Shelton Wilson
HEY! I'M SHELTON
I'm a self-taught Front-End Developer with an eye for detail and a taste for cool technologies. I enjoy problem-solving in between The Mandalorian episodes and the next Marvel or Star Wars instalments. I aim to be a leader in the technology sector.
If the three sentences above caught your attention then contact me... else please browse my profile below.
sheltonwlsn@gmail.com
+27 76 783 4918 | +27 81 767 0472
Johannesburg
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
Queens High SchoolSenior CertificateJan 01 - Dec 06
Senior Certificate
Jan 01 - Dec 06
University of JohannesburgB.EngJan 07 - Jan 09
B.Eng
Jan 07 - Jan 09
Coursera - University of LondonCertificate - Responsive Web DesignNov 18 - Jan 19
Certificate - Responsive Web Design
Nov 18 - Jan 19
Coursera - Google CloudGoogle Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core InfrastructureOct 19
Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
Oct 19
Coursera - Google CloudSecuring and Integration Components of an ApplicationNov 19
Securing and Integration Components of an Application
Nov 19
WORK HISTORY
DotModus Pty Ltd - Dynamic Technologies HoldingsFront End EngineerApril 2019 ‐ PresentJohannesburg
Responsibilities
Design web and mobile app layouts using Adobe Creative Cloud, Lucid Charts and Sketch.
Design, Create new UI/UX based on architectural and client requirements.
Develop and engineer new application interfaces with JavaScript as the primary Programming language and frameworks.
Style and develop apps with CSS or SASS.
Assist Backend Engineers in the design of API endpoints for consumption on the client side.
Develop incrementally using Agile by implementing features and updates identified in Sprint Planning and Grooming.
Provide daily updates in stand ups using the Scrum methodology.
Collaborate with DevOps to deploy apps to Google Cloud Platform.
Achievements
Developed a UI for a Machine Learning App as part of a POC for a leading financial services company.
Developed a Front End for an AI project that clusters articles as part of a new product launch for a large media conglomerates. The success of the demo lead to the development of Version 1.0.
Lead developer on a mobile PWA POC for a large wellness company, the success lead to phase one with myself as Technical Lead.
Designed and delivered the architecture that allowed for push notifications on a client’s mobile PWA solution.
Inov8 Electronics (Pty) LtdFreelance DeveloperJuly 2014 ‐ December 2018Johannesburg
Responsibilities
Design website layouts using Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud.
Create new HTML and CSS documents and code websites in Visual Studio Code or PyCharm.
Add interactivity to sites using JavaScript, JQuery and other libraries.
Style websites using CSS, Bootstrap, Materialize and other frameworks.
Object oriented programming with Python on Django framework.
Asynchronous programming using AJAX.
Deploying sites on Linux environments such as shared hosting, VMs and Google Cloud Platform.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
PROJECTS
Phuma Phambili Projects
A website built with React and Redux and uses Materialize based on Google’s material. The site is a corporate site for a leading industrial procurement company based in Johannesburg. The site is deployed on a static HTTP server.
Titan Emporium Mobile App
A corporate mobile application built with React Native and Material UI theme. The backend was built with Django Rest Framework and data is stored on a Postgres cloud sql instance. The app is a corporate on-site asset management and job card application for a leading compressor company based in Village Main Johannesburg.
Titan Emporium
A corporate website built with Angular 6 and SASS. The site is a corporate site for a leading compressor company based in Village Main Johannesburg. The site is deployed on a static HTTP server.
GTrent Compressors
A website built with VueJS and uses VueX and VueRouter. It uses Vuetify based on Google’s material. The site is a corporate site for the leading compressor company in Port Elizabeth. The site is deployed on a static HTTP server.
A corporate website designed in Adobe Photoshop. Icons and logos made with Adobe Illustrator. Written in HTML5 with standard Search Engine Optimization practices. CSS 3 Pseudo elements were used for overlays. Materialize CSS was used for certain elements. JavaScript was used to provide beautiful effects.
Benjahminthefaff
An art website for a member of a sneaker and clothing customisation group. The site uses JavaScript to provide a parallax effect across the site. A single page site using CSS3 Pseudo elements to darken images. The site uses the Materialize CSS framework and is 100% responsive. It looks great on all devices.
ML Document Scanner
A beautiful front-end built with VueJS that allows the user to upload, scan and interpret documents using Machine Learning.
ML Clustering Application
Articles clustered using the K Means clustering algorithm and served to the user through a modern front-end with infinite scrolling.