shavon_profile.json

{
  "personal_info": {
    "name": "Shavon Harris",
    "email": "shavonharrisdev@gmail.com",
    "phone": "8723384695",
    "website": "https://shavonharris.dev",
    "linkedin": "https://linkedin.com/in/shavonharris-dev/",
    "github": "https://github.com/ShavonHarris-Dev",
    "twitter": "https://twitter.com/ShavonH_Dev",
    "devto": "https://dev.to/shavonharrisdev",
    "location": "Chicago, Illinois, United States",
    "work_preference": "Remote"
  },

  "professional_summary": "Full-Stack / Senior Frontend Engineer with 3+ years building data-heavy, real-time enterprise applications in React and TypeScript. Former educator-turned-engineer with a proven track record of shipping production software at scale—built mission-critical security workflows for 50,000+ enterprise customers including 80% of Fortune 100 companies. Currently focused on AI-powered product experiences, full-stack development, and building custom solutions for clients. Combines technical excellence with strong communication skills developed through 4+ years in education.",

  "target_roles": [
    "Senior Frontend Engineer",
    "Full-Stack Engineer", 
    "Lead Engineer",
    "AI/ML Product Engineer"
  ],

  "career_narrative": {
    "origin_story": "Former educator who discovered programming through the desire to build accessible technology. Transitioned through 100Devs bootcamp, then proved enterprise-ready skills at Trellix working on cybersecurity products used by Fortune 100 companies.",
    "differentiators": [
      "Educator background brings exceptional communication, mentorship, and curriculum design skills",
      "Enterprise experience building at scale (68 billion queries/day, 100M+ endpoints)",
      "Strong 0-to-1 product development across multiple domains",
      "AI integration expertise with practical, shipped applications",
      "Accessibility champion (60% improvement in design system compliance)"
    ],
    "current_focus": "Building AI-powered products and automation workflows while growing client base through ITSTHATLADY.DEV"
  },

  "skills": {
    "frontend": {
      "expert": [
        "JavaScript (ES6+)",
        "TypeScript",
        "React",
        "Redux",
        "HTML5",
        "CSS3"
      ],
      "proficient": [
        "TanStack Query",
        "Recharts",
        "Storybook",
        "UI Component Libraries",
        "Design Systems",
        "Performance Optimization (React Profiler)",
        "Web Accessibility (WCAG 2.1)",
        "Vite",
        "TailwindCSS"
      ]
    },
    "backend": {
      "expert": [
        "Node.js",
        "Express",
        "RESTful APIs"
      ],
      "proficient": [
        "NestJS",
        "Python (Pandas, NumPy)",
        "PostgreSQL",
        "MySQL",
        "Prisma",
        "Serverless Functions (Netlify)",
        "Flask",
        "Firebase",
        "WebSockets"
      ]
    },
    "ai_integration": {
      "proficient": [
        "OpenAI API (GPT-4)",
        "Claude API",
        "Prompt engineering",
        "n8n automation workflows",
        "RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)",
        "Vector databases",
        "OpenAI Embeddings",
        "ElevenLabs API (voice synthesis)",
        "AWS Polly",
        "Claude Vision"
      ],
      "familiar": [
        "Semantic search",
        "LLM integration patterns"
      ]
    },
    "devops_and_tools": {
      "expert": [
        "Git",
        "GitHub",
        "Netlify (Functions, Hosting)"
      ],
      "proficient": [
        "Docker",
        "GitHub Actions (CI/CD)",
        "AWS (EC2, S3)",
        "npm & Yarn",
        "Agile Methodologies"
      ]
    },
    "testing": {
      "expert": [
        "Jest",
        "React Testing Library"
      ],
      "proficient": [
        "TDD",
        "Continuous Integration",
        "Automated Linting",
        "Chai/Mocha"
      ]
    },
    "soft_skills": [
      "Technical Communication",
      "Mentorship & Teaching",
      "Curriculum Design",
      "User Research",
      "Client Communication",
      "Cross-functional Collaboration",
      "Requirements Gathering",
      "Workshop Facilitation"
    ]
  },

  "work_experience": [
    {
      "company": "ITSTHATLADY.DEV",
      "role": "Lead Engineer",
      "duration": "2024 - Present",
      "location": "Remote",
      "type": "Freelance/Consulting",
      "key_metrics": {
        "contract_value": "$12,000 secured for custom application",
        "time_savings": "98% (10-15 hours → 1 minute for research paper processing)",
        "revenue_growth": "$30/hour → $25,000+ project quotes for handyman client"
      },
      "responsibilities": [
        "Secured $12,000 contract to build custom application for client, managing full development lifecycle including requirements gathering, technical architecture decisions, full-stack development, and ongoing client communication.",
        "Built N8N automation for education client eliminating 10-15 hours of weekly manual research paper processing, replacing entire workflow with 1-minute automated pipeline (98% time savings).",
        "Developed N8N automation for GitHub developer advocate streamlining biweekly content research from 1+ hours to minutes.",
        "Scaled handyman services client from $30/hour to $25,000+ project quotes through comprehensive digital transformation: custom website and automated booking system.",
        "Teaching 'AI for Small Business' workshops, gathering direct user feedback to iterate on curriculum and tools.",
        "Owning entire product lifecycle: user research, MVP development, user testing, and iterative improvements."
      ],
      "technologies": ["React", "TypeScript", "Node.js", "n8n", "OpenAI API", "PostgreSQL", "Netlify"]
    },
    {
      "company": "Trellix",
      "role": "Software Engineer - User Interface",
      "duration": "June 2022 - April 2024",
      "location": "Chicago/Remote",
      "team": "Rules Team",
      "key_metrics": {
        "customers": "50,000+ enterprise customers",
        "fortune_100_coverage": "80%",
        "daily_queries": "68 billion",
        "endpoints_protected": "100+ million",
        "test_coverage_improvement": "55% → 95%",
        "user_error_reduction": "20%",
        "accessibility_improvement": "60%",
        "bug_reduction": "30%",
        "deploy_time_reduction": "30%"
      },
      "responsibilities": [
        "Built Rules app from 0 to 1 for XDR platform serving 50,000+ enterprise customers (80% of Fortune 100), processing 68 billion security queries daily across 100+ million endpoints.",
        "Reduced user error rates by 20% through intuitive UI design with real-time validation and feedback mechanisms, improving security analyst productivity across Fortune 100 enterprises.",
        "Improved design system accessibility by 60% through WCAG 2.1 enforcement for 50,000+ users.",
        "Expanded test coverage from 55% to 95% using React Testing Library and Jest, ensuring reliability for security-critical workflows.",
        "Reduced bug counts by 30% through TypeScript migration and optimized CI/CD pipelines, cutting deployment time by 30%.",
        "Led Redux integration and mentored 3 team members while scaling Rules app to handle enterprise-grade data volumes."
      ],
      "technologies": ["React", "TypeScript", "Redux", "Jest", "React Testing Library", "Storybook", "CI/CD"]
    },
    {
      "company": "100Devs",
      "role": "Developer Apprentice",
      "duration": "August 2021 - June 2022",
      "location": "Remote",
      "responsibilities": [
        "Designed and developed CRUD and MERN applications using JavaScript, React, MongoDB, and Node.js.",
        "Improved web app performance by 15% through Chai/Mocha testing.",
        "Implemented Git and GitHub for version control in a distributed team.",
        "Built RESTful APIs for efficient data management and CRUD operations."
      ],
      "technologies": ["JavaScript", "React", "MongoDB", "Node.js", "Express", "Git"]
    },
    {
      "company": "MAPSCorps 501(c)(3)",
      "role": "Senior Field Coordinator",
      "duration": "April 2021 - August 2021",
      "location": "Chicago",
      "responsibilities": [
        "Created curriculum for remote STEM research, impacting 15,000+ locations.",
        "Mentored 5 symposium groups on data collection for public health initiatives.",
        "Taught young people how to use GIS and Tableau for community and public health analysis."
      ],
      "relevance": "Demonstrates curriculum design, data analysis teaching, and community impact"
    },
    {
      "company": "Independent Families",
      "role": "Pod School Teacher, Multi-Grade Instructor",
      "duration": "June 2020 - June 2021",
      "location": "Chicago",
      "responsibilities": [
        "Led and managed an alternative school during the pandemic, designing personalized learning plans.",
        "Fostered leadership and responsibility through service projects.",
        "Implemented multi-level curriculum for remote learning, showcasing adaptability."
      ],
      "relevance": "Crisis leadership, adaptability, personalized instruction design"
    },
    {
      "company": "Latin School of Chicago",
      "role": "4th Grade Teacher",
      "duration": "August 2017 - August 2020",
      "location": "Chicago",
      "responsibilities": [
        "Collaborated with educators to develop innovative curricula.",
        "Used data-driven assessments to personalize student learning plans.",
        "Developed strong communication and presentation skills through teaching."
      ],
      "relevance": "Data-driven decision making, collaboration, communication excellence"
    }
  ],

  "projects": {
    "featured": [
      {
        "name": "Food At Home",
        "description": "AI-powered recipe app using Claude Vision to extract ingredients from user photos with confidence scoring. Engineered prompt system to constrain recipe output to 0-2 additional ingredients, reducing user friction for meal planning.",
        "technologies": ["React", "TypeScript", "Netlify Functions", "Stripe", "Firebase Auth", "Claude API"],
        "key_achievements": [
          "Built Claude Vision integration for ingredient extraction from photos",
          "Architected serverless backend with Stripe webhooks, Firebase auth verification, and Claude API orchestration",
          "Secured production deployment with HMAC-verified caching, rate limiting, and 23 vulnerability fixes from security audit"
        ],
        "github": "https://github.com/ShavonHarris-Dev/FoodAtHome",
        "status": "Production"
      },
      {
        "name": "Digital Business Card with AI Chatbot",
        "description": "Full-stack application with RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) chatbot answering professional background questions with 95%+ accuracy.",
        "technologies": ["React", "TypeScript", "Node.js", "Express", "OpenAI API", "ElevenLabs API", "Vector Database", "Netlify"],
        "key_achievements": [
          "Implemented RAG pipeline with OpenAI embeddings, semantic search, and GPT-4 generation",
          "Integrated ElevenLabs AI voice synthesis for natural conversational experience",
          "Built serverless backend functions for API orchestration"
        ],
        "demo": "https://getdowntobusinesscard.netlify.app/",
        "github": "https://github.com/ShavonHarris-Dev/Digital_Business_Card",
        "stars": 3
      },
      {
        "name": "Philomae Legacy Family Reunion Platform",
        "description": "Full-stack family reunion platform serving 50 users with real-time features and production-grade infrastructure.",
        "technologies": ["React", "TypeScript", "Node.js", "PostgreSQL", "WebSocket"],
        "key_achievements": [
          "Implemented WebSocket real-time updates and image optimization pipeline",
          "Built responsive mobile-first design",
          "Managed complete product lifecycle from requirements gathering to production deployment and feature iteration"
        ],
        "github": "https://github.com/ShavonHarris-Dev/Philomae-s_Legacy"
      },
      {
        "name": "Breathe App - Anxiety Relief Tool",
        "description": "Progressive Web App (PWA) that guides users through breathing exercises with AI-generated affirmations and custom voice synthesis.",
        "technologies": ["React", "Vite", "Flask", "JWT Auth", "PostgreSQL", "AWS Polly", "OpenAI"],
        "key_achievements": [
          "Built PWA with offline functionality for accessibility",
          "Implemented custom voice synthesis for breathing exercises",
          "Created user analytics and trend visualization"
        ],
        "demo": "https://lessenanxiety.netlify.app/",
        "github": "https://github.com/ShavonHarris-Dev/Breathe",
        "stars": 1
      }
    ],
    "additional": [
      {
        "name": "Barrel Relief After Melissa",
        "github": "https://github.com/ShavonHarris-Dev/BarrelReliefAfterMelissa",
        "technologies": ["JavaScript"]
      },
      {
        "name": "KDrama Movie Recommender",
        "description": "A KDrama recommendation app based on user mood",
        "technologies": ["React", "OpenAI API", "Vite", "Azure"]
      },
      {
        "name": "Magical Mirror App",
        "description": "An app that allows users to send kind messages that appear magically when viewed by a friend",
        "technologies": ["React", "Vite", "PostgreSQL", "JWT Authentication"]
      },
      {
        "name": "Leads Tracker PWA",
        "description": "Job application tracking app with Firebase integration",
        "technologies": ["JavaScript", "HTML", "CSS", "Firebase"]
      }
    ]
  },

  "technical_writings": [
    {
      "title": "Building a URL Shortener: A first system design test",
      "topic": "System Design",
      "platform": "Dev.to"
    },
    {
      "title": "Networking is Queen",
      "topic": "Career Development",
      "platform": "Dev.to"
    }
  ],

  "community_engagement": {
    "mentorship": {
      "role": "Community Engagement Mentor",
      "duration": "June 2022 - Present",
      "impact": "Mentored 10+ career changers transitioning into tech",
      "activities": [
        "Provided technical guidance, code reviews, and personalized development roadmaps",
        "Led workshops and fostered knowledge sharing for diverse communities",
        "Increased mentees' LinkedIn networks to 500+ connections",
        "Curated and shared free learning resources (Scrimba, FreeCodeCamp)"
      ]
    },
    "github_stats": {
      "repositories": 92,
      "followers": 73,
      "following": 50,
      "achievements": ["Pull Shark x2", "Pair Extraordinaire", "Quickdraw"]
    }
  },

  "education": [
    {
      "institution": "100Devs",
      "credential": "Full Stack Software Development",
      "duration": "August 2021 - June 2022",
      "type": "Bootcamp"
    },
    {
      "institution": "Northern Michigan University",
      "credential": "Bachelor of Arts in International Studies",
      "duration": "2010 - 2014",
      "type": "Undergraduate"
    }
  ],

  "career_development_plan": {
    "short_term_goals": {
      "timeframe": "0-6 months",
      "objectives": [
        "Land Senior Frontend or Full-Stack Engineer role at product-focused company",
        "Continue building client base and portfolio through ITSTHATLADY.DEV",
        "Deepen AI/ML integration expertise with additional shipped products",
        "Expand technical writing portfolio with system design content"
      ]
    },
    "medium_term_goals": {
      "timeframe": "6-18 months",
      "objectives": [
        "Progress toward Lead Engineer responsibilities",
        "Establish thought leadership in AI-powered frontend development",
        "Build passive income streams through AI automation products",
        "Mentor and grow junior engineers on team"
      ]
    },
    "long_term_goals": {
      "timeframe": "2-5 years",
      "objectives": [
        "Technical leadership role (Lead Engineer or Engineering Manager)",
        "Recognized expert in AI-integrated web applications",
        "Successful consulting practice or product business",
        "Significant impact on accessibility in tech industry"
      ]
    }
  },

  "learning_plan": {
    "current_focus_areas": [
      {
        "area": "System Design",
        "activities": ["Technical blog writing", "Mock interviews", "Open source contributions"],
        "resources": ["System Design Interview book", "ByteByteGo", "Designing Data-Intensive Applications"]
      },
      {
        "area": "Advanced TypeScript & React Patterns",
        "activities": ["Enterprise project experience", "Open source contributions"],
        "resources": ["Total TypeScript", "React documentation", "Kent C. Dodds courses"]
      },
      {
        "area": "AI/ML Product Development",
        "activities": ["Client projects", "Personal apps", "Workshops"],
        "resources": ["OpenAI documentation", "Anthropic documentation", "Practical AI courses"]
      },
      {
        "area": "Backend Architecture",
        "activities": ["NestJS projects", "Database optimization", "API design"],
        "resources": ["NestJS documentation", "PostgreSQL deep dives", "Redis patterns"]
      }
    ],
    "daily_practice": {
      "coding_practice": "1-2 hours on Scrimba, LeetCode, or project work",
      "learning": "30-60 minutes reading/courses",
      "building": "2-3 hours on client or personal projects",
      "networking": "30 minutes LinkedIn engagement, community participation"
    }
  },

  "strengths_assessment": {
    "technical_strengths": [
      "0-to-1 product development",
      "React/TypeScript at enterprise scale",
      "AI integration and prompt engineering",
      "Accessibility-first development",
      "Testing and quality assurance (55% → 95% coverage)",
      "Design system implementation"
    ],
    "non_technical_strengths": [
      "Clear technical communication (educator background)",
      "Mentorship and knowledge transfer",
      "Client relationship management",
      "Curriculum and documentation design",
      "Cross-functional collaboration",
      "User research and feedback incorporation"
    ],
    "areas_for_growth": [
      "Backend architecture at scale",
      "Infrastructure and DevOps depth",
      "Distributed systems expertise",
      "Public speaking and conference presence",
      "Open source contribution visibility"
    ]
  },

  "interview_preparation": {
    "tell_me_about_yourself": "I'm a Full-Stack Engineer with 3+ years of experience building enterprise applications at scale. At Trellix, I built the Rules app from scratch for their XDR platform—that's software used by 80% of Fortune 100 companies processing 68 billion security queries daily. Before tech, I was a teacher, which gave me strong communication skills and a passion for accessibility. Now I'm focused on AI-powered product experiences—I recently shipped an AI recipe app using Claude Vision and I run my own consulting practice building automation workflows for small businesses. I'm excited about this role because [tailor to company].",
    "key_stories": {
      "0_to_1_development": "Built Rules app at Trellix from scratch, now serving 50,000+ enterprise customers",
      "impact_at_scale": "Reduced user error rates 20%, improved accessibility 60%, expanded test coverage from 55% to 95%",
      "ai_integration": "Food At Home app with Claude Vision, Digital Business Card with RAG chatbot",
      "client_success": "Scaled handyman client from $30/hour to $25,000+ project quotes",
      "mentorship": "Guided 10+ career changers into tech roles"
    }
  },

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    "last_updated": "2026-01-26",
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}