# Patrick Neggie > Software Engineer | University of Michigan Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/patrickneggie At the Center for Managing Chronic Disease, our team has crafted a telehealth web application that's set to revolutionize access to therapy in Honduras and Kenya. Leveraging my computer science education from the University of Michigan, I'm also part of a team of individuals building an IVR system to help veterans receive easily accessible therapy. My passion lies in developing technology that breaks barriers and creates tangible impacts. Skills honed in full-stack development, particularly with MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js, have been critical in building the telehealth infrastructure at CMCD. Coupled with my commitment to leadership and a vision for global health equity, I aim to continue pushing the boundaries of what's possible in software engineering to improve lives worldwide. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Center for Managing Chronic Disease Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 + Used MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js to create a full-stack multinational telehealth web application with plans to roll out to patients and therapists in Honduras and Kenya + Integrated telehealth app with the Twilio API for real-time communication between patients and therapists using Whatsapp, which offers unlimited free data, reducing the cost burden imposed by restrictive mobile data caps in Honduras and Kenya + Created an IVR system with AI text-to-speech functionality in conjunction with a therapy app for veterans using Azure function apps to utilize the power of cloud computing in order to make our app more secure and reliable + Enhanced telehealth app’s reliability by using the Agenda cron scheduler to offload the task of sending messages through Twilio by simplifying the process of sending concurrent, repeated messages to users in different timezones ### Software Engineer @ Mindgrasp Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 + Led the refactor effort in migrating the codebase from an outdated web framework to a modern, easier-to-manipulate web application framework + Helped build consumer-facing features on the frontend and manipulated the backend to fit new design schemas to enhance the user experience + Implemented authentication features in the frontend to make interactions within the web app safe ### Software Engineer Intern @ HeartSteps Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Seattle, Washington, United States + Collaborated with study researchers and used tools like GCloud’s Google Kubernetes Engine and Celery to tackle major Fitbit API syncing issues for study participants + Designed feature flags logic using Angular services and Django API endpoints allowing developers to create multiple versions of the app with unique functionality for each concurrently running study or cohort + Created a notification center page to alert users of missed journal entries or missed milestones with read and unread status + Built feature flags model form in the HeartSteps dashboard admin page allowing developers and study researchers to define feature flags across entire studies, cohorts, or even at the individual participant level ### Member of the 2019 Cohort @ Entrepreneurs Leadership Program Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Ann Arbor, MI ELP is a program for the top 25 entrepreneurial students in Michigan across all majors and years, involving personalized mentorship, treks, and education. https://cfe.umich.edu/elp/ ### Software Engineer Intern @ Guardhat Inc. Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Detroit, MI + Created, and led the development of a new efficient data analysis tool using relational databases and REST APIs + Conducted feature scaling, feature selection and normalization on user data to feed a machine learning classification algorithm ### Software Engineer @ University of Michigan Intelligent Ground Vehicle Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Ann Arbor, MI + Built a Gazebo self-driving car simulation Linux Ubuntu using rviz, gmapping, and XML files describing our robot’s dimensions to perform 1000+ testing simulations without exerting wear and tear on our build team’s only $10,000+ robot. + Utilized sprint planning to collaborate between different team subsections to analyze product quality and redefine the team’s product strategy given our current progress. + Linked Gazebo with the move-base ROS node in collaboration with the hardware team, allowing IGV to change wheel power, maximum speed, minimum speed, and buffer to outside objects for maximum efficiency and speed to navigate an obstacle course in a robotics competition. + Programmed ROS nodes for robot’s wheels using bit packing for efficient transfer of data from the robot’s costmap to its wheels so it could react faster and use all available information faster than other robots in the competition. ### Embedded Software Engineer Intern @ TinkerTech Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Ypsilanti, MI + Programmed 8 open-source Arduino libraries with creative functions that, on average, decreased code written by users from 300 lines to 10 lines, making electronics easier to use and less confusing for beginners in all makerspaces. + Created a web page of tutorials documenting how to electronically configure and program 37 different electronic devices using Arduinos and breadboards to bring information scattered across the Internet to a single, convenient place. + Created various electronic systems including controllable life-size robotic hand, autonomous laser cat toy, environmental logging device, and demo board of electronic sensors to instill a passion in others for making electronics in our makerspace. + Organized four summer camps in underserved communities teaching C++ programming, logic, basic electronics, and Arduino, resulting in increased passion within students for computer science. ### Barista @ Starbucks Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Bronx, NY + Greeted customers in welcoming manner to create welcoming atmosphere + Took initiative to act when action was needed + Memorized drink recipes and crafted customized beverages ### Intern @ American Museum of Natural History Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | New York City, NY + Working with a team of two students and one geologist, I conducted and helped publish a scientific research paper in the Ore Geology Reviews Journal determining the viability of garnet as a rare-earth element (REE) + I analyzed and sifted through over 300 papers to collect a large sample of raw data regarding garnet's REE percentages + I plotted detailed graphs on garnet's REE content in comparison to other known REE's + I found a significant correlation showing that garnet had high potential as a source of REE's which could significantly give the US an edge in the largely dominated Chinese REE mining monopoly (making the most expensive and overpriced parts of our smartphone and computer hardware cheaper) ### Inventor @ Bronx Science Design Institute Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Bronx, NY + Along with my two partners, I designed and machined The Shifter Bridge, an upshifting and downshifting mechanism for electric guitars, filling a niche between the inexpensive capo which only upshifts and the expensive $300+ electronic shifter that upshifts and downshifts + We won first place and $1,500 in an inventor’s competition whilst contending against 9 other teams of inventors presenting inventions to a panel of potential investors, Bronx Science alumni, and Bronx Science teachers + In the end, we obtained a provisional patent by working with patent attorneys and program directors allowing us to maintain intellectual property on our idea for the next 12 months so that we could continue to develop our invention without competition ## Education ### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science University of Michigan College of Engineering ### High School Diploma Bronx High School of Science ### Certificate of Participation American Museum of Natural History ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/patrick-neggie --- Source: https://flows.cv/patrickneggie JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/patrickneggie/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05