Patrick Huston
1000 Olin Way, Needham MA
925.229.8776
Education
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Expected B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering May 2018
Experience
Ampush
San Francisco, CA
Software Engineering Intern
Jun 2015 to Aug 2015

  • Designed and implemented pipeline written in Python to retrieve ad performance statistics asynchronously from the Facebook Ad Insights API 
  • Leveraged Amazon Web Services (AWS) technologies - Simple Notification Service (SNS) and Simple Queue Service (SQS) to decouple components of pipeline (publisher/subscriber model) and facilitate horizontal scaling
  • Implemented components to store ad performance data in Cassandra and index data in an Elasticsearch 

Lawrence Hall of Science
Berkeley, CA
TechHive Design Intern
Aug 2013 to Aug 2014

  • Learned and developed skills in the iterative design process, project leadership, product development, and rapid prototyping through engineering and computer science based projects
  • Designed, coded, and implemented Python inventory database system to manage TechHive program's inventory of tools and resources
  • Designed, built, and implemented motion-sensing Arduino based MP3 player for amusement ride at the Happy Hollow Park and Zoo in San Jose, CA
  • Worked in Agile scrum team to develop introductory computer science curriculum for middle school aged kids

Berkeley CA
Ingenuity Studio Facilitator (Volunteer)
May 2013 to Aug 2013

  • Designed and facilitated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related activities for kids aged 3-15

Projects
Kyzr
Apr 2015 to Jun 2015

  • Worked on a four-member Agile team to develop Kyzr - a virtual torch passing application for a Software Design final project
  • Designed and developed full stack application with a Debian machine running an Apache server, Flask RESTful API interfacing with MongoDB, web frontend, and Android application
  • Developed Android application and self-taught essentials of Android networking, working with sensors (NFC and GPS), designing with fragments, and the activity lifecycle
  • Results of project: acquired over 50 mobile users within the first week only through word of mouth

Stay Late and Create (President)
May 2015 to Current

  • Drove growth and promoted program awareness for SLAC, an organization that hosts regular events for students to learn new skills, share ideas, and work on collaborative projects across engineering and design disciplines
  • Managed a team of approximately 10 student leaders to create programs and events throughout the year, including weekly hack nights and larger events
  • Results of project: increased weekly attendance from average of approximately 20 to 70

Uber Instant
Apr 2015

  • Designed and built an easy-to-understand physical interface to Uber at Hack Holyoke 2015 leveraging the Uber API using Python and the Arduino microcontroller

  • Results of project: won second place overall among over 60 teams at hackathon

Hashtag Gloves
Nov 2014

  • Designed, built, and coded Twitter-enabled gloves using an Arduino at Hack Holyoke 2014 that interface with Google Voice and Twitter's API to update Twitter feed when 'hashtag' symbol is made with hands
  • Results of project: Featured on Today.com, Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, and Gizmodo, won third place overall among over 50 teams at hackathon

Mini Baja SAE Web and Electrical Subteam
Sep 2014 to Current

  • Member of Olin Mini Baja SAE Web and Electrical Subteam, responsible for team web application development and maintenance and electrical components of off-road Mini Baja vehicle
  • Currently in the process of rebuilding web app from the ground up on a 3 person Agile scrum team using Node.js and Angular.js to replace the Flask app in place
  • Responsible for designing and implementing all electrical components on the car, including lights, kill switch, and driver communications

Skills
Computer Science: Python, Java, Linux, Android SDK, Node.js, Flask, HTML, CSS, ElasticSearch, Mongo, Javascript, MySQL, Git, Cassandra, AWS