Victor Choy Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Wilmington, Delaware, Us

• Travelled to 11 different countries, to experience life outside of a cubicle• Studied distributed ledger technology by attending international crypto conferences and meetups• Researched Ethereum-based blockchain and dApp development based on Solidity

San Francisco, California, Us

Sideman & Bancroft: “RiskAdverter” (Dow Jones acquisition)• Worked closely with customer to gather project requirements and created sprints in Trello for everymilestone• Created data-driven questionnaire project on PHP’s Yii framework, which was configurable byspreadsheet and parsed in, which was used in estimating the financial risk of a corporate entity• Worked with Connor Consulting on integrating RiskAdverter questionnaire results into their insightsdashboardBlekko (IBM acquisition)• Created a production port of Blekko’s Android search engine app “Izik”• Hooked into Blekko’s existing API endpoints to fetch data and represent them in custom views• Created advanced UI components, which included draggable GridViews, swipeable views on bothaxes, and used WebViews with Javascript interfaces to feed existing Blekko contentBrit+Co: “Weduary”• Worked closely with Brit+Co and a front-end developer to deliver a website that allowed onlinewedding registry gifting from Facebook data• Created backend functionality on PHP CodeIgniter framework, while utilizing jQuery and Bootstrap onthe front-end for data retrieval and polish, respectively• Integrated Weduary with Target’s store API, allowing users to create wedding registry lists, make giftpurchasesAltitude.Co• Authored Altitude’s prototypes, which was aimed at IoT workplace/building automation, leveraging BLE(Bluetooth Low-Energy) to trigger proximity-based interactions• Developed REST API using Python’s Falcon backend framework, MySQL and RethinkDB databaseengines, and Redis for caching• Created prototype Android app in Java, which hosted user authentication, profile management,organizational roles• Built prototype iBeacon, using Node.js flashed onto a Tessel microcontroller, which performed securitychallenge/response authentication, user access/role interrogation, RSSI measurements against nearby Altitude’s apps, backend interaction logging

Victoria, British Columbia, Ca

(Stillfront Group)• Scoped, estimated, and created sprint tasks and worked with product, art, and QA to deliver on a timely basis• Developed and maintained software stack, on Amazon AWS EC2 and bare-metal, which included AS3 for the game client, PHP for the REST API, and C++ for the battle server• Expanded on admin dashboard, allowing product and QA to perform a great number of tasks including (but not limited to): create and start live events, cheat ban, change in-game object properties, view real-time player data, tweak/design new campaigns, configure mob loot• Tended to live operations during deployments and game events, monitoring systems through Grafana, Kibana and New Relic for monitoring applications, fixed and deployed hot-fixes if needed• Proactively debugged errors using SonarQube static code analysis, used remote debugging (XDebug) to find points of failure, and created and maintained unit tests using PHPUnit• Tasked with implementing third-party services, such as Google Analytics and AppBoy, as well as assisting in their uses (creating cohorts/segments, creating triggers, creating offers, sending reengagement emails/popups)• Co-developed Battle Pirates sequel prototype for mobile devices using Unity3D and C#

Mountain View, Ca, Us

• Supported Vodafone in integrating their web services and white labeled app with our backend• Managed project utilizing JIRA and Confluence to help keep up with sprint stories and tasks• Authored the backend using PHP (Yii framework) for REST API calls• Created Android client app in Java, which comprised of the a collection of activities, components,services, an XMPP client and parser, advanced UI views• Implemented backend real-time communications using XMPP (Openfire) for friend follow/subscribecontent, Node.js for bots, push notifications, and chat• Developed user profiling/fingerprinting algorithms, using Riak LevelDB for its ability to quickly search forvarious data using Solr full-text search and to sift through big data using MapReduce, allowing fortargeted advertisements and curated content• Automated deployments on AWS EC2 instances using Jenkins and Makefile scripting in Bash• Created and maintained unit and functional tests using PHPUnit• Implemented 3rd-party services: GSM and APN (Google and Apple Push respectively), Camfind, ReKognition, Nexmo (for verifications, invitations, and security), and Google AnalyticsWebsite: www.vibin.itPlay Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.vibin.appApp Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vibin-photo-notes/id749920897?mt=8

• Immediately overhauled organization by: substituting Excel spreadsheet-based loose time estimate project management to Agile with Scrum and Redmine to plan/manage sprints and general collaboration, switched development teams from SVN to Git (with proper branch strategy), introduced weekly code reviews, set up Ejabberd for intra-company communications, transitioned servers from bare-metal servers to Alibaba Cloud• Introduced and trained developers on the use of remote debugging (discouraging black-box testing), promoting memory analysis to reveal inefficiencies/leaks, and enforcing JUnit for unit tests• Contributed to the development of the backend REST API written in PHP within the Yii framework, Joomla CMS for the company’s web portal• Authored Lewa’s Android app store, music player, equalizer, theme gallery, contacts backup/restore, swipeable home screen (custom ViewPager), and XMPP message parser and event dispatcher• Implemented real-time push notifications for over-the-air OS updates via XMPP (Openfire)

(Spreadtrum)• Contributed to the development of a social, group video co-view and chat experience written in Python within Django framework• Authored bots in Python (Twisted) used to: sync group participants’ Flash video players to match moderator, serve as auxiliary endpoints to store and dispatch new data to room participants, andsubscribe to channels/rooms• Created real-time polling, voting within a channel/room using the BOSH and Strophe.js XMPP library• Built Telegent’s television app in Java, which streamed A/V through Telegent’s proprietary co-processorwithin MediaTek’s baseband module for low-end Android devices• After promotion, served as project manager (relocated to Shanghai), acted as a liaison between teamsfrom the US and in China• Participated in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives, as well as managing stories and tasks inPivotalTracker

(Gamigo Gmbh)• Developed and maintained back-end REST API for “Fiesta Online” in PHP• Authored Flash mini-games “Remi’s Rare Finds” and “James’ Forge” in ActionScript• Assisted in migrating loose code into CakePHP framework• Co-developed Outspark’s gamer social network (posts, following, gifting, leadboard)• Assisted backend development game teams for “Secret of The Solstice” and “Bread ‘n Butter”• Contributed to in-house BI tools/dashboard• Developed and maintained unit tests (PHPUnit)• Integrated payment gateways, including: Facebook, PayPal, Zong, Peanut Labs, and Sometrics

Industrial Design

Computer Science

Computer Science