About Me
My name is Robin Pan and I am a fourth year Computer Science student at the University of Waterloo. In the past year, I have interned as a full-stack developer at Minted and also at MyTime. I am currently searching for an internship for the winter of 2019.
A copy of my resume can be found here
Work History
Full-Stack Developer at Minted (Jan 2019 - April 2019)
- Rebuilt comment thread feature to improve UX and performance
- Implemented REST API endpoints for feature using Python and Bottle
- Added interface to back-end with ES6 and GraphQL
- Built various front-end components using React and Redux
- Introduced tagging with email notification services via Kafka pipelines
- Used Protobufs as a communication medium across different servers
- Added token checking for the Facebook login, preventing CSRF attacks
Full-Stack Developer at MyTime (May 2018 - August 2018)
- Developed full-stack for MyTime’s scheduling software using AngularJS, JQuery, Ruby on Rails and MySQL
- Worked with Twilio API to improve functionality of SMS messaging feature
- Optimized phone number lookups, reducing cost by 40%
- Implemented SMS messaging to worldwide phone numbers
- Implemented tracking for SMS usage and monthly overage charges
- Added automated color-coding options for calendar tiles
- Refactored embedded ruby code into modularized AngularJS components
Full-Stack Developer at Mercury Mortgages (September 2017 - December 2017)
- Built features of web-based mortgage lending platform using AngularJS, Bootstrap, JQuery, Laravel PHP and PostgreSQL
- Designed and implemented various features to increase website security
- Introduced user roles feature to control website access
- Limited failed password attempts by IP and email combination
- Added password strength enforcement
- Decreased loading time of main page from 8+ seconds to 2 seconds
- Optimized PDF generation feature, reducing generation time by 30%
Photonics Software Designer at Ciena Corporation (Jan 2017 - April 2017)
- Developed tool for analysis of network card logs using Python
- Designed generic tool for log analysis based on requirements gathered from multiple teams
- Examined sections of card firmware source code to determine error conditions
- Created unit-test suites
- Wrote technical document outlining the requirements and usage of the tool
- Performed maintainance tasks on network cards
QA Analyst at Climax Media (May 2016 - Aug 2016)
- Developed and executed test suites for websites following the agile development process
- Performed manual front-end testing on websites
- Wrote test scripts using WebdriverIO with Mocha and Chai for front-end of websites
- Worked with DB2 database as well as Honda API for manual website back-end testing
- Wrote basic JavaScript scripts for website back-end testing
Education and Skills
I am beginning the fourth year of Waterloo's Bachelor of Computer Science program. In my studies, I have formally studied data structures, algorithm design, object-oriented programming, scripting, compiler design, operating systems, networking, concurrent and parallel progamming, relational databases, AI, machine learning, computer architecture and discrete mathematics.
I am proficient with Python and C++, as I used them often in my computer science courses and for personal projects. I have worked closely with various web languages and technologies, including ES6, Ruby on Rails, SQL, GraphQL, ReactJS, AnguarJS and PHP during some of my internships as well as for personal projects.
Personal
During my free time, I typically play music, work on personal projects, or watch the Ottawa Senators.
I am an avid pianist, having studied piano and music theory intensively for 14 years. I have attended many competitions, with success in the provincial and national levels. Some achievements include: being awarded with the highest mark in Canada for my RCM grade 8 exam, receiving scholarships in the provincial and national levels of the Canadian Music Competition, and winning local Kiwanis competitions against undergrad music students as a 14-year-old.
Some of my other pastimes include swimming, table tennis, and video games (particularly Super Smash Bros).
Projects
This section of the website is dedicated to projects which I have worked on during my free time.
GitHub: robin-pan.
PyScribe
Uses genetic algorithm along with custom cost function to generate fingerings for digital sheet music. This is still a work in progress, I am trying to decrease the calculation time, consistency, as well as printing the assignments on the sheets. For now, this can only be used for small excerpts of music.
Note that fingers are zero-indexed:
Major Scale
Arpeggio
Polyphonic
Snek
Based on Atari's snake, I used C++ design patterns (subject-observer, singleton) along with the Oxygine library to implement the game. Then, I transpiled the C++ code to Javascript using Emscripten so that it can be embedded into the link below. This project is still in progress.
Calculator
Originally, this project was a command line arithmetic calculator which I made using C++ as an OOP exercise. I then decided to add GUI, but could not find an appropriate C++ library. Thus, I decided to learn C# and made both the front-end and back-end.
This calculator takes an arithmetic expression in infix format, converts the input to postfix format using the Shunting-Yard algorithm, and evaluates the expression. A finite state machine is used to control user inputs (ie a binary operator cannot be followed by another binary operator). The mathematical operators are set up polymorphically, allowing them to be generic.
Personal Website
My introduction to web development was through the process of making this website. This project has allowed me to take a significant step forward with my web design skills.
The website is built using HTML, CSS, Javascript, as well as JQuery, and is completely responsive with mobile support.
Music
Classical
Beethoven Concerto No. 3 Op. 37
During my musical 'career', I had the opportunity to play Beethoven's 3rd Concerto with an orchestra after finishing top 5 in a local competition. The following is the audition video that I sent in.
TV
Some covers of anime soundtracks.
No Game No Life - This Game
Tokyo Ghoul - Unravel
Guilty Crown - Bios
Contact
You can reach me at:
- Email: r7pan@edu.uwaterloo.ca
- Mobile Phone: (226)-606-1886