Jay Vigilla
Software Engineer | Cook to Coder

Tech from Hospitality

Hi! I'm Jay, a former chef in the San Francisco Bay Area that changed careers to Software Engineering. I make technology giving people the same feeling of care and visibility that the Hospitality Industry instilled in me.

As a kid, I was a tinkerer. I took things apart and put them back together, slowing understanding what things did and hiding the extra pieces from my parents. Playing with technology and building things is my favorite part of the job. As with my food career, I like hands-on experience.

For more about the Hospitality Industry and Technology overlap (in my head at least) check out my blog: babble.log()

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Experience

Avail Medsystems

04/2022 - 11/2023

Providing simple cost-effective solutions that connect procedural healthcare professionals regardless of location.

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

CSS (Sass)

Redux

Jest

Storybook

Electron

Splunk

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Seven.me, Inc

04/2021 - 04/2022

Using behavioral coaching and technology to help people lead healthier and happier lives. Lifestyle coaching made available via mobile app.

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

CSS

Redux

Jest

React Native

Expo

React Query

Press Link

Freelance

11/2020 - 04/2021

SEO and responsive design elements for Shopify and custom static business websites

Shopify

JavaScript

React

CSS

Lighthouse

Livestack

5/2020 - 6/2020

Internship with a live event streaming platform for creators and educators.

JavaScript

React

Redux

CSS

Jest

Passport.js

SendGrid

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NextJS Project. React.useState() not used for a fully server-side rendered application. Much of the UI is done using CSS with native nesting.

NextJS | Typescript | React | CSS(nesting, flexbox)

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Warbler

A Twitter clone written in Python utilizing Jinja server-side rendering. Full Stack project made at Rithm School.

Python | Flask | Jinja | SQLAlchemy | PostgreSQL | Heroku

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NamePicker

I'm a proud parent that wants to make sure my own Hermione Granger doesn't feel stifled by teachers not calling on her when her hand is up first and has been up first for every question... all... month... long. Desktop Electron app using ReactJS.

Electron | ReactJS | CSS Nesting

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MovieSearch

A Node.js project making HTTP requests to an IMDB API for movie data. A toy project for testing RapidAPIs

JavaScript | Node.js | Express | React | PostgreSQL | RapidAPI

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ZhangGa

Full Stack Project. A blogging app with a React frontend and Node-Express server. Project at Rithm School introducing Redux

JavaScript | React.js | Redux-thunk | Node.js | Express | PostgreSQL

Games

Just a little fun

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Whack-a-Mole

A ReactJS Whack-a-Mole game on CodeSandbox. Adjust amount of moles and time intervals for the moles.

JavaScript | React

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Crocodile Dentist

vanillaJS Crocodile Dentist. Pick the wrong tooth and get chomped by the croc! Steve Irwin would approve.

JavaScript | HTML | CSS

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Twister Spinner

For that moment when you just got tired of spinning that little arrow, just pull it up on your phone.

JavaScript | React | Typescript

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Jeopardy!

Frontend Project made at Rithm School using jQuery and the API jService

JavaScript | jQuery | HTML

Experiments

Fun and experimentation in CodeSandbox.

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Semantic HTML Buttons

A study in semantic HTML for a blog post

React | JavaScript | HTML | CSS

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DateTimePicker

Rough draft of a time picker before integrating API calls for a work project.

React | JavaScript