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About
I am a Software Engineer with over 7 years of professional experience developing web applications using various technologies and platforms. In that time, I consulted for Fortune 500 companies and worked in mid-stage and early-stage startups. For the past 5 years, I focused on Front-End development - specializing in React.
Contact
wagnerzachary@yahoo.com
708-203-5356
Chicago, IL
www.zacharywagner.net
Skills & Competencies
Front-End
Back-End
DevOps
Code Quality
Problem Solving
Creativity
Strategic
Forward-Thinking
Analytical
Communication
Collaboration
Fast Learner
Interests
Coding
React Native
Athletics
Fitness
Reading
Films
Music
Cooking
Learning
DIY
Work Experience
Front-End Engineer
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09/2019 - Present
Chicago, IL
Rippleshot
Chicago, IL
Migrating legacy Rails and Angular application to a hosted React SPA supported by Rails RESTful API endpoints.
Notable Projects
Front-End JavaScript Developer – Ongoing
Created and started implementing a plan to modernize the main web application. Maintained legacy application while scaffolding out new front-end infrastructure. Implemented useful features such as E2E testing, error monitoring, and analytics via user tracking and heatmapping.
Technologies Used:
React, Redux, React Router, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Sass, Parcel, Angular, Ruby on Rails
Engineer II
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10/2018 - 08/2019
Engineer I
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12/2016 - 10/2018
Chicago, IL
SpotHero
Chicago, IL
Utilized React, Redux, and React Router to create customer-facing and internal SPAs. Usage of Python, Django, and the Django REST Framework to create and update RESTful API endpoints for consumption by web and mobile applications.
Notable Projects
Front-End JavaScript Developer – 4 months
Developed a React SPA for internal customer service reps to replace an outdated, hard to navigate dashboard. Solely responsible for front-end UI/UX implementation. Created multiple RESTful endpoints using Python, Django, and the Django REST Framework.
Technologies Used:
React, Redux, React Router, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Sass, Webpack, Gulp
Senior Software Engineer
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09/2016 - 12/2016
Software Engineer
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12/2012 - 09/2016
Chicago, IL
Slalom Consulting
Chicago, IL
Constantly utilized knowledge and understanding in software engineering practices, programming languages, and quality of product to deliver custom-tailored solutions to clients in a wide range of business and technological fields. Learned new technology stacks, standards, and processes in order to best match the deliverable product to the client's needs.
Notable Projects
Front-End JavaScript Developer - Comms Company – 1 year, 8 months
Developed a modern, responsive, web access portal for small business customers to access/configure products, view and pay bills, create and edit contacts, and access voicemail and call logs, among other functionality, via RESTful API endpoints.
Technologies Used:
AngularJS, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, NodeJS, ExpressJS, Jade/Pug, Bootstrap, LessJS, Karma, Jasmine, Grunt
Software Projects
Create React Parcel App
https://www.npmjs.com/package/create-react-parcel-app
Created a NodeJS CLI application for bootstrapping simple React SPAs that use Parcel as the web application bundler. The CLI application accepts user input to configure the generated application with optional features such as state management via Redux, navigation via React Router, and other common front-end libraries such as Moment and Lodash. It supports Sass and PostCSS for styling and utilizes Jest and React Testing Library for testing. Still under active development.
Technologies Used:
React, Redux, React Router, JavaScript, NodeJS, Parcel, Sass, PostCSS, Jest, React Testing Library, Lodash, MomentJS
Education
2012
Bachelor of Science
, 
Illinois Institute of Technology
, 
2012
Major:  Information Technology and Web Design
Specialization:  Web Design and Application Development