Desmond Fung
Software Engineer at StateFarm. Interested in Big Data. Aspiring Data Scientist.
📧 desmondfungjob@gmail.com
Work History
Software Engineer - Big Data | StateFarm
June 2022 - Present
- Supported a high-volume storage and retrieval production application, facilitating approximately 3.2 million daily document storage and retrieval requests (~3TB of data). Ensured uninterrupted service delivery to all lines of business at State Farm, operating on a 24/7/365 basis
- Delivered a high-impact feature in production that impact the daily ingestion of over 6 million pages of documents per day. Wrote comprehensive unit tests to cover various success and failure scenarios
- Developed Python script that streamlines crucial data extraction from ~100k documents for downstream operations every day
- Leveraged infrastructure as code (Terraform) and GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate DevOps efforts
Education
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Coursework: Elementary Matrix and Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus, Applied Regression Analysis, Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Data Visualization, Discrete Mathematics, Introduction to Operating Systems, Introduction to Algorithm, Database Management Systems
- Double Major: B.S. in Computer Science and B.S. in Statistics, 2021
Skills & Certifications
- ✔️ HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
- ✔️ AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Tech stack
Python, Java, JavaScript, NodeJS, R, SQL, C
Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, UrbanCode, Docker
AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, EBS, DynamoDB, ELB, VPC, SQS, SNS, IAM, CloudWatch)
MongoDB, MySQL
Git, GitHub, HTML, CSS, Unix
Other Experience
Software Development Intern | Macroview Telecom Limited
June 2018 - August 2018
Produced content showcasing new tech, tutorials & interviews with top developers.
- Designed and built a user submit/response form within a LifeRay Portal using data captured within MySQL
- Configured LifeRay IDE and deployed modules in LifeRay
- Installed Ansible on Linux and connected it to the local server utilizing VMware and Putty
- Leveraged knowledge in LifeRay IDE, MySQL, and HTML, to debug applications running on Tomcat