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 = blue // 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%*],
      [Solely planned and shipped to *46 000+ enterprise users* a Google Sheets sync feature with HubSpot and Airtable by writing *AWS Lambda* functions in Python],
      [Productionised a service importing CSV/Excel attachments into DBs by expanding DB engine support by *6x*],
      [Spearheaded the creation of backend testing infrastructure with *Pytest* to catch regressions and test new features across database engines with *90% code coverage*],
    ),
  )

  #work_entry(
    "Backend Developer",
    "Hack the North",
    start_date: "Mar 2023",
    end_date: "present",
    location: "Waterloo, ON",
    tasks: (
      [Streamlined registration times by *80%* by generating *user-specific mobile ticket
        passes* over *Apollo GraphQL*],
      [Horizontally scaled the *Node.js* server to handle *1000+ concurrent users* with
        *Redis* and *Kubernetes*],
      [Integrated backend *tracing* with *OpenTelemetry* and *Grafana* to monitor performance and trigger alerts],
      [Slashed dev server reload time by *93%* by splitting parallelisable tasks across threads, pre-transpiling GraphQL resolvers, and profiling then cutting unnecessary work]
    ),
  )
]

= Projects
#set strong(delta: SMALL_STRONG)

#indent[
  #project(
    "Comic Converter",
    "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%*
  - Minimised regressions between release cycles by writing *unit and integration
    tests* with 55% code coverage

  #project(
    "Kobo Sync Server",
    "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(
    "Genshin Simulator",
    "https://github.com/potatoeggy/primoprod",
    "Vue, TypeScript",
  )
  - Built an 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(
    "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