# Jessica Huynh > Software Engineer at Beam Benefits! Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jessicahuynh Jessica is a web developer with experience in managing a small team in the biotech industry. She decided she was ready for a change when a simple Python script changed her life. Before she was manually analyzing data for 90 minutes per experiment. A Python 3 script was able to reduce that time to 3 minutes. Jessica realized she can use the power of coding languages to help more people free up their time. Her most courageous move yet was completing a 3-Month intensive software engineering program at Hackbright Academy. With her new skills she hopes to give people back their time to enjoy the little things in life. When she isn't learning new technical skills, Jessica enjoys working on her artwork. Currently, she's recreating various noodle dishes using embroidery thread. The working title is called "Oodles of Noodles". ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Beam Benefits Jan 2022 – Present | San Jose, California, United States ### Web Developer @ Beam Benefits Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 ### Software Engineer @ Allspring Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 (formerly NextStep) NextStep is an early start-up aiming to create a personalized approach to your career path. I had the opportunity to work with a UX/UI Designer to create NextStep's web application. During this project I was able to process user data using CSV's. With our recent Beta launch, I worked on creating an algorithm that will help connect user's with the best possible career coach. I moved to a consulting position when I entered a new position at Beam Dental. ### Engineering Process Technician @ Centrillion Biosciences, Inc. Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Palo Alto, CA Centrillion (now Centrillion Technologies, Inc.) is aspiring to complete the Human Genome Project and help scientists characterize and analyze large segments of the genome. This would have major effects on the human health and environment. Managed a team of lab technicians with their individual projects and responsibilities. My main goal was to help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team as Centrillion's overall goals begin to shift. I coordinated with our team and assigned projects and tasks to be completed. I evaluated their reports and provided project milestones to keep the team motivated. ### Laboratory Technician @ Centrillion Biosciences, Inc. Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Palo Alto, California, United States Working as a lab technician, I was able to understand the inner workings of the company. I was able to make an impact by learning quickly and taking on more responsibilities. As a startup, I had the opportunity of taking on multiple hats from working in the cleanroom/lab to anticipating shipments from our sister facilities in Asia. ### Lab Instructor @ The Tech Museum of Innovation (now the Tech Interactive) Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Jose, California, United States The Tech Museum has many hands on experience with science and technology geared towards people of all ages. During my time at The Tech Museum, I was able to communicate technical and scientific idea to a diverse group of students or varying age levels. This position gave me the opportunity to learn who my audience is and find the best way to communicate complicated ideas. ### Teaching Assistant (Earth Sciences) @ UC Santa Cruz Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Santa Cruz, California, United States The Earth and Planetary Science Program at UCSC have many dedicated staff and students. They are motivated in learning about the dynamics of the Earth and planetary systems. This position expanded my understanding of Earth Science and experienced first-hand teaching. I believed (and still do) that the best way to understand a subject is to have the ability to teach it. It was a challenge determining the best way to teach 25 different people. I learned to listen to questions and feedback, speak using simple terms and analogies, and just a little patience. ### Life Science Research Assistant @ Stanford University School of Medicine Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 The Human Immune Monitoring Center (HMIC) provides standardized immune monitoring assays (experiments) at a variety of levels for clinical studies. After working at HIMC for the past two summers, I was given a chance to lead the HMIC and applied it to this project. Over the summer, I tested the HAI assay, analyzed the results and finally presented my findings to the department. ### General Lab Assistant @ Stanford University School of Medicine Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 Another summer working with the HIMC and I was able to continue my work done last summer. I continued improving the inventory system and cleared up any errors. ### General Lab Assistant @ Stanford University School of Medicine Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 My first job in a lab and I was definitely excited to get my hands into nitrile gloves and pipettes. I had a great opportunity to assist with different scientists in the HIMC department. This led me to understand different lab techniques, various projects, and types of thinking from each scientist. In addition, I designed a more user-friendly inventory system for collecting data and anticipated when general maintenance was required. ## Education ### Software Engineering Hackbright Academy ### Earth Sciences B.S. University of California, Santa Cruz ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jessicachauhuynh - Website: https://github.com/jchuynh - Website: http://jessicahuynh.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/jessicahuynh JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jessicahuynh/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05