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Tommy Deng

Education

University of Ottawa

Software Engineering

2017 - 2021 GPA: 3.9/4.0

Skills

Teamwork

Communication Agile

Problem-solving Ownership

User-centered Inventive

Languages

Python Java

C++ JavaScript

TypeScript HTML/CSS

Technologies

React Vue

Next.js NodeJS

PostgreSQL Express

GCP Firebase

AWS Docker

Git Jira

Linux Bash

Visual Studio Figma

Hackathons

2019 Hack the North
2019 Hack The 6ix
2019 uOttaHack
2019 ConUHacks
2018 Hack Western
2018 Hack the North
2018 cuHacking
2018 uOttaHack

Interests

Data Visualization Design

Project Management Web

Penny Boarding Cats

K-Pop Speed Cubing

Work Experience

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

SDE Intern

May - Aug 2021

Enhanced discoverability of cloud resources by implementing metadata additions across Lambda API, CloudFormation, and React UI in Java and TypeScript
Enabled advanced querying and 10x faster search times by replicating database to Elasticsearch using DynamoDB Streams, SQS, and Lambda

Bank of Montreal

Capital Markets Developer Intern

May - Aug 2020

Revealed winning metric-driven strategies for increasing revenue by up to 5% by analyzing client/sales data, using Python + Excel visualizations, in a pitch competition
Improved efficiency and profitability of in-house trading tools by developing key trader-requested features using ASP.NET MVC in C#
Reduced Oracle SQL database calls by 75% by implementing server-side caching policy

Kinaxis

Analytics Software Developer Intern

Sep - Dec 2019

Dramatically accelerated product timeline to meet release by developing above-average >15 user-facing visualization and UI/UX features in React, TypeScript, D3.js, and Cytoscape while following test-driven development using Selenium and Jest
Enhanced product design by integrating feedback from client and domain experts

Ross Video

Automation Software Developer Intern

Jan - Apr 2019

Increased Jenkins test suite execution speeds by >200% and enabled reliable headless operation by overhauling the continuous integration process with Robot Framework
Allowed testing of previously blocked video control and monitoring features by adding key functionalities to internally developed automation libraries using Java

Volunteer Experience

CUSEC

Director of Technology & Design

Apr 2020 - Jan 2021

Attracted sponsors and attendees by designing a modern brand identity to reach an international audience of >1000 users, using Figma, Next.js, and Chakra UI

uOttaHack

Developer Team Lead

Nov 2019 - Feb 2021

Served and collected hackathon registration data from thousands of users by effectively collaborating with developers in creating multiple attendee-facing apps using React, Next.js, and Firebase (landing page, application portal, and live schedule)

Inventure Accelerator

Technology & Media Lead

Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

Raised over $4000, received article mentions, and gathered 80 attendees for a networking event by developing and marketing startup website using Vue and Netlify
Collaborated with Google and Invest Ottawa to create keynote event sponsor video

Ottabotics

Robotics Competition Team

Sep 2017 - Dec 2018

Saved weeks of manual work by generating photorealistic road imagery renderings for autonomous vehicle training data/simulation using Blender, Python, and OpenCV

Personal Projects

Life's Charge Visualization

Aug 2017

Received over 100,000 views in a popular data visualization group by creating an original animation, representing a typical human lifespan, using CImg in C++

Potato Simulator

Jun 2016

Won award out of >50 people for building an interactive physics-based Unity 3D game in C# about a personified potato roaming an open world