Experience

Fast Enterprises

Software Implementation Consultant • May 2021 — Present

• Lead project definition meetings with client to establish contractual duties and prevent scope creep
• Developed and refactored features to be robust using VB.net and C# while taking into account massive volumes and future changes in legislation
• Utilized SQL and SSMS to research and analyze datasets of interest for the client as well as diagnosing and resolving production data errors
• Secured satisfactory software release through frequent updates to the client, exhaustive test suites, and stakeholder presentation
• Championed clarity and usability of taxpayer facing features therefore reducing call volume, optimizing the Idaho State Tax Commission, and ultimately spending tax dollars effectively

Coding Minds Academy

Curriculum Developer, Instructor • Jan, 2020 — Jan, 2021

• Authored 48 hour Java course, capturing dozens more clients and establishing a curriculum leading to increased enrollment
• Authored algorithms and problem solving curriculum, coaching young competitors in the U.S. Computing Olympiad, USACO

Education

California Polytechnic University, Pomona

Bachelor's of Science, Computer Science • 2020

Projects

• Implemented platform to record mock interviews in a more structured and standardized method than the Google Doc previously used
• Chose and developed backend operations using Go for its built-in, robust networking capabilities and static typing
• Utilized Git and communications software to collaborate with other developers remotely and asynchronously
• Played to the strengths and inoperability of the REST APIs by using Axios to communicate between the Go backend and React frontend

• Leveraged Go’s fantastic standard library to encode JSON for the REST API which manipulates User entities held in the PostgreSQL database
• Containerized the API and database using Docker in an effort to decouple the app from its environment and dependencies
• Employed data best practices by securely hashing and salting user credentials in PostgreSQL database, obfuscating sensitive information

Skills

Software Development

I have 2 years of professional experience developing software in C# and VB.net as well as database management using SQL and SSMS. Outside of work, I have experience and am interested in Python, Go, Rust, PostgreSql, MongoDB,and Linux.

Written and Verbal Communication

I have 1 year of remote experience where I needed to effectively communicate with my team through text. I learned a lot about succinctness, asking good questions, and respecting people's time and energy. I also say what I mean and mean what I say.

Client Consulting

I have 2 years of experience working in a client-facing role. I have lead requirement gathering meetings, given demos, answers questions, assisted with business testing, and acted as a liason between business needs and technical specifications