Jake White
Software Engineer
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Employment
Software Engineer
January 2016 to March 2018
Carbon Black
- Worked on the user interface of Carbon Black's Response and Defense Products
- Contributed to projects using ReactJS with Redux
- Contributed to projects using Backbone and jQuery
- Created Technical Design Documents to propose UI additions and enhancements
- Communicated with backend engineers and UX to improve user workflow and overall experience
- Worked closely with Google Chrome's Developer Tools for debugging
- Practiced Agile methodologies through the participation in daily scrum meetings, weekly backlog grooming, and sprint retrospective meetings
- Reviewed javaScript code as well as recieved code review feedback
- Researched and implemented a Unit Testing infrastructure for a React product using Enzyme, Mocha, and Chai
Junior Developer
March to August 2015
Capitalize Network
Extensive work with jQuery, HTML, and CSS for a web application service in order to create a product that met employers desires
- Worked directly with David Awad, CTO of Capitalize Network, on a web application from the beginning of it's production
- Gained professional experience working with NodeJS - Express, Handlebars, Request
- Worked with bootstrap to allow for responsive formatting, improving user experience
- Implemented a jQuery range slider (noUiSlider) to dynamically interact with user inputs
- Created an x-editable review page that allows for changes to previously entered form data
- Customized a jQuery validation plugin that assured accurate submissions to an API
- Practiced Agile methodologies through the participation in daily scrum meetings
Carpenter
2018-Present
Bespoke of Winchester
- Built high end cabinets used primarily in Residential settings
- Worked predominantly in the shop building cabinets, but also helped with installations on job sites when needed
- Learned how to use the machinery required to build high end cabinets; CNC Machine, Planer, Jointer, Shaper, Sliding Table Saw, Rip Saw, Drill Press
Residential Carpentry
- Worked on residential houses out of the Concord, MA area
- Installed cedar shakes and clapboard siding, window trim, corner board trim, fascia and soffit trim, columns and their detail pieces. Repair rotted siding and framing
- Installed baseboard and assist in the installation of pre-made cabinets
- Installed sheetrock and shiplap, windows and doors, laundry and kitchen appliances
- Framed decks and partition walls
Boston BoatWorks
- Built the cabins of high end, downeast style yachts
- Installed the walls, counters, cabinets, trim, floorboards and decks
- Taught and learned the skills required to become a skilled carpenter
Intramural Ice Hockey Referee
February to Decemeber 2014
University of Colorado, Boulder
- Watched over and mediated CU students playing Ice Hockey
- Gained leadership and communication skills
Lift Operator
November 2010 to April 2011
Park City Mountain Resort, Utah
- Took a year off after high school and operated the chairlift 'Thaynes' in Park City, Utah for a season
- Skiied a total of 126 days
Education
University of Colorado, Boulder
2011 to 2015
Computer Science
Notable + Favorite Classes:
- HCC Foundations/User-Centered Design and Development
- HCC Big Data
- Computing Tech for Sports/Play
Other CS related classes:
- Computer Science I: Programming
- Computer Science II: Data Structures
- Computer Systems
- Discrete Structures
- Software Development Methods and Tools
- Algorithms
- Operating Systems
- Principles of Programming Languages
- Computer Graphics
Concord-Carlisle High School
2006-2010
Concord, Massachusetts