Alec Yates

Software Engineer based in Bristol, UK

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🖋️ Profile

I have always loved existing between the worlds of practicality and art. Whether I’m building a shed from the ground up, or watching the creative flair of a theatre troupe snowball and expand - I revel in harnessing the world around me to build and explore. As such, when I found myself looking for a new challenge, software development perfectly encompassed that creativity, collaboration and rationale that I’ve always pursued in life.

To this end I have recently completed Makers Academy 12 week intensive bootcamp, where I learned the fundamentals of good coding practice and how to contribute effectively within team. Finding a company that values these assets and creates a supportive environment are my greatest priority as I search for my next role as a junior developer.

📂 Projects

Name	Description	Tech/tools
Reclaim Frontend, Reclaim Backend	A loyalty card application that rewards users for recycling packaging.	React.js, React Router, JQuery, Axios, PostgreSQL, Heroku
Acebook Front-end, Acebook Back-end	A Facebook clone with a Ruby-on-Rails/PostgreSQL API backend and a Node/React Native iOS frontend. Back-end deployed on Heroku using Travis-CI	React native, Axios, Ruby-on_rails, pg, bcrypt, RSpec, rack-cors, faker, factory-bot
What’s My Thing Frontend, What’s My Thing Backend	Ongoing MERN stack project in which users can upload and guess at the nature of obscure pictures.	React.js, Mongo, Express, Node.js

📝 Work Experience

Traffic Team Supervisor @ NHS England (Aug 2020 - Feb 2021)

• Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.

Associate Recruitment Consultant @ Saragossa (July 2019 - December 2019)

• Highly collaborative environment, in which my accomplished listening and communication skills thrived.
• Extensive time management used to prosper in a fast paced industry.

Professional Fundraiser @ Urban Leaf (November 2018 - June 2019)

• Leveraged strong self motivation and fluid rapport building to quickly and clearly communicate social needs and inspire support from members of the public.

6+ Years of Hospitality Experience @ Bars, Hotels, Restaurants and Cafes (2011 - 2019)

• Extensive development of soft skills, both providing excellent and personable autonomous service, as well as excelling as a part of a team.

👨‍🎓 Education

12-week intensive coding course with a chosen focus on full-stack JavaScript
Makers Academy - London, UK Mar 2021 - May 2021)

• Created and hosted web apps in Ruby, Ruby-on-rails and Javascript, using React, Express, and Node.js. Working in Agile teams using pair programming and version control with Git and GitHub.
• Learned and applied software design principles such as Object-Oriented Programming, Test and Behaviour Driven Development, Domain-Driven Design and Model View Controller design pattern.
• Demonstrated understanding of testing in Ruby with RSpec, Capybara, Jasmine, and Javascript using Jest, Enzyme, and Supertest.
• RESTful API integration using ActiveRecord with Ruby for PostgreSQL and Node, Express.js with MongoDB Atlas for experience using NoSQL databases.
• Explored web hosting with Heroku and continuous integration with Travis-CI.

Bachelor of Arts in Drama and English Literature
University of Sussex - Brighton, UK 2013 - 2017

Erasmus Exchange Year with a focus on language
Universidad de Alicante - Alicante, Spain 2015 - 2016

🤔 Interests

• 🧗 Climbing
• 🏄 Surfing
• 🚴 Cycling
• 🪓 Carpentry

💬 Languages

English: Native
Spanish: Advanced