About

Colin Schlecht

Hello there! I'm Colin Schlecht, a passionate problem solver, learner, and developer from the Pacific Northwest. I may be early in my career as a software engineer but I have a life-long journey of creative and analytical thinking behind me. Whether it's on a computer, in the mountains, or in my driveway, I find myself happiest when pushing myself out of my comfort zone to learn something new.

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Colin Schlecht

253-583-6528 | schlechtcolin1@gmail.com

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OVERVIEW

Experienced in Ruby on Rails and JavaScript based programming with a professional background in customer service and supply chain. Possesses strong interpersonal skills, driving communication between internal and external customers to efficiently achieve operational goals. Nimble learner with a passion for finding creative solutions to complex problems.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

JavaScript, React, Redux, Ruby on Rails, Next, Solidity, Node/Express, Postgres, SQLite, SQL, HTML, CSS, Google / Microsoft Suite, SAP

TECHNICAL PROJECTS

nftgram.io|

Web application in which users can create, display, sell, and purchase NFT’s (Non-Fungible Tokens) on a social media/marketplace platform.

Leveraged the Ethereum Blockchain, Interplanetary File System (IPFS) and Ruby on Rails to build a hybrid decentralized back-end.
Integrated the MetaMask Cryptocurrency wallet for processing Ethereum transactions with ease and streamline the user authentication and authorization processes.
Explored advanced database concepts such as polymorphism and self-referencing models to efficiently enable complex user interaction.
Maintained global and local state through redux and react hooks to optimize dataflow client-side.

Brewery Project|

A brewery locator web service, where users can write/read reviews for breweries by location.

Enabled user authentication and authorization through client-side storage of encrypted data via JSON Web Tokens.
Utilized a React client and Ruby on Rails server to efficiently route the user to content based on location.
Integrated Geo-location technology mapping the location of all available breweries.

Star Wars Guess Who|

Guessing game built on a single page web application where a user attempts to guess the name of a character through site interaction and deductive reasoning.

Merged Vanilla JavaScript, HTML and CSS in the front end to build a responsive single page application.
Mapped complex data structures and control flows to implement game logic and content delivery.
Compiled external resources to seed a server-side database of specific character traits, curated to the games logic.
Experimented with custom CSS transformations to provide an immersive user experience.

EXPERIENCE

Recreational Equipment Incorporated, REI

Customer Support Sumner, Wa

Utilized internal warehouse and enterprise software to provide escalated support/instruction to internal representatives taking in customer inquiries to create resolutions for de-escalation
Communicated with warehouses, retail locations, shipping and vendor partners to identify trends in customer facing issues and prevention of future complications.

Vendor Operations AnalystKent, Wa

Collaborated alongside various supply chain and merchandising departments to ensure the efficient flow of goods and data into REI’s supply chain.
Onboarded prospective vendors and maintained existing vendors B2B connectivity through EDI, master data records, and training/monitoring shipping/goods non-compliance.