I'm a graduate from Makers Academy who is passionate about learning more about software development, web technologies and computer science. Having completed the course and developed a preference for full stack development, I am now ready to start my career in this field.
| Fhellow | Chitter | Instaharam |
|---|---|---|
| This was my final project. Working in a team of four, we created a location-based social network for connecting freelancers and remote workers. Technologies used include: Ruby on Rails, Bootstrap, GMaps, Javascript, jQuery.Rspec, Capybara and Poltergeist were used for the testing. View Fhellow |
This was one of the challenges given during the course. I created a clone of the webapp twitter. My iteration allows users to sign up, Tweet including hashtags which are rendered as clickable links, and follow other users. Technologies used include: Ruby, Sinatra, Postgres, Bcrypt, HAML, CSS. Rspec and Capybara were used for the testing. |
This was another challenge project created during the course as an example rails app. Technologies used include: Rails coffeescript, jquery and css with foundation. Rspec and Capybara were used for the testing. View Instaharam |
Computers and technology have always been my thing, however never professionally, up until now. Having enjoyed doing numerous online tutorials and research in web development, I had been looking to enter the field professionally for a while and joined Makers to make this happen. The 12 weeks of continuous coding and learning quickly confirmed my suspicions that this was the field I wanted to be in.
####Makers Academy #####Web Development Intensive Course ######Full time, August to October 2014 | London, United Kingdom
- Highly selective 12 week bootcamp style course.
- Includes teaching and projects on the full stack of web development.
- Focus on agile practices, especially test driven development (TDD), pair programming and methodologies when working in a team.
- Created many different projects over the weeks which can be found on my Github page.
- Culminated in my Final project Fhellow in which I worked with a designer as well as 3 other coursemates to create the webapp.
#####Skills learned
######Back-end
- Ruby
- Rails
- Sinatra
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL database management
- DataMapper ORM
- Bcrypt encryption
- Devise user authorisation
- API integration, including Twilio, GoogleMaps, Paperclip, Facebook and Yo
######Front-end
- HTML5
- HAML
- CSS3
- Javascript
- jQuery
- AJAX
- Responsive design
######Testing
- Rspec unit testing
- Jasmine unit testing
- Capybara integration testing
######Other useful development tools
- Git source control management
- Heroku deployment
######Software development methodologies
- Test driven development
- Object oriented programming
- Agile and lean principles
- Pair programming
- Teamwork
- Project based work
####Queen Mary University of London #####BA French with Business Management ######Full time, September 2008 to June 2012 | Mile end, London , England From this I :
- Learned to speak French (Studied for a year in Lille)
- Improved my Spanish (Taken as an A level and studied throughout degree)
- Gained a foundational knowledge of business principals, including accounting, marketing and strategy.
####Data Centre Professional #####Training sales executive ######May 2014 to Aug 2014 | Shoreditch, London
######Responsibilities
- Increasing numbers of attendees at DataCenter professional development sessions.
- Analysing viable locations for future training sessions.
- Taking in feedback from previous attendees to help improve the courses.
- Encouraging referrals and testimonials for our products.
######Achievements
Whilst I was only working there for three months I was still able to :
- Hit my monthly target each month.
- Create an initial deal with Goldman Sachs, leading towards a much larger deal.
- Rescue the South African training events from cancellation.
####Emap #####Delegate Sales Executive ######October 2012 to April 2014 | London, United Kingdom
######Responsibilities
- Ensuring increased delegate attendance and revenue for conferences in my portfolio.
- Building relationships with clients within the industries of my events. (Institutional Investment, Pensions, Civil Engineering)
- Finding new target markets, opportunities and ways to increase the scope of my events.
######Achievements
- Winning Team of the quarter for work on the Airport Design & Engineering - conference 2013 (Record revenues).
- Finishing The year 2013 at 110% of Annual Target.
- Finishing Quarter 1 of 2014 on 111% of Quarterly Target.
- Growing Event in a very niche sector by 33% in Quarter 1 2014.
#####Contact details If you would like to find out more, please feel free to contact me or view more by the following:
- Phone + 44 7903524834
- Email jerome.pratt@outlook.com
- Github
#####Work eligibility I am a British Citizen looking to work in London. Would also consider working in France or Spain.