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    Taj English

    Taj English

    Avid tech enthusiast, and software engineer. CTO @ ListedB building technology that will transform the beauty & wellness services industry forever.

    CTO New York City Hack Reactor '16
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    Experience
    ListedB
    ListedB
    Founder, Co-Founder & CTO 2020 - Present (almost 6 years)
    ListedB is an online community that connects beauty & wellness professionals, clients and enthusiasts.
    Fresh Technology
    Fresh Technology
    Senior Software Engineer 2020 - 2021 (8 months)
    - Worked on a cross-functional and fully remote team.
    - Fixed bugs in various microservice APIs.
    - Implemented new features using the newest React hooks APIs.
    Salesforce
    Salesforce
    Senior Software Engineer(Contractor) 2020 (3 months)
    https://salesforce.com
    Worked on one of Salesforces Covid-19 projects for their client Envision HealthCare, building a mobile React Native application that is used by the... more largest network of doctors in the world.

    - Worked on a cross-functional and fully remote team.
    - Designed and Implemented new features using the latest version of React Native.
    - Integrated various Salesforce products including HealthCloud and Chatter.
    - Worked with websockets to build real-time chat features.
    MetricZoom
    MetricZoom
    Lead Software Engineer(Contractor) 2019 - 2020 (about 1 year)
    https://metriczoom.com
    - Built React Native mobile application from the ground up.
    - Deployed both Android and iOS applications in their respective app stores.
    -... more Integrated payment processors such as stripe and plaid.
    - Integrated Salesforce and other 3rd party API's
    - Architected front-end and back-end systems.

    Day to day duties also include:
    - Mentoring junior engineers
    - Conducting PR reviews
    - Helping out in other areas of the stack eg. React Front-end or Node API
    TruCircle
    TruCircle
    Contact Software Engineer 2018 - 2019 (4 months)
    https://mytrucircle.com
    - Fixed production front-end bugs in client facing and internal React applications.
    - Integrated third-party APIs/Services in Node API.
    -... more Worked alongside CEO and CTO to prioritize, and architect
    product features.
    Software Engineer 2017 (6 months)
    https://mytrucircle.com
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    - Developed new features in React and Redux for existing web app in production.
    - Extended, maintained, and documented existing... more Node API.
    - Worked closely with design team to build complex consumer-facing UI's
    Levvel
    Levvel
    Software Consulatant 2017 - 2018 (11 months)
    https://www.levvel.io
    - Built new features and fixed bugs in React, Redux, Node, GraphQL and various
    other JavaScript technologies based on client requirements.
    -... more Worked closely with other engineers, project managers, and design teams
    both in-person and remotely across multiple different locations and time zones.
    - Assess client business problems to architect technical solutions.
    General Assembly
    General Assembly
    Teaching Assistant 2017 (3 months)
    Provide guidance to students on programming concepts and languages; JavaScript (ES5, ES6), React, jQuery, Node, RoR and SQL. Some concepts include Restful Api’s, Ajax, MVC,... more TDD, Database Design.

    Day to day duties also includes
    - Student Code Reviews
    - Mini Lessons
    - Debugging
    Web Development Immersive | Full Stack Web Developer 2016 - 2017 (3 months)
    Experience includes working with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, RESTful APIs, jQuery, Node.js, React.js, SQL, GitHub and Heroku.
    Hack Reactor
    Hack Reactor
    JavaScript Fellow 2016 (about 1 month)
    (Hack Reactor Prep) Introduced tools such as a code editor, the browser console, and the terminal. To learn fundamental programming concepts by using JavaScript to solve coding... more challenges.
    Founder
    ListedB
    Employee
    General Assembly, Hack Reactor, Levvel, TruCircle, MetricZoom, Salesforce, Fresh Technology
    Investor
     
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    Advisor
     
    Attorney
     
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    Projects
    Trivia Game
    Timed Front-End based Trivia Game.
    Front-End Developer, Javascript, Html5 / Css3, jQuery · Built With:
    Languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
    Frameworks/Libraries: jQuery, Materialize
    QueDJ
    DJ Social Network
    Full Stack Web Developer, Javascript, Node.js, ExpressJS · DJ Social Network that allows you to submit songs to a que for your favorite DJ to… · More play.
    Built With:
    Languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
    Backend: Node.js
    Frameworks/Libraries: Express.js, Bcrypt, jQuery
    Database: PostgreSQL
    GA Lunch Break App
    Food Finding App
    Full Stack Developer, Ruby on Rails, Ruby, Javascript · GA Lunch Break is an fun app for prospective and current General Assembly NYC students to… · More highlight and review their favorite neighborhood spots to eat, drink and hangout. Immersives go by fast. Don’t waste your time eating crappy food!
    Built With:
    Languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ruby
    Backend: Ruby on Rails
    API: Google Maps API
    Frameworks/Libraries: Bcrypt, Gon Gem, jQuery, Materialize
    Database: PostgreSQL
    Jennifer R Christie
    Matthew Cabezon
    Jayan Zaman
    Laura Ayala
    With Laura Ayala, Jayan Zaman, Matthew Cabezon, Jennifer R Christie
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    Won 1st ever hackathon hosted by Amazon for it's Echo devices using Amazon's sdk to build a game called "Name That Tune". This was a major accomplishment for me considering I was only 4 weeks into my immersive full stack web development course at GA and went up against junior level to senior level developers in the competition.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Javascript Node.js React.js Express.js HTML5 & CSS3 Ruby Ruby on Rails SQL PostgreSQL Sinatra Rspec TDD AJAX MVC Framework Git & Github SCSS / SASS jQuery REST API React Native
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