April (@aprilneufeld)
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Lead Front-End Developer
Manitoba, Canada
She/Her
About
I'm a lead front-end developer based in Manitoba, Canada. I'm dedicated to creating elegant solutions and readable code. For me, this career is about more than just software—it's about teamwork and mentorship. I believe that if I can't help a junior developer understand what I'm doing, I'm doing it wrong.
Experience
Senior Software Developer
RBC
Feb 2022 to Present ⋅ Canada (Remote)
As a key member of an Agile team in RBC's OMNI division, I deliver solutions that are used by millions of people across North America.
- Provide mentorship to junior developers and spearhead working groups to foster knowledge sharing and skill development
- Play a pivotal role in feature planning and architecture discussions, leveraging expertise to contribute to the creation of robust solutions
- Serve as an interim squad tech lead, guiding the team through complex technical challenges and ensuring alignment with project objectives
- Foster productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to effectively address client requirements and deliver tailored solutions
- Drive innovation and enhance developer productivity by leading initiatives to evaluate and implement cutting-edge technologies and improve the overall developer experience
Software Developer
RBC
Jul 2021 to Feb 2022
- Implemented new features and successfully replatformed existing ones with daily deployments, ensuring rapid iteration and continuous improvement
- Designed and implemented modular code structures to enhance reusability across multiple applications, streamlining development processes and promoting code efficiency
- Proactively enhanced developer experience and optimized the codebase by implementing static code analysis tools, resulting in increased code quality and efficiency
Projects
portfolio
My developer portfolio, deployed at https://www.trickstercodess.com.
ReduxReactmaterial-uiTypeScriptJavaScript
I built my portfolio to showcase my work and my journey as a developer. It's grown and evolved a lot since I first published it as a baby dev. I started out with a single page generated with Create-React-App, then moved to Next.js after realizing that static site generation is a better choice for small sites that want to make it onto search engines. I've added a blog, more code samples, and a lot more personality.
Take a look through the code and make yourself at home. If after seeing it you feel like we could work well together, I'd love to hear from you.
Batch-Print-Excel-Files
A simple VB .NET tool for batch editing and printing Excel files in a directory.
Visual Basic .NET
Clock-Synch
A small app displaying two synchronized ticking clocks.
CSSJavaScriptTypeScript
This app contains two ticking clocks - one digital, one analog. To change the time, the user can click on either clock and select a new time from a TimePicker dialog. Both clocks are kept perfectly in synch with the selected time and with each other.
The clocks are only rendered client-side and are initialized to the user's current time.
Practicum
An e-commerce website built from scratch as part of my practicum.
ReduxReactNode.jsMongoDBTypeScriptC#
Education
Robertson College
Diploma with Honours, Full Stack Web Development
Skills
Angular ⋅ Advanced
NgRx ⋅ Advanced
TypeScript ⋅ Advanced
React ⋅ Advanced
Redux ⋅ Advanced
NextJS ⋅ Intermediate
Java ⋅ Advanced
VB.NET ⋅ Advanced
Interests