Alex May
Senior Developer
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alex.k.may@gmail.com
(206) 304-9142
Goals
Build bad ass products that help people solve problems. Work with a highly collaborative team of passionate individuals to build those products. Always learn.
What I’m into right now: React, Node, TDD, functional programming and build-measure-learn feedback cycles.
Skills
- Continuous Improvement
- Dedicated to learning and assuming that there is always a way to improve my skills and process.
- Delivers Results
- Experienced in maintaining focus on critical results needed to move company closer to objective.
- Creative Problem Solving
- Proven ability to creatively solve problems whether designing, debugging or optimizing.
Technical
- Javascript / Node
- React / Redux
- TDD
- Ruby / Rails
- HTML5 / CSS3 / Flexbox
- OS X / Linux
- Objective-C / iOS
- Mobile-First Design
- Docker
Experience
- Blackbird Studios
- CTO & Partner
2016 - Present
Work with clients to deliver amazing products. Having fun building a world-class team of developers who are as good at thinking about product as they are crafting code.
- 98point6
- Software Development Engineer
2015 - 2016
Rapidly developed multiple hybrid client-side React applications and supporting APIs to enable market validation for stealth mode health care technology startup. Helped team successfully raise series A financing.
- Substantial
- Lead Developer
2011 - 2015
Lead teams building software products across a wide variety of industries and technology stacks. Developed beautiful UIs and efficient APIs all in the same day. Worked collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams to find novel solutions for tricky problems. Helped clients rapidly move products from inception to full market adoption. Challenged teams to focus on learning and mentoring as primary objectives.
- GridPoint, Inc.
- Software Developer
2009 - 2011
Developed full stack smart grid products focusing on wind power and electric vehicle charging, built using Java server technologies. Delivered dev-ops automation system with Rails, allowing for quick provisioning of new production environments.
- Impinj, Inc.
- Digital Design Engineer
2006 - 2009
Created digital control circuitry for non-volatile memory integrated circuits (e.g. flash drives and RFID). Developed design automation system and verification tools in Ruby. Worked with entire design team to successfully develop three new product lines, while participating in over 14 projects in a variety of roles, including Lead Digital Designer.
Education
- University of Washington
- Bachelor in Computer Science and Engineering
2001 - 2006
Alex May — alex.k.may@gmail.com — (206) 304-9142 — https://github.com/amay