Darren O. Van Dyke

Full Stack Web Developer


Darren is a recent graduate of "Coding Boot Camp" provided by the University of Central Florida where he graduated top of his class. With the recent skill set he’s acquired; HTML/CSS, SQL, react.js and Ruby as well as his 15 years of experience in the technology space as an account executive gives him a unique set of skills that allows him to effectively communicate how his work directly relates to solving real business issues. Darren’s prior work experience includes Gateway, LiveOps, Media whiz and AVAYA.

Code Snippets


Temperature Conversion

This Ruby program will prompt the user for a temperature in degrees Celsius and let the user know what the corresponding temperature is in Fahrenheit.

n = 0
while n < 10
puts "Hello, #{n}"
n = n + 1
end
puts "Goodbye"

n = 0
 puts "Enter a number"
answer = gets.chomp.to_i
ones = answer % 10
if answer >= 11 && answer <= 19
   puts "Your number is #{answer}th!"
elsif answer == 0
   puts "Your number is zero"
elsif ones == 0
   puts "Your number is #{answer}th"
elsif ones == 1
   puts "Your number is #{answer}st"
elsif ones == 2
   puts "Your number is #{answer}nd"
elsif ones == 3
   puts "Your number is #{answer}rd"
else
   puts "Your number is #{answer}th"
end
puts "Goodbye"

Ordinal Challenge

This Ruby program will convert a plain number to the ordinal of the number. So for example, if the user enters 2, it will display 2nd, if the user enters 3, it will display 3rd, etc.


Foobar

This Ruby program is an adaptation of a classic technical interview problem which displays sequences of the Foobar pattern.

n = 0
 puts "How many digits in the pattern do you want to see?"
 items = gets.chomp.to_i
 list = []
(1..items).each do |n|
  if n % 3 == 0 && n % 5 == 0
    list << "FOOBAR"
  elsif n % 3 == 0
    list << "FOO"
  elsif n % 5 == 0
    list << "BAR"
  else
    list << n
  end
end
 
puts list
puts "Goodbye"

Web Apps


Quote Generator

A database-powered quote generator with a mobile-first design, using the Ruby on Rails framework, HTML, and CSS. Uses Git and GitHub for version control, and launched on Heroku.

Yelp Clone

A Yelp clone that integrates with the Google Maps API and includes features like user comments, star ratings, image uploading, and user authentication.


Two-Sided Market Place

A two-sided, video-streaming marketplace platform that features credit card payment capabilities, user role management, complex user interfaces, and advanced database relationships.

Test Driven Development

An Instagram clone that was built using industry-standard, test-driven development following numerous red/green/refactor cycles.


Single Page Todo Application

This single-page to-do application features a fluid user interface that– by using JavaScript– allows users to rapidly add dynamic content.

Agile Team Project

Worked on an Agile software development team building a chess application. Under the guidance of a senior software engineer, we had weekly Agile team meetings for code reviews, sprint planning, and feature assignments.


Skills & Tools


Darren has developed proficiency and expertise in the following programming languages and comfort with the following tools.


Contact


Currently entertaining new opportunities. Please get in touch via email:

my@email.com