Justin Vincelette

Resume

Work Experience

PlacePass June 2018 - March 2020
Software Engineer II Boston, MA

Designed and implemented new microservice architecture and API for booking experiences
Go, GraphQL, Apache Pulsar, PostgreSQL
Led API development for searching locations and experiences, enhancing search functionality for users and vastly improving performance
Go, GraphQL, ElasticSearch
Developed and maintained an automated data ingestion process to expand product catalog and refresh over 300,000 experiences daily
Python, Apache NiFi, ElasticSearch, MongoDB
Grew supply base by integrating numerous external APIs to allow booking experiences from various tour and activity companies throughout the industry
Java

Xperiel Co-Op July - December 2017
Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA

Developed platform independent software for core product
C++
Implemented new features for mobile platform by developing code for both iOS and Android
Objective-C, Java
Built webpages using Google App Engine to download company's SDK and internal mobile apps, behind HTTP authentication
Java, HTML, CSS, Javascript
Resolved issues in existing code base by troubleshooting and fixing bugs

MIT Lincoln Laboratory Co-Op July - December 2016
Web Application Developer Lexington, MA

Designed and developed a Play Framework Web Application, to create a user-friendly GUI that interacted with a MySQL database
Java, Scala, HTML, CSS
Used AngularJS to recreate Intranet Search application, in order to improve existing code length and readability, as well as research performance and design enhancements
Javascript, HTML, CSS
Implemented interactive data visualizations using D3.js to improve upon and replace existing Flash visualizations
Javascript, HTML, CSS
Constructed forms to be used Laboratory wide, with the help of IBM Form Experience Builder
Javascript
Migrated pages and information as part of a website redesign, using IBM Web Content Manager

Embedded Design Enabling Robotics (NEU) Co-Op July - December 2016
Teacher Assistant Boston, MA

Assisted professor and students during lab sessions, and held office hours for tutoring
Helped with various course topics, including how to program a Zedboard in both hardware and software to control a robotic arm
C, C++

Savant Systems Co-Op June - December 2015
Embedded Systems Software Engineer Hyannis, MA

Created command line interface for data analyzing and debugging Savant devices, which included reading files and SQLite databases, sending and receiving broadcast messages through C sockets, and connecting to company software for data transmissions
C, Objective-C
Collected host performance data by writing programs that used RESTful API and simulated house setups and device processes
C
Analyzed various software by writing test programs
C, C++
Wrote C wrappers around existing C++ classes
C, C++

Education

Northeastern University May 2018
B.S. in Computer Engineering and Computer Science Boston, MA
Relevant courses:

ECE Capstone
Software Development
Object Oriented Design
Algorithms and Data
Artificial Intelligence
Data Visualization
Digital Design and Computer Organization
Networks and Distributed Systems
Computer Systems
Embedded Design: Enabling Robotics
Fundamentals of Computer Science
Logic and Computation
Discrete Structures
Circuits and Signals: Biomed Applications
Linear Systems
Probability and Statistics

American College of Thessaloniki Fall 2013
NU.in Program Thessaloniki, Greece

Spent semester studying abroad at the American College of Thessaloniki in Greece through the NU.in program. Besides taking classes, also took part in a Service Learning program by volunteering at Analipsi Tou Kiriou Soup Kitchen.

Personal Projects

Creativity With Color Company Website
Check it out

Creativity With Color is a company that hosts and organizes paint events, where people of any skill level can go for a fun night out with family or friends, and learn how to paint through step by step instructions. This website has all of the information about the company, has a calendar page where customers can sign up and pay online for events, and also gives the option for customers to request their own private parties.
The website uses jQuery to help with scripting and rendering, uses Stripe.js to handle online payments, and uses Firebase for database storage and as a server (Node.js).
Javascript, HTML, CSS

Endless Adventure Web Application
Try it out Source code on GitHub

Endless Adventure is a web application that allows you to keep track of places that you've traveled to. With the use of an interactive map, you can quickly add countries and states visited, and watch as your statistics automatically update. Also includes the capability to create an account, save your progress, and compare against friends.
The app demonstrates data vizualization skills through the use of D3.js and jQuery. The user account system is assisted by Firebase.
Javascript, HTML, CSS

KWOC Manager Web Application
Try it out Source code on GitHub

KWOC Manager is a web application that serves as a web content manager for KristensWorldOfColor.com (see below). The app allows the editing of images for certain sections of the website. This includes changing the ordering, modifying the titles, and adjusting the size, of these images. It also includes the ability to upload new pictures or delete old ones. Once saved (password necessary), the changes are automatically updated on KristensWorldOfColor.com. It allows users with no coding experience to manage all content on the site, and for the site to update by itself without ever needing new code.
The app uses AngularJS and jQuery to modify and render all images and data, and uses Node.js for server side functionality.
Javascript, HTML, CSS

Kristen's World Of Color Web Site
Check it out Source code on GitHub

Kristen's World Of Color is a website created for Kristen Vincelette's art work. The website consists of a Gallery section to show off all of her art pieces, a Shop section where paintings can be purchased, and various other information about the artist.
The website uses AngularJS for easy rendering of all gallery images, pulls data from KWOC Manager (see app above) using jQuery, and is responsive thanks to Bootstrap.
Javascript, HTML, CSS

Class Projects

Capstone - Crowd Control

All in one solution to keep track of how busy public locations are. Involves an inexpensive system (composed of RaspberryPi and PIR sensors), that determines when people are entering/exiting a location. This data is then transmitted wirelessly to a database through a server. Users can then use a web application to see real time counts for a location, as well as the location's trend analysis for busy days and times.
Personal role in project focused on full stack development of the web application.
Node.js, Express, React

MIDI Music Player Source code on GitHub

Program that plays music while showing the notes in a GUI. The notes are read from a text file and the GUI allows users to play, pause, restart, and add/delete notes. The program demonstrates Object Oriented Design techniques and the Model View Controller design pattern.
Java

Maze Solver/Game Source code on GitHub

Program that creates a random maze by using Kruskal's alogorithm. The maze can be solved automatically through a Breadth First Search or a Depth First Search, by clicking 'b' or 'd' on the keyboard. Alternatively, the user can beat the maze by themselves by using the arrow keys to get to the end. Pressing 'r' on the keyboard will generate a new random maze.
Java

Sudoku Solver Source code on GitHub

Program that uses a recursive algorithm to solve Sudoku puzzles. In order to greatly reduce the time it takes to solve each puzzle, the program picks the cell with the least number of possibilities each time. It reads in the puzzles from a text file, and prints out the solutions and the number of recursions it took to solve.
C++