About

Kevin Newman is a Full-Stack Software Engineer at Sonar Software, with over 8 years of relevant experience in the field. He is based in the Greater Toronto Area and is interested in working on challenging projects with a great team. Kevin has a strong background in web development and is well-versed in different programming design patterns and structures. He is passionate about his work and always strives to put the product at the center of the conversation. Kevin has worked with Xello, where he was a Full Stack Engineer, responsible for maintaining the micro frontend shell application, upgrading AngularJS components, services, and unit tests to Angular and Jest, and localizing the existing product to the UK market with a different school system style. He also created new stored procedures following existing conventions, made performance improvements to existing SQL queries, and created a documentation site for the product along with a content writer. Kevin worked in Agile scrum sprints and demoed at the end of each sprint. He also participated in hackathons to learn new skills and updated the existing microservices architecture. Kevin has also worked with Wuzzals, where he was a Full Stack Developer/Tech Support. He was responsible for updating and maintaining the existing Laravel and Vue.js codebase, documenting new and old processes for documentation, creating Photoshop Action scripts for automating the cover creation process and dynamic resizing of images, and improving the existing codebase to make components more reusable. He also created a Trello board system for the company to use and manage their workflow, added comic books as a new type of book they offer to kids, and made general performance and design changes around the site. Kevin also managed support requests from users, writers, artists, and teachers. Kevin has a bachelor's degree in Interactive Media Design from Fanshawe College, where he specialized in Interactive Media Specialist and 3D Animation and Character Design. He is proficient in a wide range of technologies, including SQL, Web, AngularJS, Jenkins, Microservices, Frontend, Docker, and Javascript. Kevin is a versatile and highly skilled software engineer who is always looking for new challenges and opportunities to learn and grow.