Web Developer | MakerSquare Graduate

My name is Jeffrey Penkar, and I am a Web Developer. I'd like to help bring better functionality to your site, and make your big-data easier to digest. I am a graduate of the accelerated learning program at MakerSquare, enjoy coding, algorithms, and problem solving. In addition to web development, I have a Masters of Finance and years of experience working as a part of an international collaborative team. A bit more about myself, I also enjoy long runs, warm beaches, travel, hiking, and exotic foods.

Experienced with a variety of languages and frameworks including:
ReactJs, Reflux, Redux, Flux, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Python, Flask, jQuery, BootStrap, Material UI, Underscorejs, Angular, SASS, & HTML

My Services

Database Programmer

Back end experience includes working with Ruby programming language to create Active-Record PG, MongoDB, & Firebase databases.

Web Site Developer

Front end programmer experienced using jQuery, Anguarlar, React, and pure vanilla JavaScript.

Passionate Programmer

Enthusiastic about learning new languages and frameworks. Each job requires the right tools.

My Work

TypeScript implementation of NYT Sudoku, SpellingBee and Wordle

Mock E-Commerce site based on the most recent trends. Very simple version with just three products that have nothing to do with beachwear.

Using Gallup's presidential polls dating back to the Clinton administration, several charts dispalying trends and fulctuations in POTUS popularity.

Loose clone of the Washington Post website built in React. React Repo TypeScript Repo ClojureScript Repo HTMX Repo

1995 Ghost in the Shell opening credits character swap

Destiny Style Cursor

2016 Republican / Democratic Primary Delegate count tracker

React Redux Password Strength Meter

Highchart implementation created in React.js with Flux dispatcher

Financial Engine Gem - Finance formulas and operations. American/European Put-Call pricing

EatIt App - Exotic Foods and their Choice Replacements

BotReport - Financial Tool For Non-Financial People

Speed Game - 48 Hour MakerSquare Hackathon

GitHub Repository

HP Coding Challenge - Build a Restful App with Transitions, Users and external APIs, Responsive, and using Pagination.

Nooka inspired clock.

Background

Oregon State UniversityOregon State University

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

May 2020 - April 2024

Skills: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) · Front-End Design · Slide Preparation · User Experience (UX) · Python (Programming Language)

Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business

Masters of Finance, FinanceMasters of Finance, Finance

Jan 2008 - May 2009

Activities and societies: Sample of courses include: Econometrics, Game Theory, Financial Modeling, Financial Options, Portfolio Theory

Bachelor of Science, Management; Finance, and Political Science

Sep 2003 - May 2007

Political science and Finance double major and coursework

MakerSquare - School of Software Engineering

Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

July 2014 - Oct 2014

Activities and societies: Hackathons, Coding Meetups, Web-App Building Full time program learning Ruby, JavaScript Frameworks, Ruby on Rails, postgreSQL, Sinatra, and Jekyll among others.