Andrew

Ackerman

Full-Stack Developer

andrew.ackers@gmail.com

(805) 905-5948

About Me

Andrew Ackerman Kayaking in New Zealand

Hi, I'm Andrew! I'm a full-stack web developer with a particular interest in front-end development. 💻 My specialties include Javascript, React, Node, Express and Ruby on Rails.

I've spent most of my professional life working in Construction, 🔨 which I believe has helped me create a strong work ethic and ability to work with a wide range of tasks. I also used to be in charge of training apprentices which helped create a passion for passing my skills on to others.

Aside from tech, my passions include hiking, 🥾 traveling, 🌏 reading non-fiction 📖 and cooking. 🍳

Projects

Kansha

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A Workplace Recognition app for the purpose of showing appreciation within an organization and their teams

Technology Used

Front-end

  • ReactJS
  • Redux
  • CSS
  • SASS
  • Axios

Back-end

  • NodeJS
  • Express
  • Knex
  • PostgresQL
  • Jest
  • SQLlite3
  • JWT

Details


  • Worked with a nine person team to produce Kansha over a two month period.
  • Created an Admin Dashboard to closely follow user engagement and discover which employees are the most appreciated.
  • Added the ability to create Teams for easier use between Team Members.
  • Clean on-boarding experience for small and large organizations.

One Line A Day

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Basic note taking application allowing users to create/store/update/delete notes.

Technology Used

Front-end

  • ReactJS
  • Redux
  • CSS
  • LESS
  • Axios

Back-end

  • NodeJS
  • Express
  • Knex
  • PostgresQL
  • Jest
  • SQLlite3
  • JWT

Details


  • Worked on a marketing page for a nine person team
  • Created a fully styled landing page, and a page to display Team members
  • Reached the goal of having fully responsive pages

Capture - Expat Portfolio

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Photo Sharing site for travelers to display their favorite shots and memories.

Technology Used

Front-end

  • ReactJS
  • Redux
  • CSS
  • Axios

Back-end

  • NodeJS
  • Express
  • Knex
  • PostgresQL
  • Jest
  • SQLlite3
  • JWT

Details


  • Built with a team of eight over a one week period.
  • Created a NodeJS back-end to match plan decided by team, and was solely responsible for all back-end testing.
  • Wrote up all documentation for the NodeJS endpoints, with clear instructions on how to access them

Big Brand Welcome Screen

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A building directory displaying a clock, calendar and weather updates for Big Brand Tire's headquarters located in Moorpark, CA.

Technology Used

Front-end

  • ReactJS
  • CSS
  • Axios

Back-end

  • WeatherBit API
  • Rapid API

Details


  • Side project created with some help from another junior developer over the space of two weeks.
  • This was important for learning how to use information brought in from an external API to dynamically render SVG's depending on the weather.

Blog

I predominantly blog about my experiences with learning the Rails framework, with the intention of writing a list of educational blogposts that I wish I'd have had when I began learning.