William Alex Kennedy

Full Stack Software Developer - React, Ruby on Rails

Seattle, Washington, United States

About

Full-stack software engineer experienced in Ruby on Rails, JavaScript and React. Armed with over 4 years of experience in leadership positions; Possess strong, transferable skills in teamwork and project management that help web developers write clean, reusable code. Passionate about video games, technology, physics, listening to & playing music, hiking, cooking, snowboarding and family.

Experience

  • Software Developer at StudySoup
    Jan 2022 - Mar 2022 · 3 mos

    ● Tech Stack: Ruby on Rails, Foundation 6, Rspec, Sass ● Developed and submitted clean, well-structured, tested code. ● Worked autonomously in a remote-work environment. ● Reviewed and provided feedback on contributions from other team members. ● Modified existing software to correct errors and improve performance.

  • Graduate at Flatiron School
    Mar 2020 - Jun 2020 · 4 mos

    Completed 5 month full-time online software engineering bootcamp. Experiential learning of Ruby, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, React. Built modern full-stack web applications. Topics covered Object Oriented Programming, Model View Controller design pattern, RESTful routing, clean coding habits, building and interacting with private and public APIs and more.

  • Warehouse Associate at Costco Wholesale
    Oct 2018 - Feb 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Warehouse Associate at The Home Depot
    Sep 2016 - Aug 2017 · 1 yr

  • Assistant Manager at Amazon.com
    Apr 2013 - May 2016 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Responsible for ongoing interaction with associates to address barriers and ensure consistent work-flow. Establish communication and positive engagement with associates. Execute tactical work-flow adjustments to maintain consistent work-flow for up to 150 associates. Maintain efficient communication with the Operations Management. Ensure Critical Pull Time deadlines are met. Proficiency in a variety of software applications such as Performance Feedback, Macro-based MS Excel documents, Exchange, and various Putty terminal tools.