feat: good enough for now?

Daniel Chen.typ

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #import "fontawesome.typ": fa, globe, github, linkedin, envelope
-#import "lib.typ": template, work_entry, project, indent, SMALL_STRONG, DEFAULT_STRONG, render_contact_data
+#import "lib.typ": template, work_entry, project, indent, SMALL_STRONG, DEFAULT_STRONG
 
 // orange!!
 #let color = blue // rgb("#ff983e")
@@ -23,24 +23,19 @@
   link: "mailto://d7chen@uwaterloo.ca",
 ),)
 
-#show: doc => template(name, color, doc)
+#show: doc => template(name, contact_data, color, doc)
-
-#align(center)[#text(1.1em)[*_Poyo! —Kirby, Kirby Super Stars_*]]
-
-#render_contact_data(contact_data)
 
 // MAIN CONTENT STARTS here
 
 = Skills
 
 #indent[
-  *Languages:* Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL, Rust, C++, Java, HTML, CSS \
+  *Languages:* Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, SQL, C, C++, Java, HTML, CSS \
-  // Dart, Ruby
+  // MATLAB, Dart, Ruby
-  *Frameworks:* React, Node.js, Vue, Flutter, Spring Boot, Next.js, Express,
+  *Frameworks:* Node.js, Express, Spring Boot, React, Next.js, Vue, Flutter, Axum \
-  Prisma, Axum \
   // Qt, Jest / Pytest, Apollo, Prisma, Rails
-  *Tools:* Linux, Git, Docker, PostgreSQL, AWS/GCP, Redis, Kubernetes, Terraform,
+  *Tools:* Linux, Git, Docker, Terraform, PostgreSQL, AWS/GCP, OpenTelemetry,
-  GraphQL, nginx // Jenkins, systemd, Jira
+  Kubernetes, GraphQL, nginx // Jenkins, systemd, Jira
 ]
 
 = Experience
@@ -52,11 +47,11 @@
   //   start_date: "Feb 2024",
   //   end_date: "present",
   //   location: "Remote",
-  //   tools: "Python, Ruby on Rails, React, MySQL",
+  //   tools: "Ruby on Rails, React, MySQL",
   //   tasks: (
-  //     [Upgrading archive import pipelines to migrate 4000+ user works to be accessible
+  //     [Automated importing NUMBER of fics by scraping it into a database then import to AO3, largest fanfic archive],
-  //       to *7 million registered users*],
+  //     [Increased reliability probably (how?)]
-  //   ),
+  //   )
   // )
 
   #work_entry(
@@ -64,19 +59,19 @@
     "Immigr8",
     start_date: "Jan 2024",
     end_date: "Apr 2024",
-    location: "Remote",
+    location: "Clearwater, FL",
     tools: "Next.js, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, AWS, Terraform",
     tasks: (
       // [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
+      [Set up CI/CD for AWS infrastructure by *codifying it in Terraform* for
-        documents in S3 with Textract],
+        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],
+        *CloudWatch*, and introducing new privacy controls for user data],
-      [*Introduced CI/CD for AWS Lambdas* by codifying them in Terraform for
+      [Shipped an *internal admin panel* from end-to-end to visualise client data and
-        reproducible and automatic deployments],
+        manage user permissions, reducing the need for manual database queries by *90%*],
-      [Set up a staging environment via *EC2 and Jenkins* with parallel builds to
-        *reduce production errors by 90%*],
     ),
   )
 
@@ -85,19 +80,19 @@
     "Dropbase",
     start_date: "May 2023",
     end_date: "Aug 2023",
-    location: "Remote",
+    location: "Toronto, ON",
-    tools: "React, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS",
+    tools: "React, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, AWS",
     tasks: (
+      [Designed a conflict resolution algorithm for merging databases, *reducing
+        unrecoverable errors by 75%*],
       [Owned and launched a HubSpot/Airtable to Google Sheets sync feature to *46000+
-        enterprise users* by writing AWS Lambda functions in Python, abstracting
+        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
+      [Developed a scalable microservice that asynchronously ingests email attachments
-        unrecoverable errors by 75%*],
+        directly into ETL pipelines],
-      [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*],
@@ -105,21 +100,22 @@
   )
 
   #work_entry(
-    "Backend Lead",
+    "Backend Developer & Event Organiser",
     "Hack the North",
     start_date: "Mar 2023",
     end_date: "present",
     location: "Waterloo, ON",
-    tools: "Express, Redis, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes",
+    tools: "Express, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes",
     tasks: (
+      [Streamlined event check-in times by *80%* for *1900+ attendees* by generating
+        digital wallet passes over *Express*],
+      [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
+        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],
+        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],
     ),
   )
 ]
@@ -128,49 +124,35 @@
 #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",
+    "Genshin Simulator",
-    "Python, Qt",
+    "Vue, TypeScript",
-    repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/mandown",
+    repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/primoprod",
+    demo_link: "https://primoprod.vercel.app",
   )
-  - Created a CLI and GUI to scrape, download, and convert webcomics into
+  - Built a realistic and beautiful *loot box simulator* with fluid animations based
-    e-ink-optimised ebooks (EPUB, PDF)
+    off a popular game
-  - Designed a *scalable data conversion system* via a canonical format, allowing
+  - Reduced action latency by *90%* by lazily loading art assets at opportune times,
-    any format to convert to any other
+    such as during cutscenes
-  - Implemented *image caching and multithreading* to increase download and update
-    speeds by *300%*
 
   #project(
     "Kobo Sync Server",
     "Rust, Axum",
     repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/kobink",
   )
-  - *Reimplemented the Kobo Store Sync protocol* in an Axum backend to instead sync
+  - Developed an Axum backend to *automatically convert and sync* ebooks to a Kobo
-    personal ebook files
+    eReader over the network
-  - Deployed the service behind an nginx reverse proxy and Cloudflare DNS to allow
+  - *Reverse-engineered* the Kobo eReader Sync API to support updating ebook
-    syncing over the internet
+    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",
@@ -212,8 +194,8 @@
     location: "Waterloo, ON",
     tasks: (
       [Courses: Object-oriented programming, data structures & algorithms, digital
-        logic & circuits],
+        computers & circuits],
-      // [Extracurriculars: Creative Writing Club, Hack the North, UW Orbital Design Team],
+      [Extracurriculars: Creative Writing Club, Hack the North, UW Orbital Design Team],
     ),
   )
 ]

README.md

@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 
 Release guidelines:
 
-- 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.
+- The major version represents the current academic year, e.g., both post-2A and 2B would be v2.
-- Increment the minor version for every major change. These can include:
+- The minor version represents the current academic term, e.g., 2A would be v2.1. the x.0 releases are reserved for beta changes.
-  - Adding a new section
+- The patch version is incremented for any other reason.
-  - 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 = 0.8em
+#let BODY_LINE_HEIGHT = 0.85em
 
 // rest = not top
-#let PAGE_MARGINS = (rest: 0.5in, top: 0.4in, left: 0.4in, bottom: 0.4in)
+#let PAGE_MARGINS = (rest: 0.5in, top: 0.4in, left: 0.4in)
 
 // Format locations.
 #let format_location(location) = {
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
     "\n"
     set strong(delta: SMALL_STRONG)
     text[*#company*]
+
   }, right_content: {
     [*#start_date -- #end_date*]
 
@@ -106,17 +107,8 @@
   [ | _ #tools _ ]
 }
 
-#let render_contact_data(data) = {
-  align(center)[
-    #let elements = for el in data {
-      (link(el.link)[#{ el.service + " " + el.display }],)
-    }
-    #text(1em)[#elements.join(" | ")]
-  ]
-}
-
 // Set name and contact data and format headings
-#let template(name, color, doc) = {
+#let template(name, contact_data, color, doc) = {
   set page(margin: PAGE_MARGINS, paper: "us-letter")
   set list(indent: 1em, marker: [•])
   set text(font: (BODY_FONT), BODY_FONT_SIZE)
@@ -124,6 +116,14 @@
   align(center)[
     #text(size: TITLE_FONT_SIZE, font: TITLE_FONT, fill: color)[*#name*]
     #block(above: 0em, below: 1em)
+    #{
+      if contact_data != none and contact_data.len() > 0 {
+        let elements = for el in contact_data {
+          (link(el.link)[#{ el.service + " " + el.display }],)
+        }
+        text(1em)[#elements.join(" | ")]
+      }
+    }
   ]
 
   show heading.where(level: 1): i => {