AlejandroFranco_Resume.md

Alejandro Franco

+1 (917) 573-6025
alejandrofranco@ac.c4q.nyc
alejo4373.github.io/me
linkedin.com/in/alejandro-franco-525035152
github.com/alejo4373/

SKILLS

ReactJS, Node, ES6, Express, HTML5, CSS3, PostgreSQL, AWS DynamoDB/S3 Buckets/Lambda/AppSync, GNU/Linux, AWK.

PROJECTS

• GameOn | Repo: github.com/alejo4373/GameOn | Live: gameon-letsplay.herokuapp.com

  • Full stack web app that allows users to connect, play and rank in the sport of their choice through a platform that enables them to find games to play wherever and whenever they want.
  • Used ReactJS to deliver a modern and fast app with the reliability of ExpressJS/Node and PostgreSQL in the backend.

• UltraVox | Repo: github.com/alejo4373/UltravoX

  • Mobile Responsive Web App that enables the visually impaired to access NYC MTA bus times with voice commands.
  • Built with ReactJS, leveraging the MTA Bus Time API.

EXPERIENCE

• C4Q (Coalition For Queens), Long Island City, NY | Sept. 2017 - Present
  Full Stack Web Development Fellowship

  • Enrolled in an intensive 9 month, Google-funded software engineering fellowship with a 9% acceptance rate (out of 1500+ applicants) whose graduates are prepared with both technical and professional skills and have been hired as developers at leading companies such as Pinterest, JP Morgan, and Spotify. Projected graduation: June 2018.
  • Gained hands-on experience with ReactJS, NodeJS, Git/GitHub, Data Structures, Algorithms, APIs, and tech principles and culture via both team/individual projects, code reviews, and pair programming.

• NYrture, Long Island City, NY | Nov. 2016 - Sept. 2017
  Operations Assistant

  • Developed and implemented full stack website to track temperature and humidity changes.
  • Configured AWS DynamoDB and Lambda as backend services for the website using JS and Python 2.7.
  • Implemented an alarm system that notifies business owners if temperature goes off a set threshold.

• Free Bread Inc, Long Island City, NY | Nov. 2016 - Set. 2017
  Operations Assistant

  • Developed a group of Bash scripts that uses Gnu/Linux utilities like curl and AWK that optimized order processing, saving staff an average of 15 minutes a day.
  • Processed and troubleshot customers’ orders through Shipstation.
  • Answered customers’ concerns according to established and detailed procedures.

EDUCATION

• Institucion Educativa San Antonio de Padua | Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2012
  IT Technician

• Universidad EAFIT | Jan. 2013 - Jul. 2013
  1st Semester in Computer Science