Skip to content
View Thomas-J-A's full-sized avatar
  • West Midlands, U.K.
Block or Report

Block or report Thomas-J-A

Block user

Prevent this user from interacting with your repositories and sending you notifications. Learn more about blocking users.

You must be logged in to block users.

Please don't include any personal information such as legal names or email addresses. Maximum 100 characters, markdown supported. This note will be visible to only you.
Report abuse

Contact GitHub support about this userโ€™s behavior. Learn more about reporting abuse.

Report abuse
Thomas-J-A/README.md

Konnichiwa! I'm Tom. ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป

Typing SVG

"Yet to find a technology he doesn't want to learn" - Me, about me, just now

"I can't recommend him enough" - Partner

๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ About me, in a limerick:

Full stack skills, with DevOps in tow,
English ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, Spanish ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ, and Japanese ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต I know.
It's learning I seek ๐Ÿ”,
Onwards to the peak ๐Ÿ”๏ธ,
Future projects will blossom ๐ŸŒธ, fo' sho'.

๐ŸŸข Tools I can be trusted with:

  • TypeScript, React, Node.js, Jest, Cypress, Vite, CSS
  • MongoDB, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, REST
  • Git, GitHub, Docker, CI/CD, Linux

๐Ÿ”ด Tools I cannot:

  • Chainsaw
  • Fishing rod
  • Tractor

๐Ÿ’ญ My ethe*:

*The plural of ethos, apparently - always learning ๐Ÿ˜Ž

  • ๐Ÿ“š Continuous learning, academic or otherwise
  • ๐ŸŒ Working hollistically across domains to find solutions
  • ๐Ÿ’ช Simple, sleeves-rolled-up kind of effort and perseverance

๐ŸŽจ Outside of tech I enjoy:

  • ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Natural languages
  • ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ Running and calisthenics
  • โ„๏ธ Cold baths
  • ๐Ÿ“š Reading non-fiction (tech and philosophy mainly, at the risk of sounding pretentious ๐Ÿ˜…)

Non tech-related goal: ๐Ÿคธโ€โ™‚๏ธ freestanding handstand pushup (then I will be cool!)

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Currently working on:

A language learning app which will help non-native English speakers better understand how to use the parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, adverbs, prepositions, etc). It will be whimsical and engaging. I plan to showcase more of my skillset by using a PostgreSQL database, Redux, internationalization, and natural language processing. ๐Ÿ˜Ž

๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ What I'm looking for:

  • A Full Stack position where I can contribute my skills and learn new tools and technologies like DevOps, Cloud, weaving if need be!
  • Open Source opportunities to help the community to continue providing the tools we all use.
  • CompTIA and AWS certification to become more well-rounded (and a troubleshooting genius).
  • I genuinely enjoy learning, so anything that gives me an excuse to get stuck into some new docs, I'm looking for!

๐Ÿค” Some (debatably) interesting things:

  • ๐Ÿˆต I can read and write 2200 Japanese characters. ๅคงๅค‰ใ ใฃใŸใชใ€œ
  • ๐Ÿ‘ My favourite animal is either a sheep, a mole, or a toad (still haven't decided).
  • ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Incredible bonus fact: ไธ€ๅ›ž็‹ธใ‚’่ฆ‹ใŸใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

๐Ÿ“ซ Contact me:

Note: I do not currently respond to postcards.

I'd love an email sent to [email protected] ๐Ÿฅฒ

๐Ÿ“œ Finally, I leave you with this wonderful adage:

ใ€Œๅ‰ๅคงใชไป•ไบ‹ใ‚’ๆˆใ—้‚ใ’ใ‚‹ๅ”ฏไธ€ใฎๆ–นๆณ•ใฏใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใ‚„ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„›ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚ใ€

The only way to do great work, is to love what you do.

Pinned Loading

  1. grammar-trainer grammar-trainer Public

    ๐ŸŽ‡ (WIP) An interactive grammar training app designed to build confidence creating complex sentences. ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

    TypeScript

  2. diet-accountability-app diet-accountability-app Public

    ๐Ÿš€ Full stack app that lets users record and rate their meals each day to help them stick to a diet. ๐Ÿ“…๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿš

    TypeScript

  3. FakeMates FakeMates Public

    ๐ŸŒŸ Full stack social media app with all the trimmings! ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿค

    JavaScript