Chris Q. Ernst

Software Engineer

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Technologies

PROFICIENT: Javascript, Node.js, React, Redux, Express, Sequelize, PostgresSQL, HTML, CSS, Firebase/Firestore

KNOWLEDGEABLE: SQL, Ruby, Go, Electron, Expo XDE, React Native, Viro React (AR)

Projects

Monumentall:

A location­based AR app built using Viro React and React Native Maps that shows what the world would look like if the contributions of people with diverse gender identities had been more widely recognized throughout history

**Won $2,000 prize at the GenEquality Hackathon

Donke:

A Tamagotchi­inspired desktop app that reminds users to step away from the computer at intervals of their choosing. Users can join coworkers in "playpens" to help keep one another accountable for taking breaks. Donke is a React application built on Electron that uses Firestore listeners for real­time updates.

VoteAlert:

A mobile app that allows users to sign up for election alerts via push notification based on their home address. It was built with React Native, Express, Sequelize, and PostgresSQL.

Employment

Grace Hopper Program at Fullstack Academy

Bootcamp Prep Instructor · Nov. 2018 to Current · New York, NY

Teach fundamental Javascript concepts to students who anticipate applying to a coding bootcamp.

Software Engineering Fellow · June 2018 to Sept. 2018 · New York, NY

Worked as a teaching fellow instructing Grace Hopper and Fullstack Academy students in our core curriculum of Javascript, Node.js, HTML, CSS, React, Express, Sequelize, and PostgresSQL.

Earthjustice

Associate Attorney · Feb. 2016 to Sept. 2017 · New York, NY

Represented public interest organizations in more than a dozen legal matters relating to clean energy, toxic substances, civil rights, legacy contamination, and other environmental concerns.

Stack & Associates

Associate Attorney · Oct. 2014 to Jan. 2016 · Atlanta, GA

Represented individuals and organizations in approximately twenty separate legal matters concerning land use and environmental law, and managed client intake for the firm.

GreenLaw

Law Clerk · May 2014 to Oct. 2014 · Atlanta, GA

Represented non­profit clients in cases relating to clean water, conservation, and highway beautification.

Education

Grace Hopper Academy · Jan. 2018 to May 2018

New York University School of Law, J.D. · Aug. 2011 to May 2013

Swarthmore College, B.A. · Aug. 2006 to May 2010