Val Conklin Email & Phone Number

Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, Washington, United States

Currently supporting the engineering team behind Vault storage, replication, and usage data. I plan and steer the ship toward high-impact deliverables, reimagine outdated processes, and help engineers do what they love.

Full-stack development of HashiCorp's new cloud-native secrets management system HCP Vault Secrets, delivering user-friendly API experiences and leading the delivery of the backing security service’s serverless operational architecture and deployment pipelines

* Developed and simplified CLI, API, and SDK workflows for managing secrets and writing policies in Vault* Spearheaded the creation of example repos, better documentation, and improved onboarding flows for both OSS and HCP Vault

Seattle

* Developed SDK libraries and backend microservices to help scientists more efficiently analyze and visualize massive data sets using Google Cloud’s AI Platform Notebooks and BigQuery* Facilitated communication with analysts to better understand how to translate their needs into software

Seattle, Washington

* Teaches Japanese and English in private lessons for students of all ages and skill levels

Seattle, WA

* Designed and developed APIs to allow simultaneous management of thousands of game servers for the game "Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville"... which got me in the game credits! * Added new features and automation to centralized cloud container platform for game studios all over the world* Designed and implemented CI workflow to enable faster and.

Seattle, WA

* Designed and developed deployment frameworks used by the entire company, with a focus on CI, Infrastructure as Code, and painless developer experience* Built, managed, and developed core infrastructure components for multi-tenant Kubernetes and DCOS clusters* Leveraged AWS expertise to embed with teams and help them migrate their apps to the cloud* Used.

Seattle, WA

* Developed image processing applications to resize, manage color profiles, and handle metadata for 182 million images* Coded and helped architect solutions for processing hundreds of terabytes of image data in a timely manner* Learned modern practices and tools for efficient cloud computing, such as AWS, Docker, and Mesos

Seattle, WA

* Learned Ruby on Rails, Node, Ember, jQuery, and Git in an intensive, collaborative environment* Taught myself Swift to build an iOS app for a month-long capstone project* Acquired additional skills in TDD, pair programming, Agile, and computer science fundamentals

Seattle, WA

*Taught computer skills and ESL to the immigrant community of Seattle*Managed, coordinated, and trained volunteers*Developed curriculum for instruction in how to use Google Chromebooks and the Internet, taking into account students' widely varying proficiency levels

Greater Seattle Area

*Offered private, personalized Japanese language instruction online and in-person.*Used anime, manga, and video games to familiarize students with grammar points.*Prepared lesson plans and developed curriculum.http://www.japanesefornerds.com

Seattle, WA

*Managed a team of teachers and provided extensive support to the founder of a rapidly expanding startup company.*Taught computer programming classes to elementary school students in Seattle Public Schools.*Recruited, screened, interviewed, hired, and trained new employees.*Developed curriculum and internal training materials.

Joyo, Kyoto, Japan

* Created engaging lesson plans and taught Japanese students of all ages, from elementary school to adulthood. Junior high school lessons were taught tandem with a Japanese teacher, while I managed the elementary school and adult classes on my own.* Translated and revised a variety of documents from Japanese to English, including international.

* Co-managed a translation company and handled email correspondence with customers from a variety of cultures and timezones.* Translated Japanese documents, websites, technical manuals, and TV episode scripts into English. Often worked under tight deadlines.* Reviewed English-to-Japanese translations and revised them to make sure that the original intended.

* Used knowledge of clear, concise writing and accurate grammar to assist students with writing essays. Patiently worked one-on-one with students from a range of ages, cultures, and economic backgrounds.