Hi, I'm Michael.
I'm a Systems Design Engineering undergrad student passionate about applying software to tackle real-world issues. I'm always looking for new ways to challenge myself.
Systems Design Engineering
Hi, I'm Michael.
I'm a Systems Design Engineering undergrad student passionate about applying software to tackle real-world issues. I'm always looking for new ways to challenge myself.
At the Neuroscience, Mobility, and Balance Lab (NiMBaL), I developed a novel algorithm in Python to detect clock drift between accelerometers worn across the body. I additionally implemented adaptive wavelet Wiener filtering in Python to assess the quality of ECG signals continuously.
At TunnelBear, my work focused on the backend Scala service PolarBear, the backbone of our VPN connections. I containerized PolarBear with Docker and implemented CI/CD with GitHub Actions, and I also eliminated two major performance bottlenecks in the service.
During my time at Hootsuite, I maintained an uptime of 99.95% for two core backend Scala services. I also developed an interface for a data lake containing 17 million documents using Go, React, Redux, and Elasticsearch.
At SideFX, I developed improvements to the Pose Library Python Panel—a tool for storing and capturing poses on 3D characters. I overhauled the UI and added operations for organizing, editing, previewing, importing, and exporting poses.
At Iotum, I automated 73 unique test cases using Python and Selenium, and implemented the Python unittest framework. My contributions significantly reduced the time required to test each deployment.
