Andy Whillans

Portrait of Andy Whillans
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Double Agent
Hash An icon of a hash sign Code Name
Agent 00123
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Victoria, BC

His mission

(he chose to accept it)
Defeat misunderstanding

Recent Deployments

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Ziprecruiter
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Create React app with API integration and deploy across microservices
Upgrade
Upgrade legacy page from Perl/jQuery to Golang/TypeScript, with comprehensive tests
Collaboration
Member of Frontend Guild to help set standards, create tooling, and solve problems for a large team

Tools & Tradecraft

Communication

React

TypeScript

Ruby/Rails

Testing

Noteworthy Achievements

Developed features and maintained a critical app written in TypeScript and React—deployed across many micro-services and legacy systems
Became a significant contributor to a component library by writing well-documented components using TypeScript
Volunteered for thorough code reviews, assisting other devs with questions, and pair programmed with members of many teams
Develop and support software for a complex system which is simple, stable, and well-tested

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