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Full-stack web developer with a solid understanding of computer science and software engineering fundamentals. My broad skill-set has enabled me to work effectively on all layers of a web application, whether it's in the database ETL'ing data or adding bells and whistles to a digital campaign.Front-end Developer @ Product development on a social and project management platform designed for volunteering and promoting positive social outcomes. Tech: Ruby on Rails ReactJS with Redux From August 2015 to Present (4 months) Freelance Developer @ Able to deliver a full service solution to small businesses wishing to establish their online presence and also as part of a team on larger/complex projects. I have been well regarded for my flexibility, methodical approach to refining software requirements, ability to communicate and work effectively in new environments, and most importantly: delivering on time. Projects: - Built a multilingual and responsive company website for a boutique consulting firm (http://www.base.solutions), taking the client through from conception to implementation and hosting - Built a campaign management system for a 'Big 4'​ bank using Django and AngularJS - Worked in a team to rebuild the Rozibaby Prams website using Django and React - Implementing front-end of the provider part of a new app (http://aftrapp.com) From December 2014 to Present (1 year) Developer @ Joined officially as a junior, departed as back-end lead on agency's largest account. Assumed responsibility for development, deployment and maintenance of the codebase for this client. Full-stack development (Ruby on Rails, AngularJS, PostgreSQL) in both product and agency teams, delivered on campaigns and projects consistently, front and back-end. Maintained, audited and patched up complex legacy systems to correct data issues. From October 2013 to June 2015 (1 year 9 months) Software Developer @ Ruby on Rails web application development involving UI, back-end and Postgres database work. Wrote and maintained unit and integration level tests using RSpec and Capybara. Migrated data from production systems into new application schemas. Contributed to the development of ETL tools using Python, Greenplum and PostgreSQL Generated behavioral reports for clients using Pig and Hadoop, querying big data sources over 100GB. Performance testing and tweaking a applications, including scanning assembly code to find the source of crashing in production. Runner up team in company's second HackDay event, producing a working demo of live capturing of URL patterns going through a proxy. From April 2012 to March 2013 (1 year) Developer @ Front-end web development using HTML, CSS, and jQuery to power the web based VastSocial platform, enabling real time interaction using standard browsers. Implemented multiple video conferencing modes in the VastSocial application, allowing users to engage in discussion and debate. Built a prototype for a networked whiteboard using HTML5 and the SignalR library, allowing users to simultaneously manipulate a shared canvas in real time. From January 2012 to March 2012 (3 months) Junior Developer @ Software development and testing in C# .NET. I was tasked with adding features to VastPark and developing plugins to enable web conferencing in a 3D environment. Pair programming to develop a plugin that enabled 3D positional voice chat using the Vivox VoIP library. Third party physics integration using Bullet Physics to enable real time collision and physics in virtual worlds. Relieved a major networking bottleneck and scalability issue by implementing a linear interpolation algorithm for positional updates. Upgraded the networking library in client and server, which required refactoring existing code. Acted as a company representative and first point of contact on VastPark's developer forum. From March 2010 to May 2011 (1 year 3 months) Bachelor of Software Engineering, Computing, HD average. 4.00 cumulative GPA @ RMIT University From 2008 to 2011 Victorian Certificate of Education @ Melbourne High School Kit Sze is skilled in: PostgreSQL, JavaScript, CSS, Ruby on Rails, jQuery, HTML, Python, Git, Apache Pig, Front-end, CoffeeScript, angularJS, HTML5, Web Applications, Databases, User Experience, Ruby, Web Development, Software Development