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James White

Back End Engineer
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About me

I'm James, a backend software developer with over 20+ years of leadership experience. I have really enjoyed the challenges of learning to code and working on teams in different capacities. I want to continue to grow and have a passion for learning. I am a people driven achiever with a strong belief that we win and lose together. I am excited to share my journey with you. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me via e-mail. I would love to have coffee and chat about our journey's into the tech field

Preferred locations

  • Bend, OR
Open to remote work

Previous industries

  • Retail

Skills

  • Business Development
  • GraphQL
  • LinkedIn
  • Management
  • Mentorship
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Product Management
  • Rails
  • RSpec
  • Ruby
  • Slack
  • SQL

Currently learning

  • Python
  • React

Projects

Streamr

Streamr

Project scope time 100 hours
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Tools Used

  • Continuous Integration
  • Cypress
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • GraphQL
  • JavaScript
  • Rails
  • React
  • Sass

Streamr is an application that allows users to share, save, and look up their favorite shows to stream. After logging in, users are shown a "Recommended By Friends" feed of the latest greatest shows to binge. From there, they can view the show's details, look up other shows, or save shows to their Watch List to check out later. Streamr was constructed with GraphQl, React (v6), Router, Sass, Contex, Rails, GraphQL, CircleCI, RSpec and Cypress testing. This project comprised 3 front-end and 4 back-end focused. Through collaboration in a remote self-learning environment.

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Brücycle

Brücycle

Project scope time 45 hours
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Tools Used

  • Bootstrap
  • GitHub
  • Heroku
  • HTML5
  • PostgreSQL
  • Rails
  • Ruby
  • SQL

BrüCycle was developed to inspire users to choose a more eco-friendly mode of transportation. Using the Brügorithm™, you will track your biking exercise data via Strava, and the number of beers that you have accumulated during said exercise. You will accumulate beers in your Beer "Brü" Bank based on the amount of miles and calories burned in bicycle rides you've completed.

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Lunch and Learn

Lunch and Learn

Project scope time 30 hours
Collaborators

Tools Used

  • GitHub
  • PostgreSQL
  • Rails
  • RSpec
  • Ruby
  • SQL

Variety is the Spice of Life...Mix it up, try new things with the Lunch and learn app! Type in a country or not! The app will randomly select a country if none is typed in search. Enjoy food recipes from around the world. This API provides users the ability to search for cuisines by country, and provides them with an opportunity to learn more about that country's culture. It allows users to search for recipes by country, favorite recipes, and learn more about a particular country.

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