Professional Summary
I am a Software Development Engineer with a background in mathematics. Having experience in Node, Python, Java/J2EE/Spring MVC, lua/Corona SDK, Android Security Test Suite, Git, Gerrit, etc. I thrive on challenging situations as they allow for continual growth. With a penchant for detail, I am self-driven with an interest in creating simple, intuitive software that can readily find use in the marketplace.
Braden Ripple – Software Engineer – Puyallup, WA – bradenripple@gmail.com
Links -> codepen, github, facebook, hackerrank, linkedin, codepen, leetcode, stackoverflow
Ripple Consulting March 2019 to Current
Tutor students and professionals—primarily from HeyTutor—in completing advanced mathematics and computer science coursework.
Guide learners through challenging assignments involving UI design, data encryption, and image recognition.
Utilize multiple programming languages including Python, Java, MATLAB, JavaScript, Bash, and C++.
Provide strategic hints and guiding questions to encourage independent problem-solving.
Diagnose issues and deliver clear, structured solutions by breaking down complex problems into manageable components.
Apply key concepts such as functional vs. object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms.
Field Nation August 2020 to Mar 2023
Installed, troubleshooted and repaired security cameras, routers, network racks and electronic lockers often pulling cable and configuring hardware onsite.
Isolated issues i.e. malfunctioning cameras, running of bash based internet disconnection scripts or constant beeping of security cameras due to harddrives being full.
Equipment used: linux laptop, boomlift, scissorlift, circuit tracer, multimeter, basic powertools, google search.
Kholani Marketing January to December 2017 - Salt Lake City, UT
Recruited truck drivers utilizing data extraction and filtering out non-viable candidates using python strings and regex.
Employed Selenium and Requests to log in and extract data from websites.
Integrated Twilio to provide embedded texting functionality for large-scale candidate outreach.
Technologies: Python, Twilio, Selenium, etc.
(Contract) ITC Infotech/Walmart-ISD - IVR Rest Services, Bentonville, AR, September to December 2016
Expanded Middleware service, converting XML to JSON to make call center ticket information more accessible across Walmart divisions.
Utilized Oracle’s RightNow Adapter to bypass traditional database connection issues with RNOQL queries.
Deployed web services using Walmart’s OneOps, leveraging Jenkins scripts, Git, Maven, and Tomcat 8 within an OpenStack cloud environment.
Advocated for Cassandra to index older DB2 technologies, reducing the need for frequent reindexing during common queries.
Technologies: Oracle Service Cloud, DB2, SQLDeveloper, J2EE, Eclipse, REST, JSON, Git, Maven, OneOps.
An App For That – April 2014 – May 2016 – Sacramento CA
Developed an Android word-matching game app, available in 16 languages.
Automated sound downloads of words in multiple languages via Google’s unofficial text-to-speech API.
Built a basic word association database across multiple languages.
Met Google’s design requirements for app publication.
Environment: Lua, Corona SDK, Python
Education
Computer Science courses in Object Oriented Programming and Mobile App Development, Sierra College - 2014
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics with minors in Russian and Chemistry, Utah State University - 2010