Gregory Alford - Software Engineer

602-793-395 galford151@gmail.com Phoenix, AZ https://coelacanth7.github.io/

Profile
Talented Software Engineer that is passionate about creative design patterns and solving logical problems. I graduated Arizona
State University with a Bachelors in Philosophy with honors. Shortly thereafter, my addiction to the logic of Philosophy became an
addiction to the logic and creativity of computer programming. I am looking for a career that can feed this prolific need to solve
problems, create, and be dedicated to keeping up with the latest technologies.

Education
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PHILOSOPHY DECEMBER 2016
CERTIFICATE IN SALES AND MARKETING ESSENTIALS.
Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
Deans List of Outstanding Scholars (Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015). [3.65 GPA]

Projects
Wiki-Ipsum - http://wiki-ipsum.herokuapp.com/
‣ A lorem ipsum generator with dynamically generated super fast text from Wikipedia.
‣ Published promise based NPM package that queries the Wikipedia API. https://www.npmjs.com/package/wiki-ipsum
‣ Separate simple React based application for easy to grab text.

Money Burner - https://money-burner.herokuapp.com/

‣ Fully functional e-commerce application.
‣ MongoDB for orders, and SQL database integration for products.
‣ Search revenue by state, or revenue by category with Administrative Analytics.

Cryptocurrency Simulator - https://crypto-sim.herokuapp.com/

‣ Application that provides the representational experience of trading over 1500 coins with portfolio and transaction data.
‣ Real-time prices and data from coinmarketcap API.

Skills and Technologies


Web Technologies: JavaScript, ReactJS Redux, jQuery, Oauth, RESTful APIs, Express, WebSockets, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap.
Database/DBMS: MongoDB with Mongoose, SQL with PostgreSQL and Sequelize.
Work Flow: Git, TDD methodologies, Agile Development, UX design, Version control, Object Oriented Programming.


Experience
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING APPRENTICE MAY 2017 - PRESENT
Viking Education
Built well-tested production web applications using modern technology stacks.
Learned front-end and back-end technologies in a self motivated accelerated training program.
BARTENDER, HOURLY MANAGER, SERVER, CERTIFIED TRAVELING TRAINER JAN 2014 - PRESENT
True food Kitchen; Scottsdale, Az
Headed the team as an hourly manager.
Performed well in an environment of heavy stress.
Work as a team with efficient communication to accomplish goals.