Full Stack • React • Serverless

Tech Stack

ReactTypescriptAWS AppSyncTerraformNx monoreposAmazon Web ServicesStorybookCypressNodeNext.js
Updated: Aug 2021
1.5
years React
6
years Angular
15
years Javascript

Front-End

preferred tech:
React
Typescript
nx
Next.js
Chakra-UI
urql
Formik
Redux
Storybook
Cypress
ESLint

I have a passion for modern JavaScript and a strong eye for front-end design, having worked for multiple digital agencies in Chicago and San Diego, as well as with clients such as LG, AT&T, Hilton, and NY Magazine.

View my past projects page (scroll down, filter by design)

Updated: Aug 2021
1
years Serverless
5
years Node.js
15
years MS SQL Server

Serverless

back-end:
Terraform
AWS
AppSync
GraphQL
DynamoDB
Node.js
Postman
VTL
Lambda
Cognito

My Node.js API fulfills digital orders (CXML/EDI) at the The La Jolla Institute for Immunology a 56 million dollar biomedical research institute. I have since pivoted to prefer a serverless back-end, powered by Terraform and AWS AppSync, and feel at home in the GraphQL ecosystem.

Updated: Aug 2021
6
years JIRA
8
years Agile Methodology

Project Management

Agile
JIRA
Documentation
Running Demos

I bring to the table substantial Agile project management experience managing sprints and stories, writing acceptance criteria, and driving MVPs to completion. I've delivered on multi-year roadmaps, and have a successful track record of working remotely with distributed teams, contractors, and large vendors.

Updated: Aug 2021

DevOps

CI/CD
GitHub Actions
GitLab
E2E
bash/ssh
systemd/PM2
Apache/NGINX
CentOS/Ubuntu

Committed to improving my tooling and development workflows, I recently built a robust CICD Testing Pyramid with dozens of E2E tests running in-parallel across multiple machines, with test times reduced to a couple minutes. At The La Jolla Institute for Immunology, I setup their DevOps for multiple applications on GitLab CI/CD and introduced GIT branching strategies.

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designed & developed by Karl Golka using:
Figma
React
Material-UI
Netlify
AWS Lambda Serverless