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Alexander Doundakov

software and nano engineer

Phone
1 (408) 394-2205
Email
adoundakov@gmail.com
Address
Cupertino, California, United States

Hello!_

I am a software engineer living in the Bay Area who enjoys building things. I have a passion for problem-solving and love seeing the impact of my work. My skills include React, Python, JavaScript, and more. For a complete list, please see my resume.

When I am not writing code, I am exploring, either physically through backpacking and camping or gastronomically as a foodie. An insatiable reader who gets caught up in whatever I can get my hands on, I enjoy keeping up with all sorts of tech and business news as well as science fiction novels.

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Active full-stack software engineer, with experience writing single-page applications using multiple technologies.

Employment

Infer Inc. - Software Engineer

03/2017 - Present

  • Developing across stack for a predictive platform leveraging ML and AI techniques to rapidly model over enterprise data
  • Demystifying predictive process through innovative visualization tools, increasing CS team bandwidth
  • Pioneering new result visualization matrix, shortening model build time and increasing accuracy
  • Acting frontend support engineer, serving as frontline contact and maintaining test suite
  • Advancing communal engineering knowledge through React.js and GraphQL seminars and workshops

MZ Inc. - Contract UI + Frontend Developer

02/2017 - Present

  • Designed and built preregistration websites, receiving 100k+ hits per day and high conversion rate
  • Supported successful game launch and acted as technical liaison for creative marketing team
  • Implemented strict security protocol to eliminate malicious attack vectors and protect user data
  • Refactored legacy vendor code to create smoother UX and add support for various geos

The Scripps Research Institute - Research Technician

02/2013 - 08/2016

  • Wrote Python script to automate post run data interpretation, enabling protocol quantification
  • Budgeted resources to meet deadlines without sacrificing quality, resulting in top 2 lab performance out of the 16 cores at TSRI
  • Optimized production pipeline for HIV vaccine experiment, reducing protein loss by ~15% and reducing risk to operator.
  • Refined protocol and wrote documentation for buffer preparation, increasing lab capacity.

Education

App Academy

2016 - 2016

  • Immersive full-stack web development bootcamp in San Francisco.
  • Topics include: best practices, Ruby / Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, React.js / Redux, jQuery, TDD, RESTful API design, git, Node.js, Algorithms

University of California - San Diego

2010 - 2014

B.S. Nanoengineering (focus in Bioengineering)

Portfolio_

Full-stack web-app for job-seekers

easyHire was built to connect job-seekers to openings at companies nearby, and to allow users to read real reviews about the companies they want to work for. It pairs a RESTful Rails backend to a React.js frontend to deliver data quickly. Additionally, easyHire leverages media-queries to deliver a mobile friendly UI.

Used stack:

  • PostgreSQL
  • Ruby on Rails
  • React.js / Redux
Visit easy-hire.me

Using algorithms to break the echo chamber

Echo Syndicate is a full-stack, single-page application that breaks the much-discussed echo chamber, exposing users to different viewpoints when they read an article. It classifies articles by politial-stance, as well as matching opposing viewpoints by subject. Echo Syndicate sources articles through automated queries to the News API.

Used stack:

  • PostgreSQL
  • Ruby on Rails
  • React.js / Redux
Visit echosyndicate.com

Relaxing JavaScript game to ease stress

BubbleTrouble is an interactive JavaScript game, written in jQuery and HTML5 to provide a smooth gameplay experience. It delivers a smooth UX through event handlers, exposing intuitive controls for gameplay.

Used stack:

  • HTML5 / CSS3
  • jQuery
  • JavaScript
Play bubbleTrouble

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Phone:
1 (408) 394-2205
Email:
adoundakov@gmail.com

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