Melony Erin Franchini
Backend Software Engineer | M.Ed. Adult LearningAbout me
As an agile Backend Software Engineer, I’m passionate about creating software tools that facilitate knowledge transfer, enhance organizational efficiency, and empower individuals to reach their goals.
With a Master of Education in Adult Learning & Global Change, I’ve independently designed a 2-year, Research Writing curriculum that successfully graduated over 200 Nuclear Engineers. I bring a keen ability to learn new subject matter, break down complex concepts, and effectively communicate to diverse groups of people.
My curiosity to explore new territory and expand my knowledge has been the driving force behind my pivot into the tech industry. I’m eager to contribute to a team doing great things with software and technology. Let's chat!
Action Steps:
👉 Checkout my project highlights here on Terminal
👉 Pop over to my GitHub to see more of that beautiful code
👉 Connect via LinkedIn & let's talk code, world travel, or even in Turkish!
Preferred locations
- Huntsville, AL
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Albuquerque, NM
Previous industries
Skills
Currently learning
Projects
Do Good
Do Good
Tools Used
Do Good was created by a team of Backend developers, myself included, from the Turing School of Software and Design. This application is the end result of our consultancy project. It's also an honor that Do Good was selected to attend the Demo Competition at Turing in May, 2023.
The mission of Do Good is to provide users with convenient access to positivity and an opportunity to be part of the good in the world.
After logging in with your gmail, simply click the "Find a Random Act of Kindness" button and choose from 3 random acts. Then schedule your good deed, invite others, and it'll be added to your calendar. Once you've completed your good deed, upload a photo, jot down a few notes, and it'll be posted to the home page to share the "feel-goods" with others!
ALPs (Advanced Language Practices)
ALPs (Advanced Language Practices)
Tools Used
ALPs was created by a cross-functional development team of students from the Turing School of Software and Design as their capstone project.
The backend development team focused on practicing the agile methodology which is an iterative approach to project management that emphasizes collaboration, adaptability, and continuous improvement. Thus, the project was completed in multiple phases:
- Phase 1 focused on delivering a minimum viable product with all CRUD endpoints complete.
- Phase 2 was a first attempt to re-deploy the application with new technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elastic Beanstalk and Relational Database Service.
- Phase 3 was the successful re-deployment of the application after changing the PostgreSQL database to a SQLite3 database AND exploring even more new technologies: AWS EC2 instances and Elastic IPs.
The mission of ALPs is to provide users with writing promts that ignite their imagination and provide immediate feedback on their language output.
Users simply choose their target language via an avatar to start a new challenge. When they begin, they'll see a random verb, inspiring image, and multiple grammar points to create fresh, unique sentences. Once they submit the challenge -- with the help of AI -- immediate feedback and correct sentences are provided so they can review and learn even faster!
Whether the Weather
Whether the Weather
Tools Used
Whether the Weather is an independently built, backend web application that exposes a custom API which consolidates data from multiple external APIs. This app retrieves latitude and longitude coordinates based on the location names of a desired road trip. It then provides a real-time weather forecast for the estimated time of arrival of that road trip's final destinations.
Need to determine the weather forecast at your road trip arrival destination? Then, you came to the right place! Whether the Weather was inspired by this wickedly witty tongue twister:
"
Whether the weather be cold,
or whether the weather be hot,
we'll be together,
whatever the weather,
whether you like it or not!
...cuz we're going on a roadtrip, baby!
"
Mentoring: Phoenix Mythical Creature
Mentoring: Phoenix Mythical Creature
Tools Used
The Phoenix Mythical Creature is a set of exercises developed to reinforce and sharpen my understanding of Ruby fundamentals while creating a valuable resource for future students at the Turing School of Software and Design. To accomplish this, I led a group of 12+ peers through the exercise, which allowed me to identify areas needing refactor as well as alternative solutions.
Experience the wonders of Ancient Egypt through an engaging Ruby exercise to practice building hash data-types! In this exercise, you will explore the mythology of the legendary Phoenix, Bennu, as he follows each pharaoh throughout multiple kingdoms: Narmer the Unifier, Khufu the Builder, and Tutankhamun the Child.
As you work through this exercise, you will gain a deeper understanding of Ruby programming and Test-Driven Development (TDD) while immersing yourself in the rich culture of one of the world's most intriguing civilizations. Inspired by the mythical_creatures collection of exercises created by the Turing School of Software & Design, this is a great way to expand your skills and learn about the ancient world!
