Thomas Lesperance

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ABOUT ME

I'm a seasoned full stack developer that has specialized in Angular / Ionic. My rich industry experience will help you make a great product

I’m Tom, and I’ve spent over a decade diving deep into the world of web development. My journey has taken me through various roles where I’ve had the chance to work with technologies like Angular, React, and Vue. What excites me most is the opportunity to create dynamic applications that not only meet business needs but also enhance user experiences. I thrive on solving complex problems—there's nothing quite like the satisfaction of turning a challenging project into a successful solution.

One of my proudest moments was leading a team at T.K. Elevator (formerly known as Thyssenkrupp) to migrate a complex Angular application from version 1.5 to 15 over two years. This wasn’t just about updating software; it was about enabling the client to save significant costs while improving their overall system performance. It’s these kinds of challenges that keep me motivated and engaged.

During my time at The Home Depot, I took on the challenge of enhancing their shopping cart testing suite. By streamlining processes, I managed to reduce execution time by an impressive 75%, bringing it down to just over four minutes! This not only improved efficiency but also allowed the team to focus on more strategic initiatives rather than getting bogged down by lengthy tests.

I also have experience working with Georgia Power Company where I consolidated multiple departmental tools into one cohesive system. This effort resulted in a notable 22% increase in usage—a clear testament to how effective design can drive user engagement. My earlier role at Westinghouse Electric Company taught me valuable lessons about revenue generation and customer retention as I spearheaded an aftermarket support program that generated $0.5M in new revenue.

Outside of work, I'm passionate about using technology for good. My early research involved developing clinical devices aimed at improving therapy outcomes for children with mental disabilities—an experience that deeply resonates with my belief in making a positive impact through innovation.

If you’re interested in collaborating on web solutions or want to chat about tech trends or innovative projects, feel free to connect with me on Linked in or reach out directly via email at tjlesperance@novacodellc.com!

English

Eastern Time (US & Canada) (-04:00)

Joined December 2018

EXPERTISE

Ionic

7 years experience

Ionic has always been one of my favorite frontend libraries. Its versatility in creating SPAs, PWAs, and mobile binaries for iOS and Andr...

Ionic has always been one of my favorite frontend libraries. Its versatility in creating SPAs, PWAs, and mobile binaries for iOS and Android are nearly unrivaled. This material library provides access to mobile hardware like your camera while also giving you integration with native apps like instagram and facebook. It gives your users an experience that feels seamless. The biggest benefit to you, is that you no longer need an iOS developer or an Android developer. Rather, you can now use your web developers to help build that mobile solution your company has been looking for. I have worked alongside of former Ionic team members building enterprise level applications using the latest version of Ionic. If you're thinking of building a webapp that needs a mobile counterpart, get in touch with me today so we can discuss how Ionic will help you create the product you need.

Firebase

6 years experience

Firebase is a niche solution that I have grown to love. While I seldom use the default Firebase solution, I often use the upgraded versi...

Firebase is a niche solution that I have grown to love. While I seldom use the default Firebase solution, I often use the upgraded version known as Firestore. Firestore gives a NoSQL solution with better querying capabilities that firebase lacks. When I couple this with cloud hosting, cloud containers, and cloud functions I can create powerful and scalable applications. The best part is that firebase provides an easy deployment process. Using AngularFire, I can simplify authentication and database querying within the frontend. This permits your team to quickly build out your products and have rapid iterations between features. Talk to me today if you're interested in using firebase on your application.

Google Cloud Platform

5 years experience

Google Cloud Platform is a technology that integrates well with the other technologies I have listed. Cloud hosting makes for easy deplo...

Google Cloud Platform is a technology that integrates well with the other technologies I have listed. Cloud hosting makes for easy deployment and site scaling, while cloud functions can help you protect sensitive private keys to other services like payment processing APIs. Containers offer strong solutions for creating standalone apps that can be used to power multiple applications. This can be very useful when you have a service that is needed in many places at once. Cloud features are an excellent choice for breaking down complicated apps into independent pieces, and they help to reduce the amount of infrastructure your organization needs. If you're considering a cloud based solution, send me a message right now to schedule how using the cloud can benefit your app.

Cloud AWS AWS Lambda Google App Engine

Node.js

7 years experience

Node is the backbone of most Javascript based servers. It offers a versatile sandbox to build your applications on. I have traditionall...

Node is the backbone of most Javascript based servers. It offers a versatile sandbox to build your applications on. I have traditionally used Node with an API library like ExpressJS / HapiJS to build up powerful applications. To help with code organization and server structure, I add in typescript to make clean easy to read code. This always helps to cluster my endpoints into logical groupings while breaking up the code so that files do not become unwieldy. To polish off my solutions, I like to add MongooseJS to the stack to better facilitate my preferred database of MongoDB. This combination of technologies gets your product up and running rather quickly, while still giving you easy to read / maintain code. To discuss how I can use NodeJS to benefit your project, you should reach out to me today.

hapi.js Express.js Mongoose

MongoDB

7 years experience

MongoDB is a NoSQL solution that's great for companies with iterating data structures. Many of my favorite projects have been built upon...

MongoDB is a NoSQL solution that's great for companies with iterating data structures. Many of my favorite projects have been built upon this database as it's fast, reliable, and offers enterprise solutions. This database offers great flexibility and wonderful ease of use and it's no wonder nearly every project I have worked on in the last 5 years has used it. If you are not quite sure of your data structures and think you might need to change them in the future, MongoDB might be the right solution for you. Leverage my years of experience working with this technology on an enterprise level for clients like CNN, The Home Depot, and Cognia to help build your app. Click the 'Hire Now' button above so we can begin discussing how this database might be right for you.

Mongoose

Jest

7 years experience

Jest is a fantastic library for unit testing. Its simplicity and speed makes it superior to its counter parts -- mainly Jasmine / Karma -...

Jest is a fantastic library for unit testing. Its simplicity and speed makes it superior to its counter parts -- mainly Jasmine / Karma -- so it is obviously my favorite unit testing library to use. As applications grow, it becomes harder and harder to predict how new features may create unwanted side effects. This can introduce new obscure bugs into your most recent release. To make this situation worse, complicated codebases can make pinpointing these bugs difficult. If you thought that wasn't bad enough, it can also take a significant amount of time to locate and fix these errant behaviors due to the size of the application and the inability to pinpoint the exact location of failure. With testing frameworks like Jest, we can write tests around our methods or functions and know if they may end up failing and where we are failing before our release. This helps increase the overall quality of our code, while also reducing the time it takes to find these new bugs. If you need a hand getting unit tests into place on your app, you visited the right person. I'm a firm believer in strong testing suites for nearly any app. Click the "Talk to Thomas" button above so we can tighten up the quality on your app today.

Unit Testing Testing Test Automation

Unit Testing Testing Test Automation Test driven development

TypeScript

8 years experience

Typescript is a superset of Javascript that helps you to ensure that your code is using the proper datatypes where you would expect. Typ...

Typescript is a superset of Javascript that helps you to ensure that your code is using the proper datatypes where you would expect. Typescript is a personal favorite since it helps to keep your code clean, organized, and easy to read. Additionally, many IDEs give additional support so that you can produce short cuts to data structures. That means no more digging for hours trying to determine a full object structure or where an attribute gets added on. Instead we can know that structure from the moment of the word go, and zero in on the code that is relevant to our problems without having to become detectives. Typescript is especially great on Javascript powered server solutions where the aforementioned scenario is the most likely to occur. If you're interested in saving your project hours of troubleshooting by using Typescript, press the "Hire Me" button to begin talking about how I can use this technology to benefit your team.

JavaScriptJavascript / typescript

REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS

5.0

(2 reviews)

ddesmond

March 2019

Hello all, Thomas was very professional and knowledgable. He took the time to explain concepts that I didn't understand. As someone that has been in technology for 30 years, I was impressed by his skills and due diligence. If you have any issues with Angular, this is the guy you need to talk to. Thanks again for the help!

SOCIAL PRESENCE

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EMPLOYMENTS

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer | Angular Migration, MVP Development, and Team Leadership

NovaCode LLC

2017-04-01-Present

* Architected and led a team of 5 engineers in migrating a complex Angular 1.5 application to Angular 15 over 2 years, resulting in a sig...

* Architected and led a team of 5 engineers in migrating a complex Angular 1.5 application to Angular 15 over 2 years, resulting in a significant cost saving of $1.1M for the client. * Pioneered the development of Supersapiens’s MVP that achieved a remarkable valuation of $10M and played a crucial role in its acquisition by Abbott Pharmaceuticals within just one year. * Key team member in developing Dynaenergetics’s MVP which secured a vital investment of $3.3M; re-engaged for an additional 12 months to enhance application performance at customer's request. * Streamlined CNN's Content Management System consolidation project by aiding in the creation of a unified vendor portal that improved asset processing efficiency from QA to airtime through application consolidation. * Mentored junior engineers in Angular and testing frameworks like Cypress and Jest, enhancing team capabilities and fostering a culture of continuous learning and quality assurance practices. Skills: Angular, React, Vue.js, Node.js, MongoDB, GCP, Firestore, CSS, SASS, Ionic, Next, Nuxt, Gatsby

Angular

Front-End

Programming

Angular

Front-End

Programming

Ionic

React

JavaScript

Jest

Responsive Web Development

Agile

Next.js

Cypress

Vue.js

Software Engineer | Code Optimization, Automated Testing, and Process Automation

The Home Depot

2016-10-01-2017-04-01

• Significantly enhanced the shopping cart testing suite, achieving a 75% reduction in execution time to 4 minutes and 30 seconds, str...

• Significantly enhanced the shopping cart testing suite, achieving a 75% reduction in execution time to 4 minutes and 30 seconds, streamlining processes and improving efficiency. • Developed an automated reporting system, effectively cutting administrative overhead and annual costs by over $300K / Yr., showcasing innovation in process optimization and cost reduction.

HTML/CSS

Java

Node.js

HTML/CSS

Java

Node.js

MongoDB

Angular

Selenium

Cucumber

TypeScript

Express.js

Software Engineer | Interface Design, KPI Visualizations, and Software / Database Integration

Georgia Power Company

2016-06-01-2016-10-01

• Streamlined multiple departmental tools into one cohesive system, resulting in a notable 22% increase in usage, demonstrating effect...

• Streamlined multiple departmental tools into one cohesive system, resulting in a notable 22% increase in usage, demonstrating effective consolidation and user engagement enhancement. • Implemented improved reporting and visualization strategies for departmental expenses, successfully achieving a 12% reduction in departmental costs through enhanced financial oversight and efficiency.

HTML/CSS

Java

SQL

HTML/CSS

Java

SQL

JavaScript

VBA for Access

Oracle Database

PROJECTS

Pulsar

2017

About the Project: Pulsar is an app myself and a few friends had imagined a while back. Most of us are 1099 workers and have to keep tr...

About the Project: Pulsar is an app myself and a few friends had imagined a while back. Most of us are 1099 workers and have to keep track of our clients, their accounts, and other information about their projects. Since most of my friends are more the artistic types, they're not exactly well known for their organizational skills. Pulsar was conceived as a way to help keep track of this information and do all the hard work for us. Technologies Used: The project uses Ionic 4.4, Angular 5.0.3, AngularFire2, Firebase, Stripe, Jasmine, Karma, and Protractor along with a few ancillary packages that help out -- ie things like code coverage monitoring. Final Thoughts: We are looking forward to finishing the app soon after going through a second design for the UI. The first round of implementation caused the UI to be far too separated from the phone environment's feel. It simply wasn't as immersive as we had wanted, so we pooled our ideas together and I set to work on retooling the design. We're now working on better integration with the mobile environment and its features, while also giving it an aesthetic facelift. We simply cannot wait to release it to the world.

Angular

Responsive Web Development

Angular

Responsive Web Development