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I am an ambitious and dedicated Junior Full Stack Developer, looking for a role where I can share my experience and expand my programming knowledge in a supportive and junior-friendly environment. I have recently completed Makers Academy, an immersive 16 week software development bootcamp where I strengthened my previous coding knowledge to the level where I can proudly say that I am ready for my first role in this industry. Previous work experience in construction management as well as numerous roles in hospitality.

Over the last 6 years living in UK, working through multiple different jobs and industries, trying to figure out which path to follow, I learned a lot about myself - that I have a good attention to detail, that I'm very determined and focused as well as a great team player. These factors and constant research ultimately led me to what I really enjoy, which is coding. I love coding and I love the feeling after you complete a challenge or a project you were working on for a period of time. I would like to think I have enough discipline which makes it easier for me to keep learning something new every day. Although, there are some days when I feel frustrated, I do not give up and this offers me motivation to carry on.

Programming Languages: Ruby, JavaScript, HTML, CSS.
Frameworks and Libraries: Ruby on Rails, React, Bootstrap, Material-ui, Tailwind CSS, Sinatra, ExpressJS.
Testing: RSpec, Capybara, Jest.
Tools/Other: Command-line, Git, Github, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDb Atlas, DB browser for SQLite, TablePlus, Insomnia, NodeJS, VS Code.

Project	Description	Tech/tools
Lights-out 🎬	It is a web app which helps to find Movies and TV series for people who loves to relax in front of TV. Users can find the lists of Movies and TV series, they can filter them by genres and search by the title. Solo Project.	ReactJS, JavaScript, Node.js, Material-ui, HTML, CSS
Chitter 🐦	This is a simple Twitter clone which allows a user to see all peeps (tweets) without resgistration. In order to create and to post a peep user has to sign up or log in into their account. Users can see who posted a peep and when it was created. Peeps history is printed with the newest peep first. Also, user can log out. Solo Project.	Ruby, RSpec, Capybara, Sinatra, PostgreSQL, HTML, Bootstrap, SimpleCov
Bank Tech Test 💰	My first real tech test undertaken during the week 10 at Makers Academy (Coach review is added to this project repository). It allows a user to create a new bank account, deposit and withdraw money. Also, a user can print transactions history statement which is printed with the newest transaction first. The user's balance is stored and can be viewed within the application. The application works via IRB and the data is kept in memory(no database). Solo Project.	Ruby, RSpec, SimpleCov
Meme Generator	It is a simple dynamic web app which is generating random Memes images after clicking the button. The user can type his own text at the top and the bottom of the image. Solo Project. It is built in order to learn React basics.	ReactJS, JavaScript, Node.js, HTML, CSS
AceBook 👥	Facebook clone built using Rails for the first time. Finished features include profile pages, a news feed of other user's posts and uploaded images, including the ability to comment on them and like them. This is the second group engineering project at Makers Academy bootcamp.	Ruby, Ruby on Rails, RSpec, Capybara, HTML, Bootstrap, MySQL, SimpleCov

If you would like to see all my projects, visit my GitHub repositories.

Detail-oriented 👂
I believe that detail-oriented person is a good listener and very organized. During my time with Readie Construction, I was constantly taking meeting minutes to ensure that all the employees know what decisions were made at the meeting and who needs to carry them out. At Makers Academy I was proactively focusing on typos and syntax mistakes before running tests to minimise the list of errors.

Planning/Time management 📆
Whilst at Readie Construction, I was always trying to order supplies in advance so that our office was fully stocked and we wouldn’t run into shortages. Also, where possible, my aim was to finish tasks before the due date so I could relax and calmly concentrate on my next assignment. At the same time, during my time at the coding bootcamp, I was constantly trying to organise my personal time to carry out responsibilities such as setting up a plan for my weekend homework on Friday so that my time spent during weekend challenges would be smooth and well organized.

Commitment 💻
I've started to self-learn coding nearly two years ago and completed the four months Makers Academy coding bootcamp as a remote student. This required discipline, focus and self-motivation. Furthermore, during my time in the hospitality sector, I always went the extra mile for my customers to make their stay as memorable as possible as well as adhering to high industry standards. It was always warming to hear how you've made someone's day.

Adaptable and Quick learner 👐
I used to live and work in Lithuania, Spain and UK where I was able to adapt to the new environments at ease and without any difficulty. Furthermore, I am able to grasp new concepts quickly and efficiently, i.e., during my bootcamp course (week 8-9), we successfully built our group's engineering project in Ruby on Rails framework without prior knowledge and within limited timeframe. As well as learning TDD in the first week which was quite a challenge for many of us since it was a new methodology and it was the first time I heard about it.

Teamwork 👥
Working in hospitality industry has led me to become a good team player. I was working with the group of different people to achieve a shared goal which was ensuring best customer experience. This required collaboration, excellent communication, time management and attentiveness. Moreover, I believe that my time at Makers gave me valuable experience working as part of a team since practically every day was spent pair-programming. Additionally, we had three group engineering projects which I believe prepared me for a work world in tech where teamwork and collaboration are the norm.

Additional skills ➕

• Methodologies: Test Driven Development, Agile, Object Oriented Programming.
• Foreign languages: Fluent written and spoken Lithuanian/English and basic Spanish.

A 16-week intensive development bootcamp:

• Before every project we used to create user stories which was used as an acceptance criteria (Behavior Driven Development). It helped us to create a shared understanding of what should be developed and avoid development of features that nobody want or that do not meet the acceptance criteria.
• We used pair programming technique frequently with multiple different individuals on the course, going through Test Driven Development and using effective comunication.
• Attended stand ups and contributed in retros while choosing Agile methodology as a way to improve overall team cohesion as well as emotional intelligence and XP values.
• Focused on becoming "language agnostic" and being able to adapt to new languages with ease.
• Constantly used Problem Solving methodology to identify bugs and errors in our projects.

• freeCodeCamp - my journey with coding started few years ago with freeCodeCamp where I learnt fundamentals of HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Codecademy - used this source to finish several courses on Ruby, JavaScrip and React. See my Codecademy profile.
• Udemy - used this source to finish "Learn to code with Ruby" by Boris Paskhaver and "The complete JavaScript course 2021: From Zero to Expert" by Jonas Schmedtmann.
• Codewars - used this source in conjunction with above courses to solve challenges and advance my language skills. See my Codewars profile.

• Tourism and Hotel Management Bachelor (2:1 Equivalent), Thesis - “Supply and demand of services provided by hostels in Kaunas”
  Lithuania

Site Administrator

• Working closely with project managers and providing admin support for the site team and contractors.
• Document and revision control, managing cloud-based systems for information distribution and access.
• Scheduling visits and site meetings along with monitoring and ordering office supplies.
• Assisting project manager with monthly reports.

Head Waitress

• Adhered to and maintained high quality and communication standards set out by the restaurant.
• Coached and mentored new members of staff.
• Undertook training to work and support reception staff when in need.
• The restaurant was located at the heart of Leeds, thus I improved working in a fast paced environment but equally professional environment.
• Daily sales averaged at £40k to £80k.