Connecting pet owners for free, reciprocal pet care support locally
In just a five day sprint, my team of four designed and built a fully-functional marketplace called Collabradors. Collabradors helps pet owners meet each other locally with the aim of arranging mutual pet care. It's an alternative to paid services and to lumbering friends/family with your furry friends: cost-free and guilt-free!
The platform was built with Ruby on Rails. Users can create a profile for them and their pet/s, search for Collabradors in their area, request help and offer help. Users can also join community chat rooms with real-time chat.
Key Contributions
Conceived and pitched the Collabradors idea to the sprint team, which subsequently selected it for development
Designed brand world and logo and led rapid prototyping in Figma
Led Project Management (Agile methodologies)
Implemented CRUD functionality for pet profiles in Ruby
Designed and built the human + pet profile page which houses the pet's attributes, bio, location, reviews and requests for help
Implemented real-time chat functionality using Action Cable in the Ruby on Rails project to facilitate instant communication among users within towns. Leveraged Action Cable to enable WebSocket connections, allowing users to exchange messages in real-time without the need for page refreshes. This feature enhanced the user experience by fostering immediate and seamless communication within communities.
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