KEVIN PANICCIA

Full Stack Web Developer

I am a web developer from Vancouver. Sometimes the best solutions are simple, yet unexpected. I love sushi.

SKILL STACK

LANGUAGES & FRAMEWORKS

JavaScript, PHP, HTML/CSS/SASS, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, React, jQuery, WordPress, WP Roots Stack (Trellis/Sage/Bedrock), Bootstrap/Bulma/Foundation, Shopify

SYSTEMS & DATABASES

Git/GitHub, Perforce, JIRA/Trello/Github Issues, TestRail, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, XD, Illustrator, Google Web Designer, SEO

PROJECTS

Port of Prince Rupert

March 2019 - December 2019

Assisted in the creation and deployment of a large scale website for the Port Authority of Prince Rupert. A major player in international trade and a project that presented unique challenges, I collaborated with designers and copywriters in order to deliver a robust wordpress-built site.

View Website

TableFour

July 2018 - August 2018

Created a robust full stack application over the course of two weeks. Fully deployed with Digital Ocean.

GitHub Repository

CHATTY APP

July 2018

Student project: A responsive real-time chat app built with React, WebSockets, Node.js, and Express.

GitHub Repository

EMPLOYMENT

Electronic Arts Canada

Associate Quality Designer

June. 2023 to present - Vancouver, BC

Designed and evolve test strategies for our in-house game engine - Frostbite. Worked with our Development team and technical directors to understand the code risk to fixes or new feature implementation and translate that code risk into test coverage or automation

Keywords Studios

Quality Analyst Specialist

June. 2021 to 2023 - Vancouver, BC

Provided support for EA titles by creating test plans, interfacing with engineers, and providing feedback in order to drive quality and stability. Utilized Perforce and JIRA to assist with shelf testing and bug tracking.

Sunbowl Systems

Freelance Developer

October. 2020 to April. 2021 - Vancouver, BC

At Sunbowl, I assisted clients with custom theme development and automation solutions for their Shopify web stores. I learned how to utilize the Liquid templating language and Shopify API in order to facilitate our customer's requests within a cycle sprint.

St. Bernadine Mission Communications

Web Developer

March. 2019 to Feb. 2020 - Vancouver, BC

Writing code and completing complex web development tasks following detailed specifications.
Collaborating with clients for web designs and their implementation
Testing and debugging of codebase
Established a Git workflow and ensured proper version control for client codebases
SEO and Dev Ops

TELUS Mobility

Channel Care Analyst

April. 2015 to March. 2019 - Burnaby, BC

Assisted various sales channels in a variety of troubleshooting capacities.
Coordinated with Business Analysts and Project Managers on small projects related to Direct-to-Consumer pilot program.
Assisted with maintaining internal department website.
Hosted team meetings.

EDUCATION

Lighthouse Labs

May 2018 to August. 2018 - Vancouver, BC

A full-time immersive web development program, covering topics such as JavaScript, React, Node.js, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, jQuery, HTML, CSS, and SASS.

Simon Fraser University

2009 to 2014 - Burnaby, BC

Bachelor of Arts - Criminology and Psychology