Darren W Chen

Experience

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  Temple University

  Aug 2020 - May 2021

  Teaching Assistant, Data Structures and Algorithms

  Guided students as they learned object-oriented programming concepts in Temple University's Computer Science program.● Helped students realize their project goals by teaching them how to program in Java using the NetBeans IDE.● Graded and offered feedback on programming assignments, demonstrated key OOP concepts, and helped debug demoed code.● Worked with the instructor to redesign, troubleshoot, and debug Java programming assignments.

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  MassDigi

  May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Game Programmer and Lead Producer in SIP

  Developed and published the mobile game Bewitching Boba as part of MassDigiʼs Summer Innovation Program (SIP), a full-time incubator-style summer program where teams develop original games.

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  Temple University

  Aug 2021 - Apr 2022

  Computer & Information Sciences (CIS) Peer Tutor

  Provided tutoring services for CIS students to help with coursework and programming assignments. Hand-selected by faculty for exceptional work in CIS courses to mentor in Temple University's Peer Tutoring program,

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  Vanguard

  Apr 2022 - now

  Application Engineer II

  Currently working on the Waypoint application as a full-stack developer within the Global Investment & Financial Systems (GIFS) subdivision, a global solution that calculates and reconciles investments in Vanguard’s Cash Management Trust product. Utilizes frontend architecture with Angular, Bitbucket and Bamboo for deployment, Java Spring Boot for REST APIs, Splunk for logging, and AWS services such as S3, Lambda, and ECS.