Narrwe Park

Experience

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  Montgomery County Public Schools

  Jul 2015 - Jun 2020

  Secondary Science Teacher

  - Trained fellow colleagues on the implementation of teaching strategies and practices so that they could apply them in their own instruction to strengthen classroom management skills and focus student attention- Instructed parents and colleagues in both group and one-on-one settings on efficient usage of the MCPS online dashboard so they could be more directly involved with student learning and success- Utilized online databases of demographic statistics and assessment scores to prepare strategies for unique client needs Show less

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  Kumon North America, Inc.

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2019

  Elementary Education Teacher
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  Center City Public Charter Schools

  Aug 2020 - Oct 2021

  Secondary Science Teacher

  - Designed course materials and content that aligned with school standards and interests of stakeholders- Adapted lessons and content to create an engaging and structured online learning environment for remote learning during the COVID pandemic- Cooperated with parents, administrators, and counselors to plan student improvement efforts such as weekly updates on student progress, planning approaches that students/parents can take to achieve academic goals, modifying class content to better suit students- Developed measurable standards and objectives for projects to improve effectiveness of course curriculums Show less

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  General Assembly

  Nov 2021 - Feb 2022

  Software Engineering Immersive

  A full-time software engineering/development course to develop skills in multiple programming languages and libraries.Major Projects:Anchr. – Task Management App:- Built a task management app to allow users to record sessions of focused work on a particular task and utilize a timer to measure the amount of time focused- Applied a PERN (PostgreSQL, Express, React, Node) stack to develop the application with full create, read, update, delete API functionalities to an online database- Coordinated with a team of software developers to proficiently use Git/Github to minimize and easily resolve conflicts- Established a user authentication/authorization features using bcrypt and jswonwebtoken so that users can register, login, and have access to unique informationBook Keep – Reading Tracker App:- Constructed an app that gives users tools to track what books they are reading, want to read, or have read- Applied a MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node) stack to build the application from the ground up and tested full CRUD capabilities with Insomnia- Connected the app to an external books RESTful API from Open Library so that users can use an ISBN to make a search query for a specific bookMinesweepers Game- Created a browser game using JQuery, CSS, and HTML to replicate the classic minesweepers game- Utilized styling tools through CSS to format the game in a clear and simple way to allow for a fluid user experience Show less

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  Spark Grills

  Mar 2022 - Jul 2022

  Software Engineer

  - Optimized app performance by implementing Redux state management library to create a global state and require less API calls- Prepared for and led a meeting on developing an efficient and user-friendly search UI to use in both a React Native and Next.js framework- Assessed quality of application features on both iOS and Android operating systems by using Xcode and Android Studio to interact with the app on both a virtual simulator and physical device- Utilized TestFairy and CircleCI to systematically test app beta, track code bugs, administer concentrated fixes, and quickly deploy the updated version- Collaborated and communicated with a team of developers using Agile methodologies to maximize productivity in focused tasks- Published a private node package to be used for automated Selenium E2E tests, which assured practical usability of the app Show less

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  QIAGEN

  Sept 2022 - now

  Software Engineer

  - Supported the automation of the production process of a new product line by building a WPF application using MVVM and object-oriented programming principles for more modularized and testable code- Updated and consolidated codebase of previously existing software to improve readability, align with syntax conventions, and optimize the time and space complexity- Moderated communication between multiple company teams to progress the development of new software features being created by external contractors- Recorded systematized software documentation to explain proper operation by users as well as describe maintenance of the codebase for future software engineers- Created data-driven unit tests to speed up the deployment of new features while lowering the likelihood of unexpected bugs- Gained fluency in previously unknown software languages and libraries, such as C# and xaml, through self-teaching strategies Show less