# Brandon L. > Senior Software Engineer at Kin Insurance Location: Greater Chicago Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/brandonl1 My name is Brandon Lai and I am an ambitious and self-motivated young adult who is currently looking for a full time position as a web or software developer. My background consists of being an Industrial and Systems Engineering major at San Jose State. I have experience as an engineer at various companies. In my spare time, I picked up skills regarding web and software development. I have skills in both Python Full-Stack and Ruby on Rails. I believe I have a solid foundation as a web and software developer but I am looking to work with and learn from more seasoned professionals. Do you have a spot on your team? Do you just want to chat? Send me a quick email: brandon.lai00@gmail.com ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Kin Insurance Jan 2023 – Present ### Software Engineer @ Kin Insurance Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 ### Web Software Developer @ Supply Clinic Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Chicago, Illinois, United States ### Software Engineer @ LoadDelivered Logistics Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Greater Chicago Area ### Software Developer @ FMFA INC. Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Jose, California Developed a user system for an auction site to allow people to store information and create bids using JavaScript and React. Created admin functionality to allow admin users to edit or delete items or packaged items within the database (MongoDB). Worked with 5 other developers in a 4-week Scrum project to create an efficient auction website for charity. ### Software Engineer (Volunteer) @ Operation Paws For Homes Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Remote ### Engineering Associate @ Genentech Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | South San Francisco Contracted by C&A Consulting. Analyzed and verified Piping and Instrument Diagrams to ensure equipment were properly set-up and working as intended. Optimized internal database (SAP) to significantly improve query efficiency. Deployed processes to ensure future uses and queries will be run as efficiently as possible. Worked with 4 other engineers to ensure proper documentation and verification of diagrams to efficiently internalized findings. ### Engineering Intern @ Intuitive Surgical Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Sunnyvale, California Reconstructed two manufacturing cells to optimize material movement and reduce the potential risk of injuries by creating a time study and a work flow diagram. Formulated a linear program and a line balance equation to utilize personnel to ensure efficiency among workers and to reduce the amount of overtime. Worked with 3 other engineers to fully reconstruct the cells and to optimize time savings ### Engineering Intern @ TTM Technologies Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Santa Clara, California Lean efforts in multiple areas of the plant to increase efficiency and improve productivity. Determined certain bottlenecks and focused efforts in finding and figuring out a root cause. Created and implemented a system that helped the operators locate jobs and distinguish the required paperwork to finish inspection of jobs. Time to find jobs had a 98% efficiency increase. Proposed a sorting system that would decrease time in lab by 40 minutes. Moved various objects into a designated area to optimize space in areas of the plant. Concluded that changes made were greatly beneficial and made further recommendations to corporate, management, and engineering teams. ### Assistant Coach @ California Badminton Academy Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Fremont, California I taught the game of badminton to a group of kids whose aged ranged from 6 to 12. I taught them the importance of staying active while showing them how to the game of badminton. I also ran a summer camp session to keep them active and interested in exercising. ## Education ### Full-Stack Web Development CodingDojo Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering San José State University Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/blai00 --- Source: https://flows.cv/brandonl1 JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/brandonl1/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-23