# Christopher D. > Doing things Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/christopherd1 Everything I do, I do it BIG! ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Google Jan 2023 – Present | San Jose, California, United States ### Android Subteam Lead @ Cornell App Development (AppDev) Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 ### Android Developer @ Cornell App Development (AppDev) Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Ithaca, New York, United States • Utilized Google Firebase to integrate Analytics and Messaging into our app Volume to increase user retention rates by 70%. o Uses Android libraries Apollo and Hilt for dependency injection with toolkit Jetpack Compose • Adapted Kotlin to develop many frontend features for Ithaca Transit (a navigation service used by 7K+ Ithacans), working with designers and backend members in tandem. ### Course Instructor @ Cornell App Development (AppDev) Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Ithaca, New York, United States • Mentored a class of thirty as a course instructor for our Intro to Android Development Course. o Created and ran lectures, curated textbook information, and created/graded projects. ### Co-Chair of Public Relations @ Underrepresented Minorities in Computing Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 ### SWE Intern @ Google Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Mountain View, California, United States • Designed and created a web-based Lua script interpreter tool with integration of Android Auto telemetry libraries to be used internally and by Android Auto OEM partner developers. o Curated the frontend using HTML/CSS and JavaScript using Flask as a web framework • Established the backend in Python and C++ utilizing frameworks/libraries ctypes and Lua leading to a 52% decrease in Lua script code execution time. ### CS 1110 Course Consultant @ Cornell University Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Ithaca, New York, United States • Clearly explain core course content on Python and how it can apply to specific assignments or labs during office hours and labs. • Grade assignments and exams for classes, while explaining errors within student’s work in clear and concise manner. • Lead discussion in labs, encouraging students to think critically about how to design, debug, and code programs. ### SWE Intern @ Google Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 • Designed and implemented an expansion on the Cast Connect library to better support queueing media. • Employed Java as the language for both implementation and for extensive unit testing (with Mockito). o Focused on writing clear API designs for client integration. o Collaborated with Technical Solutions team to curate a clear integration guide leading to a 30% increase of utilization and reported ease of use from clients. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science Cornell University Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/christopher-desir --- Source: https://flows.cv/christopherd1 JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/christopherd1/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22