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I'm

John Ludena,

a Software Engineer.

currently focused on building world-class user experiences that drive growth

Recent Work

work

Eleox: The Future of Natural Gas Trading

Eleox is a natural gas post-trading platform that is private, secure, and collaborative.

UI / UX

Figma

React.js

Storybook

Node.js

Java

Golang

work

Pomodoro Champion: Focus or Die

Pomodoro Champion is a fun social focus app that uses group accountability as a game mechanic to keep you from getting distracted. Now available on the App Store.

react.js

capacitor.js

tailwind css

ios

android

websockets

firebase

realtime database

Work experience

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Senior Software Engineer

Eleox

Apr 2023 - Present

  • Led the development of the next-generation energy trading platform, utilizing React.js for the frontend and Node.js for backend services, improving transaction efficiency by 35%.
  • Designed and implemented real-time data streaming features using WebSockets and Redux, enabling traders to receive up-to-the-minute market data, resulting in a 20% reduction in decision-making time.
  • Optimized the platform's UI/UX by collaborating with product and design teams to enhance usability, improving user retention and satisfaction by 30% among energy traders.
  • Built secure and scalable API endpoints to handle high-frequency trading data, integrating with third-party financial systems and supporting over 1 million transactions per day.
  • Enhanced platform performance by implementing advanced caching mechanisms and optimizing database queries, resulting in a 50% improvement in load times and increased platform reliability.
  • Mentored junior engineers in best practices for frontend development, API design, and performance optimization, fostering a 25% increase in team productivity.
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Senior Front End Engineer

Adcetera design group

Dec 2018 - Apr 2023

  • Led the migration of 5+ enterprise-grade marketing platforms from legacy PHP/jQuery to React + Next.js, improving maintainability and performance by 60%.
  • Developed a design system using Storybook and Radix UI, standardizing IJI components across multiple teams, reducing new feature development time by 35%.
  • Implemented advanced performance optimizations (code-splitting, React memoization, V8 optimizations) that reduced TTI (Time to Interactive) by 45%.
  • Engineered a real-time personalization engine with GraphQL • Node.js, personalizing user experiences and boosting overall engagement rates by 20% across all customer segments.
  • Enhanced accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA compliance) across all platforms, ensuring ADA compliance and increasing usability by 30%.
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Web Developer

Chevron corporation

Oct 2016 - Dec 2018

  • Migrated a suite of internal applications from AngularJS to React, reducing technical debt and decreasing page load times by 50%.
  • Built real-time data dashboards with React + D3.js, enabling engineers to monitor pipeline operations with a 30% faster response time to incidents.
  • Engineered a microservices-based API gateway using Node.js + Express.js, reducing API response tirnes from 600ms to 250ms.
  • Enhanced security practices by implementing OAuth 2.0, JWT, and role-based access controls (RBAC), ensuring compliance with enterprise security standards.
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Web Developer

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Jan 2013 - Oct 2016

  • Designed and developed high-converting e-commerce platforms using React-Js, WordPress, and Node.js, increasing checkout conversions by 20%.
  • Implemented caching strategies (Redis + Cloudflare), reducing page load times for international users by 60%.
  • Integrated third-party APIs (Stripe, PayPal, Twilio, SendGrid) for payments and notifications, handling millions of transactions securely.
  • Revamped website's structured data implementation with schema-org, achieving featured snippets for 200+ target keywords and outranking competitors with higher domain authority.
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Graphic & Web Designer

Toadfly technologies

Feb 2010 - Jan 2013

  • Developed Angular-based dashboards for SaaS applications, improving IJI responsiveness by 50%.
  • Created RESTful APIs using Node.js/Express, enhancing inter-service communication and decreasing data retrieval times.
  • Migrated static sites to JAMstack architecture (JavaScript + jQLEry + Netlify), reducing hosting costs by 70%.