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Kirkland, Washington, United States

Bellevue, Washington, United States

• Scraped big data sets
• Generated Cortana responses from big data sets with distributed computing
• Used NLP to design triggers for Cortana responses
• Reverse Engineered technology for which source code and documentation was not available
• Built performant internal tools for analyzing and modifying Cortana code
• Worked closely with international teams including Beijing

San Diego, California, United States

• Implemented web pages to match design using SCSS and Razor views
• Planned and executed incremental refactors of MVC controllers
• Employed TDD to insure high quality code
• Tested and explored endpoints with Postman before incorporating into code
• Setup and configured web applications on IIS
• Wrote feature tests using Selenium, headless Chrome, and HttpMock

Bellingham, Washington Area

• Transitioned integration processes to horizontally scalable thread pool. The new system reduced server load, scaled to handle spikes, and allowed us to guarantee customers faster processing times
• Developed and maintained web UIs for customer success team using Yii
• Crafted performant MySql queries with careful use of indices
• Helped manage over 50 integrations including FTP, SOAP, and REST

2200 Western Ave, Seattle, WA

Produced a report on feasibility of automated outage detection and a report on efficacy of a certain marketing technique. This involved advance scripting. Data needed to be gathered from disparate databases, Amazon S3, or even people. Algorithms needed to be online due to memory constraints. The scripts used robust statistical analysis to narrow down to.

This job involves answering questions students may have in the math room. Although we primarily focus on math, we also answer questions in computer science, chemistry, physics, and more. If one of us can't answer a question, we can always confer with another tutor who may know the answer. This allows us to both grow and help others grow. It is a very.

Capitol Hill, Seattle

Working with and pleasing, a large variety of customers including many sick and disabled from nearby hospitals. Handling large quantities of cash accurately and honestly. Strict punctuality, a must in a mid size retail environment.

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Computer Science