How I Got Into Software Development

During my time at Gulfstream Aerospace, I got the bug to develop solutions to solve problems early in my career by creating an eCommerce solution by hand for online publications. It did not garner any awards, but I learned much about developing things without having an audience.

Before a lean canvas or MVP existed in our vocabulary, I was learning the hard way why I should have interviewed customers and others before launching into this. We eventually shelved my solution and replaced it with an off-the-shelf solution. After I left Gulfstream to pursue software development full-time, I had the pleasure of naming Gulfstream as a customer of Dently, a software company I founded with my brother, Bryan Dent.

Example Solutions

• iOS application leveraging biometrics and BTE-LE, written in React Native with a Swift native module (Digitus Biometrics)
• Full-stack web application for recruiters to create landing pages to capture talent. Recruiters can weigh applicant criteria and filter/sort matched candidates to jobs. Built using Elasticsearch, Node.js with the HAPI framework, and MongoDB. Front-end in Angular.
• Full-stack web and mobile application to support the Girl Scouts' annual scavenger hunt held in Savannah, Georgia. Technologies: AWS AppSync (GraphQL), Elasticsearch, Cloud Functions (Serverless), DynamoDB, Stripe, Expo (React Native), and React on the web.
• SaaS multi-tenant platform for tourism (acquired in 2018) built using React Native, MongoDB, Node.js (HAPI), Stripe, and Angular.
• iPad application to support the dry-dock industry that specializes in cruise lines. React Native with native modules for barcode/QR scanning and printing using BTE-LE.

Core Technologies I Work With

• React Native & React
• Angular
• JavaScript
• Node.js
• Python
• PHP
• MongoDB, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch
• MySQL, Oracle, Postgres, MS-SQL
• GraphQL, REST
• dbt
• Cloud: AWS, Azure & Google