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Mel Laskowski

Software Engineer

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about me

Hi I'm Mel, a professional problem solver who loves to utilize technology and collaboration to tackle complex challenges. I've been working in the industry as a Software Engineer for 6 years, gaining tons of experience maintaining enterprise systems throughout the software development lifecycle. My greatest achievements have been coding for web applications in JavaScript, TypeScript and Java on agile teams. I graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2019 with my bachelors in Software Engineering and a minor in Computing Security. Evolving user experiences to center accessibility is one of my favorite parts of my career. In my free time I enjoy reading, petting my cat and painting.

skills skills skills

tools & technologies

Programming Languages

  • JavaScript - ReactJs, ExtJS
  • TypeScript - React Native
  • Java
  • Python - Flask
  • SQL - SQLite, MySQL, SQLServer

Version Control

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • SVN

Design

  • Figma
  • Canva
  • Procreate
  • Freeform
  • Adobe Illustrator

Development Operations Tools

  • Jira
  • Asana
  • Trello
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams

experience

App Developer at Able Opportunities

August 2024 - March 2025
  • Worked through the full development lifecycle of a financial education app, from initial design to deployment, in partnership with the CEO to deliver a product aligned with user needs
  • Developed cross-platform mobile applications using React Native with Expo, ensuring smooth interface on both iOS and Android
  • Implemented the front end with accessibility focus allowing users to input through text, images, audio, and video
  • Utilized Continuous Deployment pipelines for releasing versions of Test Flight via Expo Application Services (EAS)
  • Designed database to efficiently store and retrieve financial and shopping data

Software Engineer at Datto | Kaseya

July 2021 - August 2024
  • Lead Engineer for the Kaseya E-Commerce Store built on NetSuite SCA
  • Update our pricing based on new product rules and SalesForce integration
  • Deploy releases and coordinate testing with QA and Product Manager
  • Design and manage architecture diagrams to help the team understand our system and the flow of data with our third-party integrations
  • Crafted improvements to Datto’s E-Commerce Storefront with new React UI Components for the company’s React Component Library
  • Spearheaded API project for new RESTful endpoints sending product information gathered from NetSuite to our portal team (TypeScript)
  • Built new purchase flows for different Subscription styles which allowed more SKUs to be purchased online (TypeScript, React, HTML5, CSS)

Software Analyst at BioFortis

March 2020 - June 2021
  • Worked on a team of six developers on an agile team
  • Re-Constructed Reports page based on user feedback so the feature could display necessary information in a cleaner UI (JavaScript)
  • Coded new frontend features in HTML5/CSS/JavaScript and backend tasks in Java plus Liquibase scripts for updating the SQLServer database
  • Contributed to multiple JavaScript projects, one using the ExtJS framework and the other implemented through a React JS

Software Engineer at Comcast

June 2019 - November 2019
  • Implemented scripts for updating user data with Cucumber and Java
  • Deployed and cut build releases to lower level environments in Jenkins
  • Enhanced security features against XSS

Software Engineer Co-op at Intuit

January 2018 - July 2018
  • Collaborated with Data Scientists to deploy their machine learning models to AWS SageMaker and monitored the connection to the S3 bucket of test data
  • Built a progress bar using AngularJS to display the deployment status of models

Software Engineer Co-op at Blackbaud

May 2016 - December 2016
  • Implemented features for the company’s main web application using AngularJS, CSS, HTML5, C#, and SQL
  • Developed new internal tools and enhanced current features

Technical Intern at Harris Corporation

June 2015 - August 2015
  • Tested, verified, and validated software
  • Wrote weekly meeting reports for software progress

Intern at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab

September 2013 - June 2014
  • Interned during Senior year of High School
  • Tested resilience and created a manual for a MATLAB program
  • Researched network securities, resilience, and topologies

projects

Muna Nation

pixel muna album cover with all members of band and logo
Inspired by my love for the queer band MUNA, I created this React app as a space to archive all things MUNA. Based on the Remix Netlify template to simplify the deployment process, which allowed me to set up the pipelines quickly. This sweet system uses Tailwind CSS to make the UX as styling as MUNA themselves. here

Drag King Nation Bluesky Feed

Launching a new Bluesky feed for Drag King Performers to showcase their specific community. There is importance in drag community to have space for both kings and queens. here

contact

LinkedIn is the best way to reach out to me. I will get back to you at my soonest availbility.

take a look at my github in the meantime to check out my projects above and related research.