Jason Kopacz

Experience

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  NJ Department of Environmental Protection

  Sept 2016 - Aug 2017

  Watershed Ambassador

  • Orchestrated community-based rain barrel workshops, resulting in 44,000+ gallons of water being saved yearly• Led statewide educational presentations about the effects an individual has on their local bodies of water• Performed scientific research and fieldwork resulting in pollution data for dozens of communities’ rivers, streams, and brooks

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  Ecorp English

  Nov 2017 - Mar 2019

  Teacher

  • Organized lessons for multiple levels of fluency to accurately teach and engage non-native students• Participated in extracurricular events in order to encourage learning outside of the classroom• Redesigned curriculum for a more modern approach to language learning

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  Hanoi University of Public Health

  Sept 2018 - Apr 2019

  Teacher

  • Spearheaded the creation of the curriculum for international students• Succeeded in achieving real-world results in the form of clear and well-articulated English• Conveyed the importance of correct grammar and understandable pronunciation in a business setting

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  App Academy

  Dec 2019 - Jan 2020

  Hello, New YorkJan 2020A data visualization of the top languages spoken in each of the 5 NYC boroughs, and each language’s most used words.• Analyzed census data using the NYC census API to incorporate reliable facts that are easy to read• Applied D3’s geoPath function to illustrate accurate boundaries of the 5 boroughs• Quantified language data from the Census API for a clickable map that accurately displays top spokenlanguages within a borough, as well as popular words of that languagehttps://alaizard.github.io/Hello-New-York/ Show less Light UpAn app where high schoolers and undergraduates can connect with each other over their shared interests and studies.• Oversaw frontend development, utilizing React/Redux for an intuitive app that users can pick up right away• Collaborated with the back-end lead to ensure proper data structure was passed through the API endpoints• Successfully completed an app with a live chat feature using Socket.IO within the given strict deadlinehttp://light--up.herokuapp.com/ Show less Couch9Dec 2019 – PresentRuby on Rails, PostgreSQL, React/ReduxPixel perfect full stack clone of Couchsurfing.com, where users share accommodations with travelers around the world.• Incorporated Redux to manage and selectively display information on the front-end• Utilized the Rails framework to implement back-end user auth to protect sensitive material• Fetched user data using PostgreSQL queries to pre-load editable profile information• Employed CSS flex properties to neatly organize and style the layout of each pagehttp://couch9.herokuapp.com/https://github.com/Alaizard/Couch9 Show less

  • Frontend Developer

    Dec 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Frontend Developer

    Dec 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Full Stack Engineer

    Dec 2019 - Jan 2020
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  Inspire Solutions

  Sept 2020 - Jun 2022

  Software Engineer

  Project lead for a Stimulus/Hotwire based order entry system spanning dozens of warehouse locations. Headed every aspect of the SDLC.Created an analytics system for virtual College Board events tracking presence and engagement.

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  Mogul

  Jun 2022 - Feb 2023

  Software Engineer

  Implemented function scoring to ElasticSearch queries searching through over 400 million records.Updated foundation of React codebase to display newly filtered results without page refresh.

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  Maury Abrams LLC

  Mar 2023 - Jul 2024

  Software Engineer

  Updated vanilla JS marketing website to use React adding responsive design and improving largest contentful paint (LCP) by 2 secondsDeployed, managed, and scaled AWS EC2 instances, leveraging services like, S3, Elastic Beanstalk, VPC, and Lambda functions to ensure reliability, prevent loading issues, and store sensitive dataLeveraged AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) to create and manage secure access policies for users and services, significantly enhancing the security posture of the organization Show less

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  Bully Pulpit International

  Jul 2024 - now

  Software Engineer III