James Ganong
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(61 reviews)
US$30.00
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ABOUT ME
Technology Leader | JavaScript/React/Redux | PHP | HTML/CSS
Technology Leader | JavaScript/React/Redux | PHP | HTML/CSS
Super friendly, approachable technology nerd with 20 years of experience writing code. I'm quick at understanding new code and finding solutions to challenging problems. I've worked for a large companies (Disney, Red Ventures), small companies (startups like Lightyear), and some in between (Ramsey Solutions - Dave Ramsey, Eckerd College).
English
Eastern Time (US & Canada) (-04:00)
Joined October 2016
EXPERTISE
10 years experience | 35 endorsements
I have been working with JavaScript for many years, but only started deep diving into it in the last seven years. I've put a number of Re...
I have been working with JavaScript for many years, but only started deep diving into it in the last seven years. I've put a number of ReactJS/Redux apps into production following best practices. I have also worked on a number of Node services to power single page applications.
10 years experience | 25 endorsements
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REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS
(61 reviews)
Alejandro Oviedo
May 2017
Deep knowledge in all things web. Strong React too.
summer
May 2017
James is really helpful and had extensive experiences of using React! I've learnt a lot!
Francisco Pena
April 2017
This guy is really Awesome!!!!!! :)
Alejandro Oviedo
March 2017
Very knowledgable in all things web, javascript, and react.
Enzou
March 2017
James is a Senior CodeMentor!!! Hard to beat his talent
Nonni
February 2017
James, as usual, was very helpful and gave good explanations for each concept we discussd/implemented,
Alejandro Oviedo
February 2017
Very knowledgable.
Benny
February 2017
Always super helpful and patient and an excellent mentor. Learn tons from each session.
Benny
January 2017
Programming Wizard.
Benny
January 2017
Always amazing and helpful!
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EMPLOYMENTS
Staff Software Engineer
Lightyear
2020-08-01-Present
As the first technical hire, after the cofounder CTO, I have helped lead, architect, and develop all aspects of our platform.
As the first technical hire, after the cofounder CTO, I have helped lead, architect, and develop all aspects of our platform.
Python
Django
TypeScript
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Python
Django
TypeScript
Celery
React
JavaScript
AWS
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Staff Software Engineer
Lightyear
2020-08-01-Present
- As the first non-founder technical hire, advise senior leadership on technical direction and helped set/direct company culture.</...
- As the first non-founder technical hire, advise senior leadership on technical direction and helped set/direct company culture.
- Refactored the model layer to be more modular and extensible. Has been able to support all new business cases over the last four years.
- Pioneered the use of feature toggles to decouple deploys and releases.
- Mentor engineers through code reviews, 1on1s, and tech learning sessions.
- Setup a real-time integration with Salesforce to enhance Sales productivity.
Python
Django
PostgreSQL
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Python
Django
PostgreSQL
React
JavaScript
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Dev Lead and Tech Advisor
Matchpoint Connection
2020-08-01-2024-10-01
- Built the React Native app using Expo and AWS Ampl...
- Built the React Native app using Expo and AWS Amplify integrated with Stripe for matching influencers and brands.
- Over $10MM has flowed through the app.
- Built the admin web portal (React and NodeJS) for managing and tracking deals.
Node.js
JavaScript
React Native
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Node.js
JavaScript
React Native
AWS Amplify
AWS
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