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Palo Alto, California, US

San Francisco, California, US

• Rewrote and built most of the app as the only client engineer, migrated from pure Objective-C to 85% Swift within a year
• Built new and redesigned core features like Social Feed, Loyalty, Search & Filter, Contests, etc. while extensively refactoring
• Built low-latency dual live streams with live chat, streaming camera view while showing current app screen using ReplayKit
• Switched codebase from OOP to Protocol Oriented Programming, switched entire app from manual to auto layout with xibs
• Guided engineering prioritization and roadmapping, headed releases and negotiated product-engineering trade-offs and timeline
• Collaborated closely with backend, PM, and designer, became the team’s trusted resource for cross-functional communication

San Mateo, California, US

• Collaborated with Backend, Product, Design, and Support teams to build features, adjust specs, address user issues, etc.
• Migrated the app to Swift 3, restructuring navigation and architecture, building shared components and protocols
• Mentored junior engineers and onboarded new engineers, constantly providing feedback; point person for code reviews
• Built/rewrote core features, including Assignment Center, Post Composer, Groups, Communities, and Shared Extension
• Migrated the client to use an entirely new backend and coded extensively in networking layers with comprehensive unit tests
• Learned and worked on the backend and became the team’s trusted resource for server side communication and collaboration

San Francisco, California, US

iOS Development: iOS fundamentals, design patterns, app and game development, Core Data, server basics, app design and marketingComputer Science Theory: data structures, algorithms, memory management, bit manipulation, sorting and searching, multithreading

Wrote a chapter on overcoming hardships in Young Leaders 3.0, a collection of inspirational personal stories from 24 student leaders.

Brunswick, ME, US

Led a help session for Introduction to CS to work with students on labs (graphics, recursion, etc.). Tutored math and CS on an individual basis. Graded for various math and CS courses.

Brunswick, ME, US

Helped students with academic adjustment, time management, study strategies, etc. Mentored talented first-years who are underrepresented in and passionate about the STEM fields.

Brunswick, ME, US

Worked with Professor Oliveira in the Computer Science Department on Inferring Trust Values from Online Social Networks project. Studied various machine learning techniques. Mined and analyzed massive data from Twitter using Python scripts and persisted the data in MySQL database. Analyzed relationships between a doctor and his followers on Twitter to.

Brunswick, ME, US

Worked with Professor Mary Lou Zeeman in the Math Department. Compiled atmospheric gas data sets to predict climate change over time. Sorted and proof-read academic paper drafts. Tested and gave feedback for sustainability course modules.

Freeport, Maine, US

Tested and automated tests for a complex Web Service that is utilized by Ecommerce. Participated in requirements gathering, design reviews and standard QA practices as well as defining test strategies and designing automated test suites. Extra projects: Developed Common Gate Interfaces using SQL queries to look up coupons, sales, and user information.

Boston, MA, US

Sharpened skills in communication, business research, financial analysis, valuation, and project management during the January 2013 two-week boot camp. Worked in a team of 6 students and a coach; won the MVP award in my team. Later selected to represent the company at Bowdoin to help students make informed decisions about attending Fullbridge.