# James Emerson Vo

> SWE @ JCM | MS CS + AI Student @ Georgia Tech | NASA L’SPACE NPWEE Academy

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

First-generation American graduate student at Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Nevada.

https://jamesemerson112.github.io/

Pickleball 3.0. CRBN paddle fan

Greek Basketball champion intramural tournament 2023

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ JCM Global
Jan 2023 – Present | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
• Integrated ThreadX (a subset of Microsoft Azure RTOS + NetX) into existing code, fortifying real-time
responsiveness and hitting a 99.99% uptime threshold
• Overhauled core Python algorithms in ThreadX (a subset of Microsoft Azure RTOS and re-coded them in C, minimizing CPU load and boosting throughput by 21%
• Refactored entire Python object hierarchy to robust C-based structures, achieving a 89% reduction of
fragmentation, 33% reduction of RAM allocation, and increasing the largest free chunk by 79%
• Pruned and quantized the onboard neural-network dataset from 16 MB down to 5.5 MB (66% reduction), enabling real-time inference on constrained hardware
• Migrated large static allocations from the .bss segment into heap-managed buffers, delivering an 8× reduction in static memory usage, eliminating long-term fragmentation, and sustaining sub-5 ms allocation latencies

### Frontend Developer @ Personal Projects
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Designed and built a modern web application with APIs that generate quotes to enable users to easily access to motivational speeches.

### Full-stack Developer @ Personal Projects
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
- Designed and coded the 1-1 private chat feature with React as the front-end and Firestore (of the Firebase) as the serverless backend to maintain the data of chats
- Collaborated with a team of engineers tackling challenges ranging from prototyping system design and implementing the project via pair programming, and group programming with Agile stand-up, which resulted in meeting the client’s business requirements by the deadline
- Defined and handled the user interaction of the chatting feature with vanilla CSS

### System Design Engineer @ Personal Projects
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
- Created Terraform service with Docker integration to automate Node.js server initialization for easily launching AWS EC2 Instances to reduce the deployment time from 30 minutes to 2 minutes
- Replaced legacy APIs and redirected database to a new one that was optimized to handle 3,000 requests per second, a 500% throughput increase, with Express Router and PostgresSQL
- Decrease stress testing cycle length by identifying and revising system bottlenecks using Loader.io

### Front End Engineer @ Personal Projects
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
- Reduced the code size to 0.25x and increased readability by converting class components to Hooks with React
- Met the client’s business requirement regarding the filtering question-and-answer feature by utilizing Regex
- Used Git and Trello to facilitate Agile development by using conduct code reviews with team members
Collaborated in designing, developing, and debugging a dynamic and responsive web application, including vanilla CSS and Javascript components, managing React hooks and Axios-driven API calls.

https://github.com/friendsFEC/Uniqlo-Clone-Quddad

### Quality Engineering Intern @ TransAct® Technologies
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
- Developed frameworks and automated test cases using Appium and Selenium in C#, Python, and Ruby
- Collaborate with Developers to understand requirements and translate them into test cases on Jira.

### Teaching Assistant of Data Structure and Algorithms @ University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Assisted professors in grading assignments with WSL: Ubuntu
- Reinforced data structures and algorithms presented in lectures to the students on a daily basis in C++

### Site Administrator @ IGT
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
- Prepare data visualization for analysis and presentation with Tableau Desktop
- Expand my knowledge with Python, Rust, and SQL
- Assist data analysts to verify the validity of provided data.

### Teaching Assistant @ University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Las Vegas, Nevada Area
- Introduce Python, Java, C++ to students.
- Train and reinforce leadership skill for groups of 4 students
- Collect and provide crucial information to prepare students' next year education.

### Assistant Manager @ Sushi Kaya
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada Area

### Server @ JenniPho
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer Software Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology

### Advanced software engineering immersive in Computer Engineering
Hack Reactor

### Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in Computer Science
University of Nevada-Las Vegas

### freeCodeCamp


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-11