About Me
I enjoy making tools that save everyone time and make life a bit more fun. I like to ask "what if?"
Currently living in Austin, TX
I enjoy making tools that save everyone time and make life a bit more fun. I like to ask "what if?"
Currently living in Austin, TX
Full stack web development certificate • Oct 2017
A three-month intensive certificate program focusing on HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, Responsive Design, Node.js, Express.js, MySQL, MongoDB, Handlebars.js, React.js, Git, Heroku, User Authentication, and Computer Science Fundamentals.
Bachelor of Science in Physics • June 2013
Computational physics, high performance computing, and CS fundamentals. Dielectric breakdown in a capacitor and gravitational wave simulations in Python and Matlab.
Software Engineer• June 2018 - Current
Full stack software development in Python. Created internal and customer-facing apps supporting Sales, Logistics, and Finance operations. Custom ERP/CRM module development. Database maintenance with PostgreSQL. Infrastructure management with Salt and Terraform in AWS using EC2, RDS, IAM, and Cloudwatch metrics.
Web Developer • Nov 2017 - June 2018
JavaScript front and backend development: Node.js, Express.js, React.js, jQuery, etc. Mobile-First / Mobile Responsive Designs with Cross-browser Compatibility Front-end frameworks: Bootstrap, Materialize/Material UI, etc. Database Management: SQL (MySQL), NoSQL (MongoDB), and Cloud Storage. User Authentication and Authorization RESTful API development Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Open Graph, and Google Analytics Amazon Web Services (AWS), Heroku, and other Cloud Services
Manufacturing Tech • June 2013 - March 2015
Operated, maintained, and repaired specialized processing equipment in a clean room environment. Responsible for a complete understanding of all processes at work in 14nm Fab Planar module, worked closely with engineering teams to design and test of new processes. Software superuser, responsible for providing training and oversight for new software deployments. Safety team co-chair, led monthly meetings to raise awareness of safety incidents and current best practices, investigated root cause of injuries and recommended solutions, coached peers in chemical storage, PPE, and safety procedures.
React, HTML 5, CSS 3, JavaScript ES6, jQuery
Python, Node.js, MongoDB/NoSQL, PHP, SQL, PostgreSQL
Google Cloud, AWS, RDS, Salt, Terraform
C++, Git, Heroku, Docker
Event planning and reminders with cost splitting.
HTML5 CSS3 jQuery MySQL Mobile Payments
Uses Mozilla Web Speech API and a custom natural language parser to serve user requests for music, movies, twitter, or google search.
HTML5 CSS3 GCloud Compute Web Speech API NLTK
Simple wedding announcement, venue info, and RSVP.
HTML CSS jQuery velocity.js
John Torrence
(971) 213-2046
torrencj@gmail
