Robert Gordon

• Engineered responsive UI components for daily menu and dish management using React, resulting in a 20% improvement in user navigation efficiency. • Architected a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions and Netlify, reducing manual deployment time and ensuring 100% build reliability through automated code quality checks. • Developed a secure user management system to handle complex dietary restrictions, ensuring data integrity for over 10 user profiles.

• Developed a cross-platform internal communication tool using React, Electron, and TypeScript, facilitating real-time collaboration for distributed startup teams. • Implemented robust Node.js middleware and session-based authentication, enhancing application security and user session persistence. • Optimized data retrieval by managing complex schemas in MongoDB, improving backend response times during peak usage. • Streamlined the development lifecycle by containerizing environments with Docker, eliminating "it works on my machine" issues and accelerating team onboarding.

• Mentored 60+ developers by providing technical guidance in JavaScript, React, Node.js, and PostgreSQL, utilizing clear code demonstrations to accelerate full-stack application development. • Architected and launched a new Onboarding module for the Learn Software platform, streamlining the preparation process and increasing success rates for incoming engineering immersive students. • Facilitated daily technical code reviews for a cohort of 60, fostering professional coding habits and providing actionable feedback to improve application architecture and logic. • Empowered transitioning service members by teaching fundamental full-stack web development principles, successfully bridging the gap between military service and high-growth software engineering careers.

• Directed cross-functional team operations across 200 miles of active territory, ensuring 100% mission success through rigorous technical and logistical planning. • Architected and implemented a digital information infrastructure using Microsoft Teams, increasing communication efficiency and data transparency for platoon leadership. • Designed and launched a Leadership Development Course that qualified 20 personnel for advanced supervisory roles, scaling the team's internal promotion pipeline. • Oversaw the training and professional development of 60+ personnel, ensuring technical readiness and peak performance across multiple specialized departments. • Managed high-stakes project execution for large-scale organizational exercises, coordinating complex resource allocation and risk mitigation strategies.

• Stepped into executive leadership as the acting Site Manager for 71 days, overseeing all regional operations, personnel welfare, and site safety in the absence of senior leadership. • Managed high-stakes security operations and emergency response, directing 33 drills and ensuring 1,200+ hours of incident-free facility protection. • Spearheaded administrative compliance and record management for 34 personnel, modernizing the organizational library to meet strict regulatory standards. • Optimized facility maintenance and logistics by coordinating daily with government service offices to track and execute critical work orders. • Mentored and evaluated team performance, conducting technical inspections and professional development sessions to ensure peak operational readiness.

Instructor-led, Java remote training through Per Scholas with over 1000 hours in a “classroom setting” for 18 weeks and a 13 weeks session with a professional development coach. Professional development utilizes the application of past experiences to develop learners in areas of their resume, behavioral interviewing, professional leadership, and technical interview skills. Learning focuses on the ability to build a full-stack web application with front-end and back-end components. Technologies learned to include Agile-Scrum, SQL, Relational Databases, Version Control, OOPL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Java SE, Java EE, Multithreading and Concurrency, Spring MVC, Spring Boot, Web Services, Jenkins CI, JDBC, ORM, Unit Testing, JPA, Web Application Frameworks, Eclipse and Maven

The Software Engineering Immersive Program at Galvanize Inc is a 19-week course that provides over 1000 hours of coding instruction. Students will gain full-stack development skills in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React, Express, Git, and PostgreSQL in an Agile environment. This intensive program is designed to provide a comprehensive education in software engineering and prepare graduates for careers in the field.