Jason Wong (jasylwong@gmail.com)
About me | Tech stack | Projects | Skills | Education | Experience | Interests
A proactive, dynamic, and creative Full Stack Software Developer by day. A music, film and pizza aficionado by night.
Previously in my career, I qualified as an actuary (a globally recognised qualification renowned for being particularly arduous and having a high drop out rate). I then became attracted to software development by its potential to be applied in all manners of fields, including e-commerce, fraud detection, and medical healthcare. Furthermore, I enjoy working in industries that are continually progressing, and where there is always the chance to learn something new.
I would like to work at a company that also shares my goal of moving the world forward and creating real, tangible benefits for society. Having now graduated from Makers, I am eager to use my driven nature, analytical mind, and rapidly developing tech skills to help them achieve this.
- JavaScript (React, Node.js, Express, MongoDB, jQuery, Jest, Jasmine)
- Ruby (Rails, Sinatra, RSpec, Capybara)
- SQL (PostgreSQL, TablePlus)
- HTML, CSS (Bootstrap, Material-UI, Materialize)
- Travis CI, CircleCI, Code Climate
- Heroku, Netlify
- Git, GitHub (including Pages and Actions), GitLab, Firebase
| Project (Repo) | Description | Live link | Technologies |
|---|---|---|---|
| WePick | I pick. You pick. WePick. A web app for helping you select movies to watch with friends. | https://wepick.herokuapp.com/ | Ruby, Rails, HTML, CSS, Heroku |
| Radio-active | Ready for some nuclear tunes? Immediate music from Absolute radio stations, without all the clicking, searching, waiting and cookie/privacy settings required on their official website. | https://jasylwong.github.io/radio-active/ | JavaScript, React, GitHub Pages & Actions, Absolute radio API, Water.css |
| Full Stack Open notes app | A full stack MERN notes app built as part of the University of Helsinki Web Development qualification. | https://notes-app-fso.herokuapp.com/ | JavaScript, React, Express, Node.js, Jest, MongoDB, Heroku |
| Personal website | My very own website, built from the ground up using React. | https://jason-wong.netlify.com/ | JavaScript, React, HTML, CSS, Netlify |
| Code reviews | Coding challenges completed while under the watchful eye of independent professional reviewers from CoGrammar. | Example recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fehc2HlOc6M&feature=youtu.be | Ruby, RSpec |
For more, please see my GitHub repo list.
- Provided training to colleagues on exposure management via presentations at Brit Insurance.
- Taught English to business professionals and classes of schoolchildren, and received an ‘Exceptional performance’ award for my service.
- Selected to be the mentor for incoming employees/students at Mercer and Makers, and tutored beginner coders via the Makers PairUp platform.
- As the Treasurer of the University Big Band Society, single-handedly raised enough funding for them to attend the National Concert Band Festival in Glasgow, where we received a Platinum award.
- As the swimming captain, led the school swimming team to several victories at local galas.
- Deployed multiple webpages for medline.io's coding project using React and TypeScript within a few weeks, having next to no prior knowledge of either tech
- Had to balance both full-time work and self-study efficiently to qualify as an actuary a year quicker than the industry average.
- Responsible for coordinating Brit's Risk Oversight Committee, which is attended by the company's Non-Executive Directors and C-Suite managers.
- Produced summaries of the company's investment portfolio to Brit's Chief Risk Officer, based on own technical analysis and interpretation of the company's assets and current economic environment.
- As the Librarian of the University Big Band Society, introduced a new folder system that significantly reduced the time needed to organise and locate music sheets, and is still being used today.
University of Helsinki (May 2020 to present)
- Full Stack Open web development qualification. Current certificate here.
- Areas covered include React, Redux, Express, Node.js, MongoDB, REST APIs, GraphQL, Jest, and TypeScript.
Makers Academy (January to April 2020)
Full-time software development course focusing on:
- Object-Oriented Programming, Test Driven Development, Model View Controller design patterns, SOLID principles
- Agile principles, pair programming, stand-ups, retros, and sprint planning
- Web frameworks, version control, and CI/CD to create full stack web apps
- Facilitating knowledge sharing (selected to be a Mentor for incoming students)
University of Warwick (September 2007 to July 2011)
- MMORSE (Master's in Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics & Economics) (2:1)
- Dissertation: A meta-analysis of the effects of the MMR vaccine on children (1st)
Bancroft's School (1996 to 2007)
- Scholarship holder
- 4 A-levels: All grade A (Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Economics, and Biology)
Medline.io (April 2020 to May 2020)
Volunteer Software Developer
- Creating web pages using React and Typescript for their online platform (medline.io) as part of the in-progress ‘Fight Covid-19’ project.
Brit Insurance (August 2016 to January 2020)
Enterprise Risk Management Actuary (fully qualified Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries)
- Running the ReMetrica catastrophe software model to assess the company's potential exposure to worldwide natural disasters
- Testing pricing assumptions and investment risk scenarios via analytical software models
- Received an award for increasing efficiency in a major internal project
Suzhou Education Association (SEIAE) (September 2011 to June 2012)
English Teacher (TEFL certified)
- Teaching English as a foreign language to classes of middle school students as a representative of the British Council, as well as tutoring working professionals
- Received ‘Exceptional performance’ award
- 💻 Getting involved in the tech scene: Writing tech blogs and attending events in a variety of tech groups and meetups, eg. FreeCodeCamp, Code Untapped, Coders UK, LRUG, Ruby Hacknight
- 🎹 Music: Ex-professional (self-taught) bassist, grade 6 pianist, and University of Warwick Big Band Treasurer (previously Librarian)
- 📚 Reading: Just finished The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win, and The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes. 10/10 would recommend both.
- 🏊 Swimming: Captain of the school swimming team, qualified lifeguard and ASA Level 1 swimming teacher
✈️ Travelling & languages: Chinese Mandarin (Basic business proficiency, HSK level 5) acquired from working in China for 2 years post-uni, French & Spanish (GCSE A*)- ✏️ Drawing: Graphic novel enthusiast, and casual sketcher