Chase Riddick

WASHINGTON STATE · (360) 506-7695 · chaseriddick@outlook.com

Software Developer, with experience and education in computer science fundamentals, system design, and fullstack web application development.

Former Educator, Business Operator.

Enjoys sunshine, barefoot hiking, crafting compelling, homebrew D&D campaigns, swine-herding, and attempting to cross finish lines in ill-advisedly-signed-up-for ultramarathons and triathlons.

Projects

LocalCatch

Inspired by the desgin of Zillow, LocalCatch is share platform that for fishiing enthusiasts and their catches. It provides a space for anglers to post their catches, to talk about it with the local community, and perhaps find when, where and under what conditions they're going to find their next Trophy Catch.
  • Integrated Google Maps API and accessing map scoping to populate map scope with relevant entries using latitude and longitude coordinates.
  • Built a comprehensive search filter by selecting from state with search keywords and toggle filters.
  • Set project in virtual environment package using Docker containers virtualization to make deployment to Heroku more efficient.
  • Retrieved individual details of weather/climate conditions for all user entries from an external API for a robust browsing experience.
Live Site | Repo

Dicey

An e-commerce platform inspired by Etsy that offers a the opportunity to share homebrew content for Dungeons and Dragons and other Table-Top RPGs.
  • Reduced server load times by storing digital assets on AWS S3.
  • Generated a planning and workflow by framing key functionality in user stories to guide development for engineering team.
  • Peer-reviewed 70+ pull requests, supplying effective analysis with engineering team to ensure thoughtful feedback.
Live Site | Repo

GTD Note

GTDnote is a fullstack application that allows users to view, create, update, and delete notes and folders to manage task or projects.
  • Produced efficient and well-rounded shared user experience by implementing CRUD best practices.
  • Utilized state management of Redux to directly manage data for simple form inputs and submissions for the user.
  • Used asynchronous requests to provide instant access to user movies and blockbuster shelves.
  • Decreased load times by consolidating database entries through the use of strategic folder/note relationships.
Live Site | Repo

Skills

Languages
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • SQL
  • HTML5 and CSS3
Frameworks, Tools, and Libraries
  • Node
  • Flask
  • React and Redux
  • Express
  • PostgreSQL
  • Sequelize and SQLAlchemy
  • AWS
  • Docker
Practices
  • Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
  • RESTful API's
  • Agile
  • Test-Driven Development (TDD)
  • Pair Programming

Experience

Software Enginer Trainee

App Academy
  • Over the past 6-months in 50-60 hour-long weeks, I have worked with App Academy, a leading coding bootcamp with a 3% acceptance rate.
  • ingrained in participants the ability to rapidly adopt and apply new programming languages/ technology stacks.
  • proficient in Javascript, Node.js, Express, React.JS, Redux, Python, Flask and SQL and Postgres. I have, In addition to these, experience utilizing a greater range of frequently-used technologies, methodologies, paradigms and trends
March 2013 - Present

Corporate Trainer

Clients Included: Citibank, HP, HPE, Accenture, Oracle, Osthus
  • Developed clientele to 8 different active clients at ta time with customers including HP, HPE, HCL, Osthus, Oracle, Accenture, Citibank.
  • Collaborated closely with corporate stakeholders to deliver customized needs analysis and design curriculum content informed by Adult Learning Theory for 40+ projects.
  • Conducted live in-high-demands trainings, public speaking events with groups up to 50 people.
  • Engaged with and trained software engineering companies to decrease meeting times by 30% and significantly decreased misunderstandings between international teams.
December 2011 - March 2013

University Instructor

Dongbei University of Finance & Economics
  • Instructed 500+ students, achieved an increase of 5.5 to 7 rating for IELTs score for 70% of students.
  • Acheive 98% Positive Instructor Rating from Student and Management feedback.
July 2010 - December 2011

Education

App Academy

Full Stack Software Enginneering Program
February - August 2022

Confucius Institute

HSK 6 - Advanced - Chinese Proficiency Test
July 2019

University of London

Bachelors of Art in Philosophy
September 2017 - June 2020

Cambridge Assessment English

Certification for English Language Teaching to Adults
July, August 2015

Washington State University

Undergraduate Studies in Engineering and Software Engineering
September 2010 - Dec 2011

Squalicum High School

September 2006 - June 2010