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Victor Bezak III

Victor Bezak III

Austin,TX

Summary

Passionate problem-solver with an insatiable thirst for development, and a keen focus on quality. Has built and managed production-wide data clean-up scripts; optimized pagination queries to remove millions of database reads; maintained and re-engineered complex frontend components; led and resolved multiple production incidents; and has been the go-to engineer on the team for unblocking dev environment issues and investigating sensitive customer data issues.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Engineer II

Procore
09.2021 - Current
  • Optimized query performance to save on millions of database reads and bring down sever response times by 10x
  • Took initiative to build scripts that identified and cleaned bad data across all of our production rigs, resolving dozens of customer-facing bugs and unblocking our database-migration efforts
  • Developed scripts to profile node.js performance in-order to debug and improve the performance of our CI/CD pipeline
  • Demonstrated expertise in both relational and document-based data models
  • Served as the primary engineer for unblocking local dev environment issues and investigating sensitive customer data issues
  • Maintains the two most delicate and error-prone pages of our application
  • Took initiative to re-engineer the most complex page in our app. After a successful demo to product and UX, is now leading the project slated for Q4 completion.
  • Led project to refactor our front-end codebase from fixed and rigid, to responsive and fluid
  • Led project to Introduce Cypress front-end testing into our web app
  • Proactively made to other company-owned repositories
  • Proactively reached out to other teams to present problems, and discuss and discover solutions

Full-Stack Developer

ROBYN Analytics
04.2019 - 06.2022
  • Developed fully-featured Analytics Application using Flask, Javascript, and Plotly's Dash framework
  • Integrated server-side functionality with Flask, PHP, PostgreSQL
  • Analyzed the needs and preferences of our unique clientele before leading our front-end design efforts
  • Integrated with analytical and Geospatial API's including Plotly.js, MapBox, and Esri Web AppBuilder
  • Cleaned, processed, and analyzed client-data using Python tools such as Pandas, Numpy, Seaborn
  • Re-wrote v2 of the app in Svelte.js in H2 of 2022

Software Engineer

Razoyo
01.2020 - 08.2021
  • Lead engineer for rebuild of our company's website
  • Lead front-end engineer for client-focused, custom applications
  • Collaborated with clients, business analysts, and developers to analyze and build system solutions based on evolving client requirements
  • Tested troubleshooting methods, devised innovative solutions, and documented resolutions for support team use
  • Learned multiple Ecommerce development platforms: BigCommerce, OroCommerce, and Magento
  • Collaborated with CTO to design and build custom functional libraries for data handling and visualization
  • Proposed, organized, and hosted company events

Education

Post Graduate - Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning

University of Texas At Austin, Austin, TX
03.2021
  • Completed an online Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, hosted by UT Austin's McCombs School of Business.
  • Https://eportfolio.greatlearning.in/victor-bezak

Cognitive Science - Artificial Intelligence And Neuroscience

University of Texas At Dallas, Richardson, TX
12.2019
  • Collaborated with our University Makerspace to design a new software development pipeline and management system
  • Active member of the UT Dallas Artificial Intelligence Society (AIS) and Cyber-Security Group (CGS)
  • Served as member of Alpha Phi OmegaNational Service Fraternity

Associate of Arts - Experimental Psychology

Tiffin University, Tiffin, OH
12.2017
  • Competed 3.5 years for Tiffin's division-2 national championship track-and-field program
  • Was asked to create, lead, and facilitate a group of student advisers for the Dean of our School of Business
  • Led efforts to create a campus organization focused on the health and well-being of students and faculty
  • Worked within the President's cabinet as a student assistant
  • Completed a minor in Professional Music before transferring in 2017

Skills

Frontend Development:

  • Frameworks: React, Svelte, Knockout, Vue
  • Design and development of custom web components
  • D3js for complex components & DOM manipulation
  • Use of Caching and Web Workers to optimize data loading and processing
  • Modern best practices in designing accessibility-compliant, responsive HTML and CSS

Backend Development:

  • Database design and programming: SQL & NoSQL data models
  • Construction and optimization of REST and GraphQL APIs
  • RabbitMQ development and troubleshooting
  • Command of pagination, batching, streaming, and caching to enhance performance

Cloud and Infrastructure:

  • Proficiency in GCP tools: Cloud Build, Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, SQL, and Monitoring
  • Advanced troubleshooting of Kubernetes workloads to improve uptime and availability
  • Advanced Docker management and troubleshooting

AI/ML & Data Engineering:

  • Formal AI/ML studies with hands-on experience in data engineering
  • Construction of regression and classification models

Collaboration & Workflow:

  • Proficiency in collaborative design & prototyping tools such as Adobe XD, Figma, and LucidChart
  • Mastery of Git workflows
  • Advocacy for innovative tools like ChatGPT & GitHub Copilot to enhance software engineering workflows

Miscellaneous:

  • Active contributor to both open and closed-source software projects
  • Skills in pedagogy, including crafting technical documentation and training team members

Timeline

Software Engineer II - Procore
09.2021 - Current
Software Engineer - Razoyo
01.2020 - 08.2021
Full-Stack Developer - ROBYN Analytics
04.2019 - 06.2022
University of Texas At Austin - Post Graduate, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning
University of Texas At Dallas - Cognitive Science, Artificial Intelligence And Neuroscience
Tiffin University - Associate of Arts, Experimental Psychology
Victor Bezak III