Rakesh Mistry
Front-End & Full-Stack Developer
Brampton, Ontario, CanadaCreative problem solver with a passion for art and technology.
Work Experience
Konrad Group
Software Developer
Software development for some of the leading brands in Canada using a wide variety of technologies.
July 2017
- April 2020
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BrainStation
Educator
Taught a 3-month career transformational Web Development bootcamp to a class of 30 students, covering HTML, CSS, SASS, Flexbox, JavaScript, ES6, React, Node, Express, and Git
• Delivered lectures and developed labs, demos, and course material
• Delivered lectures and developed labs, demos, and course material
January 2020
- April 2020
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Student Life Network
Web Developer Intern
Front-end web development for websites across the Student Life Network and Parent Life Network. Highlights include:
• Led development for the Parent Life Network's "Perks Club" website: https://perks.parentlifenetwork.com/
• Performed QA and cross-browser testing on all Student Life Network and Parent Life Network sites
• Improved UX across both networks by updating the global front-end framework with a responsive approach
• Led development for the Parent Life Network's "Perks Club" website: https://perks.parentlifenetwork.com/
• Performed QA and cross-browser testing on all Student Life Network and Parent Life Network sites
• Improved UX across both networks by updating the global front-end framework with a responsive approach
May 2016
- August 2016
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Freelance
Web Designer & Developer
Worked with clients to design, develop, and deliver their digital dreams. Highlights include:
Aukland band website: http://auklandband.com/ (no longer active, please see the Wayback Machine archive here: https://web.archive.org/web/20161017204238/http://auklandband.com/)
• Designed and built from the ground up, starting with sketches and initial ideas generated with the band, all the way to a beautiful website to match the band's aesthetic and add a level of professionalism to their image.
Phenomenon Theatrix theatre company website: http://phenomenontheatrix.com/ (no longer active, please see the Wayback Machine archive here: https://web.archive.org/web/20160818054905/http://phenomenontheatrix.com/our-team/)
• Created a website to allow the client to easily post, edit, and manage information related to their upcoming show at the Toronto Fringe Festival.
Aukland band website: http://auklandband.com/ (no longer active, please see the Wayback Machine archive here: https://web.archive.org/web/20161017204238/http://auklandband.com/)
• Designed and built from the ground up, starting with sketches and initial ideas generated with the band, all the way to a beautiful website to match the band's aesthetic and add a level of professionalism to their image.
Phenomenon Theatrix theatre company website: http://phenomenontheatrix.com/ (no longer active, please see the Wayback Machine archive here: https://web.archive.org/web/20160818054905/http://phenomenontheatrix.com/our-team/)
• Created a website to allow the client to easily post, edit, and manage information related to their upcoming show at the Toronto Fringe Festival.
May 2014
- June 2015
Ontario, Canada
BlackBerry
Software Developer (Co-op)
Software development, bug fixing, and testing for the BlackBerry 10 Web Browser.
May 2015
- August 2015
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
The Sound Of Change
Web Developer
• Built a website for the popular charity using a custom WordPress theme
• Designed page layouts in Photoshop, then created static HTML and CSS mock-ups
• Created custom pages using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP to display and update Bands, Charities, and Shows stored in an SQL database
• Designed page layouts in Photoshop, then created static HTML and CSS mock-ups
• Created custom pages using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP to display and update Bands, Charities, and Shows stored in an SQL database
May 2013
- January 2015
Ontario, Canada
BlackBerry
Software Test & Tools Developer (Co-op)
Internal tools and test automation development using Python and Bash.
May 2014
- August 2014
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Education
McMaster University
Bachelor of Engineering & Management, Software Engineering & Management
September 2012
- May 2017
Ontario, Canada
Languages
English (Native),
Javascript (Native),
Html (Native),
Css (Native),
Python (Conversational),
Java (Advanced),
Skills
Angular,
Bootstrap,
CSS,
CSS3,
Foundation,
HTML,
HTML5,
Illustrator,
Java,
JavaScript,
Jquery,
MEAN Stack,
Node.js,
Photoshop,
PHP,
Python,
React,
SASS,
SQL,
Vue,
WordPress,