I am currently an engineer at Fiksu with a passion for software, product design, and embedded electronics. My broad engineering education allows my to tackle multi-facetted problems with a fresh approach. In my free time I enjoy working on side projects, staying fit, and playing piano. My portfolio: http://www.coroflot.com/jzahka/portfolio My personal website: http://johnzahka.com

Software Engineer @ • Developed applications from backend to front in Ruby on Rails hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). • Maintained crucial backend systems that receive and process over 500K mobile application events per second. • Designed and lead development of a tool enabling clients to programmatically create video ads through Facebook’s Marketing API. Wrote technical specification for a team of four engineers. • Leveraged automated testing (RSpec) to deliver a well-tested product with high confidence. From July 2014 to Present (1 year 6 months) Teaching Assistant @ • Facilitate lab setup and directly help students in laboratory engineering course focused on a variety of systems analysis. • Spring 2013 took lead in grading logistics for a course of 80+ students. • Received citation from the Thayer School for outstanding performance in 2012. • Tutored one-on-one in Introductory Physics and Systems Engineering for the Academic Skills Center From April 2012 to June 2014 (2 years 3 months) Systems Engineer Intern @ • Took both outward and inward facing role, interfacing with both the client (Dept. of Defense) and with RF, Software, and Power Supply engineers. Interpreted clients specifications and drafted system requirements. • Designed GUI for viewing antenna gain plots in unclassified Excel documents using Visual Basic. • Studied and trained in electronic warfare and radar theory. From June 2013 to August 2013 (3 months) Engineering Design Intern @ • Designed and completed experiments testing particular matter emissions for new efficiency pot. • Led benchmark testing and tech summary for Phase 0 research for electric generating pot. From January 2013 to March 2013 (3 months)

Engineer’s Degree, Computer Engineering, Magna Cum Laude @ Dartmouth College From 2010 to 2014 Millburn High School From 2006 to 2010 John Zahka is skilled in: Microsoft Office, Matlab, C, Solidworks, Machining, Visio, Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Illustrator, Visual Basic, Arduino, Mathematics, First Aid, Adult CPR, PCB design