Mara Finkel

Alameda, CA · (510) 388-9221 · ms.marafinkel@gmail.com · Resume

I am a Software Engineer, beach afficionado, dog mom, and D&D player with experience in JavaScript, React, MongoDB, ExpressJs, Ruby, HTML & CSS, and Rails.


Skills

Programming Languages & Tools

Experience

Full Stack Software Engineer | January 2022 - Present

GreatSchools, Inc., Oakland, CA
  • Lead the redesign of the home page and profile pages, using ERB as well as reusable react components
  • Implemented precision data tracking using Freshpaint, scaled to our 49 million unique visitors
  • Collaborated with a team of 5 engineers to create new features in both English and Spanish, including location-based search tools using the Google Maps API and SOLR
  • Wrote scripts and created documentation for processes including data loads and custom email signup pages
July 2019 - Present

Instructor - Dispensary Operations & Patient Navigation Courses

Cleveland School of Cannabis
  • Orchestrating all the foundational training required for dispensary employees with an emphasis on compliance
  • Educating students and medical professionals on regulatory structures
  • Guiding hundreds of students on the use of state-wide systems
  • Creating and maintaining presentations, tests, and assignments
July 2019 - Present

Key Employee and Dispensing Agent

The Botanist - Cleveland, OH
  • Managed and trained staff members in all duties
  • Executed dispensing duties including POS, intake, order fulfillment, and data entry
  • Organized patient information and products using the state-mandated systems METRC, OARRS, and Leaflogix
  • Operational dispensary activities including performing daily inventory
November 2018 - January 2020

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Education

App Academy

Software Engineering

Successfully finished the curriculum at App Academy, a highly selective and immersive Software Engineering bootcamp in which I spent over 100 hours per week enhancing my skills and exposing myself to a myriad of cutting-edge technologies.

May 2021 - August 2021

Interests

Apart from being a software engineer, I spend most of my time with my dog, Jellybean. I enjoy walking to the beach, painting with watercolors, reading graphic novels from the library, cozy games, and cooking veggies from my garden.


In addition to this, I am an experienced Operations Trainer, activist, and educator with a demonstrated history of working in the medical cannabis industry.


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Projects

Live | GitHub

Chat Jel-PT

Javascript, React.js, OpenAI API
A clone of Chat GPT except every response mentions my shih tzu, Jellybean.
  • Incorporated the OpenAI API platform to allow users to query the ChatGPT AI
  • Modified the system content to provide customized AI responses


    • Live | GitHub

    Hash Maps

    Ruby, Rails, React.js/Redux.js, PostgresSQL, Webpack, Amazon AWS S3, Google Maps API
    HashMaps, a Weedmaps clone, is an online directory that allows users to browse, purchase and locate cannabis dispensaries and products.
  • Maps the location of local dispensaries using the Google Maps API platform
  • Allows the user to view products and dispensaries
  • Users can add items to a cart


    • Live | GitHub

    DND Generator

    JavaScript, Webpack, HTML, CSS
    Randomly generates Non-Player Characters (NPCs), environments, monsters to encounter, locations to frequent and magic items for the fantasy tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons

  • Pulls from an API to provide statistics and information on Monsters and Magic Items
  • Allows the user to choose a category and environment to randomly generate