520.604.1922 | nfinleymusic@gmail.com | github.com/Nfinley | linkedin.com/in/nigelfinley
I am a passionate and driven software developer currently specializing in Javascript and React creating beautiful, accessible, and functional web applications. As a natural leader, I rally teams behind a common goal through my strong communication skills and charisma to deliver exceptional service and products. I am well versed in Javascript, React, Redux, HTML5, and CSS, extremely creative, have a solid work ethic and believe there is always a solution. I bring the aforementioned traits and skills along with my passion for continuous learning to every team I work with. Prior to web development, I spent six years leading the Music Licensing and Copyright Division at Mood Media. In both professions, I thrive in analyzing problems and architecting solutions to drive efficiencies and improve the user experience.
STACKLINE SEATTLE, WA | APRIL 2018 - PRESENT
- Successfully launched a redesigned UI and refactored/architected the code base for an enterprise data analytics/visualization product servicing Fortune 500 clients, allowing for future product enhancements, maintainability and scalability
- Consuming and interacting with C# and ElasticSearch APIs
- Reduced code base by 20% as result of refactoring
- Implemented CI/CD pipeline for flagship products using AWS Cloudfront, S3, Codepipeline, Docker, and Terraform reducing deployment friction and decreasing initial load time
Technologies leveraged: React.js, Redux, Javascript, Node.js, Webpack, AWS, Docker, Terraform, HTML5, CSS3
Texas NIC AUSTIN, TX | APRIL 2017 - APRIL 2018
- Spearheaded coding standards project by implementing 24+ new React code standards, increasing code consistency and enforcement across the front end team
- Wrote over 50 reusable React components using declarative methodology, and over 25 unit tests for an enterprise form generation application
- Partnered daily with UX designer to implement vision for functional and impactful user interfaces using HTML5, CSS3 styling and Javascript
- Collaborated with backend developers to optimize existing REST API
- Initiated and conducted design pattern discussions to ensure dry, reusable and effective code base.
Technologies leveraged: React.js, Redux, Javascript, Jest/Enzyme, 18F, HTML5, CSS3, AWS
SOLARIN TECHNOLOGIES AUSTIN, TX | MARCH 2017 - PRESENT
- Increased company online presence and visibility by 100% through design and launch of website using Javascript/Node.js with deployment on Azure Cloud Services
- Spearheading current website refactor to ensure mobile responsiveness and a11y/WC3 compliance
- Redesigning and launching two additional client facing websites built in Vue.js
Technologies leveraged: Vue.js, Node.js, Azure Cloud Services, Materialize, Vuetify, jQuery, Gitlab, Particle Photon
MOOD MEDIA AUSTIN, TX | FEBRUARY 2017 - APRIL 2017
- Decreased Licensing team's monthly manual reporting hours by 40% through redesign reporting pipeline using MySQL queries
- Improved UI of proprietary asset management software built on .NET framework and Angular view layer
- Updated and increased platform documentation readability for enterprise content management system, allowing for streamlined onboarding
Technologies leveraged: Visual Studio, Angular 1, Github, SQL, GIT
MOOD MEDIA AUSTIN, TX | SEPTEMBER 2010 - APRIL 2017
- Championed licensing efforts and designed, and implemented a custom enterprise proprietary music asset CMS system eliminating the need for 5 previous platforms
- Generated over $500k in revenue and $250K in net profit in two years through synchronization licensing
- Led a team of 6, set team goals, created development plans and fostered effective teamwork to consistently exceed quarterly departmental goals by an average of 20%
- Identified inefficiencies in physical licensing process and migrated all license acquisitions to digital platform saving team over 400 hours a month
A music discovery application that uses the Songkick API and Spotify to generate playlists based on user's location
React, Redux, Node.js, Redis and Bootstrap - discovershowcase.herokuapp.com
- Built, architected and designed MVP React application from concept to implementation that provides an efficient solution for users to rapidly listen to new music by bands performing in their area
- Continuing feature improvements, refactoring and UX redesign
Ghost Blog Platform, self-hosting on Digital Ocean - thefinleycode.com
Personal Blog examining the intersection of music, code and copyright.
A home-automation application designed to control wifi enabled hardware connected to home devices, created with three developers
Sails.js framework using Node.js and Express.js - gnome-home.herokuapp.com
- Designed user dashboard to control hardware using Bootstrap 4 and EJS templating
- Wrote user tests, in Mocha.js and Nightmare.js, targeting the functionality of the website including registration, login, and forms
Built with two other developers, Day With Your Dog is a simple lifestyle website that allows users to plan a day with their dog (Austin beta)
Node.js, Underscore.js and Firebase - daywithyourdog.herokuapp.com
- Implemented and customized user interface based on team vision using HTML5, CSS3 and the Materialize framework
- Spearheaded Google Maps build and integration which included user-based geolocation and population of custom markers
- Javascript
- React
- Redux
- Node.js
- Ajax
- AWS
- Testing libraries: Jest, Enzyme and Nightmare
- Version control: Github, Gitlab and Git
- Databases including: MySQl, MongoDB, Redis and Firebase
- Front end frameworks including: Bootstrap, Materialize, 18f, Vuetify, and Material
Certificate, Full Stack Web Development
University of Texas at Austin
JULY 2016 - FEBRUARY 2017 AUSTIN, TX
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
MARCH 2018-2020
Bachelor of Arts, Music Business
University of Puget Sound
SEPTEMBER 2003 - MAY 2007 TACOMA, WA
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