I'm Matt Nicholson. Web Developer

Hey, I'm Matt (the less cute one in the picture)! I'm a full-stack web developer from Canada currently seeking remote opportunities in web development. I'm a happy, hard working, team player and I am constantly seeking out challenging problems to solve. I genuinely love what I do, and if your team has an opportunity that might allow me to solve new and exciting problems, I would be delighted to speak with you.

ABOUT ME

Resume

personal info

first name: Matt
last name: Nicholson
Age: 31 Years
Nationality: Canadian
phone: +1 (705) 207-6819
Email: matthewn1991@gmail.com

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5k

cups of coffee

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chess tactics served

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lines of code

5k

unique app users

My Skills

90%

HTML

80%

CSS

90%

JAVASCRIPT

90%

Vue.js

70%

React

80%

Node.js

50%

TypeScript

100%

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Experience & Education

2007-2009
Technical assistant Tech Consulting and Business Solutions (Sudbury, ON)
Installed and configured high-tech equipment in boardrooms and audiovisual spaces.
2009
Quality Assurance Chess.com (Remote)
Temporary position (~3 months). Reviewed chess tactics. Detected and modified or removed thousands of low-quality tactics, preventing these poor chess puzzles from making it into production.
2010-2012
Student Cambrian College (Sudbury, ON)
Primary Care Paramedic program, class of 2012.
2012-Current
Paramedic (part-time) Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board (Little Current, ON)
Responded to thousands of emergency medical calls. Worked collaboratively with police, fire departments, nursing staff, and emergency physicians to provide life saving care. Additional special training: Emergency Management, Health & Safety, Mental Health.
2013-Current
Chess Professional (part-time) Self-Employed (Remote)
Obtained highest title available in Canada (National Master) in 2013 and began a coaching practice shortly thereafter. I have now helped several students improve from 'advanced beginner' to 'expert' rank. My chess.com blog has reached nearly 100k readers. Additional qualifications: CFC Arbiter.
2019-2020
Vice President Ontario Chess Association (Remote)
Represented Ontario's interests before the Chess Federation of Canada (CFC). Led a team which successfully bid on the 2020 Canadian Open, Canada's most prestigious annual chess event.

2018
The Web Developer Bootcamp Udemy
Instructor: Colt Steele | Topics: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Javascript, Git, GitHub, Node.js, Data Structures and Algorithms, OOP, Functional Programming, Databases, and more.
2019
Build Web Apps With Vue JS Udemy
Instructor: Shaun Pelling | Comprehensive course on Vue JS.
2020
React Zero To Mastery Academy
Instructors: Andrei Neagoie & Yihua Zhang | 39 Hours
2021
Javascript - The Advanced Concepts Zero To Mastery Academy
Instructor: Andrei Neagoie | Topics: 'this', Closures, Prototypal Inheritance, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Functional Programming, Asynchronous Javascript, Error Handling.
2021
Node.js - Advanced Concepts Udemy
Instructor: Stephen Grider | Topics: Performance, Data Caching, Automated Headless Browser Testing, Continuous Integration/Deployment (CI/CD).
2022
Unit Testing - The Practical Guide Udemy
Instructor: Maximilian Schwarzmüller | Jest and Vitest training.
Current
TypeScript Udemy
Instructor: Maximilian Schwarzmüller | Comprehensive TypeScript course.