CJ Waisath

About Me

As a full stack developer with 2 years of professional experience, I am committed to delivering high-quality software solutions that meet the needs of our customers. I have a strong understanding of both front-end and back-end technologies, allowing me to contribute to all aspects of the development process. I am skilled in programming languages such as Java, TypeScript, and have experience with frameworks like Angular and Quarkus. I am a proactive problem solver, always seeking innovative solutions to challenges. I am excited to collaborate with a team of talented individuals to drive the success of our projects.

Work Experience

Software Developer - General Motors (May 2021 - current)

Implemented Jest and Liquibase into team practices to both improve unit test coverage by 90% and increase deployment efficiency by 10 minutes
Trained and assisted others in modern technologies including Angular and Jest through presenting at dev forums, co-hosting office hours, and sharing knowledge with others in Yammer groups
Created bug dashboards, burndown charts, sprint boards, and test trackers through Excel and Azure DevOps to stay organized and coordinate development efforts across the development team
Led daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning and retrospective meetings, and deployments to adhere to GM IT standards, maintain GM Technology Compliance stars, and complete features on time
Developed and maintained custom applications using Angular, Java/Quarkus, and PostgreSQL by practicing proper coding standards and by remediating bugs and vulnerabilities through updating package and framework versions as dictated by GM standards
Collaborated with cross-functional team members through weekly check-in meetings, including designers, project managers, and business analysts, to deliver high-quality apps and features on time, increasing business functionality, effectiveness, and efficiency

Teacher's Assistant - Brigham Young University - Idaho (Sept 2019 - July 2020)

Developed new curriculum in a small team with a professor for future students to learn in the new Computer Science and Engineering program on campus
Researched modern web technologies such as Node.js, MongoDB, and Heroku, to create lessons, assignments, team activities, and projects for the new course
Wrote code to act as sample solutions for the students to compare their work to, demonstrating a strong ability to learn, understand, and apply new material quickly and correctly

Latest Projects

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Teahouse - An Online Space To Spill The Tea

Created a chat room app with a team utilizing newly learned skills in React, Socket.io, Node.js, and MongoDB
Practiced proper git workflow by creating new branches, pushing changes to development branches, making pull requests, merging changes, pulling down new code, and rebasing branches as needed

Check It Out On GitHub

Hyrulian Times - A Social Media Space For The Land Of Hyrule

Built a full stack SPA that mimicked a social media site like Facebook by allowing users to create an account and make posts on a universal wall
Designed the client using HTML, CSS, JS, jQuery, and Bootstrap
Designed the server using Node.js, Express.js, and Mongoose

Find out more on GitHub