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Resume
Joseph Milius
Westminster, CO 80031 | 720-394-1018 | joemilius@gmail.com
Github | Blog | Portfolio
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Experienced in Ruby on Rails and React-JavaScript based programming with a background in Elementary Education. Possess strong skills in collaboration and problem-solving. I love creating functionality with which a user is able to interact with clickable events and information retrieval from a database.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Ruby, Rails, Active Record, SQL, Javascript, React, Websockets
TECHNICAL PROJECTS
Match It - Github | Demo
A virtual memory game for early childhood development
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Used custom Ruby methods to form copies of database information to create identical cards
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Created CSS that was interactive with React conditionals
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Utilized WebSockets to allow two users to play the game against each other
Earn It - Github | Demo
An app that keeps track of the chores of a household and who is responsible for them
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Utilized a Rails-React interaction to keep track of households, users, and chores
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Created different homepages for children and parents based on a boolean, so their capabilities were not the same
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Developed custom Ruby methods to provide how much money was earned from a user’s completed chores
Movie Lounge - Github | Demo
An app that lets you search for movies you want to watch and save them to your page
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Utilized the IMDB API to search for movies
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Developed a local JSON database to save movie information
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Create buttons that allowed saved movies to be removed or liked through delete and patch fetch requests respectively
Travel Log - Github - frontend / backend | Demo
An app to create an itinerary for activities you want to do on a trip
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Collaborated with teammates to divide responsibilities based on code sections and project priorities
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Created backend associations with Ruby on Rails to include data in a single fetch
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Utilized React hooks, useState, and useEffect, to refresh data presented to the user
EXPERIENCE
Flatiron School
Software Engineering Technical Coach 01/2022 - Present
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Reviewed and debugged code for 3,314 tickets while maintaining a 98% satisfaction rating in 2022
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Reviewed curriculum and provided suggestions for improving bugs and misunderstandings
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Contributed to a computer environment solutions resource to aid in other coaches’ success
Welby Community School Denver, CO
1st and 2nd Grade Teacher 08/2018 - 08/2020
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Implemented the use of tablets and whole group slide shows for student engagement
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Planned systems of lessons for units of learning for 20 students to build to final projects
Munroe Elementary Denver, CO
Kindergarten Teacher 08/2014 - 08/2018
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Managed a classroom of 25 students along with my paraprofessional to best support their learning
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Used formative and summative data to track the learning that students accomplished to adjust my instruction
EDUCATION
Flatiron School Denver, CO
Full Stack Web Development, Ruby on Rails and React-JavaScript program 06/2021 - 09/2021
University of Denver Denver, CO
Master’s Degree, Education 06/2013 - 08/2014
Metropolitan State University Denver, CO
Bachelor’s Degree, English Literature 06/2008 - 12/2010
Resume: CV
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