How to Scope a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
A short guide for clients and contractors on how to more effectively define an MVP in scoping their project to get results faster and cheaper.
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Devon Bernard
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(5 reviews)
US$30.00
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ABOUT ME
Entrepreneur, Full Stack Engineer
Entrepreneur, Full Stack Engineer
I'm an aspiring entrepreneur and technologist trying to make a positive dent in the universe. I specialize in software engineering and full-stack web development, been a self-started hacker since age 13.
Web, mobile, desktop, APIs, or browser extensions; if you can sell it, I can build it.
English
Pacific Time (US & Canada) (-08:00)
Joined November 2017
EXPERTISE
3 years experience
Created SPAs using React+Redux for very interactive and data-intensive projects. Mentored & taught half-dozen jr devs. Given React talks ...
Created SPAs using React+Redux for very interactive and data-intensive projects. Mentored & taught half-dozen jr devs. Given React talks at conferences and events.
10 years experience
Created full-stack ES6 SPAs for dozens of clients.
Interesting projects ranging from: crowd sourcing platforms, medical diagnostic labeli...
Created full-stack ES6 SPAs for dozens of clients.
Interesting projects ranging from: crowd sourcing platforms, medical diagnostic labeling of 2D+3D medical scans (X-Rays, CTs, MRIs), responsible mobile apps, Word Online + One Note, Real-time web-based coding competition platform
6 years experience | 1 endorsement
Created lots of REST API backends for web-apps. Did security audits, regulations (medical + financial), tutored jr devs, given Python tal...
Created lots of REST API backends for web-apps. Did security audits, regulations (medical + financial), tutored jr devs, given Python talks at conferences. Create flexible + scalable back-ends with unit-tests.
7 years experience
Created lots of REST API backends for web-apps. Migrated projects from PHP5 to 6+7. Worked with frameworks like Laravel. Did database sch...
Created lots of REST API backends for web-apps. Migrated projects from PHP5 to 6+7. Worked with frameworks like Laravel. Did database schema revisions, ORMs.
7 years experience
Used Git via command line for managing many projects over Github, Gitlab and Bitbucket. Very familiar with the essential commands and mer...
Used Git via command line for managing many projects over Github, Gitlab and Bitbucket. Very familiar with the essential commands and merges, rebases, githooks, conflict resolutions.
10 years experience | 1 endorsement
I've created many custom websites and webapps with unique designs and layouts; I've also modified existing websites for a pixel-perfect l...
I've created many custom websites and webapps with unique designs and layouts; I've also modified existing websites for a pixel-perfect look.
7 years experience | 2 endorsements
Created many databases from scratch for PHP projects. Comfortable with database designs, reviews, refactors, migrations, performance benc...
Created many databases from scratch for PHP projects. Comfortable with database designs, reviews, refactors, migrations, performance benchmarking, and of course querying.
REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS
(5 reviews)
Saadia Saifuddin
July 2018
Very helpful, walked through all the details and patiently answered my questions
Removed User
July 2018
Devon is a stellar guy. He shows great communication skills and provides a client focus, while also having a knack for understanding customer needs. Will definitely hire him again in the future
Andre Williams
July 2018
I've been working on an issue with my code for multiple hours, took Devon a 20 minutes to figure it out! Dev's a Genius
Andre Williams
June 2018
It's amazing how fast Devon was able to troubleshoot through my issue. Excellent, I definitely will use his services again.
Samar
June 2018
Very technical and knowledgeable in web/app development. Helped me on topics relating to: Python, Jupyter Notebook, Flask, SQLAlchemy, SQLite, data base management. Resolved my issue in 30 mins while communicating clearly. Will definitely be using his expertise again and so should you.
EMPLOYMENTS
VP of Engineering
Enlitic
2016-05-01-Present
Enlitic trains deep learning on medical images to improve doctor's speed and accuracy and improve patient outcomes.
• Plan, direct, and ...
Enlitic trains deep learning on medical images to improve doctor's speed and accuracy and improve patient outcomes.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate engineering activities
• Recruit, build, and grow our engineering team
• Contribute to company strategy & vision while ensuring effective execution
• Lead web application planning and development
• Lead front-end & back-end architectures and database schema designs
Python
Flask
PostgreSQL
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Python
Flask
PostgreSQL
npm
React
Alembic
Webpack
Redux
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Director + Former CTO
Inventors Guild
2014-03-01-Present
The Inventor’s Guild is a think tank and consulting firm that promotes entrepreneurial innovation by enabling college students to earn co...
The Inventor’s Guild is a think tank and consulting firm that promotes entrepreneurial innovation by enabling college students to earn course credit and money through starting companies or contracting for others.
• Sourcing new opportunities for our team
• Assisting with growth and management strategies
• Negotiated over $100k+ of consulting contracts
• Lead engineering development for 10 clients
• Grew contractor network from 13 to 30+ members across 6 universities
• Consultant for 8 contracts as a developer & project manager
• Won 10+ hackathons and business competitions totaling $90k+ in prizes
HTML/CSS
PHP
Python
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HTML/CSS
PHP
Python
Flask
Laravel
React
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Software Engineer Intern
Microsoft
2015-05-01-2015-08-01
Worked on the Microsoft Word Online Team (Office 365)
• Scoped, planned, and proposed new features for Word Online
• Developed, tested, ...
Worked on the Microsoft Word Online Team (Office 365)
• Scoped, planned, and proposed new features for Word Online
• Developed, tested, and shipped all features
• Wrote unit tests with 90% coverage
• Extended core testing framework to cover previously inaccessible parts of the codebase
• Created new lifecycle for JavaScript events that improved performance of in-app actions by 3000%
HTML/CSS
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HTML/CSS
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