Charlie Leathers, Developer in Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Charlie Leathers

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Software Developer

Location
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Toptal Member Since
September 2, 2014

Charlie is a web developer with a degree in Economics from the University of Arizona. He is currently working as a front-end developer on an apartment listing website. He is also comfortable working with Ruby, Rails, and more.

jQueryLessBackbone.jsAgile Software DevelopmentRuby on Rails (RoR)RubyPostgreSQLAngularJSSSHCSS

Portfolio

Rent.com
Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ruby, HTML, CSS, AngularJS, Backbone.js, JavaScript

Experience

Vim Text Editor - 2 yearsJavaScript - 2 yearsjQuery - 2 yearsAngularJS - 1 yearPostgreSQL - 1 year

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Vim Text Editor, SSH

The most amazing...

...thing I've worked on is an interactive Google Maps application.

Work Experience

Software Engineer

2014 - PRESENT
Rent.com
  • Implemented click tracking to help the Product team determine user flows.
  • Aided UED and Product team conversations concerning the UI.
  • Converted a jQuery-based system into AngularJS and an AngularJS app, piece by piece.
  • Reported daily updates on current tickets.
  • Worked to fix any and all bugs in front-end code.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ruby, HTML, CSS, AngularJS, Backbone.js, JavaScript

Asteroids

http://cleathers.github.io/Asteroids/
An asteroids game created in HTML5 Canvas. I'm currently working on implementing sound effects.

Libraries/APIs

jQuery, Backbone.js

Other

Merb, SSH

Languages

JavaScript, Less, CSS, HTML, Ruby

Tools

Vim Text Editor

Frameworks

Ruby on Rails (RoR), AngularJS

Paradigms

Agile Software Development

Storage

PostgreSQL

2007 - 2012

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics

University of Arizona - Tucson, Arizona