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