Shawn Ard
Senior Backend Developer at dv01
Washington DC-Baltimore Area United States
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Top SchoolShawn Ard is a Senior Backend Developer with seven years of experience building scalable systems using functional programming at dv01 and prior full‑stack and federal software roles. He combines a strong backend focus—API design, Node/Python, and databases—with hands‑on experience in Dockerized Linux environments and agile delivery. His background spans nonprofit web work and enterprise projects, giving him a pragmatic ability to translate stakeholder needs into reliable services. A former biology researcher turned engineer, he brings analytical rigor and a penchant for puzzles and board games that inform his problem‑solving style.
7 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Biological/Biosystems Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree, Biological/Biosystems Engineering at Penn State UniversityCertificate, Computer Programming, Certificate, Computer Programming at Northwestern University
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Github Skills (9)
nodejs6
react6
javascript5
typescript4
nextjs4
minecraft3
elasticsearch-client1
elasticsearch1
database1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ShawnArd/Brewtiful
Nov 2018 - Feb 2019
Contributions:51 PRs, 39 pushes, 53 branches in 2 months
ShawnArd/ShawnArd.github.io
Nov 2018 - Jan 2021
Contributions:21 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
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