HELLO, I AM
Howard Kim
Software Engineer based in San Francisco Bay Area.
About Me
Hi, I'm Howard.
My name is Howard Kim, but I also go by: Ho Kim / 김호 / 金瑚.
I am a 1.5th generation Korean-American currently located in SF Bay Area, California.
I am a graduate of University of California, San Diego (UCSD) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Cognitive Science with Specialization to Machine Learning & Neural Computation. I have also studied Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction (or also known as Design & Interaction), which focuses on design lifecycles and UI/UX frontend development.
With a passion for automation, data, and design (both physical & digital), I am focused on engineering and building products that are high in quality, scalability, and performance.
Experience
Striim
Software Engineer
July 2022 ─ CURRENT in Palo Alto, California
- Advanced Technology Group
PacerPro
Software Engineer ─ Full Stack
February 2022 ─ July 2022 in San Francisco, California
- Enabled the Sales team to expand into new markets by building the backend of a new SaaS offering to support smaller scale law firms, legal organizations, and individual legal practitioners
- Designed and developed the backend infrastructure to offer new prospects trial subscriptions by integrating with Stripe for handling monthly subscriptions and automatic payments
- Built automated reports to monitor enterprise clients' platform usage activity and their legal document collections on a monthly cadence
- Performed migrations and updates to the core backend and dependencies to improve compatibility and reduce technical debt
UCSD Department of Cognitive Science
Instructional Apprentice
September 2020 ─ December 2020 in La Jolla, California
- Led discussion lectures to over 200 students to provide supplementary knowledge beyond course lectures
- Collaborated with instructors to improve course outlines and increase average class performance by a letter grade
- Garnered 96.7% positive evaluation from students, and improved the course approval rating by 12%
- Mentored subset of first-year students to provide support in their higher education progression and career goals
SLIVER VR Technologies (Theta Labs)
User Engagement Specialist
September 2017 ─ July 2019 in San Jose, California
- Designed new features & functionality to improve usability and user experience for both the content creators and their audiences to showcase the company's blockchain as a Peer-to-Peer live streaming platform
- Facilitated international partnership with Kakao on a global enterprise-grade blockchain project
- Generated marketing content shown during live streams and events throughout the site including banners, lightboxes, and custom pages to promote partnerships and new campaigns
Digital Media Academy (Stanford University)
Technical Assistant
June 2016 ─ August 2017 in Stanford, California
- Managed and maintained the technical systems & equipment to support a STEM summer camp for thousands of students
- Initiated and executed a project to automate resource reallocation tasks with python scripts, increasing productivity of a team of 30+ by at least 80%
- Developed new plans for operation environment restructuring and provided hotfixes to ensure high uptime throughout all teams on campus
Projects
Current Project
Horizon Designs
This is my personal brand project that I am currently working on to utilize as a gateway to explore different fields. It is purposed to bring life to my personal hobbies, and serves as an outlet to experiment new design ideas as I continue to dabble in more hobbies in the future.
Past Projects
Comparing shipment options & rates simplified
Mobile webapp to save users from headaches when sending domestic packages with an one-step solution to take shipping efficiency to the moon.
Catch wind of your next circle in UC San Diego
Web platform to aid students in exploring and connecting with campus/student clubs, organizations, and communities at UC San Diego.
Contact
Let's Talk!
Drop me a message using the form below or email me at hello@howard.kim