About Me
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Ex-Capital One Principal Associate, Ex-AT&T Senior Specialist Software Engineer
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Academia, Wall Street, Non-Profits, Y-Combinator, Microsoft (through Aquent)
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9+ years of software development experience
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4+ years in Finance, Payments, eCommerce, Credit Cards, Fintech, and Banking
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Java, Java Spring, SQL, JavaScript, React.js, Typescript, Python, Node.js, Ruby
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Going back to graduate school for a second masters in Computer Science part-time
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Adopted South Korean American
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Lived in Seattle, Downtown Chicago, and San Francisco
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Enjoys games, philosophy, logic, computers, and math
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Avid boardgamer, trading card collector, and plant guy
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Proudly Vegetarian and Net-Zero Carbon
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Experience working with Deep Learning, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence tools
Fun Stats
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Honor percentile: Top 0.531%, 2 kyu - Codewars - Leaderboard position: #3,608
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8 badges earned - LinkedIn - Must be top 30% of test-takers to earn
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Rank 69,674 / 5,059,951 - HackerRank - Practice Score 1456.56
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Rank 111,884 - LeetCode - Easy problems solved beats 99.25%, medium problems solved beats 94.59%
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X7.5 average user - CodeSignal - Job screen score of 528 (New Scale) at the top ~15% of test-takers
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Rank 353,969 / 27,086,249 - StackOverflow - 726 reputation
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71 problems originally solved - Project Euler - Top 2.779%
Work History
- (2020-2024+) Intermediate and Senior Software Engineer at Fortune 500, Public, and Top VC-Backed Companies
- (2018-2020) Developer Relations (Software Engineering Technical Writer)
- (2016-2018) Freelance Software Developer
- (2014-2016) Junior Software Developer
- (2005-2010,2012-2013) Nonprofit Work in Academia
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Senior Software Engineer - Capital One (through testing platform Hired.com) (2023-02 to 2024-04)
- Richmond, VA - Full Time, Remote
- Java, React, Spring, Snowflake, Splunk, Python, AWS, Docker, Terraform
- Serverless stack migration, features for top credit card, financial security and compliance
- Card Tech Team Hackathon Winner, top 5 shoutouts from Payments org Q3 and Q4 2023, $M’s saved for customers/company, enterprise-wide platform tooling
- Performance bonuses
- Left for better opportunities and relocation options
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Technical Writer III - Aquent (at Microsoft Research AI Content and Strategy) (2022-06 to 2022-08-15)
- Redmond, WA - Contract, Remote
- .NET, Machine Learning, Documentation Tooling, JavaScript, Node.js, Markdown, Azure, Jupyter Notebook
- Documentation, product, document tooling
- Completed requirements early
- Contract extended through end of year
- Voluntary departure
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Software Engineer III - Cardlytics (Dosh was acquired) (2022-01 to 2022-06)
- Austin, TX - Full Time, Remote
- Serverless, AWS, Lambda, React, TypeScript, BitBucket, Terraform
- Internal tooling, compliance, legacy migration
- Bug fixes, public REST API, $M’s in customer offers enabled
- Voluntary departure
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Developer Relations II - Gravitational (GoTeleport, Y-Combinator) (2021-04 to 2021-07)
- Oakland, CA - Full Time, Remote
- GoLang, Markdown, Git, SSH, Kubernetes, React.js
- Documentation, code samples, testing
- Helped to significantly improve traffic and customer satisfaction, assigned tactical objectives met: $M’s funding secured
- Voluntary departure
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Software Engineer II - Amount (through testing platform Hired.com) (2020-06 to 2021-03)
- Chicago, IL - Full Time, Remote
- Ruby, Rails, RSpec, PostGres, AWS, GitHub, GraphQL, Python, Docker
- Backend, data analyst, data quality, loan servicing
- Work helped to bring in new Wall Street bank, assigned tactical objectives met: $M’s funding secured
- Performance bonuses
- Voluntary departure
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Software Developer - Self-Employed/Various (Contract, Freelance) (2015-09 to 2020-07)
- Many Locations - Many role types: Contract, Part Time, Remote
- Java, Java Spring, React.js, Node.js, Python, Django, SQL, Docker
- Backend, frontend, bug bounties, product owner, technical writing, mentoring, consulting
- Baeldung, Kleros.io, X-Team, Shoppe, Thinkful, etc.
- Many: Contracts completed, voluntary departures, etc.
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Programmer Writer III - Aquent (at Microsoft Azure IoT) (2018-08 to 2020-02-28)
- Redmond, WA - Contract, Remote
- .NET, Documentation, JavaScript, Node.js, REST APIs, Azure, Markdown
- Documentation, product, service management (self-managed), testing, SDK's, code samples, UI/UX
- Both Azure Digital Twins and Azure Time Series Insights went from Preview to General Availability
- Contract extended to the maximum 18 months
- Contract completed
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Software Developer - Proxibid (eBay Live Auction Partner) (2015-04 to 2015-08)
- Omaha, NE - Full Time, Onsite
- Java, Java Spring, Backbone.js, Rackspace, MSSQL, Subversion
- Backend, frontend, search abstraction, data layer
- Point on eBay integration, high use API for customers, assigned tactical objectives met: $M’s funding secured
- Voluntary departure
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Software Engineer - D3 Banking (2015-01 to 2015-04)
- Omaha, NE - Full Time, Onsite
- Java, ActionScript, AWS, MSSQL, Subversion, Ant
- Backend, UI/UX, quality assurance, devops, database management
- Scaled to ~200 Banks, ~200K users, assigned tactical objectives met: $M’s funding secured
- Voluntary departure
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Junior Java Developer - D3 Banking (through Modis) (2014-07 to 2015-01)
- Omaha, NE - Contract-to-Hire, Onsite
- Java, ActionScript, AWS, MSSQL, Subversion, Ant
- Backend, UI/UX, quality assurance, devops, database management
- Scaled to 97+ Banks, 100K+ users
- Promoted, converted
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Graduate Assistant - Northern Illinois University (Graduate Assistant to the Chair of the AHCD) (2012-08 to 2013-05)
- DeKalb, IL - Part Time, Onsite, Student
- Center for the Deaf Blind administrative duties, Graduate Assistant, Federal grant compliance
- Helen Keller National Center Liaison, selected university-wide for the role
- Maximum weekly hours allowed
- Completed education
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Senior Program Assistant - Iowa State University Foundation (2008 to 2010)
- Ames, IA - Full Time, Onsite, Student, Manager
- Training, outbound cold calling, scripts, basic IT support
- Personally raised another $200K+, $867M+ fundraising university-wide completed ahead of schedule
- Completed education, voluntary departure
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Program Assistant - Iowa State University Foundation (2006 to 2008)
- Ames, IA - Full Time, Onsite, Student, Manager
- Training, outbound cold calling, floor manager
- Personally raised another $100K+, led 1K+ students over tenure, $3+ Million annual records broken
- Promoted
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Fundraiser - Iowa State University Foundation (2005 to 2006)
- Ames, IA - Part Time, Onsite, Student
- Outbound cold calling
- Personally raised $100K+
- Promoted
Education
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Northern Illinois University - Philosophy - M.A. (2010 to 2014)
- ~14 Accepted / ~375 Total Applicants, also won campus-wide competition for a Graduate Assistantship
- Academic publications, reviewer, and conferences in multiple fields
- Coursework completed 2013, received degree 2014, 3.85/4.00 GPA
- Considered among the top/strongest Terminal M.A. Philosophy programs
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Iowa State University - English Literature - B.A. (2003 to 2009)
- Won scholarship, poetry journal editor
- Academic publications and conferences in multiple fields
- Took 1 year off ~2006 (to work full time)
Humanities Degrees in 2024:
Continuing Education:
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Arizona State University - Universal Learner Courses - For credit. Course(s) I tested out of before. Prereqs for additional Grad school. (TBD)
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Arizona State University - Math 142: College Mathematics - Statistics, Probability, Set Theory, Amortization, Geometry, etc. A+. For credit. (2025-05-07)
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Coursera - Front-End Web UI Frameworks and Tools: Bootstrap 4 (2021-04-18)
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Coursera (Duke University) - Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software (2021-04-11)
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Coursera (Duke University) - Programming Foundations with JavaScript, HTML and CSS (2021-03-12)
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Coursera (DeepLearning.AI) - Structuring Machine Learning Projects (2020-08-11)
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Coursera (University of California, Irvine) - Programming with Google Go - Specialization (2020-08-08)
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Coursera (University of California, Irvine) - Concurrency in Go (2020-08-08)
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Coursera (DeepLearning.AI) - Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter Tuning, Regularization and Optimization (2020-07-15)
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Coursera (University of California, Irvine) - Functions, Methods, and Interfaces in Go (2020-07-05)
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Coursera (University of California, Irvine) - Foundations of Objective-C App Development (2020-06-22)
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Coursera (DeepLearning.AI) - Neural Networks and Deep Learning (2020-06-19)
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Coursera (University of California, Irvine) - Getting Started with Go (2020-06-16)
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Coursera (University of Michigan) - Python for Everybody - Specialization (2020-06-10)
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Coursera (University of Michigan) - Capstone: Retrieving, Processing, and Visualizing Data with Python (2020-06-10)
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Coursera (University of Michigan) - Using Databases with Python (2020-06-06)
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Coursera (University of Michigan) - Using Python to Access Web Data (2020-05-29)
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Coursera (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) - Accelerated Computer Science Fundamentals - Specialization (2020-05-28)
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Coursera (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) - Ordered Data Structures (2020-05-23)
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Coursera (University of Michigan) - Python Data Structures (2020-05-19)
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Coursera (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) - Object-Oriented Data Structures in C++ (2020-05-16)
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Coursera (University of Michigan) - Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python) (2020-05-14)
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Coursera (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) - Unordered Data Structures (2020-03-28)
Selected Awards, Memberships, and Honors
Skill- and Knowledge-Based Assessments
Selected Publications
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(2021) Gravitational Documentation - GoLang, React, JavaScript
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(2018-2020) Azure Digital Twins Documentation - Markdown, Azure, IoT
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(2018) Quantum Computation - Python, Quantum Computing, Angular
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(2018) Procedural Generation - Procedural Generation, Games
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(2018) From CMS to WAF - WordPress, React, JavaScript
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(2018) Lightweight Web3j Clients - Java, ERC20, Web3, Cryptocurrency
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(2018) A Quick Jump into Blockchain and ERC20 - React, ERC20, Ganache, Ethereum
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(2017) Reactive Support: WebSession - Java, Reactive Spring Boot
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(2017) Spring Dispatcher Servlet - Java, Spring
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(2017) Intro to Neuroph - Java, Machine Learning
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(2017) Intro to EthereumJ - Java, ERC20, Web3, Cryptocurrency
Code Samples
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(2024) Java Spring, JUnit Jupiter, Cucumber - Full suite of Integration, Unit, and Behavior Driven Testing examples
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(2024) Java Spring WebFlux, Kafka - KRaft Kafka with WebFlux Consumer/Producer
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(2024) HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, iFrame - Experiments with iFrames, hosted carbon offset certifications, scratch-built material design
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(2024) Python, FastApi, AWS Lambda, Serverless, Postgres - Dockerized Serverless computing and Python API's with backing SQL database
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(2024) Java Spring Boot, SQL, Data JPA, Postgres, Docker - Headless Spring Boot example with backing Postgres on Docker
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(2024) Go, Rust, Actix, Mongo - Fullstack GoLang and Rust APIs with
backing NoSQL database and Worker Queue
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(2024) Cryptocurrency Testnet with React client - React, ERC20, and Hardhat in Docker
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(2024) Python Pyramid, Kubernetes, Postgres - Example migration from Docker-Compose to Kubernetes
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(2023+) C++, Python, Ruby, Java, Javascript, Algorithms, SQL, AWS, Azure, Engineering - Hosted study notes and code sample links
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(2023) Python, Flask, Machine Learning, Angular, Docker, MySQL - Fullstack containerized Python Flask Artificial Intelligence API and backing MySQL example
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(2023) JavaScript, Canvas API, HTML5 - Experiments with writing SDKs, Libraries, and Animation
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(2019+) Static Site Generator in Node.JS - My blog, portfolio site, and academia paper host
Selected Open Source Contributions
Professional and Academic References
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References available upon request.
This document was generated programmatically Wed Apr 23 2025 15:55:24 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)
