# Elaine Meredith Cole

> Software Engineer, SRE at Waymo (formerly the Google self-driving car project)

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/elainemeredithcole

Hobbies include website development, white hat hacking, robotics and soldering. Skilled in Java, Python, C++, and React/Javascript/HTML. Strong engineering full stack professional with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science and a Master's of Science (M.S.) in Cybersecurity Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer, SRE @ Waymo
Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Security Analyst @ Cequence Security
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Sunnyvale, California, United States

### Team Captain of Cybersecurity Team B34R5HELL @ Washington University McKelvey School of Engineering
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater St. Louis Area
• Led the team as one of the founding members of McKelvey School of Engineering’s cybersecurity team, winning both STLCyberCon and CyberCup competitions in 2019

### Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Computer Networks @ Washington University McKelvey School of Engineering
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater St. Louis Area
• Guided 40 students through networking exercises and concepts, including routing algorithms and TCP congestion control

### Frontend Developer @ Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater St. Louis Area
• Through Engineering Test Kitchen, a non-profit consulting firm, I coordinated with members of the Department of Radiation Oncology within Washington University School of Medicine to produce and launch a GUI in JavaScript conveying real-time data leveraging mm-wave imaging technology to localize radiation of oncology patients consistently over a round of radiotherapy

https://engineeringtestkitchen.org/

### Teaching Assistant: Software Engineering Workshop @ Washington University McKelvey School of Engineering
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater St. Louis Area
• Collaborated with Professor, Head of Product Management for Google’s IoT division, in overseeing 70 students as acting product manager to mentor teams delivering innovative software products from initial concept to working product
• Jan 2017 – May 2017, Jan 2018–May 2018

### Frontend Developer @ Qventus, Inc
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Initiated and spearheaded an efficient upgrade of web application to React, working in an Agile team environment

### Mobile Software Developer, Intern @ Proofpoint
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Investigated areas of improvement within legacy PHP code for web application and took initiative to propose and engineer upgrade to secure JavaScript and React
• Collaborated with a team of five pushing functional code into production

### Teaching Assistant: Software Engineering Workshop @ Washington University McKelvey School of Engineering
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater St. Louis Area
• Collaborated with Professor, Head of Product Management for Google’s IoT division, in overseeing 70 students as acting product manager to mentor teams delivering innovative software products from initial concept to working product

### Software Developer @ Satjiv Chahil Global Marketing & Innovations Advisory
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Los Altos, CA
• Designed, developed and maintained website and website presence using Bootstrap, HTML, JavaScript and CSS

### Barista @ Sweet Shop Los Altos
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | Los Altos, California, United States
• Managed opening and closing of the shop and trained others 
• Upheld a positive relationship with the customers 
• Reinforced operational policies and procedures for cash handling, safety, security, facilities maintenance, and inventory management

### Software Developer @ Debby Meredith Consulting
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Los Altos, CA
• Updated and redesigned user experience for business website in HTML, JavaScript, and CSS with Bootstrap

### Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Digital Logic and Computer Design @ Washington University McKelvey School of Engineering
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater St. Louis Area
• Clarified challenging concepts in VHDL and assembly code for 80 students and coordinated lab demonstrations and grading

### Software Programer, Intern @ Hoot Live Blockchain Protocols INC
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Menlo Park
• Implemented OAuth in Python to grant access to user’s Google profile and securely store information in a database


## Education
### Master's of Science (M.S.) in Cybersecurity Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis

### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Applied Science in Computer Science
Washington University in St. Louis

### High School
Los Altos High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/elainemcole

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Last updated: 2026-03-30