Introduction
Software Engineer
Growth-oriented software engineering professional with over 10 years of experience, combining hands-on development expertise with effective leadership in dynamic environments. Demonstrated success in fostering collaboration and delivering innovative solutions within diverse teams, driving continuous improvement and achieving measurable results.
About Me
Objective
Seeking remote work as a full-stack engineer or front-end developer. I'm based out of Monterey and Santa Cruz counties in California.
| Name | Mike Fernandez |
|---|---|
| Location | Monterey, California, U.S. |
| mikevfern@gmail.com | |
| mikevfern | |
| GitHub | algorithmike |
Tea With Robots LLC
( August 2023 — Present )Founder and Software Engineer
My company serves as an umbrella for my hobby projects and smaller passion projects. Continuously stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to develop and deploy modern scalable solutions. Head Ruckus (headruckus.com) is a current live project: An AI Image generator built with NextJS, integrating OpenAI, Stripe, and other APIS to create a full-fledged secure, scalable, responsive and easily maintainable SAAS product.
MagicLinks
( December 2022 — Apr 2023 )Front-End Developer
Collaborate closely with Product, UX, and Backend to build a newly designed data-intensive brand portal for displaying retailer metrics which utilizes modern frameworks and technologies including visx/D3, Next.JS, and Tailwind. Perform maintenance tasks such as bug-fixing in several online applications. Contribute to and publish propriety npm packages for consistent usage across products.
Heartbeat
( May 2021 — Oct 2022 )Full Stack Software Engineer
Develop, maintain, and expand several applications including a mobile React Native mobile application, two REST APIs, and three React web-based interfaces for clients, ambassadors, and administration. Design and develop upgraded systems utilizing React / Next.JS to actualize designs created from Figma and other design sources. Work in a scrum team, planning via poker, and project tracking via Jira.
Digital Schools
( Dec 2017 — Aug 2019 )Software Developer II
Develop a new front-end Angular 2+ application. Improve and expand preexisting .NET back-end. Understand and interpret ActionScript from a legacy Flash application to adapt for newer tech.
EyeMax Vision Plan, Inc.
( Sep 2017 — Nov 2017 )Software Engineer
Develop and deploy features for EyeMax’s CRM to manage interaction between EyeMax, eye doctors, patients, and eyewear manufacturers. Communicate and elaborate software requirements directly with the CEO of EyeMax from a non-technical standpoint. Convert software requirements into elements of a functioning software application.
McGraw Hill Education
( May 2010 — Dec 2015 )Online Project Manager / Supplier Management Specialist
Originally part of the startup company, Bookette, continue online production operations through the acquisition process into CTB and McGraw Hill Education. Manage the digital production of state standardized testing web content and products. Lead and collaborate with colleagues on large projects. Convert print production content into web content built in HTML, CSS, and Javascript. Image illustration and optimizing in Adobe Creative Suites. Transition and adapt content cross-platform for desktop and mobile operating systems. QA testing of software functionality and content.
California State University, Fullerton
( 2019 — 2021 )Master of Science, Software Engineering
- Google Developer Student Club member
California State University, Monterey Bay
( 2016 — 2017 )Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
- ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) student chapter officer
- Inter-Club Council member
- Problem-Solving / Programming teacher's assistant
Monterey Peninsula College
( 2008 — 2009 )Associate of Arts, Graphic Arts and Computer Science
- Computer Science Club founding member
Udemy — ChatGPT - The Complete Guide to ChatGPT & OpenAI APIs
( June 2023 )Certification: UC-f9644557-ec41-4a21-b9d1-3896b4e04ec2
Skills: Prompt Engineering, OpenAI APIs, Large Language Models, AutoGPT, LangChain
Udemy — JavaScript Unit Testing
( March 2023 )Certification: UC-4f097b2f-2f9a-4055-8ebd-9786d3a92dbf
Skills: Full Stack Unit Testing, Jest, Vitest
Udemy — Next.js
( August 2022 )Certification: UC-37ec9850-f937-49de-a4f5-95859888630a
Skills: Next.js, React.js
