Arky Asmal

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Backend Engineer @ LifeMD
New York, United States
Arky Asmal's Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States, United States
About Arky Asmal

I have a strong research, education and software development background. I've worked with various organizations that have fueled my desire to resolve inequalities in communities, and I love finding solutions to complex problems

Arky Asmal's Current Company Details
LifeMD

Lifemd

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Backend Engineer
New York, United States
Arky Asmal Work Experience Details
  • Lifemd
    Backend Engineer
    Lifemd
    New York, United States
  • Martinelle Design
    Software Engineer
    Martinelle Design Jan 2023 - Present
    - Built and deployed a client-facing web application and a CMS app using React and SCSS, singlehandedly, for a high-end furniture and design company, to showcase their catalog of custom designs. Features include drag and drop, zooming capabilities, and subtle transition animations.- Built the backend for both the client-side and CMS app with a cloud-first approach, by using various AWS Web Services like Cognito, DynamoDB, API Gateway, and S3. These services and resources were managed and deployed quickly using the AWS CDK to generate CloudFormation Templates, and therefore following the Infrastructure as Code (IAS) model.- Built the CI/CD Pipeline using GitHub action workflows, therefore, allowing future engineers and maintainers of the app to easily contribute, modify or add features.
  • Harriman Institute At Columbia University
    Software Engineer
    Harriman Institute At Columbia University Mar 2022 - Dec 2022
    New York, New York, Us
    - Designed, built and deployed a web application from scratch. This app is meant to document the Russia-Ukrainian War, so that future researchers may have a central location to collect verified and authentic news, sources, etc, to use for research. - Designed the frontend on Figma, while the backend was designed as a semi-monolithic service, due to speed and security of development being prioritized - Built the frontend using Typescript and React.js. The backend was built using MongoDB Realm (for increased data integrity and security) and a collection of AWS Services (for rate-limiting and throttling of public endpoints). Any private/hidden communication between AWS Services and MongoDB Realm was handled by using the MongoDB Realm Atlas API. - Deployed frontend as a client-side rendered app, to reduce costs (at the expense of lowering SEO). For AWS services, the backend was deployed using a CloudFormation Template. For MongoDB Realm, the backend was deployed using a custom CD/CI pipeline solution that was integrated directly into the private repository
  • Success Academy Charter Schools
    Stem Lead Teacher
    Success Academy Charter Schools Aug 2020 - Jul 2021
    New York, Ny, Us
    - Taught 100 seventh graders Chemistry, and Web Development through a data-driven approach. - Continued to retain the same responsibilities as an Associate teacher
  • Success Academy Charter Schools
    Stem Associate Teacher
    Success Academy Charter Schools Jan 2020 - Aug 2020
    New York, Ny, Us
    - Taught 90 fifth graders Earth Science, and Web Development through a data- driven approach. - Ensured that every student understood concepts by performing targeted teaching, grading assignments, creating custom lesson plans, and holding office hours. - Utilized various interactive teaching tools, like Desmos, PearDeck, Kami, Google Classroom, etc.- Advised and supported a unique group of 11 students, so they could achieve their personal and academic goals.- Consistently updated parents on their child's progress, on a bi-weekly basis.
  • Hospital For Special Surgery
    Child Life Program Intern
    Hospital For Special Surgery Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
    New York, Ny, Us
    - Provided live Spanish translation to patients or their guardians- Shadowed and learned from world-leading pediatric doctors as they interacted with patients- Provided support to patients before or while undergoing medical treatments- Brainstormed and created novel ways to organize/plan events for patients
  • Suny Downstate Medical Center
    Research Intern
    Suny Downstate Medical Center Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
    Brooklyn, New York, Us
    - Analyzed 100+ videos, and collected 10000+ data points, that were then used to modify protocols like the Morris Water Maze. This protocol allowed us to observe behavior from rats that had suffered a stroke or had undergone treatment- Handled and performed various experiments, testing a rat’s ability to perform high motor-control behaviors, like swimming, after they had suffered a stroke- Learned and optimized a protocol to stain microscope slides containing sectioned rat-brains.
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Biochemistry Research Intern
    Weill Cornell Medicine Jun 2014 - Aug 2016
    New York, Ny, Us
    -Created a Python script to process 380,000+ data points, generated from over 10,000+ Tiff images. The images were taken with a confocal microscope.- Analyzed and ran 200+ western blots that documented when fat cells interacted with macrophages. This was to determine the activation of various proteins in the MAPk and NF-kB signaling pathways, including AKT. - Performed 40+ experiments, with 96 conditions, to map out a signaling pathway of lysosome exocytosis. It was theorized that this mechanism, along with actin polymerization created "foam cells" which are "sticky" and adhere to each other, resulting in arterial plaque formation. This leads to atherosclerosis and heart disease - the leading cause of death in the US. - Authored and generated a schematic to conceptualize the resulting paper, called TLR4 (Toll-Like Receptor 4)-Dependent Signaling Drives Extracellular Catabolism of LDL (Low-Density Lipoprotein) Aggregates- Produced a 3-D segmentation image of a macrophage-adipocyte interaction to be viewed in Amira (3-D simulation software) (2014)
  • Cornell University
    Undergraduate Research Assistant
    Cornell University Feb 2016 - May 2016
    Ithaca, Ny, Us
    - Maintained the lab through tasks such as autoclaving, organizing glassware, preparing sterile beaded tubes, and washing lab equipment- Processed leaf litter samples for DNA extraction - Performed nucleotide extractions via a robot

Arky Asmal Education Details

  • Cornell University
    Cornell University
    Biology And Society; Minor In Psychology
  • Deerfield Academy
    Deerfield Academy

Frequently Asked Questions about Arky Asmal

What company does Arky Asmal work for?

Arky Asmal works for Lifemd

What is Arky Asmal's role at the current company?

Arky Asmal's current role is Backend Engineer.

What schools did Arky Asmal attend?

Arky Asmal attended Cornell University, Deerfield Academy.

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