Jonathan Conway

ABOUT ME

User Interface Developer

Hello, I'm Jonathan!

Experienced in Front End Development (HTML, CSS, ES6, Angular, React), Back End Development (C#, Java, NodeJS) and Software Engineering (OOP, RDBMS, TDD, FP).

Additionally, trained and experienced in Interaction Design (Research, Sketching, Wireframes, Prototypes, Accessibility).

Focused on user needs, with an emphasis on relationships, empathy, evidence and results. I enjoy working in diverse, multi-disciplinary teams, learning and sharing knowledge.

Made significant and lasting contributions to multiple high-impact projects: Bupa (2010), Westpac (2013), Service NSW (2015) and the Digital Transformation Agency (2017).

English

Sydney (+10:00)

Joined June 2017

EXPERTISE

React

2 years experience

Worked with React on a daily basis, on a variety of products. Strong familiarity with methods and patterns for structuring React apps, un...

Worked with React on a daily basis, on a variety of products. Strong familiarity with methods and patterns for structuring React apps, unit testing, debugging, server-side rendering, validation, accessibility, methods of styling (e.g. modular CSS, StyledComponents, etc), container components and React ecosystem tooling, such as Storybook, Jest, React Developer tools, etc.

Angular

3 years experience

Strong, thorough knowledge of the framework – different types of services and their uses, scope hierarchy, eventing, directives, Ajax. Ap...

Strong, thorough knowledge of the framework – different types of services and their uses, scope hierarchy, eventing, directives, Ajax. Applied Angular to various projects with various back-ends, ranging from Node to SalesForce to .NET WebAPI.

JavaScript

10 years experience

Almost a decade of experience with Javascript, coding nearly every day, and applying it to a wide range of problems. Followed the evoluti...

Almost a decade of experience with Javascript, coding nearly every day, and applying it to a wide range of problems. Followed the evolution of the language. Strong understanding of the DOM, functional programming techniques, Object-Based programming and use of Prototype, Javascript-specific handling of types (e.g. NaN, null, undefined, etc), debugging, cross-browser and cross-devices support, unit-testing (Jasmine, QUnit, Jest, etc) and new ES6 features (classes, arrow functions, generator functions, async/await, etc).

Node.js

3 years experience

Usage of NodeJS on a variety of projects, to satisfy varying architectural needs, from serving web pages, to integrating with CMS's (Alfr...

Usage of NodeJS on a variety of projects, to satisfy varying architectural needs, from serving web pages, to integrating with CMS's (Alfresco, KeystoneJS), to providing JSON APIs to SPA's, to acting as a thin proxy layer, for caching (Redis, etc) or resource/access management. Experience with multiple frameworks and libraries (Express, Hapi, Mandrill, Jade) and design patterns (promises, thunks, middleware).

10 years experience

Almost a decade of experience with the language. Still use it on a regular basis. Strong core C# knowledge - types, language constructs, ...

Almost a decade of experience with the language. Still use it on a regular basis. Strong core C# knowledge - types, language constructs, OOP, events/delegates, lambdas, async/await. The above complimented by a good broad knowledge of the .NET framework - caching, threading, I18N, database access, memory management, etc.

Java

2 years experience

Strong foundational knowledge of the Java language – basic structures and primitives, JDK, object-oriented facilities and how to use them...

Strong foundational knowledge of the Java language – basic structures and primitives, JDK, object-oriented facilities and how to use them, build tooling (Maven), unit-testing (JUnit, dependency injection), IDEs (Netbeans, Eclipse), design patterns and idioms (factory, unit-of-work, POCO, repository, inversion-of-control) and UI libraries (Swing).

Redux

1 year experience

Solid understanding of the Flux architecture, its benefits and drawbacks, and how it is applied on the client-side by Redux. Experience u...

Solid understanding of the Flux architecture, its benefits and drawbacks, and how it is applied on the client-side by Redux. Experience unit-testing Redux reducers, implementing middleware and using related libraries such as React-Redux and Redux-Saga.

SOCIAL PRESENCE

GitHub

XmlToDynamic

Converts an XML document into a dynamic object

react-progressive-forms

Utilities and examples for server-side-rendering progressively enhanced forms with ReactJS

JavaScript

Stack Overflow

12743 Reputation

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171

Community Posts

Diagramming for developers

Diagramming can boost problem-solving and help a team communicate and synthesize their ideas. This article presents mediums and tools and methods and tips for diagramming.

Prototyping user interfaces with quality

How can prototyping of user interfaces be made fast and efficient, while producing quality output? Understanding the purpose and carefully considering what we prototype can help. We can also follow a test-driven, iterative approach, building a solid prototype out of de-couples and re-usable "shallow" components, connected together with containers, routing and/or glue code.

When not to use SELECT

The SELECT element is easy to use, but easy to mis-use. If you want to maximise accessibility, usability and inclusiveness, here are some reasons to think twice.

EMPLOYMENTS

Software Developer

CONW_Y

2017-08-01-Present

Research, design and development of user interfaces, for a range of clients. Currently building user interfaces for investment traders, u...

Research, design and development of user interfaces, for a range of clients. Currently building user interfaces for investment traders, utilising reactive, functional and event-driven programming techniques. Tech: Angular 4, TypeScript, RxJS, NgRx, Redux

Software Engineer

amaysim Australia Ltd

2017-06-01-2017-08-01

Worked on myDevices – a reliable, simple interface, for amaysim customers to view and manage their mobile/tablet devices. Developed code ...

Worked on myDevices – a reliable, simple interface, for amaysim customers to view and manage their mobile/tablet devices. Developed code examples, Docker and Serverless configuration and AWS Lambda functions. Followed 12- Factor principles and TDD (sociable unit tests, consumer-driven contracts and end -to-end system tests). Helped design RESTful APIs, based on rigorous domain modelling, in consultation with multiple functional areas (design, marketing, UX). Produced simple, clear documentation and diagrams. Tech: React, ES2017, Node, AWS (Lambda, Cognito), Serverless, Docker

Front End Developer

Digital Transformation Agency

2016-07-01-2017-06-01

Designing and building simple, clear and fast services for the public. Worked across the Digital Identity program, allowing individuals a...

Designing and building simple, clear and fast services for the public. Worked across the Digital Identity program, allowing individuals and businesses to prove who they are when accessing government services online. Worked on screens for capturing proof-of-ID documents, facial verification via webcam, managing business and access levels, and transitioning from service provider to identity verification. The role was broadly scoped and included rapid prototyping in code, full-stack application development, sketching, ideation, user research and usability testing, accessibility auditing and fixes, some technical architecture and writing/blogging, as well as engaging with other government departments in Australia and internationally. Innovations: Research Tools / Prototype Controls – A pop-up toolbar, containing controls that researchers (and others) could use to easily manipulate the prototypes to work in a variety of scenarios and recover from system crashes. Speaking & Writing: Accessibility — going beyond the guidelines (dta.gov.au, May 2017) Working with researchers (SydCSS, June 2017) Tech: React, Redux, VueJS, Jekyll, Sass, Bourbon, Neat, CloudFoundry, Node, GoLang