Sam Kauffman
Software Developer Team Lead Web Application Development
West Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Top SchoolSam Kauffman is a Software Developer Team Lead with 11 years' experience building and shipping global web applications from concept to production at Konica Minolta. He leads cross-functional teams in an Agile environment, modernizing UI/UX and internationalization using a React/Redux, TypeScript, PostCSS/Sass toolchain and reusable component libraries to accelerate delivery and consistency. Comfortable across the full stack, he pairs front-end craftsmanship with Node.js, PHP and SQL backend work and has a history of close collaboration with product and QA to improve stability and user-facing polish. A former technical theatre major, Sam brings a practical maker’s mindset and hands-on problem solving—whether redesigning a global app store or building a responsive client site—and balances engineering with hobbies like metal detecting and set construction that reflect his attention to detail.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Technical Theatre and Design, 3.54, Bachelor’s Degree, Technical Theatre and Design, 3.54 at Franklin & Marshall College
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Github Skills (110)
react-hooks10
slick10
higher-order-component10
javascript9
simplify9
notification9
react-carousel9
react-native9
npm9
chrome-extension9
forms9
formik9
react9
frontend9
alerts9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
samvk/samvk-portfolio-for-google-assistant
Apr 2019 - Aug 2021
“Ok Google, talk to Sam's portfolio”
Contributions:2 PRs, 5 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 3 months
reactgooglejavascriptactions-on-googlesam
samvk/youtube-hide-pause-overlay
Nov 2018 - Sep 2024
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 11 months
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