resume/Daniel Chen.typ

#import "fontawesome.typ": fa, globe, github, linkedin, envelope
#import "lib.typ": template, work_entry, project, indent, SMALL_STRONG, DEFAULT_STRONG

// orange!!
#let color = rgb("#ff983e")
#let name = "Daniel Chen"

#let contact_data = ((
  service: fa[#globe],
  display: "eggworld.me",
  link: "https://eggworld.me",
), (
  service: fa[#github],
  display: "github.com/potatoeggy",
  link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy",
), (
  service: fa[#linkedin],
  display: "linkedin.com/in/potatoeggy",
  link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/potatoeggy/",
), (
  service: fa[#envelope],
  display: "d7chen@uwaterloo.ca",
  link: "mailto://d7chen@uwaterloo.ca",
),)

#show: doc => template(name, contact_data, color, doc)

// MAIN CONTENT STARTS here

= Education

#indent[
  #work_entry(
    "University of Waterloo",
    "B.A.Sc. in Computer Engineering",
    start_date: "Sep 2022",
    end_date: "Apr 2027",
    location: "Waterloo, ON",
    tasks: (
      [Courses: Object-oriented programming, data structures & algorithms, digital
        computers & circuits],
    ),
  )
]

= Skills

#indent[
  *Languages:* Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, SQL, MATLAB, C, C++, Java,
  HTML, CSS, Dart \
  *Frameworks:* Node.js, Express, React, Next.js, Vue, Flutter, Qt, Prisma,
  Apollo, Axum, Jest, Pytest \
  *Tools:* Linux, Git, Docker, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP,
  OpenTelemetry, GraphQL, Android
]

= Experience

#indent[
  #work_entry(
    "Software Engineering Intern",
    "Dropbase",
    start_date: "May 2023",
    end_date: "Aug 2023",
    location: "San Francisco, CA",
    tasks: (
      [Designed a conflict resolution algorithm for business smart tables, *reducing
        unrecoverable errors by 75%*],
      [Launched a service to validate and import CSV/Excel attachments into DBs by
        expanding engine support by *6x*],
      [Shipped a HubSpot/Airtable to Google Sheets sync feature to *46000+ enterprise
        users* by writing *AWS Lambda* functions in Python, abstracting interfaces to
        easily support future sources],
      [Wrote and deployed a new *React* data query builder to *33000+ users* by
        standardising and enforcing protocols between interfaces across the stack,
        eliminating the need for business users to manually write API calls],
      [*Reduced request errors by 30%* by creating backend testing infrastructure with
        *Pytest* to catch regressions and test new features across database engines with
        *90% code coverage*],
    ),
  )

  #work_entry(
    "Backend Developer & Organiser",
    "Hack the North",
    start_date: "Mar 2023",
    end_date: "present",
    location: "Waterloo, ON",
    tasks: (
      [Streamlined event check-in times by *80%* by generating user-specific mobile
        ticket passes over *Express*],
      [Deployed a new attendee bus registration platform by creating new database
        tables and *GraphQL* resolvers],
      [Horizontally scaled the *Node* server to handle *1000+ concurrent users* with
        *Redis* and *Kubernetes*],
      [Integrated backend *tracing* to monitor performance and trigger alerts with
        *OpenTelemetry* and *Grafana*],
      [Slashed boot and reload times by *93%* by introducing *threading, profiling*,
        and pre-transpiling generated code],
    ),
  )
]

= Projects
#set strong(delta: SMALL_STRONG)

#indent[
  #project("Mandown", "https://github.com/potatoeggy/mandown", "Python, Qt")
  - Created a CLI and GUI to scrape, download, and convert webcomics into
    e-ink-optimised ebooks (EPUB, PDF)
  - Designed an *intermediate representation* to store metadata and images as a
    standardised conversion target
  - Implemented *image caching and multiprocessing* to increase download and update
    speeds by *300%*

  #project(
    "Genshin Wish Simulator",
    "https://github.com/potatoeggy/primoprod",
    "Vue, TypeScript",
  )
  - Built a realistic and beautiful *loot box simulator* with fluid animations based
    off a popular game
  - Reduced action latency by *90%* by lazily loading art assets at opportune times,
    such as during cutscenes

  #project("Kobink", "https://github.com/potatoeggy/kobink", "Rust, Axum")
  - Developed an Axum backend to *automatically convert and sync* ebooks to a Kobo
    eReader over the network
  - *Reverse-engineered* the Kobo eReader Sync API to support updating ebook
    metadata and covers

  #project(
    "RecipeReady",
    "https://github.com/vincentjguo/recipeready-server",
    "Flutter, Selenium, FastAPI, Android",
  )
  - Developed a *Flutter app* to generate recipes based on ingredients and filters
    through a FastAPI server
  - Scraped thousands of websites for recipes to build a database with a robust
    *many-to-many tag system*
  // - Aggregated common ingredients heuristically to build a shopping list and a meal
  // plan for each week

  // #project("Arch Linux Server", none, "Linux, nginx, systemd")
  // - Created a *self-hosted CI/CD pipeline* with *Gitea* to automatically deploy
  //   personal projects behind *nginx*
  // - Set up *Jellyfin* for media streaming, a *Minecraft* server, *Calibre* for ebook
  //   syncing, and other services
]

// = Awards

// #show link: underline

// - Winner of the #link("https://github.com/anyuan-chen/resketch")[EdTech] prize at
//   StormHacks 2022 from 350+ participants
// - Winner of the #link("https://github.com/anyuan-chen/perdiem")[IBM Open Source] prize
//   at YRHacks 2022 from 90+ participants