Kim T. Tran

Kimathytran@gmail.com  •  (760) 807-0480  •  Seattle, WA

I am a Full Stack Web Developer with a different mindset. I strive to bring positive energy and professionalism, as well as great interpersonal and communication skills to my work. I am particularly interested in involving myself with software related to social networking, media streaming, and education.


Skills

LANGUAGES: Ruby, JavaScript (jQuery, AJAX), HTML5, CSS3, Aframe  |  FRAMEWORKS: Rails, Sinatra, AngularJS  | TESTING: RSpec, Jasmine

DATABASE: SQL (PostgreSQL, SQLite), ActiveRecord | VERSION CONTROL: Git, Github | DEPLOYMENT: Heroku, AWS

METHODOLOGIES: Object-Oriented Design, TDD, Agile Development, RESTful conventions | DESIGN: UI/UX Design, Bootstrap, Materialize WEBSOCKETS: Action cable

Experience

Full-stack Web DeveloperDev Bootcamp | Aug 2016 to Feb 2017   Seattle, WA

• Learned full stack web development skills by cloning applications such as Stack Overflow, Pinterest, and Twitter.

• Utilized agile development, test-driven development, version control, team project workflow, and pair programming. Also focused on engineering empathy and developed soft skills, through giving and receiving constructive feedback.

Human Resource AssistantInterdist Group | Jul 2015 to Sep 2015  Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

• Recruited for Samsung, including filtering through resumes, interviewing potential candidates, and conducting new hiring orientation.

• Onboard/ facilitated 50 new hires over 3 months.

• Coordinated company events and planned over 5 employee appreciation parties. 

• Implemented company's first English teaching program.

Business Development Intern French American Chamber of Commerce | Oct 2014 to Jan 2015  San Diego, CA

• Implemented Google Analytic to help improve company's newcomer website. 

• Contacted businesses and companies in San Diego to connect them with SDFACC membership. 

Projects

FishBowling

• Responsibilities included developing a functional and appealing web application through implementing visual elements that users see and interact with. 

• Utilized a combination of markup languages to write web pages and focusing on responsiveness/accessibility for mobile display. 

• Worked with a development team of 4, in a collaborative agile work environment that fosters both personal and team growth. Completing this project under a strict one-week deadline. Fishbowling App

Client Project - PSKLMRFI

• Our robot manufacturer site was a 3-day client project for Dev Bootcamp. 

• We had to work as a group to handle client meetings, meet project expectations, and develop a web application from the ground up using Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, HTML, and CSS.

SocialSphere

• Worked with a development team of 5 in AT&T VR/AR Hackathon. Completed this project under a strict 48 hour deadline.

• Utilized A-frame to build virtual reality experiences for users to view their social media feeds.

Translink Alerts and Historical Data Visualization

• Worked with a development team of 5 in Open Data Day Hackathon. Completing this project under a strict 12 hour deadline.

• Collected historical data and organize it to be accessible by time ranges.

Awards


CodeDay San Diego 2016 · 1st place and MVP award

• Created a mobile app to aid in women's safety, in a 24-hour deadline. 

• Oversaw feature implementations of application and led a 7 person team. Won 1st Place Award and Most Viable Product. Baton App


San Diego Women's Hackathon 2016 · Most technical award

• Responsible for planning, storyboarding, and determining how to go about building the solution to engage youth in simulated activities that creatively repurpose used items into useful resources. 

• Completed in a 12-hour deadline. Suggestotron App

Volunteering

Cultural Event Coordinator · Avon Breast Cancer Crusade 

Oct 2015 to Oct 2016 San Marcos, CA AKDPhi site

Education

California State University San Marcos 

Bachelor of Science Global Business Management, emphasis in Entrepreneurship 2015