Paul Pechin

• JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Ruby

• React, Redux, Next.js, Prefect, React Native, MobX, Styled Components, Postgres, Apollo, GraphQL, Lighthouse, ESLint, Prettier, Jest, Mocha, Chai, Cypress, Storybook, Material UI, Ruby on Rails

Washington, DC (Remote)

• - Worked with product and client services teams in scoping and guiding designs of new projects and features, creating and updating the required API endpoints in a Python backend alongside changes in a web application written in JavaScript and React, accelerating end-to-end delivery to clients by 60%.
• - Collaborated closely with an engineering team of 3 developers and the CTO, conducting daily pull request reviews which expedited feature delivery by 40%, while minimizing bugs, and enhancing overall product quality.
• - Automated creation of reports sent to hospitals using Prefect flows, a Python framework, leading to a significant reduction of 15-20 hours of manual work per week and empowering client services to focus on improving product features.

Washington, DC

• - Standardized frontend development and documentation process by using libraries like Storybook, Jest, ESLint, and Prettier with a web application using JavaScript, Node.js,and GraphQL, leading to 2x faster development.
• - Architected and launched a CSS regression testing system which leveraged AWS Lambda that ran hundreds of visual regression tests in seconds, reducing weekly testing time by 20-30 hours and decreasing post-update bug reports by 30%. Achieved this cost-effectively for $10/month for 200,000 snapshots, versus a third party product charging $650/month for 165,000 snapshots.
• - Drove technical direction of two website redesigns and mentored developers across multiple teams by helping troubleshoot bugs and code review.
• - Investigated and optimized Webpack build speed in React projects, reducing build times from 15 minutes to less than 3 minutes, alleviating CI bottlenecks and improving developer productively, contributing to faster feature deployments and bug fixes.
• - Led development and App Store and Google Play launch of U.S. News’ first modern mobile app, “College Compass.” This added another revenue stream and extended the company’s reach in the mobile market.

Arlington, VA

• - Developed and implemented responsive frontend and backend components for multiple applications, utilizing technologies like Rails and Drupal, resulting in a 40% increase in user engagement on healthcentral.com.
• - Implemented and deployed in-house and vendor ad unit designs using JavaScript, CSS, and HTML, resulting in a 25% boost in revenue and accelerated sales growth for healthcentral.com and partner sites.

Hermosa Beach, CA

• - Developed the back-end (Ruby on Rails, MySQL) and front-end (Flash/XHTML/JavaScript/CSS) for several projects (i.e. a Subway/MTV application showcasing new music artists; a U2 trivia contest).
• - Translated designs from Photoshop and Illustrator to functional components in Flash/HTML applications.
• - Utilized the Facebook API and SDK in developing applications for clients like Subway and KIA.

El Segundo, CA

• - Implemented features and graphical elements for an Adobe AIR application, Fooz Kids, a content discovery engine for kids.
• - Collaborated with tech team using the Agile Process in releasing feature sets.
• - Worked with creative and marketing departments on UI elements and product branding.
• - Localized the Fooz Kids AIR desktop client for 36 countries.
• - Integrated frameworks like Mate and libraries such as TweenLite in code structure and effects within pure ActionScript 3.0 code.

Lawrence, KS

• - Designed and implemented a social network's features in AIR and Flex with Ruby on Rails back-end. Features include a forum, user and group profiles, and an asset management system.
• - Integrated Twitter and other social features for a desktop news aggregator extended from Snackr.
• - Architected sites’ core database schema and classes.
• - Wrote and standardized documentation for projects' code base.
• - Maintained integrity of deployed applications by implementing over 1000 test cases.

Lawrence, KS

• Bachelors of Science, Computer Science