feat: good enough for now?

Daniel Chen.typ

@@ -27,97 +27,132 @@
 
 // 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: OOP, data structures & algorithms, digital logic & circuits, embedded
-        microprocessors],
-      // [Extracurriculars: Creative Writing Club, Hack the North, UW Orbital Design Team],
-    ),
-  )
-]
-
 = Skills
 
 #indent[
-  *Languages:* Python, C/C++, VHDL, Verilog, MATLAB, Rust, Java, SQL, JavaScript,
+  *Languages:* Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, SQL, C, C++, Java, HTML, CSS \
-  HTML, CSS \
+  // MATLAB, Dart, Ruby
+  *Frameworks:* Node.js, Express, Spring Boot, React, Next.js, Vue, Flutter, Axum \
   // Qt, Jest / Pytest, Apollo, Prisma, Rails
-  *Tools:* Linux, Git, PostgreSQL, Qt, STM32, Quartus Prime, Valgrind, GDB
+  *Tools:* Linux, Git, Docker, Terraform, PostgreSQL, AWS/GCP, OpenTelemetry,
+  Kubernetes, 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: "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",
+    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
+        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%*],
+    ),
+  )
+
+  #work_entry(
+    "Software Engineering Intern",
+    "Dropbase",
+    start_date: "May 2023",
+    end_date: "Aug 2023",
+    location: "Toronto, ON",
+    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
+        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
+        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 & Event Organiser",
+    "Hack the North",
+    start_date: "Mar 2023",
+    end_date: "present",
+    location: "Waterloo, ON",
+    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],
+    ),
+  )
 ]
 
 = Projects
 #set strong(delta: SMALL_STRONG)
 
 #indent[
-  #project("FPGA Diagnostic Tool", "C, Verilog, Tcl")
+  // #project("Comic Downloader", "Python, Qt",
-  - Assembled various IP cores in Quartus and Verilog to create a diagnostic tool
+  // repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/mandown")
-    for an FPGA board with Tcl scripts
+  // - Created a CLI and GUI to scrape, download, and convert webcomics into
-  - Developed a C program to communicate with the FPGA over UART and display
+  //   e-ink-optimised ebooks (EPUB, PDF)
-    diagnostic information
+  // - Designed an *intermediate representation* to store metadata and images as a
-
+  //   standardised conversion target
-  #project("PNG Validator", "C")
+  // - Implemented *image caching and multiprocessing* to increase download and update
-  - Created a PNG file validator to find common errors and corruption by checking
+  //   speeds by *300%*
-    metadata and computing CRCs
-  // memory safety w/Valgrind
-  - Ran tests behind Valgrind to ensure memory safety, prevent memory leaks, and
-    maintain accuracy
 
   #project(
-    "Box Box Revolution",
+    "Genshin Simulator",
-    "Rust, STM32",
+    "Vue, TypeScript",
-    repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/boxboxrevolution",
+    repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/primoprod",
+    demo_link: "https://primoprod.vercel.app",
   )
-  - Created a rhythm game to detect punches with an ultrasonic sensor in time with
+  - Built a realistic and beautiful *loot box simulator* with fluid animations based
-    notes of popular songs
+    off a popular game
-  - Developed firmware to measure from an ultrasonic sensor, tone a buzzer, and show
+  - Reduced action latency by *90%* by lazily loading art assets at opportune times,
-    scrolling notes on an LCD
+    such as during cutscenes
-
-  #project("Climate Controller", "ARM Assembly, VHDL")
-  - Programmed an FPGA to heat/cool a theoretical room to a target temperature given
-    switch-controlled inputs
-  - Added conditions such as avoiding changes if windows are open, vacation mode,
-    and realistic heating curves
-
-  // #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
-  //   personal ebook files
-  // - Deployed the service behind an nginx reverse proxy and Cloudflare DNS to allow
-  //   syncing over the internet
 
   #project(
-    "Mandown Comic Downloader",
+    "Kobo Sync Server",
-    "Python, Qt",
+    "Rust, Axum",
-    repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/mandown",
+    repo_link: "https://github.com/potatoeggy/kobink",
   )
-  - Created a CLI and GUI to scrape, download, and convert webcomics into
+  - Developed an Axum backend to *automatically convert and sync* ebooks to a Kobo
-    e-ink-optimised ebooks (EPUB, PDF)
+    eReader over the network
-  - Designed a *scalable data conversion system* via a canonical format, allowing
+  - *Reverse-engineered* the Kobo eReader Sync API to support updating ebook
-    any format to convert to any other
+    metadata and covers
-  - Implemented *image caching and multithreading* to increase download and update
-    speeds by *300%*
-
-  // #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(
   //   "RecipeReady",
@@ -146,65 +181,21 @@
   //   with *SDL2* and *Vulkan*
   // - WebGPU and WASM for portability, typestate to guarantee everything is always
   //   valid
-
 ]
 
-= Experience
+= Education
 
 #indent[
   #work_entry(
-    "Software Developer Intern",
+    "University of Waterloo",
-    "Immigr8",
+    "B.A.Sc. in Computer Engineering",
-    start_date: "Jan 2024",
+    start_date: "Sep 2022",
-    end_date: "Apr 2024",
+    end_date: "Apr 2027",
-    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],
-      [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%*],
-    ),
-  )
-
-  #work_entry(
-    "Software Engineering Intern",
-    "Dropbase",
-    start_date: "May 2023",
-    end_date: "Aug 2023",
-    location: "Remote",
-    tools: "React, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS",
-    tasks: (
-      [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],
-      // [??? 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 Lead",
-    "Hack the North",
-    start_date: "Mar 2023",
-    end_date: "present",
     location: "Waterloo, ON",
-    tools: "Express, Redis, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes",
     tasks: (
-      [Shipped a new *bus registration tool* for attendees by creating new database
+      [Courses: Object-oriented programming, data structures & algorithms, digital
-        tables and GraphQL resolvers],
+        computers & circuits],
-      [Diagnosed and *recovered from load spike crashes* by debouncing queries, using
+      [Extracurriculars: Creative Writing Club, Hack the North, UW Orbital Design Team],
-        rate limiting as a stopgap],
-      [Reduced event check-in times by *80%* for *1900+ attendees* by generating
-        digital wallet passes over Express],
     ),
   )
 ]

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) = {
@@ -72,12 +72,13 @@
     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*]
 
@@ -97,11 +98,11 @@
   }
 
   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 _ ]
 }