Lewis Cruz

Lewis Cruz has a diverse work experience spanning several industries and roles. Lewis started their career as a Co-operative Student/Park Ranger at the National Park Service, where they gained experience in office duties, leading nature hikes, and conducting environmental education programs. Lewis then worked as a Jr. High & High School Teacher at Liberty Baptist Academy, teaching subjects such as Computer Science, History, and Bible. Lewis also served as a soccer coach during this time.

Moving into the technology field, Lewis worked as a Help Desk Analyst at NiSource and later as a QuickBooks Online Advisor at Concentrix. Lewis then became self-employed as a Web Developer before joining Division of Labor as a Software Developer. At Division of Labor, they resolved bugs in web applications and worked on software upgrades.

Lewis's next role was as a Web Application Developer at Torque Creative, a subsidiary of Techtronic Industries - TTI. Lewis added new features to existing web applications, resolved bugs, and upgraded the applications from Ruby on Rails 4.2 to 5.2.

Most recently, Lewis worked at Opinions4Good as a Software Developer. In this role, they added new features to a web application, integrated REST APIs, improved the process for creating and sending emails, and resolved numerous bugs. Lewis also upgraded the web application from Ruby on Rails 5.2.7 to 6.

Lewis's upcoming role is as a Software Engineer at CoFi, starting in May 2023.

Lewis Cruz's education history includes attending the Carolina Code School in 2018, where they completed a Web Development Immersive program. Prior to that, they studied at Landmark Baptist College from 2000 to 2003 and obtained a Bachelor's degree in Theology. Apart from their formal education, Lewis has also obtained several certifications, including being ranked in the top 39.63% on GitHub Profile Ownership Verified and Stack Overflow Profile Ownership Verified by TechieRank in 2022. Lewis also took the HIGH5 Strengths Test in 2020 and received certifications for being a Philomath, Deliverer, Problem Solver, Catalyst, and Strategist.