST, TypeScript 3, APIs, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), SQL, UX Design, Responsive

Full-stack Developer

2018 - 2019

Maniacally

Built a customizable internal social network with built-in messaging and conferencing using Vue, Node.js, and MySQL.
Created a responsive front end using Vue and Bootstrap 4.
Developed a RESTful back end using Node.js, Express, and Passport.
Built and maintained the data layer using MySQL.

Technologies: MySQL, Node.js, Vue, JavaScript, CSS3, React, React Native, ECMAScript (ES6), HTML5, PostgreSQL, Responsive Web Apps, TypeScript, Next.js, CSS, Konva, Front-end, HTML, Material UI, JSX, REST, APIs, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), SQL, UX Design, Live Chat, Voice Chat, Video Conferencing, Video Chat, Angular, Full-stack, Responsive

Full-stack Engineer

2018 - 2018

Nuro

Built a React UI for an online marketplace for rapid food delivery from supermarkets.
Developed a RESTful API back end using Go to support the shopping cart and admin functionalities.
Prototyped and then iterated rapidly with several production pushes per week.
Worked on a React Native mobile app for ordering from supermarkets.

Technologies: MySQL, Go, React, JavaScript, Node.js, CSS3, ECMAScript (ES6), HTML5, Responsive Web Apps, CSS, Konva, Front-end, HTML, JSX, REST, APIs, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), SQL, Full-stack, Responsive

Full-stack Developer

2016 - 2017

Apple Home Care

Worked on a large-scale custom healthcare application.
Developed a client-facing UI using React and Redux for functionality supporting invoicing, customer profiles and history, and inventory management.
Created a queue-based back end in .NET Web API to support order management, inventory adjustments, and the packing, shipping, and delivery process.
Developed scheduled tasks for daily processing of invoices.
Built a React Native app to allow delivery tracking and receipt along with customer reception/signing.

Technologies: Sass, ASP.NET Web API, C#, Redux, React, JavaScript, Node.js, CSS3, ECMAScript (ES6), HTML5, Responsive Web Apps, CSS, Front-end, HTML, REST, APIs, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), HIPAA Compliance, SQL, Healthcare, Full-stack, Responsive

Full-stack Developer

2016 - 2016

Telefonica

Created a zero-installation web-based group video chat application with a collaborative slideshow presentation feature.
Developed a front end using AngularJS and WebRTC technology.
Created a RESTful back-end API in .NET (C#) using MongoDB as the database.
Interacted directly with the product manager to rapidly prototype, iterate, and deploy the solution.

Technologies: WebRTC, MongoDB, .NET, AngularJS, JavaScript, Node.js, CSS3, React, ECMAScript (ES6), HTML5, CSS, APIs, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), SQL, Live Chat, Voice Chat, Video Conferencing, Video Chat, Full-stack, Responsive

Experience

WebRTC Group Video Chat Application

Created a zero-installation WebRTC-based group video-chat application with presentation/collaboration support for a major European telecom.

Skills

Languages

ECMAScript (ES6), SQL, Sass, CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, HTML, TypeScript 3, C#, Less, Stored Procedure, GraphQL, Go

Frameworks

AngularJS, Express.js, Bootstrap, React Native, Redux, Material UI, Relay, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Angular, .NET, ASP.NET Web API

Libraries/APIs

WebRTC, React, jQuery, Node.js, Passport.js, Flexbox, Vue 2, Konva, Vue, Immutable.js

Tools

Git, Grunt, Postman, JSX, Photoshop CC, Webpack, Gulp, Babel

Paradigms

REST, UX Design, Responsive, Agile Software Development, HIPAA Compliance

Platforms

Visual Studio Code (VS Code), MacOS

Storage

MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Server 2017

Other

Responsive Web Apps, UI Frameworks, Front-end, APIs, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Live Chat, Voice Chat, Video Conferencing, Video Chat, Full-stack, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Responsive UX Design, Apollo, Axios, Storybook, Computer

Industry Expertise

Healthcare

Education

2002 - 2003

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Boston University - Massachusetts, USA

1999 - 2002

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Boston University - Massachusetts, USA

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