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Khoa Nguyen

Software Engineer, Developer, Self-starter

480-347-7662 | khoa002@gmail.com

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About Me

As a Software Engineer Technical Lead at Cerebrum, I develop and optimize laboratory information management systems (LIMS) that enhance the workflow and performance of clinical and genomic pathology labs. With over 15 years of experience in web engineering, I combine technical skills and domain knowledge to deliver innovative solutions that meet the needs of our customers and transform the customer experience. Well-versed and experienced in the web application stack (Laravel/PHP/JavaScript), but open to other technologies including but not limited to: Python, C++, C#. I’m a quick learner and can ramp up fast to be a contribution to any team.

Experience

  • Lead Software Engineer • Cerebrum/Quest Diagnostics
    July 2021 – February 2024
    Employed under Cerebrum as a consultant for Quest Diagnostics on their laboratory information management system (LIMS). Managed, organized, and refactored legacy codebase into Laravel 9.
    • Managed and refactored legacy codebase to Laravel, NextJs, Pest.
    • Migrated self-hosted Gitlab resource to cloud hosting.
    • Redesigned codes to Laravel 9 architectures (Eloquent relations, API resources, Factories, etc....).
    • Converted raw SQL queries into Eloquent models.
    • Enforced coding standards with Larastan and Pint, successfully got codebase to consistently passed coding errors and PSR-12 standards at Larastan level 5.
    • Implemented unit tests and testing guidelines and brought code coverage up to 80%.
    • Code reviews, peer reviews, and attend project meetings to ensure successful project deliverables.
    • Mentored co-workers and provided feedback to management to encourage team cohesion, and transparency.
  • Software Engineer • Gearfire
    August 2016 – July 2021
    Developed sporting goods ecommerce platform. One of two principal software engineers that refactored monolithic PHP platform to Laravel 5, and AWS.
    • Moved servers from single Linux server to scalable EC2 servers and load balancers on AWS to accommodate fluctuating in web traffics.
    • Implemented APIs and integration for automatic product replenishment through daily queue workers with distributors.
    • Implemented reporting system that gave visibility on daily orders and reduced daily order failures to zero.
    • Implemented cross-platforms client domains and SSL management system to renew self-hosted SSL certificates.
  • Independent Software Engineer Consultant • KSquare
    Prior to 2016
    Concentrated on primarily contract and short-term employment for a few different industries (auto insurance, education & textbook, payroll & human resource management, pharmaceutical adjudication) using many different technologies (PHP, JavaScript, Microsoft .NET, SQL, Pascal).

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