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California, United States

Uplift the learning experience for 2-4 students per cohort in Code the Dream's React.js course by coaching on React features and assignment requirements. Advance students through the course by reviewing 14 assignment submissions per student. Ensure understanding of course material and address open questions by holding 12+ weekly 1:1s per student.

Sunnyvale, California

Owned microservice and service platform implementation through software development stages, including design, deployment, testing and validation. Built and shipped new features at all levels, from architecture to components and web app frontends.Selected accomplishments:• Empowered content editors by owning end-to-end design and implementation for self-service platforms, enabling the delivery of 10M custom notifications.• Restructured and optimized cloud resource configurations, achieving 60% decrease in cloud platform costs.• Mentored new engineer in using 3 JavaScript frameworks and 2 query languages, assisting transition into a software engineering role.Major projects: Notifications Microservice Pipeline, Self-Service Notifications Platform, Event Data Ingestion Service

Sunnyvale, California

Supported rapid application development and deployment by building full-stack features and shared code modules for microservices and self-service platforms. Managed DevOps / infrastructure-as-code files to ensure consistent performance and deployability.• Improved service functionality by building 3 custom JavaScript libraries to connect with internal partners and platforms.• Updated infrastructure-as-code files, supporting complete cloud migration for 12 microservices.

Sunnyvale, California

Designed automated tests and test plans to validate end-to-end functionality and critical features. Confirmed reliable software behavior by consistently updating and running test suites through new feature development. Worked as Contractor from 2012 to 2014.• Managed and executed comprehensive test plan in preparation for World Cup 2018 POC with 400K notifications, resulting in successful product launch.• Contributed to 27% increase in Olympics ratings by designing and setting up daily execution for 28 automated tests.

Menlo Park, California

Wrote and executed test plans for all product design clients, shopping cart backend and physical products to ensure excellent and consistent customer experience. Built QA team by mentoring new analysts in QA methodologies and practices.• Established new QA department and organized QA efforts by auditing and prioritizing hundreds of backlog defect tickets.• Trained 3 new team members in QA strategies and Agile practices, expanding company’s QA department.

Menlo Park, California, United States

Meet customer needs by answering questions about and troubleshooting the Picaboo website, products, and ordering process.

Redwood City, California

Tested video games under active development using test cases and ad-hoc testing. Confirmed defect fixes in subsequent builds to ensure a consistent, engaging experience for players upon release.