Hey 👋, I'm Kent Daniel!
I'm a proactive software engineer who's always learning and passionate about building quality, scalable code for outstanding software.
Skills
🚀Experience ⭐️
Mar 2024 - Present
Monash University Teaching Assistant
@Monash University - Part-time
- Taught 3rd year level unit FIT3178 iOS development with Swift and UIKit
- Responsible for running one of the lab classes with 15 students
- Supported and mentored students with practice lab exercises
- Responsible for marking exercises and assignments
Sep 2023 - Dec 2023
Freelance Fullstack Developer
@Self-Employed
- Creating an end-to-end internal software for managing and recording contracts and legal documents
- Conducted UX workshops, gathered requirements, and collaborated with clients to ensure optimal user experiences.
- Led a team with another student developer and a UX designer, in a scrum-based workflow using JIRA and Confluence.
- Acted as a full-stack developer, using React and Firebase serverless architecture, GitHub actions for CI/CD, and Cypress for E2E tests
- Successfully rolled out and tested the software, reporting a significant time-saving impact of 45%.
Jul 2023 - Dec 2023
Software Engineer Intern
@Reecetech
- Full stack iOS development using UIKit, Combine, and MVVM pattern with UI development, backend integration, analytics, and testing with XCTest
- Contributing to team agile ceremonies
- Full stack web development with Angular, Spring Boot, and AWS event-driven architecture
- Managing releases and deployment to production with GitHub and Jira
- Developed a mobile app MVP utilizing OCR and NLP technology for easier form-filling
- Implemented backend API optimization mechanism that improved system speed by 15%
Jul 2023 - Dec 2023
Student Investment Analyst
@Monash Student Managed Fund (MSMF)
- Conducted Equity Research, Risk and competitive advantage analysis, and DCF (Discounted Cash Flow) valuation of Procter and Gamble
- Actively participated in weekly team huddles, contributing insights and findings to investment ideas
- Presented and pitched the final investment recommendation with the team and defended the investment thesis to a panel of investment bankers and hedge fund managers, adeptly answering questions and demonstrating a deep understanding of the subject matter.
Projects 🛠️
Travelogue
Travelogue is an iOS app designed to simplify group travel, offering features like group creation, itinerary sharing, and photo sharing. Developed using Swift and UIKit, and integrated with Firebase.
Where’s My Pet - UNIHACK 2024
Assists pet owners in locating missing pets, utilizing AWS services for AI image analysis and React with TailwindCSS for the frontend, fostering community-driven pet reunions.
Ridentity - UNIHACK 2023
Enhances bike security with digital ownership certificates and QR codes, developed in React and Firebase, showcasing rapid problem-solving.
Document Reminder Project - Freelance
Streamlines legal document management with a system built in React and Material UI, integrating Google Cloud Functions for reminders, showcasing full-stack expertise and project management.