Israel Meza
****.******.**@*****.*** Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/israel-meza 347-***-**** Github: github.com/mezaisrael SUMMARY: Software Engineer with experience in well designed, tested, and efficient applications
LANGUAGES AND TECHNOLOGIES
Proficient: Python, C++, Html, CSS, Sass, React.js, Flask, JavaScript, Node.js, Express, Solidity, SQL, PostgreSQL, Mocha, Linux/Unix
Exposure: TypeScript, Redux, Java, Ruby, Django, MongoDB, Git/GitHub, Docker, Google Cloud, AWS, Unit Testing, Agile development, Trello, Microsoft Windows
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bitcoin Center NYC - New York, NY
featured on Netflix’s Banking on Bitcoin and Founder of Zap platform, currently trading $2,123,311 of volume per day in zap cryptocurrency.
Software Engineer Intern May 2019 - Aug 2019
● In a team of 3, improved investment activity of beginner investors by 50%by developing a platform with React and Solidity where users can buy portions of an asset with cryptocurrencies. This made it convenient for new investors to invest in small amounts.
● Increase the number of investors by 10%by creating a front end interface in React that allowed users to buy and sell tokens. Utilized Web3.js to get the prices from Blockchain and feed it to Chart.js API to display the information in a dynamic graph.
● Using Mocha developed tests resulting in production-ready code.
PROJECTS
News Bias Detection System
Software Engineer Oct 2019 - Dec 2019
● Delivered a full-stack application using React, Python, Flask, and PostgreSQL that shows users whether a news article used liberal or conservative language to convey the story.
● Our system allowed articles to be sorted into their respective categories allowing our articles to be more transparent with our users, a feature highly appreciated by readers
● Used python with Flask to create the various endpoints for our website, including authentication, retrieving random articles that have not yet been read by the logged-in user.
● Used PostgreSQL with SQLAlchemy to store 1000 articles and users in our database Babeld
Software Engineer Sep 2020 - Sep 2020
● Twitter clone web application build with Python, Django, and React.js
● Created a RESTful API with endpoints to like, dislike, share, and delete tweets.
● Using Django’s built-in module, created models that mapped to in an SQLite database table.
EDUCATION
CUNY Hunter College, New York, NY Computer Science, Mathematics, May 2020 Coursework: Data Structures, Algorithms, Discrete Mathematics, Operating Systems, Computer Architecture, Software Design and Analysis, Networking, Blockchain, cybersecurity, Calculus, Statistics. CUNY Tech Prep, New York, NY Sep 2018 - May 2019
● Selected to participate in a full-stack training program from 122 out of 400+ students. Sharpened skills in full-stack web development technologies including agile methodologies, PostgreSQL, Node.js, Express, and React.js