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David Hartfield, Software Developer in Ann Arbor, MI, United States
David Hartfield

Software Developer in Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Member since March 4, 2020
David is a revenue-focused technical consultant located in Michigan. He helps translate clients' ideas into "tech talk" so they can launch as quickly as possible. He has experience working with a variety of organizations—all the way from one-man startups to Fortune 500 companies. He loves seeing the potential of his projects to add profits, bump up scalability, or cut costs.
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Portfolio

  • Hilton
    Apollo, GraphQL, TypeScript, Next.js, React
  • EdLogics
    Amazon API Gateway, AWS Lambda, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)...
  • Social News Desk
    React, Node.js, Swift, Objective-C, Java, React Native

Experience

Location

Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Atlassian Suite, Atlassian, Postman, Adobe Photoshop, Sonar, IntelliJ, WebStorm, Docker

The most amazing...

...tool for mobile app development is React Native—I love using this technology and saving time by re-using 85% of the code base between mobile apps.

Employment

  • Contractor

    2019 - 2021
    Hilton
    • Led the development of the hilton.com homepage that serves millions of users daily and the brand refresh and redesign. The rearchitected web app was built on React and Next.js, backed by an Apollo GraphQL API.
    • Built shared atomic components shared by multiple React and React Native applications, following company-wide standardized design standards and best practices.
    • Engineered a highly-customizable component management system allowing Content.
    • Built editors to manage, preview, and deploy web content outside of SDLC by integrating with Bloomreach channel manager and Hippo CMS.
    • Integrated public applications with third-party APIs, including TripAdvisor, Foursquare, and Google Maps.
    • Ensured Level A success criteria for the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
    Technologies: Apollo, GraphQL, TypeScript, Next.js, React

  • Software Architect

    2014 - 2019
    EdLogics
    • Led an agile team of six remote US-based developers in building the core product of the company. The main project consisted of a scalable Java/Spring/Docker cloud-based web API and Angular front end that used Canvas/CreateJS to game development.
    • Modernized the company’s monolithic single-tenant application to a high availability multi-tenant SaaS microservice architecture to allow the company to scale to millions of users with high performance.
    • Migrated Java/Spring services to Docker containers on an AWS ECS infrastructure behind AWS API Gateway—all managed and configured through AWS CloudFormation.
    • Optimized memory footprint and resource usage of Java/Spring applications by adopting Spring Batch for large batch processing of data, AWS ElastiCache for distributed caching, and AWS Aurora for distributed multi-tenant data persistence.
    • Hired and trained new developers in establishing coding standards and best practices while providing mentorship.
    • Architected HIPAA-compliant solutions to pass HIPAA audits.
    Technologies: Amazon API Gateway, AWS Lambda, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), Angular, Spring, Java

  • Lead Mobile App Developer

    2016 - 2018
    Social News Desk
    • Led the development of iOS and Android apps for rapid deployment to both the iTunes Store and Google Play Store.
    • Developed apps in React Native to reuse ~85% code between platforms and harness Java and Objective-C where necessary.
    • Spearheaded mobile development while coordinating changes with the API development team and working with designers and testers to rapidly prepare apps for regular production deployments.
    • Solved implementations problems by engineering new React Native libraries and collaborating with stakeholders and designers to architect the best user experience.
    Technologies: React, Node.js, Swift, Objective-C, Java, React Native

Experience

  • Social Media Management App

    The app is used for managing several social media accounts across multiple platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). I led the development of the (React Native) mobile application for both iOS and Android and on a phone and tablet. We integrated with custom third-party SSO implementations and built out a custom chat feature.

Skills

  • Languages

    JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, Objective-C, Swift, PHP, GraphQL

  • Frameworks

    React Native, Next.js, Redux, A-Frame, Angular, Spring

  • Libraries/APIs

    REST APIs, React, Node.js, Facebook API, Google Maps API

  • Tools

    Git, Construct 2, AWS CloudFormation, Sketch, Maya, WebStorm, IntelliJ, Sonar, Adobe Photoshop, Postman, Atlassian, Atlassian Suite, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)

  • Platforms

    AWS Lambda, Amazon Alexa, Docker, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Firebase

  • Paradigms

    HIPAA Compliance

  • Storage

    MongoDB, PostgreSQL

  • Other

    WebSockets, Serverless, Amazon API Gateway, Apollo, Chemistry

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry
    2003 - 2007
    Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI

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