Allan Cannon
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Software developer with an engineering and technical sales background who possesses a high technical aptitude coupled with strong interpersonal skills. Passionate about learning, solving hard problems, and creating software that people love.
Tech Experience Summary
LANGUAGES CSS, HTML, JavaScript, Python, SQL
FRAMEWORKS Bootstrap, Django, Express.js, Node.js, Nuxt.js, SCSS, Vue.js, Vuex
DATABASES MongoDB, MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL
AWS Amplify, Cloudfront, CodeBuild, CodePipeline, EC2, Route 53, S3
TOOLS Git, IntelliJ, Slack, SQL Server Management Studio, VS Code
WORLD LANGUAGES Brazilian Portuguese
Experience
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
September 2020 - Present
Google
Plano, TX
    SOLUTIONS ENGINEER
    April 2019 - September 2020
    Hoonuit
    Plano, TX
    • Took initiative to design and build a tool to automate development testing of ETL's, saving more than 100 hours of development time in the first year of use
    • Won a company-wide hackathon by building the main engine of an app that reduced the time required to populate a customer dashboard from weeks to hours
    • Reduced the ETL execution time of the main company product by 50%
    • Wrote multiple ETL’s to populate an enterprise data warehouse for education customers
    UI/UX DEVELOPER
    February 2018 - April 2019
    Mizuni (Acquired by Hoonuit)
    Plano, TX
    • Planned and executed a complete rebuild of the main company marketing website from scratch
    • Created a knowledge base integration widget to provide context-based help and interactive tours of live page content
    • Built a tool to automatically identify and mask sensitive data from being displayed inadvertently during demonstrations
    • Worked on front-end apps in all stages of the product lifecycle including creation, tooling, back-end integration, state management, legacy support, and testing
    SALES ENGINEER
    July 2015 - July 2017
    Keyence Corporation of America
    Plano, TX
    • Developed an algorithm that generated over $80,000 in sales.
    • Created and delivered a presentation that grew a new territory to over $500,000 in sales over two years
    • Won multiple awards, including best rookie, skills champion, and sales monster
    • Developed strong communication skills through 500+ sales calls and 200+ hours on the phone
    Projects
    PERSONAL RESUME SITE
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    https://www.allancannon.com
    March 2020 - Present
    (you are here)
    • Uses a completely automated CI/CD pipeline to automatically push changes all the way to a distributed CDN
    • Built with Nuxt, hosted on AWS using Cloudfront, CodeBuild, CodePipeline, Route 53, S3
    AMOS PRODUCT DEMO
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    http://amos-demonstration.s3-website.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/#/
    August 2019 - Present
    AMOS Venture Investment Intelligence
    • Allows users to perform a market simulation that tells what the probability of exit is for any given startup -- based on historical data for nearly 100,000 startups
    • Built with Vue and hosted on AWS
    Education
    FULL-STACK WEB DEVELOPMENT
    August 2017 - December 2017
    Coding Dojo
    Dallas, TX
    • Only member of class to graduate with a Triple Black Belt, with a GPA of 9.9/10
    • Immersive program comprising 3 full stacks, including Python, Ruby, and MEAN
    B.S. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
    August 2011 - May 2015
    Brigham Young University
    Provo, UT
    • Studied graduate-level numerical methods and algorithms using Python
    • Used self-taught coding to create a mirror of the game 2048
    Leadership & Service
    VOLUNTEER REPRESENTATIVE
    July 2009 - July 2011
    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
    • Trained and led a team that increased effectiveness by 400%, improving from worst to second-best area
    • Developed the ability to work with people of many different backgrounds and skill sets
    EAGLE SCOUT AWARD
    November 2008
    Boy Scouts of America
    Flower Mound, TX
    • Coordinated over 100 hours of volunteer work from over 50 volunteers
    • Organized the donation of over 500 items of school supplies for needy families in inner-city Dallas
    • Planned an event to help over 100 inner-city students to prepare for a new school year