I am a software engineer with a communications degree and a knack for problem solving. I'm a big indie gamer, and love anything with a good story and creative mechanics. I hope to one day use my powers for good and make something that helps people, or at least brings them a little joy.
Zambeta Tsapos
Projects
Check out some of my latest work!
TraveloZity
A site to plan your travels and look up live flight and hotel availability. I built a back end API to hold users' travel plans and itineraries using Django and Python, and a front end for the user to interact with itineraries and plans using React, JavaScript, and Axios. The app is designed to interact with Amadeus APIs, and users can look up live flight and hotel data and add it to travel plans. I styled the front-end using React Bootstrap, HTML, and CSS/SaSS.
NOTE: The Amadeus APIs used are sandbox APIs, and therefore have a monthly limit for calls. Also, due to the limitations of the hotel API, this site is configured to show booked hotels as well as free ones. If a hotel's price says 'N/A', that mean's it's already booked. Free hotels will show the actual price.
Homepage Depot
A store selling magical goods for programmers. This project was done in a group of three engineers. We built a back end to handle user and product information using JavaScript, Mongoose, Express.js, and MongoDB, and solved some array iteration issues with the Lodash library. It was also integrated with Stripe API to simulate purchase-making for the use. We built the front end using React, JavaScript and Axios, which was also integrated with Stripe API. We styled the front-end using React Bootstrap, HTML, and CSS.
NOTE: No actual payments can be made using this app. It uses Stripe's test mode, a card number of '4242424242424242', a security code of '424' and an expiration date of 'April 2022' can be used to test it.
Share-A-Recipe
A site where users can post and share their favorite recipes. I built a back end API to hold user information and recipe information, with functionality added to allow users to add comments to recipes, using JavaScript, Mongoose, Express.js, and MongoDB. I built the front end allowing users to interact with recipes and post comments using jQuery, JavaScript, and AJAX. I styled the front-end using React Bootstrap, HTML, and CSS/SaSS.
Trick-Tac-Toe
A tic-tac-toe game with a secret space that ends the game and another that switches all Xs and Os on the board. I built the front end using jQuery and JavaScript, and it interacts with an existing tic-tac-toe game API using AJAX. I styled the front-end using React Bootstrap, HTML, and CSS.
Skills
Technical
HTML, CSS, SASS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, React.js, AJAX, Axios, MongoDB, Mongoose, Python, Django, Lodash, Express.js, Node.js, Git, GitHub
Other
Customer Service, Advertising, Marketing, Communication, Email, SEO, Google Analytics, Media, PhotoShop, InDesign, Asana, Jira, Trello
Resume
I am looking for front-end engineering jobs, and I have experience in a wide range of industries including academia, media, and marketing. Please download my resume below to learn more.
Contact Me
Email: ztsapos@gmail.com
GitHub: https://github.com/ztosyl
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zambeta