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Gerard Gandionco

I'm an aspiring full-stack developer, committed to merging solid technical skills across both front-end and back-end technologies. Proficient in Python and TypeScript, I'm passionate about creating interesting projects in my free time using an array of different technologies.

Background

Skills & Technologies //

Languages/Databases

      Python
      TypeScript
      Java
      HTML/CSS
      C/C++
      PostgreSQL
      MongoDB

Frameworks/Libraries

      Flask
      Django
      React
      FastAPI
      TailwindCSS
      Bootstrap

Platforms

      Heroku
      Fly.io
      Expo
      Netlify
      AWS
      Google Cloud
      Drupal
      WordPress

Tools

      Git
      Docker
      Jest
      VSCode
      Figma

Education //

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California State University, Northridge

August 2022 - December 2024
  • Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
  • Web Designer at design agency IntersectLA
  • Associate Software Developer at ARCS
  • General Officer at the Game Development Club
  • Clubs & Activities: Game Development Club, Software Developers Club, Punk Rock Club, Archery Recreational Team, Environmental Club
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College of the Canyons

August 2020 - May 2022
  • Associate of Science, Physics
  • Associate of Science, Mathematics
  • Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) Program

Experience

  • Junior Software Engineer

    (Your Company Here)

    Currently seeking new grad, entry-level opportunities this year. I am excited to immerse myself in real-world software development and make meaningful contributions. Who will be the company that will get me on my feet in the industry?

  • Associate Software Developer

    Autonomy Research Center for STEAHM (ARCS) | CSUN

    NASA-funded research center. Worked as one of the iOS developers on the cross-platform developer team working on a smart clothing app that offers performance insights on student athletes. Utilized React Native with Expo and a bit of Swift.

  • Web Designer

    IntersectLA | CSUN

    Worked in teams where I co-lead with fellow student leads to design and build new websites for multiple university departments and help with the migration process to web2. Utilized Figma for design and Wordpress/Drupal for building.

  • QA Intern

    5Head Games

    Contributed to quality assurance processes for the browser-based web3 trading card game, Enders Gate, ensuring product stability through systematic testing and detailed issue documentation via identifying critical issues and submitting bug reports.

My Projects

An overview of the multiple screens built to track health data

Smart-Textile Clothing App

A mobile platform aimed at interfacing smart-clothing for collecting and analyzing health data for student athletes. Worked in an agile team as a backend iOS developer.

React NativeJavaScriptSwiftExpoFirestore
The homepage for the university's art galleries I helped design

Cal State Northridge Websites

A universty-wide redesign of webites for the departments and colleges in Web2, including the dept. of history, business law, marketing, etc.

FigmaDrupalWordpress
An early snapshot of the website on the book search page

Greatreads Book Review Platform

A book-reviewing platform for avid readers to search millions of Google book entries and write reviews on them.

.NETC#AngularTypeScriptPlaywrightPostgreSQLAWS
2022 timeline album images from my username

Music Mosaic Timeline

A mini web app that displays your top music albums as 4x4 collages throughout the months of the year with the Last.fm API. (Hint: type my username Vaiterius)

ReactTypeScriptTailwindCSS
In-game screenshot of the player using their staff to target an enemy

Traditional Roguelike RPG

An terminal CLI dungeon crawler filled with procedurally-generated levels where you fight enemies, upgrade your gear, and progress your character. Made entirely within the standard library.

Python
A comment section from one of my previous blog posts

Blogging Web App

A blogging social application where users post on their feed, follow others, and interact with posts by liking and commenting. Allows user-uploaded images.

PythonFlaskPostgreSQLHerokuAWS
A swagger UI documentation of the API

Monty Python Quotes API & bot

A RESTful API that returns dialogue and quotes from a Monty Python's Flying Circus scripts dataset. Also comes with a Twitter bot that tweets quotes daily.

PythonFastAPISQLiteDockerTweepy
The intro section for my personal portfolio website

Portfolio Website

You're looking at it right now! A website to showcase my software projects and all about me. Responsive on mobile. Hope you like it! :)

AstroReactTailwindCSSdaisyUI

Contact me

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