feat: eugene advice

eugene is the best

Daniel Chen.typ

@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@
 = Skills
 
 #indent[
-  *Languages:* Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, SQL, C, C++, Java, HTML, CSS \
+  *Languages:* Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL, Rust, C++, Java, HTML, CSS \
-  // MATLAB, Dart, Ruby
+  // Dart, Ruby
-  *Frameworks:* Node.js, Express, Spring Boot, React, Next.js, Vue, Flutter, Axum \
+  *Frameworks:* React, Node.js, Vue, Flutter, Spring Boot, Next.js, Express,
+  Prisma, Axum \
   // Qt, Jest / Pytest, Apollo, Prisma, Rails
-  *Tools:* Linux, Git, Docker, Terraform, PostgreSQL, AWS/GCP, OpenTelemetry,
+  *Tools:* Linux, Git, Docker, PostgreSQL, AWS/GCP, Redis, Kubernetes, Terraform,
-  Kubernetes, GraphQL, nginx // Jenkins, systemd, Jira
+  GraphQL, nginx // Jenkins, systemd, Jira
 ]
 
 = Experience
@@ -47,11 +48,11 @@
   //   start_date: "Feb 2024",
   //   end_date: "present",
   //   location: "Remote",
-  //   tools: "Ruby on Rails, React, MySQL",
+  //   tools: "Python, Ruby on Rails, React, MySQL",
   //   tasks: (
-  //     [Automated importing NUMBER of fics by scraping it into a database then import to AO3, largest fanfic archive],
+  //     [Upgrading archive import pipelines to migrate 4000+ user works to be accessible
-  //     [Increased reliability probably (how?)]
+  //       to *7 million registered users*],
-  //   )
+  //   ),
   // )
 
   #work_entry(
@@ -59,19 +60,19 @@
     "Immigr8",
     start_date: "Jan 2024",
     end_date: "Apr 2024",
-    location: "Clearwater, FL",
+    location: "Remote",
     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],
-      [Set up CI/CD for AWS infrastructure by *codifying it in Terraform* for
+      [Reduced manual user inputs by *40%* by extracting data from users' uploaded
-        reproducible and automatic deployments],
+        documents in S3 with Textract],
-      [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],
-      [Shipped an *internal admin panel* from end-to-end to visualise client data and
+      [*Introduced CI/CD for AWS Lambdas* by codifying them in Terraform for
-        manage user permissions, reducing the need for manual database queries by *90%*],
+        reproducible and automatic deployments],
+      [Set up a staging environment via *EC2 and Jenkins* with parallel builds to
+        *reduce production errors by 90%*],
     ),
   )
 
@@ -80,19 +81,19 @@
     "Dropbase",
     start_date: "May 2023",
     end_date: "Aug 2023",
-    location: "Toronto, ON",
+    location: "Remote",
-    tools: "React, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, AWS",
+    tools: "React, Python, 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],
-      [Developed a scalable microservice that asynchronously ingests email attachments
+      [Designed a conflict resolution algorithm for merging databases, *reducing
-        directly into ETL pipelines],
+        unrecoverable errors by 75%*],
+      [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*],
@@ -100,22 +101,23 @@
   )
 
   #work_entry(
-    "Backend Developer & Event Organiser",
+    "Backend Lead",
     "Hack the North",
     start_date: "Mar 2023",
     end_date: "present",
     location: "Waterloo, ON",
-    tools: "Express, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes",
+    tools: "Express, Redis, 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],
+      [*Led and mentored a team of 6* to ideate, scope, and deliver features for
+        *Canada's largest hackathon*],
     ),
   )
 ]
@@ -124,35 +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(
-    "Genshin Simulator",
+    "Mandown Comic Downloader",
-    "Vue, TypeScript",
+    "Python, Qt",
-    repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/primoprod",
+    repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/mandown",
-    demo_link: "https://primoprod.vercel.app",
   )
-  - Built a realistic and beautiful *loot box simulator* with fluid animations based
+  - Created a CLI and GUI to scrape, download, and convert webcomics into
-    off a popular game
+    e-ink-optimised ebooks (EPUB, PDF)
-  - Reduced action latency by *90%* by lazily loading art assets at opportune times,
+  - Designed a *scalable data conversion system* via a canonical format, allowing
-    such as during cutscenes
+    any format to convert to any other
+  - 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",
   )
-  - Developed an Axum backend to *automatically convert and sync* ebooks to a Kobo
+  - *Reimplemented the Kobo Store Sync protocol* in an Axum backend to instead sync
-    eReader over the network
+    personal ebook files
-  - *Reverse-engineered* the Kobo eReader Sync API to support updating ebook
+  - Deployed the service behind an nginx reverse proxy and Cloudflare DNS to allow
-    metadata and covers
+    syncing over the internet
+
+  // #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",
@@ -194,8 +210,8 @@
     location: "Waterloo, ON",
     tasks: (
       [Courses: Object-oriented programming, data structures & algorithms, digital
-        computers & circuits],
+        logic & circuits],
-      [Extracurriculars: Creative Writing Club, Hack the North, UW Orbital Design Team],
+      // [Extracurriculars: Creative Writing Club, Hack the North, UW Orbital Design Team],
     ),
   )
 ]

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 _ ]
 }