feat: eugene advice

eugene is the best

Daniel Chen.typ

@@ -30,75 +30,94 @@
 = Skills
 
 #indent[
-  *Languages:* Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, SQL, C, C++, Java,
-  HTML, CSS \
-  // MATLAB, Dart
-  *Frameworks:* Node.js, Express, Spring Boot, React, Next.js, Vue, Flutter, Axum \
-  // Qt, Jest / Pytest, Apollo, Prisma
-  *Tools:* Linux, Git, Docker, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP,
-  OpenTelemetry, GraphQL, Android
+  *Languages:* Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL, Rust, C++, Java, HTML, CSS \
+  // Dart, Ruby
+  *Frameworks:* React, Node.js, Vue, Flutter, Spring Boot, Next.js, Express,
+  Prisma, Axum \
+  // Qt, Jest / Pytest, Apollo, Prisma, Rails
+  *Tools:* Linux, Git, Docker, PostgreSQL, AWS/GCP, Redis, Kubernetes, Terraform,
+  GraphQL, nginx // Jenkins, systemd, Jira
 ]
 
 = Experience
 
 #indent[
+  // #work_entry(
+  //   "Technical Volunteer",
+  //   "Organization for Transformative Works",
+  //   start_date: "Feb 2024",
+  //   end_date: "present",
+  //   location: "Remote",
+  //   tools: "Python, Ruby on Rails, React, MySQL",
+  //   tasks: (
+  //     [Upgrading archive import pipelines to migrate 4000+ user works to be accessible
+  //       to *7 million registered users*],
+  //   ),
+  // )
+
   #work_entry(
     "Software Developer Intern",
     "Immigr8",
     start_date: "Jan 2024",
     end_date: "Apr 2024",
-    location: "Clearwater, FL",
-    tools: "TypeScript, Java, AWS, Next.js, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL",
+    location: "Remote",
+    tools: "Next.js, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, AWS, Terraform",
     tasks: (
-      [???], // TODO
-      [???],
-      [???]
+      // [Improved client responsiveness by *80* by employing stale-while-revalidate hooks for caching and ?? SWR performance, caching, error handling],
+      [Reduced manual user inputs by *40%* by extracting data from users' uploaded
+        documents in S3 with Textract],
+      [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],
+      [*Introduced CI/CD for AWS Lambdas* by codifying them in Terraform for
+        reproducible and automatic deployments],
+      [Set up a staging environment via *EC2 and Jenkins* with parallel builds to
+        *reduce production errors by 90%*],
+    ),
   )
-  )
-]
 
-#indent[
   #work_entry(
     "Software Engineering Intern",
     "Dropbase",
     start_date: "May 2023",
     end_date: "Aug 2023",
-    location: "San Francisco, CA",
-    tools: "Python, TypeScript, FastAPI, AWS, React, PostgreSQL",
+    location: "Remote",
+    tools: "React, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS",
     tasks: (
-      [Designed a conflict resolution algorithm for business smart tables, *reducing
+      [Owned and launched 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 for our business
+        intelligence visualisation service to *33000+ users*, eliminating the need for
+        clients to manually write API calls or Python code],
+      [Designed a conflict resolution algorithm for merging databases, *reducing
         unrecoverable errors by 75%*],
-      [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],
-      // [Launched a service to validate and import CSV/Excel attachments into DBs by
-      //   expanding engine support by *6x*],
-      [*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*],
+      [Developed a *serverless microservice* that asynchronously ingests email
+        attachments directly into ETL pipelines],
+      // [??? emphasise test driven development or remove line *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",
+    "Backend Lead",
     "Hack the North",
     start_date: "Mar 2023",
     end_date: "present",
     location: "Waterloo, ON",
-    tools: "TypeScript, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes",
+    tools: "Express, Redis, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes",
     tasks: (
-      [Streamlined event check-in times by *80%* by generating user-specific Apple 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*],
-      [Deployed a new attendee bus registration platform by creating new database
-        tables and *GraphQL* resolvers],
-      [Slashed boot and reload times by *93%* by introducing *threading, profiling*,
-        and pre-transpiling generated code],
+      [Shipped a new *bus registration tool* for attendees by creating new database
+        tables and GraphQL resolvers],
+      [Created a real-time event statistics dashboard by implementing GraphQL
+        *subscriptions with Redis PubSub*],
+      [Diagnosed and *recovered from load spike crashes* by debouncing queries, using
+        rate limiting as a stopgap],
+      [Reduced event check-in times by *80%* for *1900+ attendees* by generating
+        digital wallet passes over Express],
+      [*Led and mentored a team of 6* to ideate, scope, and deliver features for
+        *Canada's largest hackathon*],
     ),
   )
 ]
@@ -107,31 +126,49 @@
 #set strong(delta: SMALL_STRONG)
 
 #indent[
-  // #project("Comic Downloader", "Python, Qt", 
-  // repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/mandown")
-  // - 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(
+    "Mandown Comic Downloader",
+    "Python, Qt",
+    repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/mandown",
+  )
+  - Created a CLI and GUI to scrape, download, and convert webcomics into
+    e-ink-optimised ebooks (EPUB, PDF)
+  - Designed a *scalable data conversion system* via a canonical format, allowing
+    any format to convert to any other
+  - Implemented *image caching and multithreading* to increase download and update
+    speeds by *300%*
 
   #project(
-    "Genshin Simulator",
-    "Vue, TypeScript",
-    repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/primoprod",
-    demo_link: "https://primoprod.vercel.app"
+    "Kobo Sync Server",
+    "Rust, Axum",
+    repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/kobink",
   )
-  - 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
+  - *Reimplemented the Kobo Store Sync protocol* in an Axum backend to instead sync
+    personal ebook files
+  - Deployed the service behind an nginx reverse proxy and Cloudflare DNS to allow
+    syncing over the internet
 
-  #project("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
-    metadata and covers
+  // #project(
+  //   "Genshin Rewards Simulator",
+  //   "Vue, TypeScript",
+  //   repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/primoprod",
+  //   demo_link: "https://primoprod.vercel.app",
+  // )
+  // - Built a realistic and beautiful *loot box simulator* with CSS animations based
+  //   off a popular game
+  // - Reduced action latency by *90%* by lazily loading art assets at opportune times,
+  //   such as during cutscenes
+
+  #project(
+    "Jeopardy!",
+    "Vue, TypeScript, WebSockets",
+    repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/jeopardy",
+    demo_link: "https://jeopardy.eggworld.me/host",
+  )
+  - Created a beautiful and polished remote game where participants buzz in on their
+    devices over WebSockets
+  - Synchronised game state between clients and the host with shared TypeScript
+    types and the observer pattern
 
   // #project(
   //   "RecipeReady",
@@ -151,13 +188,15 @@
   // - Containerised services with *Docker* and *systemd* to simplify deployment and
   //   management
 
-  #project("Game Boy Advance Emulator", "Rust, SDL2, Vulkan", repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/gbarr")
-  // - Implemented a *GBA emulator* with *SDL2* and *Vulkan* to run games on modern
-  //   hardware
-  // - Optimised the CPU core to run at *full speed* by *precompiling* instructions and
-  //   *parallelising* execution
-  - ???
-  - ???
+  // #project(
+  //   "Game Boy Advance Emulator",
+  //   "Rust, SDL2, Vulkan",
+  //   repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/gbarr",
+  // )
+  // - 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
@@ -171,17 +210,8 @@
     location: "Waterloo, ON",
     tasks: (
       [Courses: Object-oriented programming, data structures & algorithms, digital
-        computers & circuits],
-      [Extracurriculars: Creative Writing Club, Hack the North, UW Orbital Design Team]
+        logic & circuits],
+      // [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

README.md

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 Release guidelines:
 
-- The major version represents the current academic year, e.g., both post-2A and 2B would be v2.
-- The minor version represents the current academic term, e.g., 2A would be v2.1. the x.0 releases are reserved for beta changes.
-- The patch version is incremented for any other reason.
+- Increment the major version for every work term, e.g., post-2A (WT2) and post-2B (WT3) would be v2.x.x and v3.x.x, respectively.
+- Increment the minor version for every major change. These can include:
+  - Adding a new section
+  - Adding a new skill
+  - Adding/removing a new experience or project
+  - Substantially rewriting lines across multiple experiences or projects
+- Increment the patch version for formatting changes or simple tweaks.

lib.typ

@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 #let TITLE_FONT_SIZE = 2em
 
 #let HEADING_LINE_GAP = 3mm
-#let BODY_LINE_HEIGHT = 0.85em
+#let BODY_LINE_HEIGHT = 0.8em
 
 // rest = not top
-#let PAGE_MARGINS = (rest: 0.5in, top: 0.4in, left: 0.4in)
+#let PAGE_MARGINS = (rest: 0.5in, top: 0.4in, left: 0.4in, bottom: 0.4in)
 
 // Format locations.
 #let format_location(location) = {
@@ -72,13 +72,12 @@
     text(1.1em)[*#role*]
 
     if tools != none {
-      text[ | _ #tools _]
+      text[ | _ #tools _ ]
     }
 
     "\n"
     set strong(delta: SMALL_STRONG)
     text[*#company*]
-
   }, right_content: {
     [*#start_date -- #end_date*]
 
@@ -98,11 +97,11 @@
   }
 
   if demo_link != none {
-    link(demo_link)[#text(1.1em)[ #fa(link-icon)]]
+    link(demo_link)[#text(1.1em)[ #fa(link-icon) ]]
   }
 
   if repo_link != none {
-    link(repo_link)[#text(1.1em)[ #fa(github)]]
+    link(repo_link)[#text(1.1em)[ #fa(github) ]]
   }
   [ | _ #tools _ ]
 }