Hi, my name is Bradley Bernard
Junior Web Developer
About Me
Hi, I'm Brad and I'm a Software Engineer. Born and raised in the cool and calm of the Caribbean, now living in the hustle and bustle of London.
Having come from an Audio Engineering background, working on film and television sets, I'm not your typical Software Engineer. While I absolutely love finding creative solutions to complex problems, I also value the people that I work with along the way. Collaboration is vital and presents endless opportunities to learn and grow.
Specializing in full-stack web development, I have managed, developed, deployed, and maintained several projects using a wide range of technologies. From basic HTML frameworks and SASS/SCSS pre-processors, to complex JavaScript and NPM libraries, I pride myself on my ability to learn and utilize new technologies.
Give me a problem and I will find a solution.
Projects
Project Expo
My group was tasked with creating a web app utilizing a Django backend and a React Frontend. The app would showcase projects made by GA students. With links to their projects and contact info. I implemented search functionality using the array filter method. This allowed users to search projects or users based on their input into the search field.
Peek
As a group, we decided to make a new social media platform similar to Facebook and Instagram. We created the backend of the app utilizing MongoDB, Express, and Mongoose. The frontend of the app utilized React for functionality and Bulma for CSS styling. I implemented status updates and post creation using axios for api requests to the custom build backend api.
Superheros
We created a hero based search using React. On this site you could learn more about heroes and villains from many different universes. We utilized the superhero-api where we were able to make GET requests for the super hero data and filter through the response to display on the site.
The Grid
This was a grid based game written in JavaScript. It is similar to snake and tron. I utilized array methods, keyboard event listeners and setIntervals to achieve player movement. A goal was randomly set within the borders of the grid and whenever the position of the head of the snake equaled the position of the goal the player received a point and the setInterval decreased, thus speeding up the players movement.
Interests
Audiobooks
I have an obsession with audiobooks, specifically audiobooks about science, but a good fiction or biography is great too. It doesn't matter which branch of science either. You name it, I will consume it. I love learning and with audiobooks I can listen at double the speed which finishes the book faster and gets me to the next book quicker. It's the closest I've come to “downloading” content to my brain.
Audio Post Production
Recording and mixing sound for film and television has been a passion of mine ever since I was a teenager. Creating sounds of creatures that don’t exist or making a punch sound like it broke bones is one of my favorite ways to be creative while working on a film. Before becoming a web developer, I used to work as an audio engineer in the film industry in London, now I do it just for fun.
Coding
As a side project I plan to create a google chrome extension similar to the now extinct stumble upon. I loved that chrome extension so much that I want to create it myself. At the click of a single button, it took you to different websites based on your interests. Many hours of my life were occupied mindlessly clicking that button repeatedly.
Contact
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