RAYMOND DUGAN

Software Developer

About Me:
I am an Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran with a passion for Full Stack Development. I live in Texas. I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart Chelsea for 14 years and we have one daughter named Clara. When I am not working on a new project you can find me Exploring the great outdoors by camping fishing hiking and road trips.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES


HTML - CSS - Bootstrap - JavaScript - jQuery - Java SE - Java EE (Servlets, JSP) - Spring - MySQL - Thymeleaf - Object-Oriented Programming - Test-Driven Development - Version Control with Git - Paired Programming - TailwindCSS

Exposure to: PYTHON, C++, REACT, MONGODB, EXPRESS JS, NODE JS

MILITARY EXPERIENCE


Army National Guard - Houston, TX

Field Artillery Tactical Data System Specialist / Nov 2010 - Jan 2012

  • Ensured the utmost safety and accuracy as acting Fire Direction Supervisor for the entire organization.
  • Coordinated with team members to operate complex weapon systems according to strict safety and quality control regulations.
  • Trained 80+ individuals on the data systems for Field Artillery.

Army - Joint Base Lewis/McChord, Wa

Field Artillery Tactical Data System Specialist / Jan 2007 - Oct 2010

  • Maintained full accountability for high value items, equipment and supplies.
  • Coordinated fire and troop movements with other personnel and units during training exercises.
  • Handpicked to perform duties above assigned rank.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


Stefanini IT Solutions - Freeport, TX

Deskside Technician I / Aug 2020 - Jul 2021

  • Smart hand support with networking, server and communication technologies.
  • Selected to perform managerial duties in the absence of a supervisor
  • Windows and Mac support, including experience in the Command Line Interface and Terminal Interface.

Farmers Insurance - Arvada, CO

Onsite Technical Support / Oct 2017 - Jun 2020

  • Assisted with ongoing computer maintenance, maintained software and troubleshoot software issues.
  • Trained new employees on systems and software.
  • Installed and maintained local servers.

DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS


Clear To Close

This project was a paired programming exercise that was done along with Traversy Media. It uses Express JS to set up CRUD functionality to interface with MONGO DB. The GUI was created with the REACT framework.


Goal Setter

This project was a paired programming exercise that was done along with Traversy Media. It uses Express JS to set up CRUD functionality to interface with MONGO DB. The GUI was created with the REACT framework.


Bankist Application

This application uses HTML, CSS and Vanilla JS through-out the entire project to create a banking website and application. This handles login information, transfers between accounts, deposits, withdrawals and can remove accounts if the user wishes to close them.


Weather Map Project

An individual project that uses HTML, CSS and Bootstrap to create the front end interface to display current, hourly and daily weather data. The data is received and distributed using JavaScript, Jquery and the Open Weather Map API and the Mapbox API for geolocation and realtime map query.

ACADEMIC


Codeup,

Certification of Completion

Dec 2021 - Jun 2022

A fully-immersive, project-based, and intensive 22-week Full-Stack Java Career Accelerator that provides students with 670 hours of expert instruction in software development.


Capella University,

Major in Information Technology

Minor in System Development: Web Application and Development

Credit Hours Earned: 100hrs