# John Chen

> Creative Software Engineer

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/johnchen

I aim to bridge the innovation economy by helping others realize the full potential of their creative and enterprising nature. I revel in community-building, cultivating growth, and finding excellence in all pursuits.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Piper, Inc.
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Developed an expansion pack release of a Python STEM learning game, increasing customer LTV by up to 25%.
• Wrote a forward-compatible map converter in Python, allowing tools which greatly improved game's visual and mechanical capacities.
• Set up analytics & visual dashboards, using SQL and Amplitude to generate marketing, QA, and dev-ops product intelligence.
• Developed a FERPA-compliant web survey service using JavaScript, Google Apps Engine, and Firebase.
• Wrote a series of blog content on exploring computer science and electrical engineering concepts through DIY project.

### Advanced Research Aide & Computer Programmer @ Visualization & Interface Design Innovation Lab, UC Davis
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Davis, California
▪ Co-author, IdeaWall: Improving Creative Collaboration through Combinatorial Visual Stimuli. In Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW '17). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 594-603.
▪ Edited articles drafted by PhD and post-doctoral researchers, adhering to the journals’ standards and authors’ original intent
▪ Organized and conducted usability testing involving 24 users, validating the effectiveness of a collaborative support visualization
▪ Refined raw data for use by various visualization systems

### DARPA Autonomous Vehicle Project @ Los Altos Academy of Engineering
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | Hacienda Heights, CA
▪ Rigged a vehicle to control its throttle and steering using a digital potentiometer
▪ Designed a Tcl/Tk GUI which controlled a vehicle over a Wi-Fi connection

### Information Technology @ Los Altos Academy of Engineering
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 | Hacienda Heights, CA
▪ Led teams of 4 to 6 students and managed a computer lab.
▪ Development and maintenance of lasv.org.
▪ Mentored students to develop their IT skills.


## Education
### B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering
University of California, Davis

### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science and Engineering
University of California, Davis

### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science and Engineering
University of California, Davis


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/john-chen-364294101

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Last updated: 2026-03-31