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Sam Mans

A Software Engineer from Washington, DC

About Me

I'm a Software Engineer with experience supporting enterprise, mobile, and web-based applications! I currently work with the Angular framework and have experience with backend technologies using NodeJS, MongoDB, and Firebase. I work to improve as an engineer every day and am looking for opportunities to work in the field!

Technologies

Angular Logo

Angular

Node Logo

NodeJS

MongoDB Logo

MongoDB

Firebase Logo

Firebase

Developer Skills

  • Front-End

    Angular, HTML, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap

  • Back-End

    NodeJS, ExpressJS, Handlebars, MongoDB, Firebase

Work Tools

  • WorkFlow
    JIRA, Basecamp, Slack, Asana
  • File Management
    GitHub, Bitbucket, Dropbox, Google Drive
  • Operating Systems and Software
    Mac, Windows, VSCode, Atom, Notepad++
  • Hosting Platforms
    Heroku, Firebase

Currently Learning

  • Web Development
    Ionic 4, GruntJS, NgRx
  • Tools
    Chrome Developer Tools (Intermediate), Photoshop
  • Operating Systems
    Linux (Ubuntu)

Projects


Legislation Tracker Preview

Legislation Tracker

Search and track state legislation

Magic the Gathering Application Preview

Magic the Gathering Collection Application

Search and collect trading cards

To Do List Preview

Angular To Do List

Keep track of what you need to do

Codepen Preview

Micro Projects

Small projects built in CodePen

  • JavaScript
  • Bootstrap
  • Concept Testing

Legislation Tracker


Search and track specific state legislation using the Legiscan API

Currently in Progress

Tools

Angular
Firebase
RXJS
Bootstrap

MTG Web App


An application that lets users search, collect, and post trading cards

Tools

NodeJS
Handlebars
Heroku
PassportJS
Bootstrap

Micro Projects


Small projects I made to understand concepts in JavaScript, CSS, and other useful technologies

Always in progress!

To Do List with Angular and Firebase

Weather App

Wikipedia Viewer (See Angular Version)

Random Quote Machine

Tools

HTML/CSS
JavaScript
AJAX
Angular
RXJS

Experience

Relevant Work Experience

  • Software Engineer II

    Akamai Technologies

    Software Engineer II — July 2023 - Present

    Software Engineer — July 2021 - July 2023


    Working as part of the Akamai Technologies global UI Engineering team, collaborating with teams around the world to build, support, and improve Akamai applications and services.


    I build and maintain multiple applications, tools, and libraries used by Akamai internal and external stakeholders. I've also migrated multiple legacy AngularJS applications to the latest version of the Angular framework.


    Work Skills

    • Angular/AngularJS
    • NodeJS
    • Internationalization
    • CI/CD - Jenkins
    • JIRA
    • Enterprise Development
  • Software Engineer

    Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation

    November 2019 - July 2021


    Working as part of the DTCC Institutional Trade Processing unit’s application development team as a UI Software Engineer. I coordinated with Back-End, Quality Assurance, and external UI engineering teams to build enterprise-level full stack applications. I also contributed to DTCC’s shared Angular component and capability libraries utilized by various teams on different projects throughout the company.


    Work Skills

    • JavaScript/Angular
    • NgRx - State Management
    • CI/CD - Jenkins
    • JIRA
    • Enterprise Development
  • Web Developer and Marketing Consultant

    Syyrup by RBKJ

    September 2017 - October 2019


    Assisting in the development, analytics, social media and marketing for ​Syyrup,​ a positive news application. I work with both the developer and content team to plan and apply changes and updates to the Angular website and Ionic application. I also assist in publishing content to the website and its social media accounts.


    Work Skills

    • Angular
    • Firebase
    • Analytics
    • Social Media
  • Website Migration and Production Assistant

    National Association of Realtors

    August 2017 - December 2017


    Part of NAR’s web migration and production team working under the managing director. Work involved migrating old site content to the new drupal 7 website ​nar.realtor prior to, and after launch, assisting in quality assurance testing and troubleshooting for the website, and publishing time-sensitive content in coordination with the Marketing department.


    Work Skills

    • Drupal 7
    • HTML/CSS
    • JavaScript
    • Slack
    • JIRA

Side Projects and Volunteer Work

  • Website Manager

    Festival Afro-Bahia

    December 2016 - July 2018

    WordPress management, content updates, image editing, communication, and event page updates for Festival Afro-Bahia

Courses and Certifications

  • Google Analytics For Beginners

    Google Analytics Academy

    A training course for Google Analytics teaching the different tools and measures for website performance