Huy Phan
Full Stack Engineer
About Me
<h1>Hey, I'm Huy ( <i> h-wee </i> )!
</h1><p>I am a software developer passionate about building and designing reliable systems that support business processes.
</p><p>I'm interested in trading platforms and cloud systems. Currently, I'm working at an early stage fin-tech startup as a backend engineer. Check out blog to see what I'm up to!
</p><p>I recently graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in Computer Science. In my free time, I golf and take portraits!
</p>Projects
Kafka Logging Pipeline
KafkaDockerPythonPSQL
- Built a containerized data pipeline to ingest, process, and store 10,000+ Twilio messaging logs
- Pipeline transforms raw data into structured records for business performance analysis
- Automated the aggregation of messaging logs and generated time-series metrics using Pandas and Matplotlib
Discrete Event Simulator
GolangOOPConcurrencyProbability
- Designed and implemented a flexible discrete event simulation system in Go
- Capable of supporting any number of processors and various real-world systems such as gas stations or network traffic
- Integrated probabilistic repair times using a normal distribution with a small standard deviation to simulate realistic failure and repair events
SaaS Business Platform
Chakra UIFirebaseReactVercel
- Developed a SaaS product enabling efficient order management, providing real-time analytics, and streamlining business operations.
- Designed and built a modern and responsive website for a client to showcase their services and products, increasing customer engagement and satisfaction.
- Reduced order processing time by 50%
- Decreased data entry errors by 70%
- Reduced operational costs by 20%
SMS Alerting System
ExpressFirestoreTwilioLambda
- Developed a custom Express server to send SMS alerts and digital receipts to users.
- Integrated Twilio API and Firestore to streamline the data entry process for a local business.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by providing timely notifications for order pickups.
- Deployed the system on Vercel as a serverless function to reduce costs and increase scalability.
- Utilized Jest for unit testing and continuous integration.
Transaction Tracker & Analyzer
ExpressNext.JSPlaidVercel
- Accelerated the development of a transaction tracker and analyzer.
- Integrated Plaid API to automate the retrieval of transaction data and categorize expenses for a client.
- Provided insights on spending habits, decreasing manual data entry time from over an hour to approximately five seconds.
- Pipelined transaction data into a custom React dashboard for the client to view and analyze.
- Stored transaction data in a Firestore instance.
Sustainable Investing Research Aggregator
ExpressNodeReactCheerio
- Programmed a bot that aggregated data from over 15 major news outlets and journals every morning.
- Maximized data collection for an intern capstone project, reducing search time from over an hour to approximately five seconds.
- Presented findings and insights to the CEO and senior managers.
- Informed and advised on future investment strategies into ESG vehicles.
Sample Detector
ReactFlaskPythonMUI
- Engineered a tool that identifies music samples given the title of a song.
- Leveraged the Genius and Spotify APIs to accelerate research analysis.
- Supported a project focused on the pervasiveness of sampling in the music industry.
What2Eat
FirestoreReactMUINode
- Created a web app that provides restaurant suggestions based on user preferences or location.
- Implemented features to track user ratings and favorite restaurants.
Experience
Freelance Software Developer
- Developed a SaaS product for a local dry cleaning business to upgrade from prior manual processes
- Designed and programmed modern and responsive websites for clients to showcase their services and products
- Built cloud solutions to automate business processes that reduced expenses and overhead
Natixis Investment Managers
- Software Engineering Intern on the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Team
- Developed a web application to centralize a reporting process between 5+ companies
- Wrote software to validate financial data
- Delivered research presentation on the future of sustainable investing to the CEO and senior leaders
Boston University Hack4Impact
- Front End Engineer on the Education Project
- Designed modern UIs for the project's landing page using React and MaterialUI
- Treasurer + Director of Community on H4I's Executive Board
- Junior Development Team Alumni
Computer Science Ambassadors
- Co-lead BU CSA's website migration from HTML to React
- Director of Communication and Promotions
- Served as a peer mentor for incoming CS freshman students