Martin Gouws

Pretoria, South Africa

Member since March 21, 2016

Martin is a young and talented JavaScript developer and software engineer who has his roots in enterprise Java. He has a mature understanding of the full SDLC and has helped build many applications from scratch for clients such as Anglo American. He has worked in corporate as well as startup environments, and transparent communication is always prevalent in his work ethic. He is also an advocate of the Agile development mindset.

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Portfolio

Tenon
JavaScript, Node.js, jQuery, React.js, Docker
Integrity Engineering (Pty) Ltd
JavaScript, AngularJS, Node.js, Grunt, AWS, Jenkins, Gulp, Protractor...
Discovery Holdings (Pty) Ltd
JEE, Spring Framework

Experience

JavaScript, 5 years
Back-end, 4 years
SQL, 4 years
Java, 3 years
Node.js, 3 years
Application State Management, 3 years
AngularJS, 3 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Ubuntu Linux, WebStorm, Git

The most amazing...

...collection of code I've ever written handles the syncing of data between offline capable applications and a remote server, ensuring eventual data consistency.

Employment

JavaScript developer
Tenon
2017 - 2017
- Caught and resolved the overflow work while the client was preparing to engage with the accessibility industry at CSUN 2017.
- Assisted in creating, improving, and tweaking accessibility tests written in jQuery.
- Resolved issues and created new features for the web application with React.js.
Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, jQuery, React.js, Docker
Software Engineer
Integrity Engineering (Pty) Ltd
2014 - 2017
- Worked on enterprise information management web applications for several big clients including Anglo American and Limpopo’s Department of Health.
- Worked as the team lead in the transition from PHP to full-stack JavaScript and the adoption of automated end-to-end testing.
- Maintained and set coding best practices and principles.
- Evaluated new technologies pending adoption.
- Developed and improved core technology stack as well as the in-house project assembly tool (CLI).
- Worked as the technical design liaison to the product owners on various web applications.
- Was involved closely with DevOps and the implementation of continuous integration.
- Engineered and transitioned an existing system to SAAS.
- Designed and implemented a hybrid mobile application development stack using Ionic and Cordova.
- Participated as an active team member in the Scrum project management methodology.
Technologies: JavaScript, AngularJS, Node.js, Grunt, AWS, Jenkins, Gulp, Protractor, Selenium, MySQL, SQL Server
Junior Java Developer
Discovery Holdings (Pty) Ltd
2012 - 2014
- Worked as a junior Java developer on the back-end and front-end of the Discovery Card (credit card) client-facing web application.
- Considered by peers to be very well trained and have loads of technical potential.
- Experienced my first exposure to enterprise level software.
- Worked alongside a senior engineer who was designing and implementing an abstraction layer to be used as the basis for an alert system based on data triggers.
- Exposed existing data endpoints, using the SOAP protocol, that would later be used by a new application.
Technologies: JEE, Spring Framework

Experience

DBIS (Development)
The Drill and Blast Information System (DBIS) was and is being built as the main dashboard and information management platform for all open cast iron ore mines. It represents all the life cycle items associated with the extraction of raw iron ore.
WIMS (Development)
The Water Information Management System (WIMS) is currently in development as software as a service (SaaS) to help any institution, corporation, or group of people to manage and see aggregated information regarding the water contained in dams, boreholes, and reservoirs. It also includes a mobile app for both iOS and Android.
A Guide to npm: The Node.js Package Manager (Publication)
https://www.toptal.com/javascript/a-guide-to-npm-the-node-package-manager
In this article, Toptal Software Engineer Martin Gouws explains advanced features of the Node Package Manager that should be in every JavaScript developer’s knowledge base.

Skills

Languages
JavaScript, HTML5, SQL, Java, LESS, C#, HTML, EcmaScript 2015 (ES6), CSS
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, API, React.js, jQuery
Misc
Application State Management, Back-end, Front-end, QA Automation, Ubuntu Server, Chrome Extensions
Frameworks
AngularJS, Protractor, Bootstrap, Loopback, Ionic, Selenium
Tools
Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, Grunt, Jenkins, Gulp.js, Webpack, Terminal
Paradigms
Agile Software Development, Continuous Integration (CI), Unit Testing, Continuous Deployment, REST
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Ubuntu Linux, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), JavaEE, Docker
Storage
SQLite, MySQL, IndexedDB, MongoDB, SQL Server 2008r2, SQL Server

Education

Bachelor's degree with honors in Information Technology
North-West University - Potchefstroom, South Africa
2009 - 2012

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