Akron, OH | (330) 309-6048 | chase@chaseholdren.com | chaseholdren.com | linkedin.com/in/choldren | github.com/chaseholdren
Senior Full Stack Software Developer | Staff Front-End Product Engineer
Full-Stack Developer and API Architect with over 8 years of experience in front-end and back-end development to steer diverse projects, developing Microsoft Teams plugins, internal pricing tools, and custom code editors. Mastered Typescript, Express, and React for architecting cutting-edge tools. Harmonized with cross-functional teams to design and implement features while providing technical leadership to guide architectural decisions. Crafted clear, maintainable code, conduct code and design reviews, and uphold high-quality standards.Areas of Expertise
Full-Stack Software Design & Development | Product/Project Management | Front-End/Back-End Technologies | PWAs (Progressive Web Apps) | Testing & Debugging | Team Leadership | UI/UX Frameworks | Coding Best Practices | Google Cloud Platform (GCP)/AWS/Azure | Software as a Service (SaaS) | Data Structures/Algorithms | Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) | Code Quality & DocumentationProfessional Experience
Software Developer (Contract) | Carbon Six BarrelsJun 2025 - Present
- Designed and deployed an AI-powered phone answering system handling inbound customer calls for a precision firearms manufacturer.
- Building a full-stack web application for inventory management and production-time tracking across the shop floor.
Software Developer | Tamnoon, Inc.Jul 2024 - May 2025
- Worked with a small team to develop a web app for managing cloud security alerts and how to remediate them, using React/Typescript and NestJS.
- Successfully led development of a new feature for AI generated security remediation tasks.
- Created dashboards and a report generation feature, matching designs with pixel perfect accuracy, and using Puppeteer to generate PDFs.
Full Stack Developer | Frameable Inc.Mar 2022 - Jan 2024
- Engineered a virtual office web app with video calls and screen-sharing using Vue and Express.
- Pivoted from a standalone web app to integrated MS Teams plugins using the Microsoft Graph API.
- Led efforts to maintain optimal plugin loading speed within MS Teams and handle performance challenges.
Application Developer | Insight2ProfitAug 2019 – Mar 2022
- Pioneered the foundation of a new project by designing and building an internal tool with React, Typescript, and Material UI:
- Empowered Pricing Analysts to create pricing/quoting models directly accessible as APIs without requiring coding knowledge.
- Minimized developer multitasking and accelerated project delivery.
- Used data-driven performance benchmarks to find the best performance for code interaction in the browser, opting for a custom solution over the Monaco editor.
- Took advantage of existing open source work on the Language Server Protocol standard, building a streamlined custom code editor in the browser with syntax highlighting and autocomplete.
Software Engineer – Developer II | Hyland Software (Lawlogix)July 2016 – Aug 2019
- Contributed to a complete rewrite of an aged 4D/Python API to C#.
- Expanded technical skills through hands-on development with .NET, Entity Framework, PostgreSQL, Jenkins, and Docker.
- Built a foundation of enterprise level code quality and testing standards.
Key Projects
frostbase.app
Conceptualized and developed a unique virtual chat room experience, immersing users in an interactive glacier environment as customizable bears.
- Users personalize their experience by choosing their bear avatar and navigating the 3D world with intuitive click-to-move and camera controls.
- Facilitated real-time communication through text chat that fostered connection and engagement within the virtual space.
- Utilized a powerful tech stack including Three.js for 3D graphics, react-three-fiber for React integration, Express for server-side logic, and web sockets with socket.io.
- Leveraged Google Cloud Platform App Engine to ensure reliable and adaptable hosting for the virtual world.
smashdex- https://smashdex.chaseholdren.com/
smashdex
Crafted and launched “Smashdex”, a progressive web app (PWA) which allowed Super Smash Bros (video game) players to track and analyze their gameplay statistics.- Users effortlessly record their match history through manual entry or convenient import options.
- Comprehensive charts and data visualizations unlock valuable insights into individual performance and matchup breakdowns.
- Delivers a native app-like experience accessible across devices without app store restrictions.
Web LEDs
EngineeredWeb LEDs (https://github.com/chaseholdren/web-LEDs)Web LEDs, an interactive art installation where online drawings instantly illuminate an 8x32 LED matrix.
- Wired the LED matrix to an Arduino and built the physical foundation.
- Developed a Node server to manage LED data transmission over the serial port.
- Launched a website (https://web-leds.chaseholdren.com)website where users contribute to the art by drawing directly on the grid.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Information Systems – Kent State University | Kent, OH | 2016Technical Skills
React | Vue | Node | Express | NestJS | Docker | Typescript | HTML | CSS | Jenkins | .Net | PostgreSQL | Redux | C# | Material UI | Microsoft Graph API | Firebase | JavaScript | GraphQL | AWS | GCP | AzureCertifications & Courses
Sololearn | Certificate of Completion: Python 3 Course | 2016Courses: Computer Applications, Database Management Systems, Web Programming, Programming Mobile Apps, and more.Volunteer Experience
Drop in the Bucket
Collaborated with the CEO of Insight2Profit to design/code/deploy a website for Drop in the Bucket (a charity providing access to education and clean water in Africa). The website is used to manage contact with sponsored girls.- Streamlined communication and fostered engagement between sponsors and girls, promoting continued support and educational opportunities.