Nick Ferraz | Full Stack Software Engineer

Experiences

Full Stack Developer

The Pediatric Cancer Data Commons, University of Chicago

May 2022 - Present, Remote

The Pediatric Cancer Data Commons (PCDC) brings together clinical, genomic, and imaging data from institutions around the world that are working alongside us to transform pediatric cancer research and outcomes.

Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain the backend for Pediatric Cancer Data Commons.

Software Developer

Technology Services, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

Mar 2021 - Apr 2022, Remote

Technology Services provides campus-wide technology solutions that support the teaching, learning, and research missions of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We partner with other departmental IT staff to serve nearly 60,000 faculty, staff, and students.

Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain custom applications using Python, Flask, Django and JavaScript.
Part of a high-performing Scrum team. We work using a pair/mob programming approach.
Other parts of the stack we use include Docker, AWS and Terraform.

Software Engineer

Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

Jul 2018 - Mar 2021, Champaign, IL

The Prairie Research Institute is the umbrella organization that oversees the administrative side of the State of Illinois Surveys.

Responsibilities:

Develop custom applications, plugins, themes, etc., using PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS and other relevant tools.
Monitor website uptime and performance, and research and implement techniques to improve performace.
Work with non-technical stakeholders on the development of new applications, including gathering requirements.

Junior Web Developer

Library, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

March 2016 - May 2017, Champaign, IL

PreExample Co. is a gateway company to enter into Example co. So, nothing special here.

Responsibilities:

Ensure Library website is in compliance with IITAA and WCAG 2.0 web accessibility standards
Employ best practices to create responsive web pages using HTML/CSS and Bootstrap
Develop WordPress plugins and shortcodes using PHP, JavaScript, and HTML/CSS
Developed Python scripts to parse HTML files and migrate site from OpenCMS to WordPress

Freelance Web Developer

Self-Employed

Jun 2015 - Jan 2016, Chicago, IL

Worked as an independent web developer.

Responsibilities:

As my debut into the world of web development I had to generate my own leads through various sources.
Developed web sites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, WordPress and other tools/libraries/frameworks.

Projects

University of Illinois Distributed Museum

Developer Fall 2017

A collection of articles of notable accomplishments at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The website aims to encourage the exploration of various sites containing items and places of interest.

Details

HTTP Server

Owner Fall 2019

For my final project in Network Programming I wrote this, fairly simple, multi-threaded HTTP web server in Java.

Details

ISWS Data Request Application

Back-end Developer Spring 2019

The Illinois State Water Survey produces large amounts of data that are available for request. This application automates a large portion of the process of creating, editing, and notifying all parties involved of changes in status and updates in this process.

Details

Exercism

Python Mentor January 2021

I help folks that are learning to code in Python to improve their skills and write semantically correct, idiomatic code.

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Education

		University of Illinois at Springfield 2019-2021 MS in Computer Science GPA: 4 out of 4 Taken Courses CSC 540 Graduate Research Seminar CSC 532 Intro to Machine Learning CSC 574 Distributed Computing CSC 570 Linux Practicum CSC 583 Network Programming CSC 484 Intro to Parallel Processing CSC 472 Intro to Database Systems CSC 470 Cybersecurity Competition CSC 389 Intro to Operating Systems CSC 376 Computer Organization MAT 121 Applied Statistics CSC 388 Programming Languages
		Northeastern Illinois University 2014-2015 Non-degree Seeking, Computer Science Taken Courses Programming I Programming II Discrete Structures Client Side Web Development Server Side Web Development Data Structures
		Knox College 2007-2011 B.A., History major, German minor Extracurricular Activities Vice-President of International Club Teaching Portuguese Men's Ensemble Piano Lessons
		Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro 2005-2007 American and Brazilian High School Diplomas

Achievements

Hi, I am Nick

Nicholas Ferraz

Software Engineer at The Pediatric Cancer Data Commons at the University of Chicago.

Skills

JavaScript

Python

PHP

Java

CSS

SASS

MySQL

Linux

Git

Experiences

Full Stack Developer

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Software Developer

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Software Engineer

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Junior Web Developer

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Freelance Web Developer

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Projects

University of Illinois Distributed Museum

HTTP Server

ISWS Data Request Application

Exercism

Education

MS in Computer Science

GPA: 4 out of 4

Taken Courses

Non-degree Seeking, Computer Science

Taken Courses

B.A., History major, German minor

Extracurricular Activities

Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro

American and Brazilian High School Diplomas

Achievements

Finished in 23rd place overall, out of 925 teams, in the National Cyber League Spring 2020 Team Game.

Finished in 23rd place overall, out of 925 teams, in the National Cyber League Spring 2020 Team Game.

Competed in the Gold Bracket in the National Cyber League Spring 2020 Individual Game

Competed in the Gold Bracket in the National Cyber League Spring 2020 Individual Game