Maurício de Souza

Full-Stack Software Engineer

West Orange, NJ • mdesouza1179@gmail.com • (973) 651-7281 • LinkedIn • GitHub • Portfolio

Devoted developer, graduated in July 2023 from an intensive full-stack engineering program. Has 19 years’ experience in business management, service excellence, and education. Eager to combine previous professional skills and knowledge with newly acquired full-stack engineering training towards software engineering/development in a team setting within a corporation. 

Technical Skills: MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js), JavaScript, HTML, CSS, VSCode, GitHub, ClickUp, MySQL, Attention to Detail, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking

Education

Full-Stack Engineering Certificate                                                                                                         July 2023

Kenzie Academy from Southern New Hampshire University, Indianapolis, IN (remote)

●     Excelled in a project-based 9-month program about Full-Stack Engineering, covering MERN, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, while maintaining an A average.

●     Completed weekly hands-on activities, including direct application of knowledge and techniques in those languages and learning how to effectively problem solve and research. 

●     Effectively managed a schedule of 70-80 hours a week between work, classes, assignments, and deadlines.

Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance                              

Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

Post Baccalaureate Degree in Music Education                     

William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ

Featured Technical Projects

SweetWineOfMine Full Stack Project, Team Developer | GitHub                              May 2023 – July 2023

●      Developed a Full Stack (MERN) application which allows users to research wines stored in the database and save them to their collection or wish list.

●      Used Agile methodology and Scrum techniques through ClickUp and completed daily stand-ups to go over team progress and discuss next steps.

●      Developed an MVP (P0 level goals) with user stories and P1 and P2 level goals.

●      Utilized React Bootstrap to style and align components that display a wine image along with its description, rating, and buttons that allow users to add a wine to their collection.

KenzieCart Full Stack Project, Sole Developer | GitHub                     March 2023 - April 2023

●      Used MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js) to develop a custom full stack “Kenzie Cart” shopping Single Page Application (SPA).

●      Leveraged ClickUp to implement Agile methodology, on a two-week Sprint.

●      Added different features to the shopping page each week, such as persistence (local storage), display order ID from the database, currency toggle for prices and order total, apply coupons.

●      Utilized React Bootstrap and some SASS to style and align components.

Work Experience

Professional Musician/Band Leader, West Orange, NJ                             January 2004 - Present

Mauricio de Souza’s Bossa Brasil®

●      Manage and plan major investment projects (6 to date, album recordings and videos) that increase bookings, revenue, and publicity with a monthly email blast to 200+ subscribers.

●      Work with and overview the roles of musicians and audio/video recording engineers.

●      Plan and coordinate interviews, reviews, and publicity with multiple jazz news media.

●      Received reviews from and did interviews with multiple jazz magazines, newspapers, and radio stations in the US and Brazil.

●      Distributed music globally through iTunes, Spotify, and Pandora resulting in radio airplay of recordings in the US, Brazil, and Europe.

●      Recorded a live concert video, which has gotten close to 60,000 views on YouTube.

Private Music Teacher, Flemington, NJ                                                                        February 2015 - Present

Hunterdon Academy of the Arts

●     Manage material presented and taught to students in a welcoming, supportive, and engaging environment designed to develop their musical knowledge and skills.  

●     Achieved a student retention rate of 95%+ by fostering student progress and social interaction and preparing them for their bi-yearly recitals.

●     Structure private drum set and piano lessons for an average of 20 students of varied ages (young kids to adults) and skill levels (beginner to advanced).

Paraprofessional, West Orange, NJ                                                                             February 2015 - Present

West Orange High School

●     Train special education students in an 18-21 transition program designed to provide work experience and exposure to potential full-time jobs.

●     Guide students towards accomplishing and completing their daily goals and activities.