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About Me

AI’m a Business Configuration Analyst at Verisk with a solid foundation in computer science and hands-on experience from both Fortune 500 companies and startups. My expertise spans full-stack development, performance optimization, and UI/UX design. Throughout my career, I’ve contributed to impactful projects such as deploying performance metrics web pages, automating API processes, and creating interactive dashboards. I thrive on collaboration, continuously learning, and bringing innovative solutions to the table, and I’m excited to apply my skills to new challenges in software engineering.

Experience

Business Configuration Analyst - Verisk, Jersey City, NJ (October 2024 - Present)
Code Coach - TheCoderSchool, Syosset, NY (August 2024 - Present)
- Taught 50+ students in Python and Java, enhancing problem-solving skills by 20%
- Delivered 100+ tailored lessons, significantly improving students' coding proficiency
Software Developer Intern - Pitney Bowes, Shelton, CT (Summer 2023)
- Deployed a full-stack performance metrics web page, improving UI speed by 10%
- Automated API metrics retrieval, streamlining development and error identification
Information Technology Intern - Tapestry, New York, NY (Summer 2022)
- Automated backend sales transaction scripts, reducing order time by 50%
- Developed interactive dashboards for product information, enhancing data visualization
Software Engineering Intern - Ense, New York, NY (Summer 2021)
- Improved UI response time by 5% and optimized media player performance by 10%
- Introduced features such as infinite scrolling and feedback reports

Extracurriculars

President - Taiwanese Student Association, Stony Brook, NY (Fall 2021 - May 2024)
- Led club events and fundraisers, increasing budget by over 14%
- Managed grant proposals and budget planning

Projects

GeoCraft
- Developed a full-stack map editing tool for creating, editing, and managing maps
Playlister
- Built a full-stack interactive music playlist application using the MERN stack

Education

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
- B.S. in Computer Science, May 2024
- Dean’s List, Presidential Scholarship
- Relevant Courses: Cloud Computing, Computer Networks, Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Data Structures & Algorithms, Database Management Systems, Object-Oriented Programming, Operating Systems, Software Development, Software Engineering Principles, Systems Programming, Web Development

Skills

Programming Languages: C, Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, SQL, Typescript, MATLAB
Markup/Styling Languages: HTML, CSS
Query Language: GraphQL
Frameworks/Libraries: Angular, React, Node.js
Version Control/Tools: Git, JMeter
Databases: MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL
APIs: REST API
SAP Technologies: SAP BUILD, SAP GUI

Resume

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