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TheLocator

Workshop Management System

MERN-stack workshop coordination system with role-based auth, participant scheduling, OpenAI API-enhanced coordination, and responsive admin dashboards deployed with high availability on Azure.

My RoleFull Stack Cloud Engineer
Timeline2025
HighlightAzure Deployed
https://thelocatr.com/
TheLocator
99%+ uptime across production environments on Microsoft Azure
Seamless real-time geospatial discovery across multiple urban districts
Automated participant coordination reducing host administration by 50%

Project Overview

TheLocator is a community exploration and localized experiential workshop booking platform. It connects neighborhood creators, event hosts, and attendees across activities ranging from wellness and pottery to culinary masterclasses. Featuring participant scheduling, locality filtering, and an AI recommendation engine.

Key Features & Business Logic

1

Locality-Based Experience Discovery: Real-time location search and neighborhood filtering across cities and creative hubs.

2

Interactive Participant Scheduling: Calendar reservation engine preventing double-booking and managing waitlists dynamically.

3

OpenAI-Powered Experience Matching: Intelligent suggestion engine that analyzes participant interests to recommend workshops.

4

Host Portal: Dedicated dashboard for workshop creators to configure ticketing, check attendee rosters, and view revenue analytics.

5

Multi-Tier Authentication: Secure JWT authentication separating host management, customer reservations, and platform super-admins.

Architecture & Engineering Decisions

Deployed and monitored microservices on Microsoft Azure, achieving a 99%+ uptime track record under concurrent traffic.

Built MongoDB aggregated queries with geospatial indexing ($geoNear) for ultra-fast locality-based queries.

Designed Redux state management for seamless filtering across dozens of categories without network re-fetches.

Configured Azure App Services with continuous deployment (CI/CD) directly from GitHub repositories.

Technology Stack

Frontend
React.jsReduxTailwind CSSJavaScript
Backend & APIs
Node.jsExpress.jsRESTful APIs
Database & Cloud
MongoDBMicrosoft AzureAzure App Services
AI & Intelligence
OpenAI API (Recommendation Engine)

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