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💼 Past Experience

Brian Ambielli's Work experiences:Software Engineer II - Frontend Tech Lead at Expedia, Inc. from June 2016 to October 2017 (1 year 5 months) in Greater Chicago Area. Technologies: React, Redux, Mobx, Jest, Javascript, Node, SpringBoot, Java, Scala, Keycloak, Docker, Jenkins, AWS ECSI worked on the Expedia Media Solutions team, which creates and maintains the contentwww.expedia.com/advice/css-optimizationI focused on the TravelAds product, which allows hotel owners to participate in auctions for sponsored listings inserted in hotel search results. This greenfield product helps hoteliers increase room night production, by allowing them to bid for impressions within targeted customer segments.During my time at Expedia I:- Evangelized React internally as a viable technology choice for UI development. React went from a "framework for side-projects" in the company to a production ready solution within a year of my joining the organization. - Developed curriculum for a React Fundamentals course, targeting backend engineers with little to no prior frontend experience. Curriculum covered: Flux architecture, component decomposition, and ES6 features for React applications.- Presented at the inaugural "By Tech For Tech" speaker series in the Chicago office. The 50 minute presentation included live coding demos, and covered React/Redux (Flux) architecture and a discussion of Webcomponents and their utility.- Received "Horizon Award" in Jan 2017, which is awarded to employees with high potential for growth within the organization. Mentored Summer intern, and designed a non-critical-path project for him to work on during the Summer. He accepted a full time offer with the company after a positive and productive summer with our team.Hackathon Results:2nd place out of 11 teams - 2017 MediaSolutions HackathonProduct: TravelAds "Premium Features"5th place out of 250 teams - 2017 Global HackathonProduct: Rotation Finder Finalist (top 25 out of 250 teams) - 2016 Global HackathonProduct: "Subject Matter Expert" Search Tool. Teaching Assistant - Fullstack Web Development Bootcamp at Northwestern University School of Professional Studies from January 2017 to July 2017 (7 months) in Evanston, IL. I taught and mentored students, while helping them navigate the tech industry and inevitably find employment. Bootcamp curriculum was designed for students looking to make a career pivot: no prior knowledge of web development or CS fundamentals was expected.Over the 6 month course we covered: - HTML & CSS - Javascript - React - Node & Express.js - Handlebars - Client / Server architecture - Git - DevOps fundamentals using Heroku Students were expected to complete homework assignments and complete group projects throughout the course, which we would grade and return with individual feedback. We also offered resume critiques and practiced whiteboard problem solving to help students prepare for technical interviews. Additionally, I gave lectures on: - Agile fundamentals - Git - Homework walkthroughs, - Tracking the binding of the keyword 'this' in

🎓 Education

Brian Ambielli’s education and work readiness background can be best described as Byronic. Ambielli earned his Master of Science in Computer Science from Northwestern University in 2012. His work experience hasntil date included positions in data analytics, medical engineering, and computer science. Ambielli is currently a doctoral candidate in computer science at Georgia Institute of Technology.Ambielli’s education and work readiness background can be best described as Byronic. Ambielli earned his Master of Science in Computer Science from Northwestern University in 2012. His work experience hasuntil date included positions in data analytics, medical engineering, and computer science. Ambielli is currently a doctoral candidate in computer science at Georgia Institute of Technology.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

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