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Gurtaj Kang

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Profile

I am an honest, positive, and enthusiastic individual who is fully able and determined in continuing a career as a Front-End Developer.

With my proven problem solving skills and ability to easily translate complex concepts into simplistic equivalencies, I am confident in what I can accomplish.

I'm an eager learner, very hard working, and committed towards achieving professional goals. I possess ambition and reliability, with strong analytical and rapport building skills.

Skills

Problem Solver with Initiative

When Developing Code, I have had to undergo a lot of research and error handling. I thoroughly Google all of my issues and if that doesn't work I go to a forum or chat room and ask for help there.

As a Data Analyst I took it upon myself to learn about macros and how to implement them into, originally, very time consuming reports.

Weekly lab sessions, during my Physics Degree, consisted of experimentation, result taking, data analysis, and interpretation. Attention to the minutest of details was of great importance.

Retail Customer Service has experienced me in finding quick solutions to technical related problems, for, quite often agitated, customers. These moments took advantage of my ability to keep calm, in order to think clearly and efficiently solve problems.

Confident Communicator

At University, I had to collate a lot of scientific and legal information, and explain some very complex concepts. I was able to refine essential communication skills, through producing reports and presenting them to experts and novices, in a very clear and concise manner.

Regular staff meetings, throughout my Retail work, were useful for discussing ways in which we could increase our efficiency. This gave me crucial experience in getting my point across to others who were not always open to new ideas.

Throughout my Call Centre work, I have called members of the public and asked them to take part in research surveys, and whether they would like to donate to selected charities. My success in these roles relied on my ability to communicate clearly, professionally, and respectfully.

Committed

I received Hull Compact Award for both of my years at Wyke College. This is awarded for achieving 95% or above attendance.

Upon completing study at Sydney Smith Secondary School, I had successfully fulfilled my duties as a School Prefect. I was awarded this role for my ability to de-escalate intense situations, and for my above-average attendance.

At Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Hull, I assisted with Punjabi classes which I originally attended as a child. These are set up to teach young children how to read and write in Punjabi.

My working experiences have shown a clear reflection of my dedication, with sick leave only ever being taken in extreme circumstances.

Team Player

I attended several weekend-camps, as an Army Cadet, where my barracks would compete against other barracks, in various different activities. These experiences gave me a lot of discipline and taught me the importance of working well within a team.

During my time at Capstone Communications, lesser-qualified engineers often looked to me for guidance. I gained valuable experience in keeping team moral high, whilst demonstrating the benefits of working in a time-efficient manner.

In Retail and Marketing, I had to convince staff to help me, in selling and promoting a client's product, over any competitor products. I exercised my knowledge and passion, and showed my genuine will to reciprocate, in order to successfully form dedicated allies who were always eager to help.

Experience

Web Developer
LifeWorks (November 2018 to Present)

• Key Member on the core product feature team.
• Tech Stack included React, Redux, React-Hooks, Apollo GraphQl, and Flow.
• Unit testing and a11y testing was necessity for all new features.
• Constructed test helper functions that were utilised across all of the projects.
• Had sole ownership of features like the introduction of Multi Authentication Methods.
• Attended, as well as led, Dev talks on topics at the forefront of technology.

Front-End Developer
Ostmodern (April 2018 to November 2018)

• Used React and Redux along with Redux-Observable middleware to handle streams of actions.
• Fetched content through calls to the API of a headless CMS.
• Bundled and transpiled projects using Webpack.
• Packaged and tagged releases and hotfixes, then deployed them to a production environment.
• Implemented compulsory unit-tests using Jest and Enzyme.
• Often debugged failed feature builds and smoke-suite test failures, within the Jenkins CI.
• Attended daily stand-ups and regular sprint-planning as Agile methodology was strictly adhered to.
• Sites worked on: F1TV and ITV Box Office.

Front-End Developer
King of Vape (August 2017 to January 2018)

• Implemented ReactJS, React Router, and Redux to produce a bespoke Web App.
• Tested App and submitted progress using the GitHub version control repositry service.
• Produced initial site using well known eCommerce platform, Shopwired.

Engineer
Capstone Communication Services Ltd. (April 2016 to December 2017)

Editorial Assistant
Smee & Ford (September 2016 to October 2016)

Data Analyst
Nigel Fredericks (June 2015 to April 2016)

• Created macros (VBA) to run reports in Excel.
• Extracted data from company database using SQL queries.

Regional Sales Representative
Blue Square Marketing (June 2009 to November 2014)

Projects

See my personal portfolio here

Project	Description	Timeframe	Technologies
King Of Vape	A Shopping Website built using facebook's create-react-app	3 months	ReactJS, Redux, React-Router
RGBY	A recreation of the Simon Game, popular in the 70's and 80's	4 days	HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Pomodor-O'Clock!	An emulation of a Pomodoro Clock	4 days	HTML, CSS, JavaScript
O's and X's	A virtual version of the Noughts and Crosses game with an unbeatable AI	3 days	HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Calc-U-Later Aligator	A virtual Non-Scientific Calculator	3 days	HTML, CSS, Javascript

Education

Front End Development Program (Highest Distinction)
Free Code Camp (February 2017 to February 2018)

• Completed all compulsory and optional challenges in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Succesfully submitted all projects.

MSc Management of Intellectual Property (Merit)
Queen Mary University of London (September 2013 to September 2014)

Postgraduate Certificate of Education in Physics
The University of Hull (October 2011 to September 2012)

• Module in 'Statistical and Computational Physics'.

BSc Physics (2nd Class Honours)
The University of Manchester (September 2006 to June 2009)

• Module in 'Programming in C'.
• Use of MATLAB in lab sessions.

A-Levels
Wyke College (September 2004 to June 2006)

• Chemistry (A), Physics (B), Electronics (A), Mathematics (B).

Secondary Education
Sydney Smith School (September 1999 to June 2004)

• 9 GCSEs and 1 GNVQ obtained.

Interests

Apart from being an avid music fan and a movie fanatic, I love travelling the world and learning about new cultures. I took a particular liking to Spain on my visits and I am now learning to speak Spanish. According to my Duolingo app I am currently 54% fluent.