Terrence Wong

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My name is Terrence, I am a software Engineer experienced with JavaScript, React, React Native, Node.JS, SQL/NoSQL and more.

Prior to software engineering, my background was in Mechanical and Materials Engineering. I've long been passionate about engineering because it combines critical thinking and problem solving in order to create exciting innovations. I fell in love with software engineering during my Master's program after writing a machine learning algorithm to reverse engineer the material properties of aluminum profiles. By incorporating computer programming to my research, I was able to produce results that were far more accurate than what I had expected. Software engineering really excites me because it encompasses the same critical thinking and analytical skills as traditional engineering while moving at a rapid rate. As a software engineer I hope to continue innovating, and be at the forefront of driving technological advances.

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Work Experiences

Software Engineer - Google - Aug 2022 - Present

Full Stack Engineer - Autodesk - Sept 2021 - Aug 2022

• Developed Full-stack applications for Autodesk Construction Cloud using Typescript/React for the frontend and Python Flask for the backend
• Collaborated in the backend system architecture design of new features and spearheaded research efforts on numerous backend projects

Full Stack Developer - UL - Mar 2021 - Sept 2021

• Developed features on numerous MERN stack software tools used by UL employees globally
• Recreated one tool’s form component, improving code reusability by 60% and reducing the time it takes for future developers to create new forms by 50%
• Developed unit tests with Jest, Enzyme and React Testing Library, improving code base’s test coverage to 85%

Research Engineer - CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp. - Sept 2018 - Aug 2019

• Designed fundamental research on advanced cementitious binders
• Conducted research projects on advancing pavement and infrastructure design by optimizing the physical and chemical properties of advanced cements
• Helped publish innovation findings in technical conferences

Research and Development Intern - Baker Hughes Inc. - Jun 2017 - Sept 2017

• Conducted testing for artificial lift pumps using metallography, cross-sectional analysis and microscopy
• Designed and executed mechanical tests on malfunctioned parts to determind mode of failure

Education

Hack Reactor - Advanced Software Engineering Immersive Program

San Jose State University - M.S. Mechanical Engineering | GPA: 3.5

Coursework: Autonomous and Connected Vehicles, Advanced Mechanical Engineering Analysis, Advanced Heat Transfer, Automatic Control Engineering

Projects: Modelling Plastic Behavior of Extruded Aluminum Profiles, Thermal Analysis of Heat Induced Stresses of Rapid Setting Cement during Hydration, Optimization of a Rover Wheel Fork using Finite Element Analysis

University of California, Los Angeles - B.S. Materials Science and Engineering | GPA: 3.2

Coursework: Introduction to Structured Programming in C++, Object-Oriented Programming Methods

Activities and Societies: Materials Research Society, Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)

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