Lian Muñoz

lian@lianmunoz.com

Full-stack software engineer interested in consulting roles, part-time contracting on interesting projects, and pro-bono work. Experienced in practical consultations for early-stage startups and working with new founders to balance technical needs. Passionate about disability-accessible UX design. Comfortable communicating technical information to non-technical stakeholders and driving development in collaborative teams.

Experience

Software Engineer STILMAN Advanced Strategies December 2019—present

Maintained a map-based application using Angular and AngularJS. Designed and implemented new features. Drove developments with external collaborators to meet requirements in a timely fashion.

Software Engineer, UI/UX Designer Freelance Projects June 2016—present

Build and maintained applications in React and Angular. Set up and deployed LAMP servers. Consulted on ongoing development projects and early-stage startup technical needs. Bootstrapped new development projects for future augmentation. Mentored aspiring engineers on best practices and career paths.

Web Developer Blueprint Test Prep October 2018—June 2019

Maintained customer-facing website, student learning application, employee administration application, and instructor portal application. Followed agile methodology using JIRA. Effectively balanced the needs of various stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of maintenance and new features

Case Manager Case Anywhere LLC January 2015—May 2016

Took an active role in identifying the hidden needs of both end-users and administrative staff. Advocated for and aided in the design of software updates to increase automation of repetitive tasks, improve the end-user experience, centralize data, and more effectively maintain rapport with clients.

Expertise

  • Full-stack Development
  • Javascript—Angular, AngularJS, React
  • HTML/CSS/SCSS
  • Cartography/Geographic Information Systems
  • RESTful APIs
  • PHP—Laravel
  • LAMP Server Administration
  • VCS—Git, Mercurial
  • UI/UX Design
  • Vector graphics editing
  • Copywriting
  • Photography
  • ADA/WCAG compliance
  • Agile workflows—JIRA
  • Collaborative management

Education

BS Physics, California State University Northridge 2018