Senior Software Engineer | UI/UX Pro

Focusing on creating bold, unique, and AmAzInG experiences
that help 10x your business' growth

Previous Work

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Alpha Space Launch

An unreleased website where customers can send class rings and other paraphernalia to space and receive a certificate of flight, photos, plaque and other items. (Canceled by client for lack of market).

  • Laravel
  • HTML / CSS / JavaScript
  • Stripe API
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OSO Candle

Candle subscription website where users choose their favorite scent and candles get shipped to them. Basic machine learning algorithm used to classify and recommend scents based on a scent profile.

  • Laravel
  • HTML / CSS / Javascript
  • Stripe Checkout API
  • Machine Learning
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Student Pilot Portal

An e-learning platform where anyone can learn to fly airplanes.

  • Laravel 10 Backend (API) / NextJS Frontend
  • Material UI design guidelines
  • Canvas rendering for interactive simulators and learning tools
  • Webpack, ES6+, Object-oriented programming
  • MySQL relational database architecture (using normalization)

About Othneil

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Othneil Drew is an extremely creative individual with a strong background in UI/UX design, product lifecycle management and strategic planning/marketing.

Yes, I'm going to speak about myself in the third person :)

He has successfully lead high-performing teams and improve frontend workflow as a team lead — allowing the team to release key updates to customers more frequently.

He is the founder of Student Pilot Portal, an online platform that enables aspiring aviators to learn about aviation, share their passion for flight, and connect with others worldwide.

With 900+ hours of volunteered service to the aviation community, he serves as an advocate for promoting youths education in the industry and is actively involved with many organizations like the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals, Virgin Islands Chapter Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., U.S. Dream Academy, and the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Drew currently works as a Software Engineer in Houston Texas. His other interests are flight simulation, photography, gaming, guitar, and the show NCIS: Los Angeles.

Skills

Toolkit

Workflow Tools

  • Jira
  • Git (Git Flow)
  • codemods (jscodeshift)
  • Unit Testing
  • AWS
  • GitHub
  • NPM
  • Webpack
  • Babel
  • Gulp
  • Bitbucket
  • SCRUM / Agile Methodologies
  • Chrome Developer Tools
  • Asana

User research

  • UI/UX design
  • Wireframing
  • Prototyping
  • Heatmaps & Web Analytics
  • Lighthouse Analytics
  • User Stories
  • Datadog
  • Hotjar

Design Tools

  • Figma
  • Affinity Designer
  • GIMP
  • Fusion 360
  • Moqups
  • Adobe Lightroom
  • Blender (learning)

Languages, Libraries & Frameworks

Front End

  • React
  • React Native
  • Next.js
  • Typescript
  • Redux & RTK Query
  • Javascript
  • Pixi.js
  • Cesium.js
  • Electron
  • Tauri
  • Semantic UI
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Bulma CSS
  • HTMX
  • HTML5
  • SASS/SCSS
  • LESS
  • CSS3
  • JQuery
  • Bootstrap
  • WordPress

Back End

  • REST / JSON
  • MySQL
  • PHP
  • Apache
  • Laravel
  • Nginx
  • Node.js
  • Python
  • Express
  • Sequelize
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Linux
  • Nginx
  • Apache

Other

Communication Protocols

  • HTTP/S
  • UDP
  • TCP/IP (Sockets)
  • FTP
  • WebRTC
  • SSH
  • Serial
  • I2C

Other Tech & Skills

  • Embedded Systems
  • Microservice Architecture
  • Async/Await/Promises
  • OpenGraph Tools
  • Raspberry PI
  • Arduino
  • ESP32/8266
  • MongoDB
  • CI/CD & Code Automation
  • ITAR & 508 Compliance
  • Database Design & Normalization
  • Data Scraping
  • General Electronics (novice)
  • Expert "Googler"

Why Hire Me

Passionate

I enjoy contributing to projects that make a difference. I enjoy helping others create success.

Problem Solver

At the heart of every successful business is a problem solver. I thrive under pressure and in fast-paced environments.

Fast Learner

I can learn anything, just give me 5 minutes ;) I'm valuable to your company because of my ability to be molded to your stack.

Testimonials

Throughout my experience, I have met very few with such a vast array of knowledge and skills as Mr. Drew, [he] continues to astound me with how quickly he can learn and apply new skills.

Captain Roscoe Edwards Captain, United Airlines (Ret.)

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His drive and passion keeps him continually searching for new information and opportunities... Othneil has earned hundreds of hours of community service throughout the years living on St. Croix... he gives that same compassion to his new community mentoring students.

Cenita Heywood President, Virgin Islands Chapter Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.

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He has demonstrated genuine curiosity of the content and authentic engagement in his assignments. Without question, he stands as on of the best and brightest members of his class.

Michon Benson College Professor, Texas Southern University

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Interested in working together?

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