Hello, I'm Liem Gearen. I'm a full-stack developer with 8 years of experience. I enjoy building sites & apps. My focus is React (Next.js).
About me
I graduated from Augustana College with a B.A. degree in Computer Science with minors in Mathematics and Entreprenurial Skills. My core stack is React, Next.js, Node.js, and MongoDB.
- I am also familiar with the following:
- Python
- Typescript
- JavaScript
- HTML
- CSS
- Git
- GitHub
- SQL
- Docker
- SaaS Tooling Administration (i.e. Jira, Mural, TeamRetro, SharePoint)
- Cloud: AWS Services (Lambda, ECS, S3, DynamoDB, IAM)
Deployed with: Terraform / Terragrunt and CloudFormation
When I'm not coding, I enjoy roasting my own coffee and tending to my chickens with my family. I also enjoy learning new things and continuously improving my skills.
I have also spent over 10 years with the Boy Scouts of America where I have earned my Eagle Scout award and have served in several leadership roles within my troop and within an official Scout Camp staff.
My skills
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- React
- Next.js
- Node.js
- Git
- Tailwind
- SQL
- MongoDB
- Redux
- GraphQL
- Express
- PostgreSQL
- Framer Motion
- AWS Lambda
- AWS ECS
- AWS S3
- AWS API Gateway
- Terraform
- Docker
- Drone
- GitHub Actions
- Jira Administration
- Automation Utilizing REST APIs
My experience
Graduated Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
I graduated with a B.A. in Computer Science, minors in Mathematics and Entrepreneurial Skills
2019IT Early Development Program - John Deere Parts Order Management Modernization
John Deere Parts Distribution Center, Milan, IL
Immediately following graduation, I worked as a software engineer for the John Deere Parts Order Management Modernization team, where I supported the primary application that John Deere Dealers utilized to order parts from the global supply chain John Deere holds.
2019 - 2021Software Engineer - John Deere Parts Order Management Modernization
John Deere Parts Distribution Center, Milan, IL
I worked on the primary application that John Deere Dealers utilized to order parts from the global supply chain John Deere holds.
2021 - 2022Senior Software Engineer - John Deere Agile Tools Team
John Deere Digital Strategy & Transformation, Moline, IL
SaaS Tooling Administration with the following tools: Jira, Mural, TeamRetro, SharePoint. I also implemented several methods of automation using AWS Lambda and REST API calls that were made available by the SaaS products.These automations helped enabled John Deere's several hundred software delivery teams to quickly and efficiently use these tools for their project needs while also ensuring proper cost savings to the enterprise.
2022 - 2024Senior Software Engineer - John Deere Developer Advocacy Team
John Deere Digital Strategy & Transformation, Moline, IL
The Developer Advocacy team is responsible for shaping and enabling the future of the digital product teams within John Deere. I helped enable our digital ecosystem to collect data using GitHub APIs and visualize it so teams would be enabled to make data-driven decisions on their own software development lifecycle practices.I also coached several divisions of the enterprise on their own software engineering practices, and helped show data to prove where improvements could be made. This includes the team's Lead Time, Cycle Time, Deployment frequencies, Segregation of Duties, and other metrics.
2024 - presentContact me
Please contact me directly at liemjgearen@pm.me or through this form.