Frederick John

Elixir: Expert

TypeScript: Advanced

MongoDB: Proficient

Frederick has over 5 years experience building modular systems with a focus on performance and scalability. His primary technology stack includes the Elixir language with the Phoenix web framework, React.js for building user interfaces, and MongoDB for persisting data.

He is proficient with Angular and has recently picked up Vue.js for quick prototyping and development. Frederick has a strong background in ES6 and TypeScript, allowing him to learn new frameworks quickly.

Angular & React

Graduated from Penn State with BASc in Business Management, Marketing

2012

Taught himself Python to create API's for interacting with the Bitcoin network

2013

Learned Ruby on Rails + JavaScript for first junior developer position

2014

The need for concurrency in Ruby lead to a paradigm shift toward functional programming via Elixir

2016

With a strong foundation in functional programming, Frederick creates Artifical Neural Networks (ANN) to experiement with Machine Learning algorithms

2018

The Road Less Traveled

Frederick attended Penn State as a Business major with the intention of attending Law School after graduation. During his time at school, Frederick tutored his peers in the more challenging business courses, such as, Corporate Finance and Statistics. It was during this time where he was exposed to programming and computer science. Frederick loves to challange himself and saw programming as an opportunity to expand his mind and abilities while obtaining an essential skillset for the 21st century.

Frederick's persistance and unfettered passion are the driving forces behind his insatiable thirst for knowledge.

RECENT PROJECTS

Listed below are several projects and open source contributions

Read the text Learn Ruby First , a resource for new developers

Play the classic card game War Created with Elixir/Phoenix

View the current weather in any city Angular 5 app

Read The Elixir/Phoenix Web Stack, currently in development

Learn about bitcoin and create a lightning wallet in this Rails app

Here is the Friendly CRM, a software app for managing employees and customers