Hi, I'm Henry.
Student - Software Engineer - Entrepreneur - Chipotle Addict
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About Me
I am a student in the CSB program (Canfield Computer Science and Business Honors) at The University of Texas at Austin.
I am interested in software development👨💻, entrepreneurship💼, and blockchain/crypto⛓.
I worked this summer as a software engineer intern at GateCap Ventures, and I am currently the CTO of Scraps🎶.
In my free time I enjoy weightlifting🏋️♀️, cooking👨🍳, and hiking🌲.
Work Experience
- Led a team of 6 development interns in building a marketplace for scrapped music, attracting buyers in over 30 countries and sellers like Grammy nominated Wuki, Westend (2.4M monthly Spotify listeners), and 130+ other registered sellers
- Developed a dynamic and intuitive user experience using Node.JS, Liquid, HTML, and CSS, comprising features like a comprehensive catalog, dedicated seller profiles, interactive seller dashboard, and integrated payment system
- Boosted efficiency in initial information gathering, news logging, and investor reporting tasks by ~65% through my contributions:
- Built a web scraper using Puppeteer and AWS Lambda that automatically aggregates statistical data on new leads
- Created a Node.js service on AWS EC2 that monitors and archives digital content pertaining to companies in the deal flow
- Utilized the ChatGPT API to create an autonomous tool for generating weekly investor reports from the accumulated data
- In progress: Training an AI chatbot with the dataset collected by my services to assist associates with easy information access
- Built a full-stack internal application using Golang and React to allow non-engineers to view user eligibility in a user-friendly UI, which streamlined the staking eligibility customer support process and reduced their case resolution times by 26%
- Distinguished as one of the select interns to achieve a perfect 5/5 performance rating across all categories from both evaluators.
- Spearheaded the development of the NEWM Artist Portal, a web app that enables artists to mint their music as fractionalized NFTs and manage their content
- Mentored two development interns as the internship program manager alongside my development tasks
- Joined as an intern. Promoted to junior dev. Promoted again to front-end engineer
- Assisted in both front and back-end development of an online auction platform using C#, Blazor, and .NET Core
- Followed TDD (test-driven development) methodologies and wrote unit and functional tests using Selenium and NUnit
- Served as a conduit between senior executives, internal creative and design resources, and an outside web development agency.
- Organized and managed the development pipeline using Asana and wrote acceptance criteria for new features to be sent to the development team
- Audited new features through QA testing
- Built a consumer electronics business with customers nationwide and scaled it to over $400 in revenue per day
- Outsourced tasks like photo/video advertisement and content creation, corresponded with manufacturers, ran social media and email marketing campaigns, tracked finances, managed customer service, fulfilled orders, and optimized SEO.
- Sold the business to Bloom Concepts in September 2020.
- Designed and developed an interactive data visualization application for energy power trading, enabling the identification of trends in wind, solar, geothermal, and hydroelectric energy data
- Utilized Pandas to efficiently collect, destructure, and analyze large datasets
- Implemented Python scripts to perform complex operations such as multi-index dataset merging
- Collaborated with Flatiron Bootcamp students to build web-based project using Javascript, HTML, and CSS
- Designed models and floor plans using AutoCAD, Revit Autodesk, and SketchUp.
- Contributed to a house design that won the “complete the community: a housing and urban design competition”.
- • Developed a working site map for Houston Baptist University
- Designed and rendered an altar table for St. Martin's Episcopal Church.
- Constructed building models for client presentations
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration, Canfield Business Honors Program
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science Honors
GPA: 4.0
Awards: National Merit Scholar - National Honor Society - Autrey Scholar’s Award - National Society of High School Scholars - Eagle Scout
Professional Skills
Languages:
Go Java C# Typescript Python JavaScript CSS HTMLFrameworks/Libraries:
.NET Core GraphQL ReTool React.JS Redux Material UI Blazor Selenium Pandas NumPy Plotly DashOther:
AutoCAD Revit Autodesk SketchUp Facebook Ads ShopifyAptitudes:
Future Focused Solution-Oriented Fast Learner Self-disciplined (via YouScience Assessment)My Portfolio
Data Structures & Algorithms / Python / Pygame
Pathfinding Algorithm Visualizer
This project does exactly what it sounds like it does - visualizes algorithms. It utilizes an unweighted and undirected grid as the graph that the algorithm traverses. Click anywhere to place the start node, and click a second time to place the end node. After the start and end nodes have been placed, clicking will create a "wall" node (a node that is not traversable by the algorithms). Chose from the dropdown to select an algorithm, press start, and watch the magic happen.
Blockchain / Solidity / React.JS
Cryptocurrency Exchange
A cryptocurrency exchange to buy and sell $ETH (Ether) and $CRCO (Chrono Coin). Connects to the Metamask wallet. Built with React.JS, Solidity, Truffle, and Web3.JS.
Data Science / Python / Pandas / Dash
Data Visualization App
Interactive data visualization app for energy/power trading. Displays wind, solar, and other energy data. Created to show the growth trends categorized by prime movers.
JavaScript / HTML
PONG (with a twist)
A web-based two-player PONG game with multiple levels. As the game progresses, obstacles appear on the PONG board. As your score increases, the ball's speed progressively gets faster and the obstacles get more and more challenging to beat. Includes a sign in/logout feature utilizing local storage.
Blockchain / JavaScript / CSS / HTML
Generative art NFT collection
Currently creating a generative art NFT collection to be hosted on the Cardano blockchain network. This is one of the pieces that will be part of the collection. It uses vanilla javascript, HTML, and CSS to pack thirty five thousand circles into the frame. Every time you reload the page a completely unique piece is generated.
Electrical Engineering / C++ / Fritzing / Arduino
Arduino Projects
I've built various Arduino/Microcontroller devices. This one is a handheld Arduino asteroids game built with C++, a MAX72XX LED-Matrix display, two micro switches as buttons and an active buzzer for sound effects.
Java / Genetic Algorithms
Tetris AI
A tetris desktop application built using Java. After creating the game itself, I made a genetic algorithm that plays the game without any human input. This genetic algorithm simulates natural selection to find the most optimal placements of the tetris pieces.
See my other projects on Github
References
Henry was certainly granted the god-given gift of coding. Throughout every assignment, Henry was FAST. Software development does take time, but his speed and accuracy was impressive. I’m a leader in the software industry myself, speaking at national conferences, an author of 4 software books, and a recipient of numerous industry awards, and I recognize Henry’s potential to become one of the top tier of software engineers in the industry.
Jason Cromer
Vice President / Original Nations
jcromer@originalnations.com
Henry was proactive, reliable, diligent in his follow up, and required little supervision. Whenever I tasked him with a project, I knew his work would be completed accurately and on time. From my first interview with him through his final day, I was impressed with his professionalism and attention to detail. In addition, his friendly and courteous demeanor made him a favorite on our team from the beginning.
Andrew Lee
Senior Quantitative Researcher / Squarepoint Capital
andythomaslee@gmail.com
John Clements
Principal / Jackson Ryan Architects
jclements@jacksonryan.com
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