Jorge Luis Monroy, Developer in Barranquilla - Atlantico, Colombia

Jorge Luis Monroy

Front-end Developer

Location
Barranquilla - Atlantico, Colombia
Toptal Member Since
July 2, 2020

Jorge is a front-end developer with more than five years of experience building landing pages, single-page applications, SSR (server-side rendering), SSG (static-site generation), and mobile apps. He's passionate about learning web technologies to develop products with ease, simplicity, and effectiveness. Jorge has experience working with technologies such as React, Next.js, Redux, GraphQL, and React Native.

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Portfolio

Xprt App Solutions — Beyond Finance
React Redux, Sass, CSS3, HTML5, Redux-Saga, Redux, React
El Solucionario
CSS3, HTML5, Node.js, JavaScript, GraphQL, React, Next.js
Globant
Sass, CSS3, HTML5, React, AngularJS

Experience

React - 5 yearsJavaScript - 5 yearsReact Redux - 4 yearsNext.js - 3 yearsGraphQL - 3 yearsNode.js - 1 yearReact Native - 1 year

Location

Barranquilla - Atlantico, Colombia

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Toggl, Zoom, Trello, Slack, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), MacOS

The most amazing...

...project I've developed is an educational web platform for engineer students in Latin America. This platform helps thousands of students improve their grades.

Work Experience

2018 - 2020

Front-end Developer (Remote)

Xprt App Solutions — Beyond Finance
  • Created a web app with React and Redux that allowed sales team to save prospect information into Salesforce.
  • Created scalable, maintainable, and reusable React components.
  • Developed and maintained a styles management system that worked across multiple platforms.
Technologies: React Redux, Sass, CSS3, HTML5, Redux-Saga, Redux, React
2013 - 2019

Co-founder | Full-stack Developer

El Solucionario
  • Created a GraphQL server with Node.js, Express, and a PostgreSQL database.
  • Developed and maintained an SSR app implemented with Next.js and GraphQL.
  • Set up tracking events tools for monitoring user activity with Mixpanel, Hotjar, and Google Analytics.
  • Built a project base structure from scratch and implemented a continuous delivery system.
Technologies: CSS3, HTML5, Node.js, JavaScript, GraphQL, React, Next.js
2017 - 2018

Web UI Developer

Globant
  • Created responsive web applications with AngularJS and React.
  • Connected front-end apps with REST APIs for consuming data.
  • Fixed bugs and performed legacy code refactoring (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AngularJS, and React).
Technologies: Sass, CSS3, HTML5, React, AngularJS
2016 - 2017

Front-end Developer

Koombea, Inc.
  • Developed user-facing features for web applications.
  • Build a user-interface functionality across browsers and devices.
  • Developed a scalable and maintainable web component architecture.
  • Worked as part of an agile development team and participated in the sprint planning meetings and daily stand-ups while following the agile development process.
  • Reviewed, refactored, and maintained codebases (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React).
Technologies: Shopify, Sass, CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript, Redux, React
2015 - 2016

Web UI Developer

Joonik Digital Agency
  • Developed responsive landing pages with animations.
  • Ensured the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
  • Developed new user-facing features on existing projects.
Technologies: jQuery, JavaScript, Sass, CSS3, HTML5

Experience

El Solucionario

A Next.js web app for engineer students that help them get better grades. I worked from the ground up to create the entire project structure using Next.js with React. I also worked on the back-end implementation using Node.js, Express, MySQL, and GraphQL.

Beyond Finance

A web app that allows the sales team to improve calls with prospects and save their information into Salesforce. I worked on this project as a front-end, developing the web app with React, Redux, HTML5, and Sass.

Return App

Return is an app for restaurants to improve the loyalty of their customers. This project was created using React Native and Firebase. I worked on the front end while also implementing the views and all required functionalities to ensure that the app worked properly.

Skills

Languages

JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Sass, CSS, HTML, GraphQL

Frameworks

Next.js, Redux, React Native, Express.js, AngularJS

Libraries/APIs

jQuery, React, React Redux, Node.js, Redux-Saga

Tools

Git, Jira, Slack, Trello, Zoom, Toggl

Other

PSD to HTML, Sketch to HTML, APIs, Responsive UI, Styled-components

Platforms

Firebase, MacOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Shopify

Storage

PostgreSQL

Education

2012 - 2013

Master's Degree in Project Management

Universidad del Norte - Barranquilla, Colombia

2006 - 2011

Bachelor's Degree in Electronic Engineering

Universidad del Norte - Barranquilla, Colombia