Michael is available for hire

Michael Walker

Verified Expert in Engineering

Software Developer

Location

San Diego, CA, United States

Toptal Member Since

November 16, 2021

Michael is a builder who has owned the entire front-end services at AWS. He loves working with go-to-market teams and UX teams collaborating on creative products. Michael is passionate about solving problems for clients and providing robust solutions to delight customers. He specializes in full-stack applications as well as ML and IoT development.

Portfolio

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

React, Amazon SageMaker, AWS Amplify, Amazon S3 (AWS S3)...

Coframe Inc.

Web Scraping, Python, Automated UI Testing, WebDriver, Puppeteer...

NDAX CANADA INC.

JavaScript, Leadership, Architecture, Software Design, WebGL, Three.js...

Experience

Node.js - 9 years JavaScript - 9 years React - 7 years Amazon S3 (AWS S3) - 6 years Amazon Web Services (AWS) - 6 years GraphQL - 4 years AWS Lambda - 2 years Amazon SageMaker - 2 years

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

Slack, WebStorm, Chrome, Safari

The most amazing...

...project I've developed for AWS on a Grand Challenge consisted of bringing a startup out to release with over 200 million unique visitors per month.

Work Experience

Staff Software Engineer

2019 - PRESENT

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Contributed to AWS like Alexa for Business and Amazon Explore.
Built end-to-end solutions from design to development, deployment, monitoring, and operations.
Worked closely with senior technical leaders to build large-scale distributed systems.
Extracted best-practice knowledge, reference architectures, and patterns from engagements to promote their re-use with the worldwide AWS SA community.
Architected, developed, and maintained tools to increase our scale and efficiency.
Curated architecture and design briefs that outline key features and decision points and provided prescriptive guidance to customers.

Technologies: React, Amazon SageMaker, AWS Amplify, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS IoT, GraphQL, AWS AppSync, TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, Amazon CloudFront CDN, Amazon EC2, Full-stack, Terraform, SQL, REST APIs, React Redux, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), REST, MongoDB, Python, CI/CD Pipelines, Go, APIs, Serverless Framework, Front-end, Back-end, Front-end Architecture, Architecture, Software Architecture, RabbitMQ, CTO, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Back-end Development, Microservices Architecture, Cloud, MySQL, Vanilla JS, Responsive Design, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon DynamoDB, Agile, Sass, API Integration, AWS Cloud Architecture, Unit Testing, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Apache Kafka, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Application Architecture, Vendor Management, System Architecture Design, CSS, Jest, Webpack, Serverless Architecture, Serverless, Lambda Functions, AWS CloudFormation, Web Development, GitHub, JSON, Technical Leadership, Project Management, User Interface (UI), HTML, Cloud Architecture, API Gateways, AWS Certified Solution Architect, Tailwind CSS, Styled-components, Web UX Design, Web UX, Mixpanel, Web Design, Digital Health, Material UI, jQuery, Platform as a Service (PaaS), CRM APIs, Solution Architecture, Zapier, Front-end Development, Full-stack Development, Stripe, Cypress, Python 3, Responsive Web Design (RWD), HTML5, GitLab, GitLab CI/CD, D3.js, Amazon Kinesis, Video Streaming, Cloud Platforms, Kubernetes, DOM, Live Chat, Graph Databases, Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS), Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Scraping, Web Scraping, Laravel, Speech Recognition, Safari, Web Audio API, Web Audio, Google Speech API, Google Speech-to-Text API, WebKit, iOS, RESTful Web Services, Project Management & Work Tracking Tools, Web Applications, Cryptography, Git, Lambda Architecture, Amazon Aurora, Databases, Data Visualization, Dashboards, UI Design, Axios, NestJS, Software Troubleshooting, Logging, DevOps, App Support, Kibana, Grafana, GitOps, Jenkins, PHP, Widgets, SEO Tools, Contentful, C#, .NET, Excel Add-ins, Microsoft Power Apps, Business Services, QA Automation, Pandas, ETL, Data Pipelines, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Office 365, Google Sheets, Excel 2016, Headless Commerce, 3D Animation, Leadership, Software Design, WebGL, Three.js, 3D, RESTful Services, Integration, Webhooks, Azure, Azure Service Bus, CornerStone, Workday, Human Capital Management, Artificial Intelligence (AI), FFmpeg, Cybersecurity, Flask, MEAN Stack, MERN Stack, Amazon RDS, WiFi Integration, Mobile Development, Telecommunications, API Development, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Technical Consulting, Software Implementation, Content Management Systems (CMS), Agile Project Management, IT Management, Team Leadership, Storybook, Netlify, CSS3 Animation, Less, Angular, Socket.IO, Data Architecture, Internet of Things (IoT), MQTT, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), DNS, WordPress, Database Design, Project Scoping, Mentorship, Visualization, Amazon Comprehend, OCR, Algorithms, Retrieval-augmented Generation (RAG), Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Mapbox API, Monorepos, Application State Management, Vercel, Salesforce, Amazon Connect, Large Language Models (LLMs), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Scalability, Supervised Machine Learning, ChatGPT, PDF Scraping

Web Scraping Developer via Toptal

2024 - 2024

Coframe Inc.

Designed and documented the platform's technical approach, utilizing AWS Lambda and Selenium for robust web scraping capabilities, enabling dynamic content analysis across diverse websites.
Engineered a seamless integration with Amazon EventBridge, automating web scraping tasks to identify and evaluate A/B testing strategies, enhancing operational efficiency and scalability.
Spearheaded the deployment strategy, incorporating device and regional emulation techniques to simulate various user environments, ensuring comprehensive A/B test detection.
Devised and documented a systematic deployment process across multiple devices and regions, leveraging AWS infrastructure to optimize the platform's global reach and performance.
Pioneered the project's current architecture, establishing a scalable framework using AWS Lambda for serverless execution and Selenium for advanced web scraping, setting a new standard in A/B test detection.

Technologies: Web Scraping, Python, Automated UI Testing, WebDriver, Puppeteer, Beautiful Soup, MongoDB, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Lambda, Amazon EventBridge, A/B Testing, Documentation, API Documentation, Selenium

Lead Developer via Toptal

2023 - 2024

NDAX CANADA INC.

Spearheaded the development of a comprehensive Next.js React website for NDAX, enhancing user experience and streamlining content management through integration with a headless CMS (Strapi).
Implemented Azure Pipelines for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD), significantly improving development workflow and deployment efficiency.
Utilized Vercel for analytics and deployments, achieving real-time monitoring and seamless deployment processes that bolstered website performance and reliability.
Optimized website performance and global accessibility through strategic Cloudflare deployments and advanced image optimization techniques, ensuring fast load times and high-quality visuals.
Led the localization efforts for the NDAX platform, tailoring content and user interfaces for French and US markets to expand global reach and accommodate diverse user bases.

Technologies: JavaScript, Leadership, Architecture, Software Design, WebGL, Three.js, Headless Commerce, Next.js, 3D, 3D Animation, GLSL, React, Azure, Cloudflare, Vercel

AWS Architect via Toptal

2023 - 2023

Toptal

Facilitated knowledge transfer sessions with Toptal's in-house development team, providing in-depth training on AWS best practices and cloud native solutions to foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the organization.
Collaborated with Toptal product and content teams to streamline the content update process, enabling faster publication of new educational videos and resources and enhancing the platform's value to users navigating life-changing illnesses.
Worked on behalf of Toptal on reviewing a cloud architecture specific to AWS.

Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Cloud Architecture

AWS Well-Architected Review Consultant via Toptal

2023 - 2023

Mediflix, Inc.

Conducted a comprehensive Well-Architected Review for Mediflix, a digital health video-streaming platform focused on providing crucial education on chronic diseases, ensuring best practices in cloud architecture and operational excellence.
Evaluated Mediflix's AWS infrastructure against the five pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework, identifying key areas for optimization in reliability, performance efficiency, and cost management.
Recommended strategic improvements to Mediflix's content delivery network configuration, significantly reducing latency and improving video streaming quality for users worldwide, particularly in remote areas with limited internet access.
Led a cross-functional team in the implementation of robust security measures, including advanced encryption and identity management, to safeguard sensitive health data and ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations.

Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS Textract Developer via Toptal

2022 - 2023

Ricoh Corporation

Developed an intelligent document processing (IDP) pipeline using AWS Textract and Amazon Comprehend, enhancing data extraction and processing efficiency for over 1.4 million customers globally.
Implemented an ETL pipeline for training classification models in document processing, significantly improving OCR and image recognition accuracy in document classification.
Provided technical leadership in an agile environment, ensuring the IDP solution met high standards for performance and security, and successfully delivered a high-quality MVP.

Technologies: Amazon Textract, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Machine Learning, OCR, Amazon SageMaker, AWS Lambda, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Amazon Comprehend, Monorepos, Application State Management, Vercel, Salesforce, Amazon Connect, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Large Language Models (LLMs), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Scalability, ChatGPT

Cloud Engineering Manager

2022 - 2022

FAQx, Inc.

Developed a front-end application using React, TypeScript, and Amplify, which greatly improved the performance and user experience of the application.
Utilized Next.js to build the application, which allowed for server-side rendering of the code. This improved the loading times and overall application performance, leading to a better user experience.
Proposed the use of server-side rendering that also resulted in improved SEO for the application, as the search engines were able to crawl better and index the content.
Implemented various features in the application, such as authentication and authorization, real-time data updates, and integrations with third-party APIs, which enhanced the functionality and usability of the application.
Developed the front end of the application using React, TypeScript, Amplify, and Next.js, resulting in a high-performing and user-friendly application that met the needs of the end users and the business.

Technologies: React, Next.js, HTML, CSS, TypeScript, JavaScript, GraphQL, REST, Localization, Internationalization, REST APIs, Web UX Design, Web UX, Mixpanel, Web Design, Digital Health, Material UI, jQuery, Platform as a Service (PaaS), CRM APIs, Solution Architecture, Zapier, Front-end Development, Full-stack Development, Stripe, Cypress, Python 3, Responsive Web Design (RWD), HTML5, D3.js, Amazon Kinesis, Video Streaming, Kubernetes, DOM, Graph Databases, Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS), Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Scraping, Web Scraping, Laravel, Speech Recognition, Safari, Google Speech-to-Text API, Speech to Text, RESTful Web Services, Project Management & Work Tracking Tools, Web Applications, Cryptography, Git, Lambda Architecture, Amazon Aurora, Databases, Data Visualization, Dashboards, UI Design, Axios, NestJS, Software Troubleshooting, Logging, DevOps, App Support, Kibana, Grafana, GitOps, Jenkins, PHP, Widgets, C#, .NET, Business Services, QA Automation, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Office 365, Google Sheets, Excel 2016, Headless Commerce, 3D Animation, Leadership, Software Design, WebGL, Three.js, 3D, RESTful Services, Integration, Webhooks, Azure, Azure Service Bus, Human Capital Management, Artificial Intelligence (AI), FFmpeg, Cybersecurity, Flask, MEAN Stack, MERN Stack, Amazon RDS, Design, Mobile Development, Telecommunications, API Development, Technical Consulting, Software Implementation, Donations, Content Management Systems (CMS), Agile Project Management, IT Management, Team Leadership, Storybook, CSS3 Animation, Less, Angular, Socket.IO, Data Architecture, Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Database Design, Project Scoping, Mentorship, Visualization, OCR, Mapbox API, Monorepos, Application State Management, Vercel, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Scalability, ChatGPT

Head of Cloud Engineering

2022 - 2022

Catalyst UX

Developed an HR interviewing application for CatalystUX that was built on top of AWS. This application streamlines the interview process and improves efficiency for HR departments.
Used AWS services such as DynamoDB, API Gateway, and Lambda to create a scalable and reliable platform for the application. This helped to ensure a seamless user experience for both HR departments and candidates.
Integrated Amazon Chime into the application, allowing for real-time video interviews and improving the communication between HR departments and candidates.
Used the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) to automate the deployment and management of the application, reducing the time and effort required to maintain the platform.
Saved the company thousands of dollars in hosting expenses by leveraging the cost-effective pricing model of Amazon DynamoDB, API Gateway, and Lambda.
Streamlined the interview process and improved communication through Amazon Chime to reduce the time required for HR departments to conduct interviews and make hiring decisions.
Managed and deployed updates to the application easily through the use of AWS services. This allowed for quicker turnaround times for new features and improvements, resulting in a more agile development process.

Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, AWS Lambda, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Calendar API, Amazon Cognito, DocumentDB, Amazon Chime, Web UX Design, Web UX, Mixpanel, Web Design, Material UI, jQuery, Platform as a Service (PaaS), CRM APIs, Solution Architecture, Front-end Development, Full-stack Development, Stripe, Cypress, Responsive Web Design (RWD), GitLab, GitLab CI/CD, D3.js, Amazon Kinesis, Video Streaming, Cloud Platforms, DOM, Graph Databases, Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS), Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Data Scraping, Scraping, Web Scraping, Laravel, Speech Recognition, Safari, Google Speech API, Speech to Text, iOS, RESTful Web Services, Project Management & Work Tracking Tools, Web Applications, Cryptography, Git, Lambda Architecture, Amazon Aurora, Databases, Data Visualization, UI Design, Axios, NestJS, Software Troubleshooting, Logging, DevOps, App Support, Kibana, Grafana, GitOps, Jenkins, PHP, Excel Add-ins, Microsoft Power Apps, Business Services, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Google Sheets, Excel 2016, Headless Commerce, 3D Animation, Leadership, Software Design, WebGL, Three.js, 3D, RESTful Services, Integration, Webhooks, Azure Service Bus, Human Capital Management, Cybersecurity, MEAN Stack, MERN Stack, Amazon RDS, Design, Mobile Development, API Development, Virtual Reality (VR), Software Implementation, Donations, Storybook, CSS3 Animation, Less, Angular, Data Architecture, Internet of Things (IoT), MQTT, Database Design, Project Scoping, Mentorship, Visualization, Amazon Comprehend, OCR, Mapbox API, Application State Management, Amazon Connect, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Scalability, ChatGPT

Cloud Engineering Lead

2022 - 2022

WorkTorch Inc

Developed a React and TypeScript front-end application for WorkToprch, which was hosted on AWS Amplify. This application provided a seamless user experience and improved the company's online presence.
Ensured that every merged commit was mirrored and deployed smoothly on AWS Amplify by using Gitlab and CodeCommit. This helped to streamline the development process and reduce the risk of errors.
Reduced the cost of hosting the application significantly by using AWS Amplify. Saved the company thousands of dollars in hosting expenses by leveraging the cost-effective pricing model of Amazon S3 and Cloudfront.
Managed and deployed updates to the application easily through the use of AWS Amplify. This allowed for quicker turnaround times for new features and improvements, resulting in a more agile development process.
Reduced the load time of the application and improve its overall performance. The efficiency of the application was greatly enhanced by using AWS Amplify by leveraging the fast and reliable performance of Amazon S3 and Cloudfront,.

Technologies: Node.js, React, SQL, GraphQL, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Python, Full-stack, Docker, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloud Architecture, AWS Cloud Architecture, AWS Amplify, Web UX Design, Web UX, Mixpanel, Web Design, Material UI, Solution Architecture, Front-end Development, Full-stack Development, Python 3, Responsive Web Design (RWD), HTML5, D3.js, DOM, Live Chat, Data Scraping, Scraping, Web Scraping, Safari, Google Speech-to-Text API, WebKit, Web Applications, Git, Lambda Architecture, Data Visualization, Dashboards, UI Design, Axios, NestJS, Logging, Kibana, GitOps, Jenkins, PHP, Widgets, C#, Excel Add-ins, Microsoft Power Apps, QA Automation, Microsoft, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Google Sheets, Excel 2016, Headless Commerce, 3D Animation, Leadership, Software Design, Three.js, 3D, RESTful Services, Azure, Azure Service Bus, Human Capital Management, Cybersecurity, Flask, Design, Mobile Development, API Development, Software Implementation, Content Management Systems (CMS), CSS3 Animation, Less, Database Design, Mentorship, Visualization, OCR, Scalability, ChatGPT

Enterprise Cloud Engineering Lead

2021 - 2022

Coupang - Main

Rewrote the seller hub for Coupang, a large Korean eCommerce company, using Vue and TypeScript.
Worked closely with the rest of the development team to ensure that the seller hub was fully integrated with the Coupang platform and that all necessary data was accurately displayed and handled.
Improved the user experience for sellers considerably with the new seller hub that included numerous enhancements and new features, such as improved navigation, a modern design, and real-time data updates.
Contributed to the overall success of Coupang as a leading eCommerce platform in Korea due to the successful rewrite of the seller hub using Vue and TypeScript, which resulted in a significant increase in seller satisfaction.

Technologies: JavaScript, Vue, React, HTML, CSS, Handlebars, Web UX Design, Web UX, Front-end Development, Full-stack Development, Python 3, HTML5, GitLab, GitLab CI/CD, D3.js, DOM, Web Scraping, Lambda Architecture, Databases, Dashboards, Software Troubleshooting, Logging, Grafana, Microsoft Power Apps, Business Services, QA Automation, Headless Commerce, Three.js, 3D, Mobile Development, API Development, Software Implementation, CSS3 Animation, Less, Visualization, Scalability, ChatGPT

Principal Developer

2021 - 2021

Porsche Digital

Wrote high-quality and testable applications that support rapid delivery via continuous integration, delivery, and automated deployments.
Found creative and innovative approaches to complex problems while working, learning, and collaborating in a cross-functional agile team.
Worked closely with product owners and the design team to define feature requirements and deliver the product that supports the business and improves the customer experience.
Coordinated teams of developers responsible for building new and supporting existing websites.
Handled the design, architecture, development, code review, and testing of key applications.
Helped establish the local technical and architectural setup.

Technologies: React, Amazon Web Services (AWS), TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, Amazon CloudFront CDN, Amazon EC2, Full-stack, SQL, REST APIs, React Redux, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), React Native, REST, Firebase, Docker, CI/CD Pipelines, APIs, Serverless Framework, Front-end, Back-end, Front-end Architecture, Architecture, API Architecture, Software Architecture, RabbitMQ, CTO, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Back-end Development, Microservices Architecture, Cloud, MySQL, Vanilla JS, Responsive Design, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon DynamoDB, Sass, API Integration, AWS Cloud Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Application Architecture, Vendor Management, System Architecture Design, CSS, Jest, Webpack, Serverless Architecture, Serverless, Lambda Functions, AWS CloudFormation, Web Development, GitHub, JSON, Technical Leadership, Project Management, User Interface (UI), HTML, Cloud Architecture, API Gateways, AWS Certified Solution Architect, Web UX, Full-stack Development, Python 3, HTML5, GitLab, D3.js, Safari, Lambda Architecture, Databases, Dashboards, Software Troubleshooting, Microsoft, Leadership, Software Design, WebGL, RESTful Services, Design, Mobile Development, API Development, Visualization, Amazon Comprehend, OCR

Senior Full-stack Engineer

2015 - 2021

Redwood Consulting

Worked with clients ranging from portfolio websites for general contractors to WordPress widgets for film compression companies.
Contributed to solutions-based, outcome-oriented projects with a highly skilled team, fluent in multiplatform software and various programming environments, and passionate about crafting and delivering high-quality products that meet customer needs.
Used technologies like React, Angular 2, Node.js, Express.js, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.

Technologies: JavaScript, AngularJS, PostgreSQL, Django, Sequelize, React, Redux, TypeScript, Node.js, Full-stack, REST APIs, REST, Python, Docker, APIs, Serverless Framework, Front-end, Back-end, Front-end Architecture, Architecture, API Architecture, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Back-end Development, Vanilla JS, Backbone.js, Responsive Design, Paid Advertising, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon DynamoDB, Sass, API Integration, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Application Architecture, Vendor Management, System Architecture Design, CSS, Jest, Webpack, Serverless Architecture, Serverless, Lambda Functions, AWS CloudFormation, Web Development, GitHub, Shopify, JSON, Technical Leadership, Project Management, User Interface (UI), Cloud Architecture, API Gateways, AWS Certified Solution Architect, Web UX, HTML5, D3.js, Safari, Git, Lambda Architecture, Dashboards, Software Troubleshooting, .NET, Business Services, Microsoft, Leadership, WebGL, RESTful Services, Integration, API Development, Visualization

Senior Full-stack Developer

2018 - 2019

Walmart Labs

Built the display ads platform for Walmart.com in React, Redux, and TypeScript.
Improved the organization's frameworks performance, mWeb, security, SPA, and NPM, to list a couple.
Converted the Walmart ads-vendor marketplace to a more SPA with Material Design.

Technologies: React, GraphQL, Ruby on Rails 4, TypeScript 3, Full-stack, REST APIs, Python, Docker, Ruby, APIs, Serverless Framework, Front-end, Front-end Architecture, API Architecture, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Vanilla JS, Responsive Design, API Integration, Enterprise Architecture, Vendor Management, System Architecture Design, CSS, Jest, Webpack, Serverless, Web Development, GitHub, JSON, User Interface (UI), Web UX, Material UI, HTML5, Safari, Databases, Dashboards, Software Troubleshooting, Logging, SEO Tools, Contentful, Business Services, Microsoft, RESTful Services, Integration, Design, API Development

Senior Application Developer (Contract)

2017 - 2018

Google

Maintained the existing views and upgraded them from AngularJS to TypeScript and Angular.
Integrated the front-end UI with the Java back end of this legacy application and doubled the number of unit tests for the product.
Enhanced user experience, increasing user traffic on the application by nine times.

Technologies: JavaScript, Angular, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Web Development, JSON, User Interface (UI), API Gateways, Material UI, HTML5, Safari, Databases, Dashboards, Software Troubleshooting, Logging, Widgets, SEO Tools, Contentful, Excel Add-ins, Business Services, Pandas, Microsoft

Experience

CrazyRestaurantSearch

https://github.com/MichaelWalker-git/CrazyRestaurantSearch

This app uses both the Yelp and Google APIs to search for restaurants using a search term and the location. After the user submits the query, it shows the search term and location above the search results in the format “Showing near.”

For each of the top 15 search results returned from the APIs, the app displays the following information:
• The business name and address
• Yelp rating (up to five stars) and overall review
• Google rating (up to five stars) and total rating
• An image of the business from Yelp
• A photo of the company from Google
• The business website URL as a hyperlink

Text Extraction Pipeline and Front-end Application

https://github.com/MichaelWalker-git/TextractFunProject

During vehicle production, Volkswagen Group brands must apply 25 different labels that contain country-specific safety, usability, and specification data—with over 2,000 variants. Any damaged, incorrect, or missing labels could pose regulatory issues. Furthermore, errors can occur during the inspection process, as employees are not always able to read the labels to confirm accuracy.

To automate this process, Volkswagen brand Porsche developed an intelligent Sign Inspection (iSI) solution on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

This solution is powered by the Digital Production Platform (DPP), a cloud-based industrial platform built by the Volkswagen Group and AWS to develop scalable use cases across the company and transform its manufacturing and logistics processes.

The DPP will also serve as the foundation for the Industrial Cloud—an open platform, community, and marketplace of digital solutions available to the automotive manufacturing industry.

I was actively involved in this AWS project, and the 2021 case study available at https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/volkswagen-group-case-study/ inspired me to develop my own approach.

eCommerce Proof of Concept

https://docusign.d2reekcdlsvo0q.amplifyapp.com/

This proof of concept was for an eCommerce checkout, where the user can add multiple items to a checkout cart and add a discount that only works on specific "2 for 1" items.

I built the back end using GraphQL and hosted it on AWS.

Investment Web App

http://timebox.fi

A D3.js-based web application that facilitates options trading with cryptocurrency. I built it and utilized my expertise in React and TypeScript to develop a user-friendly interface that provided a seamless trading experience for cryptocurrency enthusiasts.

For the back end, I employed Rust and AWS to ensure a high-performance and scalable solution. With my in-depth understanding of back-end development, I designed an architecture that allowed the application to handle a high volume of traffic and ensure that all trades were executed with minimal latency.

As an excellent communicator and collaborator, I worked effectively with designers, product managers, and other engineers in a fast-paced environment, juggling multiple priorities to meet all project deadlines. As the project lead, I conducted code reviews and provided constructive feedback to the team members, ensuring the overall application quality was of the highest standard.

Skills

Languages

JavaScript, GraphQL, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, HTML5, Python, Sass, PHP, C#, Less, Python 3, SQL, TypeScript 3, Go, Ruby, GLSL

Frameworks

Angular, Jest, Next.js, Serverless Framework, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Vanilla JS, Material UI, Laravel, NestJS, Flask, Cypress, React Native, Tailwind CSS, .NET, Chrome, Ruby on Rails 4, AngularJS, Django, Redux, Selenium

Libraries/APIs

React, Node.js, REST APIs, Vue, D3.js, jQuery, Web Audio, Google Speech API, Pandas, WebGL, Three.js, FFmpeg, API Development, Socket.IO, Mapbox API, React Redux, Google API, Backbone.js, Stripe, Web Audio API, Google Speech-to-Text API, Yelp API, AWS Amplify, Google Calendar API, Handlebars, WebDriver, Puppeteer, Beautiful Soup

Tools

Amazon Textract, Amazon CloudFront CDN, RabbitMQ, Webpack, AWS CloudFormation, GitHub, Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS), Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Git, Logging, Kibana, Grafana, Jenkins, Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Google Sheets, Excel 2016, MQTT, Amazon SageMaker, AWS Step Functions, Amazon Cognito, GitLab, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Zapier, Amazon Connect, Slack, WebStorm, AWS AppSync, Sequelize, AWS IAM

Paradigms

Responsive Web Design (RWD), REST, API Architecture, Microservices Architecture, Microservices, Agile, Unit Testing, Enterprise Application Architecture, Serverless Architecture, Lambda Architecture, UI Design, DevOps, ETL, MEAN Stack, Mobile Development, Agile Project Management, Database Design, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Web UX Design

Platforms

AWS Lambda, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon EC2, Mixpanel, Kubernetes, Safari, iOS, Contentful, Microsoft, Netlify, WordPress, Vercel, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Firebase, Docker, Apache Kafka, Shopify, Azure, Salesforce, AWS IoT

Storage

Amazon S3 (AWS S3), MongoDB, JSON, Graph Databases, Amazon Aurora, Databases, Data Pipelines, PostgreSQL, Amazon DynamoDB, MySQL

Industry Expertise

Web Design, Cybersecurity, Telecommunications, Project Management

Other

Paid Advertising, Front-end, Full-stack, Software Architecture, APIs, Back-end, Front-end Architecture, Architecture, CTO, Back-end Development, Cloud, API Integration, AWS Cloud Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Vendor Management, System Architecture Design, Serverless, Lambda Functions, Web Development, User Interface (UI), Cloud Architecture, API Gateways, AWS Certified Solution Architect, Platform as a Service (PaaS), Solution Architecture, Front-end Development, Full-stack Development, Amazon Kinesis, Video Streaming, Cloud Platforms, DOM, Data Scraping, Scraping, Web Scraping, Speech Recognition, Speech to Text, WebKit, RESTful Web Services, Project Management & Work Tracking Tools, Web Applications, Cryptography, Data Visualization, Dashboards, Axios, Software Troubleshooting, App Support, GitOps, Widgets, SEO Tools, Excel Add-ins, Business Services, QA Automation, Microsoft Office, Office 365, Headless Commerce, 3D Animation, Leadership, Software Design, 3D, RESTful Services, Integration, Human Capital Management, Artificial Intelligence (AI), MERN Stack, Amazon RDS, Design, WiFi Integration, Augmented Reality (AR), Technical Consulting, Software Implementation, Donations, IT Management, Team Leadership, Storybook, CSS3 Animation, Data Architecture, Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), DNS, Project Scoping, Mentorship, Visualization, OCR, Amazon Comprehend, Algorithms, Monorepos, Application State Management, ChatGPT, Supervised Machine Learning, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Scalability, PDF Scraping, Responsive Design, Amazon API Gateway, CI/CD Pipelines, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Technical Leadership, Styled-components, Web UX, Digital Health, CRM APIs, Live Chat, Webhooks, Azure Service Bus, CornerStone, Workday, Virtual Reality (VR), Content Management Systems (CMS), Retrieval-augmented Generation (RAG), Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Large Language Models (LLMs), Software, User Interaction, Machine Learning, DocumentDB, Amazon Chime, Localization, Internationalization, Data Analytics, Cloud Security, Cloudflare, Automated UI Testing, Amazon EventBridge, A/B Testing, Documentation, API Documentation

Education

2019 - 2021

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Georgia Tech - Atlanta, GA, USA

Certifications

JANUARY 2024 - PRESENT

AWS Certified Database – Specialty

Amazon Web Services

FEBRUARY 2023 - PRESENT

AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty

Amazon Web Services

MAY 2022 - PRESENT

AWS Certified Security – Specialty

Amazon Web Services

NOVEMBER 2021 - PRESENT

AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialist

Amazon Web Services

OCTOBER 2021 - PRESENT

AWS Solutions Architect Professional

Amazon Web Services

JULY 2021 - PRESENT

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator

Amazon Web Services

JULY 2021 - PRESENT

AWS Certified Developer

Amazon Web Services

JUNE 2021 - PRESENT

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Amazon Web Services

MAY 2021 - PRESENT

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

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