Chris Menz
Software Developer
Projects
A surf forecasting and logging web application
Role: Solo Developer
Timeline: January 2022 - Present
Features
Purpose
- – View Surf Reports
- – Reports for all surf spots in New England (plans to expand to other regions)
- – Live surf conditions and 7-day forecast
- – Includes tooltips to help newer surfers understand what each part of a surf report is and how it affects the waves
- – Save surf spots for quick look up (account needed)
- – Log surf sessions (account needed)
- – User decides if the session will be viewable to the public or only viewable to the user
- – View other users' public surf sessions
- – Comment on and "favorite" other users' public surf sessions (account needed)
Technologies
Front-End
TypeScript
Svelte + SvelteKit
Back-End
Go
PostgreSQL
Redis
Docker
Nginx
DigitalOcean
A web application to help unhoused individuals find employment
Role: Software Lead (Team of 5), DevOps, Backend Devlopment
Timeline: June 2022 - Present
Project Homeless Employment is a platform that will help unhoused individuals find jobs. Candidates will be able to sign up, create a profile, browse and apply for jobs, and view resources that will guide them to landing a job. Employers will be able to create job listings, as well as find candidates directly via a page with an endless scroll of candidates in their area.
Our team is working with local shelters and non-profits to ensure that our tool will meet the needs of our community.
My role in this project is to lead the software development team to deliver a platform that is easy to use, tested and within the desired specifications of the stakeholders. After being named software lead, I got to know the strengths of my team and chose a software stack that would maximize productivity and create the best end result possible. I’ve taken care of DevOps work such as setting up CI/CD pipelines and creating a development guide for the team. I will be writing the Express backend while the rest of our team focuses on the React frontend.
Technologies
Front-End
JavaScript
React
Bootstrap
Back-End
Node/TypeScript
Express
MongoDB
Nginx
DigitalOcean
Skills
JavaScript/TypeScript
Go
Svelte
Node
Express
CSS/HTML
Creating Rest APIs
SQL Databases
Redis
Docker
Algorithms & Data Structures
About
I am a self-taught developer who enjoys the challenge of learning new technologies and figuring out how stuff works on my own or in a team. I have experience developing web applications using Go(Golang), Node/Express and Javascript/Svelte. I am looking for entry level jobs to grow my development skills.