Frontend Developer

Joseph Micla

WORK

  • BC Cancer / University of British Columbia

      Full Stack Developer

      Apr. 2023 - Present

    • Developed a Vial Request system for cancer researchers using the Jira API, Nuxt.js, and Django.
    • Designed a feature that streamlined the management of sequencing libraries for lab members and researchers, using Nuxt.js, Django, and the Genome Sciences Centre API.,
    • Optimized a Django API endpoint’s response time by 75% by leveraging aggregated SQL queries and caching responses from the Genome Sciences Centre API.
    • Improved Nuxt.js web application performance, reducing browser memory usage by 20%.
    • Migrated a legacy Azure SQL Single Server instance to an Azure Virtual Machine to reduce lab costs.

    • Frontend Developer

      Apr. 2022 - Apr. 2023

    • Designed and implemented client-side features for a lab information management system for 40 users, delivering a seamless user experience and receiving positive feedback on its usefulness.
    • Demonstrated a strong commitment to quality assurance by increasing test coverage from 20% to 60%, using the Jest testing framework.
    • Created wireframes using Figma to visualize and quickly iterate on mobile- responsive user interface designs in order to collaborate alongside researchers.
    • Wrote user and developer documentation for 3 projects on Confluence.