A software engineer with five years of experience in full-stack development with a focus on front-end application development in the scientific domain. Working-level experience of different JavaScript libraries/environments like ReactJS, ReduxJS, and NodeJS, along with proficiency in product and project management.

Experience

2019 — 2024Emerald Cloud LabApplication Software Engineer

2019 — 2024

South San Francisco, California, United States

Developed the front-end for the customer- and lab-facing applications that are responsible for designing, running, managing, and analyzing experiments in the cloud:

Worked in a small group of 5-10 engineers

Interfaced with customers and scientific developers to define, develop, and integrate new features, such as a molecule drawer and plasmid editor

Boosted internal lab productivity by streamlining and optimizing the performance of the lab-facing application, resulting in faster workflows and improved user experience

Supported the update of the customer-facing application from a 32-bit single-window to a 64-bit multi-window architecture including added support for macOS

Led end-to-end execution of new projects, including the creation of design documentation, task planning and prioritization, validation and testing, stakeholder demos, and deployment of production-ready software

Developed new marketing pages for the company’s public website

2019 — 2019General AssemblySoftware Engineering Immersive Student

2019 — 2019

San Francisco, California, United States

Part of 12-week immersive course that is centered around front- and back-end development, as well as, computer science fundamentals.

Individually and collaboratively developed four in-class projects that utilized the following: HTML5, CSS3, SASS, Bootstrap, Materialize CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js, React.js, MongoDB, Python, Django, PostgreSQL, and RESTful API.

Code and more details available at https://github.com/akhilnn/

2016 — 2017General MotorsVehicle Security & Access System Integration Engineer

2016 — 2017

Warren, Michgan

Developed the System Integration Engineer (SIE) role to ensure compliance of Feature and System requirements at vehicle-level with a team of other SIEs

Defined the System Technical Specification and conducted a system-level DFMEA for vehicles with the Electronic Steering Column Lock feature

Supported the development of innovative solutions for vehicle access and entry

Assisted development of change control process and implementation of change management tools for Systems Engineering

Streamlined weekly staff meetings with targeted agendas and detailed meeting minutes

Completed corporate DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) Black Belt Certification

2014 — 2016General MotorsActive Safety Calibration Engineer

2014 — 2016

Milford, Michigan

Developed and released vehicle-specific tuning for Collision Imminent Braking and Forward Collision Alert features for vehicle and pedestrian (first implementation for GM) targets

Executed in-vehicle test procedures to verify each feature's functional performance against requirements

Conducted peer reviews to assess integrity and accuracy of vehicle-specific tuning

Interfaced with embedded controller software suppliers (Brake controller/Camera module) to ensure feature integration and timely issue resolution