My name is Mitch Raznick
Full stack dev
Full stack dev
My biggest strength is in UI Development. I enjoy working with UX/UI researchers to bring their precise visions and designs to fruition through my builds.
With tools such as Django, MongoDB, Mongoose, Express, Axios, and Flask, I can create databases and user authentication for your app or website.
With over six years of sales experience, half of which were in a leadership position, I'm skilled in team management and client communications.
NYC-Based Career Salesman Gone Coder
Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, I moved to New York City in August 2015 to pursue a career in film, media, and live music. After some great projects over the course of 6 months, I decided the freelance life was not sustainable for me. As a result, I chose to go into tech sales for a steadier income.
Although I initially planned to work in sales short-term, I found a knack for it and worked my way up the ladder. I eventually landed a Sales Director position at an emerging tech company, working larger deals with better income. But at that point, I realized I was burning out, and remembered I never really intended my career to be in sales. So I shifted back to a creative career path — This time, I wanted to pick up some new skills along the way.
Today, I'm a graduate of the Software Engineering Immersive course with General Assembly NYC. I am a results-oriented Web Engineer and Developer who’s passionate about technology that serves a meaningful purpose in the world. After six years as a leader in tech sales, I’ve developed the work ethic and drive to bring culture and motivation to a team, as well as the curiosity to learn new things from my peers. I’m also more than willing to put my head down as an independent problem-solver, and able to handle fast-paced environments and tight deadlines with poise. I believe that with my skills in leadership and collaboration, coupled with my drive and work ethic to get the job done properly, I’ll be able to foster open communication and creative approaches to reach team goals in an organized manner.
Village
For a hackathon hosted by General Assembly in November 2022, my team and I built the Village mobile app. Our team consisted of three developers and three UX/UI researchers. Village is a bartering platform that's intended to be an accessible resource for all parents to provide their children with clothing, toys, and other necessities, while reducing waste. My role was to engineer app navigation, and build the designs made by our UX/UI team in Figma.
Primary language(s) used: React Native, CSS
KlipFit
I was accepted into the Levi Strauss & Co. "Denim Decoded" hackathon in October 2022, for which Levi's invited
12 AI companies from across the world to implement their tech to improve Levi's online shopping experience.
I was recruited by France-based AI company KlipFit to build the front-end web version of our design. I engineered front-end logic (including login functions,
which were connected to KlipFits AWS back end). I was also tasked with building the designs made by the UX/UI team in Figma.
Please note that I'm currently unable provide our code/deployed project as the KlipFit technology is in early stages of development and is currently confidential.
Primary language(s) used: React, CSS
Virtual Art Institute of Chicago
I had the opportunity to collaborate with two other developers to create an interactive virtual museum using MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js. We also leveraged the Chicago Institute of Art's public API to populate the virtual museum with art pieces. As the frontend engineer, I was responsible for developing the frontend logic, including State management, site navigation/routing, and user profile creation. I also built user-friendly forms that enabled visitors to post comments on the art pieces, which increased engagement and interactivity on the site. Through this project, I gained valuable experience in creating a compelling user experience and developing functionality that enhances user engagement.
Primary language(s) used: MERN Stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js)
Twitter Clone
For my final project with my General Assembly cohort, I worked on a team of 12 developers to create a clone of Twitter, which was divided into teams of six for back-end and front-end. I joined the back-end team, and took initiative to write a step-by-step plan of how our group should take on the entire back-end process with pair-programming. In regards to the app itself, I built our Views and Serializers, allowing the front-end team to implement dictionaries for CRUD functionality (e.g. creating posts, comments, and user profiles). I also built the URLs to create the paths and endpoints necessary to navigate the app and generate data.
Primary language(s) used: Django, Python, Postgres, React