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@@ -30,92 +30,75 @@
 = Skills
 
 #indent[
-  *Languages:* Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, SQL, C, C++, Java, HTML, CSS \
+  *Languages:* Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, SQL, C, C++, Java,
-  // MATLAB, Dart, Ruby
+  HTML, CSS \
+  // MATLAB, Dart
   *Frameworks:* Node.js, Express, Spring Boot, React, Next.js, Vue, Flutter, Axum \
-  // Qt, Jest / Pytest, Apollo, Prisma, Rails
+  // Qt, Jest / Pytest, Apollo, Prisma
-  *Tools:* Linux, Git, Docker, Terraform, PostgreSQL, AWS/GCP, OpenTelemetry,
+  *Tools:* Linux, Git, Docker, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP,
-  Kubernetes, GraphQL, nginx // Jenkins, systemd, Jira
+  OpenTelemetry, GraphQL, Android
 ]
 
 = Experience
 
 #indent[
-  // #work_entry(
-  //   "Technical Volunteer",
-  //   "Organization for Transformative Works",
-  //   start_date: "Feb 2024",
-  //   end_date: "present",
-  //   location: "Remote",
-  //   tools: "Ruby on Rails, React, MySQL",
-  //   tasks: (
-  //     [Automated importing NUMBER of fics by scraping it into a database then import to AO3, largest fanfic archive],
-  //     [Increased reliability probably (how?)]
-  //   )
-  // )
-
   #work_entry(
     "Software Developer Intern",
     "Immigr8",
     start_date: "Jan 2024",
     end_date: "Apr 2024",
     location: "Clearwater, FL",
-    tools: "Next.js, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, AWS, Terraform",
+    tools: "TypeScript, Java, AWS, Next.js, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL",
     tasks: (
-      // [Improved client responsiveness by *80* by employing stale-while-revalidate hooks for caching and ?? SWR performance, caching, error handling],
+      [???], // TODO
-      [Set up CI/CD for AWS infrastructure by *codifying it in Terraform* for
+      [???],
-        reproducible and automatic deployments],
+      [???]
-      [Reduced CI/CD pipeline build times by *70%* by setting up a staging environment
-        with *EC2* and *Jenkins*, parallelising builds, and caching dependencies],
-      [Planned and executed a roadmap to SOC 2 security compliance by *implementing
-        role-based permissions with JWTs*, sending backend logs and alerts to
-        *CloudWatch*, and introducing new privacy controls for user data],
-      [Shipped an *internal admin panel* from end-to-end to visualise client data and
-        manage user permissions, reducing the need for manual database queries by *90%*],
-    ),
     )
+  )
+]
 
+#indent[
   #work_entry(
     "Software Engineering Intern",
     "Dropbase",
     start_date: "May 2023",
     end_date: "Aug 2023",
-    location: "Toronto, ON",
+    location: "San Francisco, CA",
-    tools: "React, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, AWS",
+    tools: "Python, TypeScript, FastAPI, AWS, React, PostgreSQL",
     tasks: (
-      [Designed a conflict resolution algorithm for merging databases, *reducing
+      [Designed a conflict resolution algorithm for business smart tables, *reducing
         unrecoverable errors by 75%*],
-      [Owned and launched a HubSpot/Airtable to Google Sheets sync feature to *46000+
+      [Shipped a HubSpot/Airtable to Google Sheets sync feature to *46000+ enterprise
-        enterprise users* by writing *AWS Lambda* functions in Python, abstracting
+        users* by writing *AWS Lambda* functions in Python, abstracting interfaces to
-        interfaces to easily support future sources],
+        easily support future sources],
-      [Wrote and deployed a new *React* data query builder for our business
+      [Wrote and deployed a new *React* data query builder to *33000+ users* by
-        intelligence visualisation service to *33000+ users*, eliminating the need for
+        standardising and enforcing protocols between interfaces across the stack,
-        clients to manually write API calls or Python code],
+        eliminating the need for business users to manually write API calls],
-      [Developed a scalable microservice that asynchronously ingests email attachments
+      // [Launched a service to validate and import CSV/Excel attachments into DBs by
-        directly into ETL pipelines],
+      //   expanding engine support by *6x*],
-      // [??? emphasise test driven development or remove line *Reduced request errors by 30%* by creating backend testing infrastructure with
+      [*Reduced request errors by 30%* by creating backend testing infrastructure with
-      //   *Pytest* to catch regressions and test new features across database engines with
+        *Pytest* to catch regressions and test new features across database engines with
-      //   *90% code coverage*],
+        *90% code coverage*],
     ),
   )
 
   #work_entry(
-    "Backend Developer & Event Organiser",
+    "Backend Developer & Organiser",
     "Hack the North",
     start_date: "Mar 2023",
     end_date: "present",
     location: "Waterloo, ON",
-    tools: "Express, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes",
+    tools: "TypeScript, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes",
     tasks: (
-      [Streamlined event check-in times by *80%* for *1900+ attendees* by generating
+      [Streamlined event check-in times by *80%* by generating user-specific Apple Wallet passes over *Express*],
-        digital wallet passes over *Express*],
+      [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*],
-      [Diagnosed system scaling issues during load spikes and *recovered from a system
+      [Deployed a new attendee bus registration platform by creating new database
-        crash* by asking the frontend team to debounce their queries, implementing rate
-        limiting as a temporary stopgap measure],
-      [Shipped a new *bus registration tool* for attendees by creating new database
         tables and *GraphQL* resolvers],
+      [Slashed boot and reload times by *93%* by introducing *threading, profiling*,
+        and pre-transpiling generated code],
     ),
   )
 ]
@@ -137,18 +120,14 @@
     "Genshin Simulator",
     "Vue, TypeScript",
     repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/primoprod",
-    demo_link: "https://primoprod.vercel.app",
+    demo_link: "https://primoprod.vercel.app"
   )
   - 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(
+  #project("Kobo Sync Server", "Rust, Axum", repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/kobink")
-    "Kobo Sync Server",
-    "Rust, Axum",
-    repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/kobink",
-  )
   - 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
@@ -172,15 +151,13 @@
   // - Containerised services with *Docker* and *systemd* to simplify deployment and
   //   management
   
-  // #project(
+  #project("Game Boy Advance Emulator", "Rust, SDL2, Vulkan", repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/gbarr")
-  //   "Game Boy Advance Emulator",
+  // - Implemented a *GBA emulator* with *SDL2* and *Vulkan* to run games on modern
-  //   "Rust, SDL2, Vulkan",
+  //   hardware
-  //   repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/gbarr",
+  // - Optimised the CPU core to run at *full speed* by *precompiling* instructions and
-  // )
+  //   *parallelising* execution
-  // - Implemented a *ARMv7 emulator* for old games to run on modern x86_64 platforms
+  - ???
-  //   with *SDL2* and *Vulkan*
+  - ???
-  // - WebGPU and WASM for portability, typestate to guarantee everything is always
-  //   valid
 ]
 
 = Education
@@ -195,7 +172,16 @@
     tasks: (
       [Courses: Object-oriented programming, data structures & algorithms, digital
         computers & circuits],
-      [Extracurriculars: Creative Writing Club, Hack the North, UW Orbital Design Team],
+      [Extracurriculars: Creative Writing Club, Hack the North, UW Orbital Design Team]
     ),
   )
 ]
+
+// = 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