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Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

• Supported the family business by overseeing diverse technology functions, including general IT maintenance, social media management, software vendor communication, and website design firm coordination. • Deployed Sophos Cloud to enhance workstation security and ensure robust antivirus protection. • Coordinated with software vendors to successfully install and integrate new equipment on-site, optimizing operational efficiency. • Implemented Splashtop, enabling efficient remote management of machines for streamlined troubleshooting and maintenance. • Took charge of cellular plan management and successfully migrated the business to a new provider, improving connectivity and reducing costs.

Mclean, Va, Us

• Working on a cloud first payments solution using AWS• Wrote pub/sub microservices utilizing Docker, Spring, and the action pattern• Designed an API to facilitate cross environment communication with an Elasticsearch cluster• Developed a Python script to aid in data recovery for the Elasticsearch cluster• Wrote various Bash scripts to aid in production validation

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

I worked with the East Asian Languages and Literature department to develop a custom add-on for Anki, an open source flashcard program written in Python. The add-on facilitates tracking students' progress as they learn the course material and offers a convenient way to submit their progress for grading. It is currently in use at Pitt as well as some Pittsburgh area high schools.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

• Writing RESTful web services and back end coding using Java and Spring• Configuring Jenkins to enable team to do continuous integration, automated testing, and deployment• Assist in onboarding and teaching git to the team, including using BitBucket and how to enhance workflows through use of pull requests• Mentoring interns and Technology Development Program associates on the team• Work closely with architects and team leads to determine best system design• Assist new members of the team with learning development tools• Coordinate with external teams to troubleshoot and correct any infrastructure issues that arise

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

As an associate with PNC's Technology Development Program, I spent 2 months each exploring the roles of Infrastructure Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, and Application Developer. Infrastructure Analyst: In this rotation I worked with PNC's Network Operations Center, assisting them in notifying bank branches of impending dispatches from ISPs, assisting branches in restoring network connectivity, and coordinating with third party vendors if network connectivity could not be restored. In addition I assisted in migrating a Lotus Notes database to a Service Now Knowledge Base.Business Systems Analyst: For this rotation I worked with a team of business systems analysts within PNC's Corporate and Institutional Banking division. I sat in on daily standup meetings with BSAs and developers, attended retrospective meetings, and participated in an Agile training session. I also coordinated meetings with users, product owners, project managers, and business systems analysts to complete the discovery phase of a project which would take an existing Lotus Notes application and migrate its functionality into a new program under development.Application Developer: I spent this rotation with the Retail area of the bank working closely with the teams responsible for Virtual Wallet. I sat in on engineering team meetings, release status meetings, as well as design review meetings. I assisted the Retail area in preparing APIs for an internal hackathon by reviewing old hackathon documentation, testing our APIs, and making recommendations on how to improve documentation for future use. While a colleague was on vacation I also acted as the point of contact for the development and security teams while we were assessing a possible security flaw in a web application.Following this I choose the role of Application Developer for my Defined Track rotation.Defined Track 1: Application Developer for Asset Liability Management, Capital Markets, Finance, and Risk.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Worked part time to leverage previously acquired skills and training to help debug and verify a new embedded design that would be used in future studies.Advocated for the use of GitHub in lab projects for better handling of change management in codebases. Assisted in testing and initial setup of the service.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Worked to verify and alter the C firmware for an existing embedded design to handle data logging for new medical studies. Wrote multithreaded post processing code in Java to translate the collected raw voltage data into wheelchair usage data and how study participants used the wheelchair modifications, using good object oriented design principles to allow for code reuse in other studies. Designed a small circuit board in Altium Designer to house a separate micro controller to augment the functionality of the main data logger. Created a procedure to program a real time clock on an embedded design and produced all relevant code (Python with the PySerial library, Arduino code) and documentation. Microcontroller families used: Texas Instruments MSP430, Arduino (Atmel), PICGained a better understanding of the SPI protocol as well as the ADC and DAC processes.Received training and gained significant experience with soldering (through hole and surface mount), cable routing and strain relief, as well as wire connectors and crimp tools. Gained more training and hands on experience with an oscilloscope.Assisted in testing new circuit designs and seat detection methods.Received general lab safety training.

Set up a build server to validate embedded software used in a medical device for FDA approval and team collaboration, utilizing Windows Server 2008, VMWare Server, and Windows and Linux virtual machines. Investigated and gave a presentation on the hardware testing procedures for a previous product to assist a contractor in better understanding our needs for a next generation medical device. Gained an understanding of the overall system architecture and how the subsystems worked together to operate as a complete unit.

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Worked with information technology department in rewiring network closets, completing installation of projector control systems, computer repair, gaining hands on server experience. Took on certain tasks from supervisor.