**CHRISTOPHER SMITH**
(256) 829-8563
christophersmithz3py7_8v4@indeedemail.com

Talented backend developer adept at contributing to a highly collaborative work environment, finding solutions, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Around 9 years of experience as a Python Developer, proficient in multiple languages and environments including Python, REST API, AWS, C, C++, and SQL. Passionate about developing customized interfaces that factor in unique demands for accessibility and reachability.

### **Work Experience**
**Backend Developer**
*REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP – Birmingham, AL*
*October 2022 – March 2024*
- Worked closely with Business users to identify requirements for new projects.
- Designed, implemented, and modified Python code and MySQL database schema.
- Developed Python Django Forms for user data recording, login, and signup.
- Used Beautiful Soup for web scraping to extract and visualize data.
- Contributed to 2+ portal sites and 3+ platform sites using Django and Flask.
- Implemented reusable components in Vue.js and multithreading for performance optimization.
- Explored AWS services and collaborated on an E-Commerce System with 10+ team members.
- Designed server-side logic, improving app response time by 17%.
- Automated processes, increasing system uptime.

**Software Engineer**
*ENCOMPASS HEALTH – Birmingham, AL*
*July 2019 – October 2022*
- Developed web applications using Python, Django, and jQuery UI.
- Implemented MVC architecture and migrated Django database from SQLite to MySQL.
- Built front-end with HTML5, CSS3, Angular, and Bootstrap, integrating RESTful APIs.
- Created Python-based APIs using Flask, SQLAlchemy, and PostgreSQL.
- Developed React.js and Node.js applications, leveraging NPM and gulp.
- Utilized AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC) and deployed via Jenkins and Kubernetes.
- Managed tasks and bug resolution using JIRA.

**Full Stack Python Developer**
*BOEING – Crystal City, TX*
*July 2015 – March 2019*
- Built Python/Django web applications with MySQL, HTML/CSS, and High Charts.
- Developed server modules and resolved issues using Django ORM.
- Architected backend with Python/Django and front-end with React, Redux, and PostgreSQL.
- Created RESTful microservices with Flask/Django and deployed on AWS (EBS, EC2).
- Developed 30+ web pages using React/React-Native and deployed via Docker.

### **Education**
**M.S. in Computer Science**
*University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL*
*June 2013 – May 2015*

**B.S. in Computer Science**
*University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL*
*April 2010 – July 2013*

### **Skills**
Python | Django | Flask | RESTful APIs | AWS (EC2, S3, RDS) | JavaScript | React | Node.js
MySQL | PostgreSQL | Docker | Kubernetes | CI/CD | C/C++ | HTML/CSS | Angular | Redux

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