Conrad Taylor

· Mentoring students in software design, implementation, and testing as it applies to the Ruby on Rails coursework. Also, using homework to reinforce the students' learning. · Assisting students in the area of job preparation which include resume and cover letter review, LinkedIn Profile review, application submission, and answering any questions and/or concerns that the students' may have regarding the job search.

Technologies: Cassandra, Docker, Elixir, Elm, Git, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), GraphQL, HTML5, Kubernetes, Memcached, Neo4j, Objective-C, PostgreSQL, Rails, Redis, Ruby, ScyllaDB, Swift, iOS, macOS · Designing, implementing, testing, and documenting features for client projects.

Technologies: Chef, Git, HTML5, Memcached, PostgreSQL, Rails, Ruby, iOS, macOS · Implementing proof-of-concept (POC) for an iOS native mobile application. · Migrating the search functionality for employers and freelancers from Elasticseach to Neo4j. · Migrating proof-of-concept (POC) from Chef and Capistrano on Digital Ocean to Docker and Kubernetes on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). · Designed and implemented a real-time recommendation engine as a microservice for freelancers and employers. · Designed and implemented chat service which allows realtime communication between freelancers and employers. · Added GraphQL layer for all API REST endpoints to allow web clients to easily customize data fetching. · Converted an existing fashion oriented job site from PHP to Rails 4.2.4 which resolved many bugs as well security concerns that the original site exhibited for its end users. · Implemented an administrative site component which would allow the site owner to manage the site's content as well as its users. · Integrated Stripe billing to allow customers to complete online credit card purchases for both one off payments and subscriptions. Also, implemented associated unit and integration tests. · Integrated Mailgun to allow e-mails to be sent when registering, making purchases, and notifications for both new jobs and freelancers. Also, used ActiveJob for sending these e-mails in the background in order to not interrupt the user experience (UX) for its users. · Designed and implemented freelancer search using PostgreSQL built-in search capabilities. · Designed and implemented Chef scripts for provisioning the staging and production server. · Designed and implemented Capistrano scripts for deploying the source to the production server. . Enabled HTTPS for all application endpoints and installed both certificates and keys. Also, configured SSL options under NGinx and performed necessary SSL verification tests.