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Andrew P. - Remote full-stack developer

Andrew P.

Timezone: Pacific Time (US & Canada) (UTC-7)

Summary

A decade of experience as a developer at large and small companies. I have worked on full-stack web development from the DB layer through to the UI and have experience with many languages and frameworks. My special interests include web-based tools, accessible web design, and performance.

Work Experience

Sole Proprietor
Andrew Paon Software Solutions | Jan 2022 - Present
Python
C
WebGL
TypeScript
Go (Golang)

wxrecap.com: A social network for weather professionals and enthusiasts.
• BulldogTMS: A custom business management platform for a small freight-forwarder company that had scaled beyond Excel.
• Diversity Portrait: An application for USPS's \Celebrate Diversity" fair. It generated individual artwork for over 3000 employees and was voted the fair's best attraction.
• 5-star average review on Upwork and Codementor.
• A variety of other projects can be found on https://paon.wtf/

Software Engineer
Retool Inc | Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
Node.js
TypeScript
React
JavaScript

• Designed, implemented, and ran a safer release process for Retool's on-prem product that prevents fewer bugs from reaching customers.
• Diagnosed and repaired many issues with customers' Retool deployments.
• Led migration of critical system components written in Javascript to TypeScript. This empowers the engineering team to add new Retool integrations faster, more safely, and with better tests.
• Led standardization e?ort that allows Retool users to organize and authorize Retool resources in the same way as their applications.
• Added and improved many Retool integrations including Postgres, Mongo, Google Sheets.

Education

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Bachelor's degreeComputer Science
Aug 2011 - May 2015