Alexander Cravalho Seattle, WA 5 30-559-6101 a [email protected] github.com/alexcravalho a lexcravalho.github.io/portfolio l inkedin.com/in/alexcravalho Technical Skills Languages & Frameworks | JavaScript, TypeScript, React, React Hooks, jQuery, CSS, HTML, Node, Express Tools | Docker, Nginx, Amazon EC2, Material-UI, Jest, Enzyme, Mocha, Chai, Git, Webpack, Babel, New Relic, Loader.io Databases & ORMs | PostgreSQL, Cassandra, MongoDB, MySQL, Mongoose, Sequelize Software Engineering Applications GreenPDF Internal Tool | React | TypeScript| Express | Node | Material-UI | Puppeteer An internal tool to capture relevant company data in digital form, enabling the company utilize eco-friendly practices ● Utilizes Material-UI library to build concisely written components with intuitive interfaces ● Captures data as a PDF document with Node and Puppeteer to make aesthetically pleasing documents ● Sends the PDF document to the company’s internal email system to automate appropriate filing of documents Soundwave Music | React | JavaScript | Express | Node | PostgreSQL | Cassandra | Nginx | Docker | Loader.io | New Relic A streaming music service with active display, active player, related tracks, and song comments modules ● Benchmarked PostgreSQL and Cassandra using query optimization to reduce query speed to less than 20ms ● Deployed and configured Nginx to distribute web traffic, increase throughput, and reduce latency ● Stress tested system with Loader.io and optimized system with New Relic to handle spikes in high web traffic ● Scaled application for production achieving a 33% increase in throughput Distilled | React | JavaScript | Express | Node | MongoDB | Docker | Jest | Enzyme An interactive clothing item page with image gallery, item information, and recently viewed items components ● Combined React and Styled Components library to create modular, reusable front-end components ● Created RESTful API with proxy server to render multiple services simultaneously ● Optimized Lighthouse performance rating from 54% to 99% Experience Galvanize Inc. | Denver, CO | Technical Mentor, Software Engineering Instructor 2020 - present ● Mentors and teaches classes for 200+ engineering students on computer science fundamentals, data structures/algorithms, software engineering best practices, modern full-stack web development technologies (including React, Node, Express), databases (including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra), and app deployment technologies (including AWS EC2, S3, Docker, various load testing tools) ● Guides students as a technical expert during project back-end architecture design and implementation phases Galvanize Inc. | Seattle, WA | Lead Software Engineering Immersive Resident 2019 - 2020 ● Supported 40+ engineering immersive students on computer science fundamentals and full stack development United States Peace Corps | Antananarivo, Madagascar | English Language Instructor 2015 - 2017 ● Developed and facilitated a two part seminar on gender-based violence in schools and trained nine teachers from the host organization in new techniques to promote a safe and inclusive learning environment Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | West Hollywood, CA | Staff Assistant I & Customer Service Liaison 2 011 - 2013 ● Utilized excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a high stress, fast-paced, post-surgical environment, in a public relations role with poise and diligence Education Hack Reactor Advanced Software Engineering Immersive Program 2019 University of California - Santa Cruz Business Management Economics 2011 Personal I lived two years in Madagascar, Africa, serving in the Peace Corps where I learned the Malagasy language and culture .