# Bolan Chen > Full Stack Engineer @ Unit21 Location: Alameda, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/bolan The transition from Walnut AI to Unit21 as a Full Stack Developer has been marked by leveraging my expertise in Kubernetes and Large Language Models to innovate and lead scalable cloud solutions. Our team's recent deployment of a full-stack application showcases our commitment to secure, reliable, and efficient tech infrastructure. With a Master's in Statistics from Cornell University, my approach integrates complex data analysis with robust engineering, exemplifying a fusion of theoretical knowledge and practical application. This blend has been instrumental in developing applications that are not just functional but also data-driven and user-centric. ## Work Experience ### Full Stack Engineer @ Unit21 Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, Californie, États-Unis Utilize LLM to recommend AML rule improvement plan based on True Positive / False Positive pattern and automatically generate AML rules on demand. Utilized Databricks and PySpark to aggregate complex datasets into high-level performance rule metrics including but not limited to True Positive rate and F1 score, and visualized the results. Maintain existing Python monolith to ensure efficient rule execution and data processing and continuously improve the feature set for the customers. ### Founding Full Stack Engineer @ Stealth Startup Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Sunnyvale, California, United States •Developed and deployed a full stack application using Next.js, MongoDB, and AWS Elastic Kubernetes Cluster, incorporating a Network Load Balancer (NLB) and automating cluster management with MongoDB Operator and AWS Load Balancer Controller to allow automatic horizontal scaling. •Implemented cert-manager to handle SSL certificates across the cluster, ensuring secure and reliable application performance. •Built a real-time chat server in Rust with Socket.IO which supporting automatic resync to handle disconnection events. ### Data Scientist @ University of California, Davis Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Davis, California, United States •Built a spatiotemporal model with ArcGIS and Transformer model utilizing 110+ years wildfire data & 200GB+ of Landsat satellite data, including location, spread, duration etc., applied statistical analysis, anomaly detection, outlier analysis, time-series analysis to understand the seasonal behavior pattern of California wildfires. •Deployed the model into prediction to predict the future trend of wildfire with multiple factors including past wildfires, precipitation, and vegetation index, and achieved 70% accuracy (Python). ### Software Engineer @ ASUCD Unitrans Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Davis, California, United States Manage Uni, the internal scheduling and management system at Unitrans, to make sure it works as drivers and managers rely on the system to check their schedules and status of vehicles. Also manage the Unitrans public website. ### Software Engineer @ ASUCD Creative Media Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Davis, California, United States Manage the Virtual Machines belong to Creative Media, develop new web softwares with Django to digitalize the workflow at Creative Media, and operate the Kubernetes cluster of Creative Media. ### Assistant IT director @ UC Davis Picnic Day Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Davis, California, United States Create a user-friendly website for Picnic Day, the university open-house event held online due to the pandemic. The website is designed to help visitors quickly enter the event they want to view. ## Education ### Master of Professional Studies in Statistics Cornell University ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Statistics University of California, Davis ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/bolan-chen-517767225 --- Source: https://flows.cv/bolan JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/bolan/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05