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Lucas Colwell

Back End Software Engineer
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About me

Starting as a Chemical Engineer, I was always looking for ways to make an impact on people's lives. I started a career in pharmaceuticals, which allowed me to solve problems and develop solutions in lab settings. After years in the industry, I was seeking more room to grow and learn, however the opportunities limited. This is when I decided to join Turing School of Software and Design to proceed leaning into my problem solving skills through code. I am looking forward my ongoing path as a software developer, and hoping to develop a career that makes a continued impact on peoples lives.

Preferred locations

  • Denver, CO
Open to remote work

Previous industries

  • Chemicals
  • Food Production
  • Pharmaceuticals

Skills

  • Git
  • PostgreSQL
  • Rails
  • RSpec
  • Ruby
  • SQL
  • User Authentication

Currently learning

  • GraphQL

Projects

Discover It

Discover It

Project scope time 100 hours
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Tools Used

  • Continuous Integration
  • GraphQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Rails
  • RSpec
  • Ruby

A full stack mobile concierge application that allows users to find things to do in new cities. It utilizes GraphQL and PostgreSQL to create a seamless user experience. It features API calls to google places and images, giving accurate and current data for restaurants and other tourist destinations, and allows users to filter places and data.

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Lunch and Learn

Lunch and Learn

Project scope time 20 hours
Collaborators

Tools Used

  • Rails
  • RSpec
  • Ruby

Exposes an API to function within a Service-Oriented Architecture

Key accomplishments:

  • Expose an API that aggregates data from multiple external APIs
  • Expose an API that requires an authentication token
  • Expose an API for CRUD functionality
  • Determine completion criteria based on the needs of other developers
  • Test both API consumption and exposure, making use of at least one mocking tool (VCR, Webmock, etc).
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