Maple Valley, Washington, United States
As a first-generation immigrant from the Philippines, I am passionately committed to enhancing the technological connectivity within my home country. My approach includes integrating advanced AI into networking infrastructure and providing up-to-date technological data to modernize the tech landscape. Currently pursuing a B.S. in Information Technology at the University of Washington Tacoma, I want to dive deep into Solutions Architecture as well as ML Engineering inspired by my time at Amazon Web Services. My diverse background, which spans from the restaurant industry, enriches my understanding of business management and interpersonal skills, empowering me to offer well-rounded solutions in fintech. Outside of my professional interests, I am a classically trained clarinetist and an enthusiastic tennis player. My technical projects typically involve developing robust full-stack applications, utilizing my proficiency in front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, JSON) and specializing in back-end development with .NET/ASP MVC frameworks alongside Java and Python. This focus allows me to build complex, highly available applications that enhance user experience and data processing capabilities. With a deep understanding of IT pillars such as Networking, Web Development, Software Development, Databases, and Human-Computer Interaction, I am dedicated to continuously expanding my technical skills to lead innovations that advance industry standards and improve technological practices.
Grader and proctor for a systems design and analysis course for the entire IT program (110+ students). Designed rubrics for assignments and exams to ensure course content is upheld and valuable for students.
Engaged in a high performance customer facing role on various cloud computing concepts offered by AWS. Created various projects utilizing networking, linux, highly available web applications (HAWA), machine learning/GenAI and security; integrating them into projects using the AWS console. Networking and Linux: Learned how EC2 instances can be deployed as internet facing to host applications, data bases utilizing the Amazon AMI. HAWA: Built a highly available website by placing my EC2 instances in an auto scaling group to allow the website to failover to another availability zone for an outage. Machine Learning/GenAI: Developed a DeepRacer model utilizing hyperparameters provided for a reinforced learning model for a simulated car to learn how to go through a race track. Capstone Project: Built a global network to help companies be connected privately utilizing transit gateways and VPC peering. Utilized Amazon Workspaces and deployed it in various regions so that employees have a dedicated virtualized desktop on their personal machine. Besides projects, I completed a various of enterprise support simulating potential issues that may occur on a customer's architecture. Additionally, I have completed two certifications provided by AWS to gain a more deeper understanding of their infrastructure.
I am a trader investing in the stock market by analyzing the market and the entities that make up the market.
Utilized UI/UX design tools such as WordPress and Figma to develop a website for the School of Interdisciplinary Sciences.
Collaborated with students to discuss allocation of funds for various departments on campus.
Grader for a C# Programming course and ensured consistent coding standards are upheld.
Worked various positions in a kitchen such as dishes, pantry chef, spaghetti cook and line cook.