Tony Shikanga

Tony Shikanga

$15/hr
Ruby on Rails full stack developer
Reply rate:
-
Availability:
Hourly ($/hour)
Age:
25 years old
Location:
Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
Experience:
2 years
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ANTHONY​ ​SHIKANGA Anthony​ ​Shikanga Nairobi,​ ​Kenya (+254)​ ​--LinkedIn: Portfolio:​ ​https://guarded-brushlands-79203.herokuapp.com/ Github:​ ​https://github.com/anthonyshikanga ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Personal​ ​Statement ​ ​A​ ​professional​ ​full​ ​stack​ ​web​ ​developer​ ​looking​ ​forward​ ​to​ ​kickstart​ ​my​ ​career​ ​in the​ ​Information​ ​Technology​ ​Sector.​ ​I​ ​have​ ​undergone​ ​an​ ​intensive​ ​curriculum during​ ​my​ ​six​ ​months​ ​training​ ​in​ ​Moringa​ ​School​ ​where​ ​I​ ​have​ ​a​ ​gained​ ​a​ ​solid foundation​ ​in​ ​software​ ​development​ ​concepts​ ​and​ ​best​ ​practises.​ ​The​ ​training​ ​I received​ ​sets​ ​me​ ​apart​ ​from​ ​the​ ​crowd​ ​by​ ​orienting​ ​me​ ​to​ ​think​ ​about​ ​software development​ ​as​ ​a​ ​collaborative​ ​and​ ​fun​ ​process.​ ​This​ ​bundled​ ​together​ ​with​ ​the work​ ​ethics​ ​professional​ ​workshop​ ​puts​ ​me​ ​on​ ​even​ ​footing​ ​with​ ​world​ ​class developers. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Highlighted​ ​Software​ ​Applications BlueCircle-Team​ ​lead,​ ​Full​ ​stack​ ​Developer​ ​(September​ ​1​ ​-​ ​September​ ​22​ ​2017) URL:​ ​https://bluecircle.herokuapp.com/ Github:​ ​https://github.com/anthonyshikanga/Bluecircle BlueCircle​ ​is​ ​an​ ​application​ ​that​ ​rethinks​ ​how​ ​we​ ​give​ ​donations​ ​by​ ​focusing​ ​donor donations​ ​to​ ​a​ ​child’s​ ​savings​ ​account. ● Implemented​ ​devise​ ​for​ ​user​ ​authentication ● Used​ ​rails_admin​ ​gem​ ​for​ ​administration ● Used​ ​cancan​ ​for​ ​user​ ​scope​ ​permissions​ ​and​ ​access ● Implemented​ ​Stripe​ ​API​ ​for​ ​payment​ ​options ● Used​ ​checkout​ ​to​ ​customize​ ​payment​ ​forms ● Implemented​ ​RESTful​ ​routing​ ​and​ ​CRUD​ ​functionality ● Utilized​ ​rails​ ​asset​ ​pipeline​ ​for​ ​my​ ​assets ● Used​ ​Activerecord​ ​and​ ​postgres​ ​for​ ​database​ ​management ● Frontend​ ​framework​ ​-Bootstrap​ ​alpha​ ​4 Lesson​ ​Pods​ ​-​ ​Independent​ ​Capstone​ ​Project,​ ​Full​ ​stack​ ​Developer(​ ​August​ ​21​ ​August​ ​31​ ​2017) URL:​ ​https://agile-springs-68663.herokuapp.com/ Github:​ ​https://github.com/anthonyshikanga/LessonPods Lesson​ ​Pods​ ​is​ ​an​ ​application​ ​that​ ​provides​ ​students​ ​with​ ​access​ ​to​ ​educational podcasts​ ​and​ ​also​ ​enables​ ​teachers​ ​to​ ​earn​ ​more​ ​income​ ​by​ ​monetizing​ ​their podcasts. ● Implemented​ ​RESTful​ ​routing​ ​and​ ​CRUD​ ​functionality ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Devise​ ​user​ ​authentication Used​ ​disqus​ ​for​ ​user​ ​commenting Rails​ ​Asset​ ​pipeline​ ​for​ ​assets Frontend​ ​framework​ ​-​ ​Bootstrap​ ​3 Activerecord​ ​and​ ​psql​ ​for​ ​db Implemented​ ​Stripe​ ​API Used​ ​twitter​ ​developer​ ​tools​ ​to​ ​allow​ ​for​ ​single​ ​thread​ ​tweets ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Technical​ ​Skills Strong:​ ​Node.js,​ ​Bower,​ ​Npm,​ ​Typescript,​ ​Asset​ ​pipeline,​ ​HTML5/CSS3,​ ​Bootstrap grid​ ​layout,materialize,Gulp,API(building​ ​and​ ​calling),​ ​Firebase,​ ​Emberjs,​ ​jquery, Angularjs,​ ​Ruby,​ ​Sinatra,Rails,​ ​Rake,​ ​HTTP​ ​methods,​ ​SASS,​ ​Syntactic​ ​Sugar,​ ​SQL​ ​and postgreSQL Experienced:​ ​Java,​ ​Phaserjs,​ ​Rspec,​ ​Pry,​ ​Coffeescript,​ ​Ajax,​ ​Javascript ● ● ● ● ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Personal​ ​Skills Eager​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​new​ ​skills Team​ ​oriented Works​ ​well​ ​under​ ​pressure Loves​ ​a​ ​challenge ​ ​Academic​ ​Qualifications Moringa​ ​School April​ ​17​ ​-​ ​September​ ​29 Full​ ​stack​ ​Developer,​ ​Ruby​ ​Specialization Makini​ ​High​ ​School 2014​ ​-​ ​2015 Kenya​ ​Certificate​ ​of​ ​Secondary​ ​Education Moi​ ​High​ ​School​ ​Kabarak 2012​ ​-​ ​2014 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Affiliations​ ​and​ ​Leadership Project​ ​Scrum​ ​master,​ ​Moringa​ ​School 1st​ ​September​ ​-​ ​22nd​ ​September Responsibilities ● Reflecting​ ​agile​ ​and​ ​scrum​ ​values​ ​to​ ​the​ ​team ● Mediating​ ​conflict​ ​of​ ​goals ● Lead​ ​daily​ ​standup​ ​meetings ● ● ​A ​ daptation​ ​of​ ​team​ ​decisions​ ​and​ ​perspectives Maintain​ ​focus​ ​on​ ​the​ ​big​ ​picture ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Volunteer​ ​Activities First​ ​Aider​ ​St.John​ ​Ambulance,​ ​Kenya- Responsibilities​ ​and​ ​achievements ● Conduct​ ​first​ ​Aid​ ​on​ ​students ● Organizing​ ​large​ ​groups​ ​in​ ​carrying​ ​out​ ​donations​ ​to​ ​children's​ ​homes ● Involved​ ​in​ ​first​ ​Aid​ ​competitions ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Interests ● ● ● ● ● Gaming​ ​enthusiast,​ ​love​ ​playing​ ​Fifa. Artificial​ ​Intelligence​ ​and​ ​Virtual​ ​Reality Autonomous​ ​technology Philip.K.Dickens​ ​works I​ ​play​ ​Basketball​ ​every​ ​Wednesday​ ​and​ ​Friday​ ​evening ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​References Brian​ ​Marete Technical​ ​Mentor Moringa​ ​School Tel:​ ​- Email:​-Mr.​ ​Geoffrey​ ​Lwaki Teacher Makini​ ​High​ ​School Tel:​ ​- Email-
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