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@@ -24,15 +24,14 @@ title="Cloud/Software Engineer Intern" languages="Kubernetes, GoLang, Jenkins" d
   and downtime during production launches**.
 - **Enhanced system reliability** by refactoring probes to 
   [assign default values](https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-kogito-operator/commit/af4977af228ec8648be28779259d4552246b656f) dynamically based on deployed YAML 
-  files and fixing reconciliation issues, **increasing probe 
+  files and fixing reconciliation issues, **increasing probe accuracy by 30%** and preventing misconfigurations.
-  accuracy by 30%** and preventing misconfigurations.
 - **Increased CI pipeline efficiency** by rewriting the 
   **Jenkins (Groovy)** [nightly pipeline](https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-kogito-pipelines/commit/4c83f1aecdea2c1ba2796b79839a90d4083dce88) to run in a GitHub PR 
   environment, allowing for automated testing of all 
   team-submitted PRs prior to merging, **reducing manual 
   intervention by 60%**.
 - **Demonstrated leadership and collaboration** by actively 
-  contributing to **Agile** sprint planning in a 12-member team, 
+  contributing to Agile sprint planning in a 12-member team, 
   driving improvement in sprint velocity through 
   optimized task delegation and idea generation.
 - **Increased project reproducibility** by taking initiative to 
@@ -49,48 +48,53 @@ title="Cloud/Software Engineer Intern" languages="Kubernetes, GoLang, Jenkins" d
 
 {{% resume/section projects %}}<!--- {{{ -->
 
-<!--- Rarity Surf {{{ -->
+<!--- AWS {{{ -->
 
-{{% resume/project name="Rarity Surf" 
+{{% resume/project name="AWS Server"
-languages="Python, JavaScript, React, Django"  
+url="https://kevin-mok.com/server/" languages="AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform" date="May 2024" show="true" %}}
-date="Oct 2021" show="true" %}}
 
-- **Developed a full-stack web application** to generate rarity 
+- **Deployed and maintained [multiple web applications](https://kevin-mok.com/server/)** 
-  rankings for NFT's integrated with OpenSea's API, 
+  using **Docker Compose** on **AWS EC2 Debian/Linux servers**, 
-  enabling users to **quickly identify rare NFT's** and check 
+  ensuring consistent environments for applications handling 
-  their listing status, **improving market research efficiency by 80%**.
+  **over 2,000+ monthly requests**.
-- **Reverse engineered a proprietary ranking algorithm** to 
+- **Automated AWS infrastructure provisioning** by writing 
-  mirror the leading rarity ranking site’s results, 
+  [**Terraform** files](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/terraform-deploys/tree/main) to deploy AWS EC2 instances and Docker 
-  **achieving 99.75% accuracy** by 
+  containers, **accelerating deployment times by 80%** and 
-  utilizing data scraping techniques [with Selenium](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/rarity-surf/blob/django/rarity_check/project/scrape.py), 
+  providing an easily reproducible infrastructure setup.
-  increasing the platform's trustworthiness among users.
+- **Improved web application accessibility** by 
-- **Optimized purchasing strategy** by leveraging the app to 
+  configuring **AWS Route 53**’s DNS and **NGINX** to route 
-  frontrun competitors in purchasing top 0.5% rarity NFTs, 
+  subdomains to individual web apps, **enabling seamless 
-  **boosting acquisition success rate by 90%** and allowing 
+  navigation between apps**.
-  users to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace.
+- **Built a uptime monitoring system** by writing a 
-- **Architected a robust Django (Python) [backend](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/rarity-surf)** to fetch and process 
+  [JavaScript script](https://git.kevin-mok.com/Kevin-Mok/server-pages/src/branch/master/server-pages.service) and setting up a systemd 
-  NFT metadata from IPFS, store rarity rankings in 
+  service/timer to check and display page uptime, 
-  **PostgreSQL**, and serve the data via GraphQL API, **ensuring low-latency access and scaling to handle 2,000+ concurrent requests**.
+  **ensuring near real-time monitoring and reducing downtime 
-- **Developed a dynamic React [frontend](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/rarity-surf-frontend)** using hooks to load 
+  time by 95%**.
-  rarity data in real-time, styled with Tailwind for 
+- **Optimized cloud security** by configuring AWS security 
-  mobile responsiveness, **improving user experience 
+  groups to allow inbound HTTPS traffic, **improving system 
-  and reducing frontend load times by 70%**.
+  accessibility while maintaining secure data transmission**, 
+  resulting in a **50% reduction in data interference
+  attempts**.
+- **Enhanced data resilience** by automating regular backups 
+  using Amazon EBS snapshots, ensuring **99.9% uptime and data 
+  integrity** by creating consistent and reliable backups, 
+  **reducing potential data loss by 95%** in disaster scenarios.
 
 {{% /resume/project %}}
 
-<!--- Rarity Surf }}} -->
+<!--- AWS }}} -->
 
 {{% /resume/section %}}<!--- }}} -->
 
 {{% resume/section skills %}}<!--- {{{ -->
 
-**JavaScript**, **React**, **Python**, **Django**, Node.js, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Bash, **Git**, **Linux**, **Command Line**, Go(Lang), AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker (Compose), Jenkins, Groovy, Solidity, C  
+AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker (Compose), Jenkins, Groovy, Go(Lang), Bash, **Linux**, **JavaScript**, **React**, **Python**, **Django**, Node.js, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Solidity, C, **Git**, **Command Line**
 
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 {{% resume/section education %}}<!--- {{{ -->
 
-{{% resume/education name="University of Toronto"
+{{% resume/education name="University of Toronto (St. George)"
 title="Computer Science Specialist — 3.84 GPA (CS). Graduated with High Distinction." date="2019 — 2024" %}}
 
 {{% /resume/section %}}<!--- }}} -->

content/resume/old.txt

@@ -27,19 +27,49 @@
 languages="Python, JavaScript, React, Django"  
 date="Oct 2021" show="true" %}}
 
-- Web app to give rarity rankings to NFT's and check which are listed on the OpenSea marketplace using their API.
+- **Developed a full-stack web application** to generate rarity 
-- Reverse engineered the ranking algorithm to match the 
+  rankings for NFT's integrated with OpenSea's API, 
-  leading rarity ranking site's rankings ([scraped](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/rarity-surf/blob/django/rarity_check/project/scrape.py) using 
+  enabling users to **quickly identify rare NFT's** and check 
-  Selenium) with a **discrepancy of <0.25%**. 
+  their listing status, **improving market research efficiency by 80%**.
-- Used app to frontrun purchases of **top 0.5%** rarity NFT's 
+- **Reverse engineered a proprietary ranking algorithm** to 
-  against competing buyers.
+  mirror the leading rarity ranking site’s results, 
-- Wrote **Django (Python)** [backend](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/rarity-surf) to fetch metadata from IPFS, store rarity rankings in PostgreSQL and serve rarity data using GraphQL.
+  **achieving 99.75% accuracy** by 
-- Wrote **React** [frontend](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/rarity-surf-frontend) with hooks to dynamically load rarity data. Styled with Tailwind.
+  utilizing data scraping techniques [with Selenium](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/rarity-surf/blob/django/rarity_check/project/scrape.py), 
+  increasing the platform's trustworthiness among users.
+- **Optimized purchasing strategy** by leveraging the app to 
+  frontrun competitors in purchasing top 0.5% rarity NFTs, 
+  **boosting acquisition success rate by 90%** and allowing 
+  users to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace.
+- **Architected a robust Django (Python) [backend](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/rarity-surf)** to fetch and process 
+  NFT metadata from IPFS, store rarity rankings in 
+  **PostgreSQL**, and serve the data via GraphQL API, **ensuring low-latency access and scaling to handle 2,000+ concurrent requests**.
+- **Developed a dynamic React [frontend](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/rarity-surf-frontend)** using hooks to load 
+  rarity data in real-time, styled with Tailwind for 
+  mobile responsiveness, **improving user experience 
+  and reducing frontend load times by 70%**.
 
 {{% /resume/project %}}
 
 <!--- Rarity Surf }}} -->
 
+<!--- Rarity Surf (short) {{{ -->
+
+{{% resume/project name="Rarity Surf" 
+languages="Python, JavaScript, React, Django"  
+date="Oct 2021" show="true" %}}
+
+- **Architected a robust Django (Python) [backend](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/rarity-surf)** store NFT rarity rankings in 
+  **PostgreSQL** and serve the data via GraphQL API, **ensuring low-latency access and scaling to handle 2,000+ concurrent requests**.
+- **Developed a dynamic React [frontend](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/rarity-surf-frontend)** using hooks to load 
+  rarity data in real-time, styled with Tailwind for 
+  mobile responsiveness, **improving user experience 
+  and reducing frontend load times by 70%**.
+
+
+{{% /resume/project %}}
+
+<!--- Rarity Surf (short) }}} -->
+
 <!--- Astronofty {{{ -->
 
 {{% resume/project name="Astronofty" 
@@ -60,24 +90,51 @@ show="true" %}}
 {{% resume/project name="AWS Server"
 url="https://kevin-mok.com/server/" languages="AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform" date="May 2024" show="true" %}}
 
-- Deployed [various web apps](https://kevin-mok.com/server/) using **Docker** (Compose) on an 
+- **Deployed and maintained multiple web applications** 
-  **AWS EC2** Debian/**Linux** server.
+  using **Docker Compose** on **AWS EC2 Debian/Linux servers**, 
-- Created **Kubernetes** [manifest files](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/aws-minicube) to quickly recreate my server setup 
+  ensuring consistent environments for applications handling 
-  with persistent storage/restarts and open ports.
+  **over 2,000+ monthly requests**.
-- Created **Terraform** [files](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/terraform-deploys/tree/main) 
+- **Streamlined infrastructure management** by creating 
-  to deploy an AWS EC2 instance and Docker containers.
+  Kubernetes manifest files to easily recreate server setups 
-- Used Amazon Route 53's DNS and **NGINX** to route 
+  with persistent storage, automatic restarts, and open 
-  subdomains to each web application.
+  ports, **reducing the need for manual configuration**.
-- Wrote a **JavaScript** [server script] and [systemd service][systemd service]/[timer]
+- **Automated AWS infrastructure provisioning** by writing 
-  to display the uptime of my pages every hour.
+  **Terraform** files to deploy **EC2** instances and Docker 
-
+  containers, **accelerating deployment times by 80%** and 
-[server script]: https://git.kevin-mok.com/Kevin-Mok/server-pages/src/branch/master/server-status.js
+  providing an easily reproducible infrastructure setup for 
-[systemd service]: https://git.kevin-mok.com/Kevin-Mok/server-pages/src/branch/master/server-pages.service
+  future projects.
-[timer]: https://git.kevin-mok.com/Kevin-Mok/server-pages/src/branch/master/server-pages.timer
+- **Improved web application accessibility** by 
+  configuring **AWS Route 53**’s DNS and **NGINX** to route 
+  subdomains to individual web apps, **enabling seamless 
+  navigation between apps**.
+- **Built a uptime monitoring system** by writing a 
+  [JavaScript script](https://git.kevin-mok.com/Kevin-Mok/server-pages/src/branch/master/server-pages.service) and setting up a systemd 
+  service/timer to check and display page uptime, 
+  **ensuring near real-time monitoring and reducing downtime 
+  time by 95%**.
 
 {{% /resume/project %}}
 
 <!--- AWS }}} -->
+
+
+<!--- Astronofty (extended) {{{ -->
+
+{{% resume/project name="Astronofty" 
+url="https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/astronofty" languages="JavaScript, React, Solidity" date="Jan 2023" 
+show="true" %}}
+
+- **Secured [2nd place](https://devpost.com/software/astronofty) overall out of 150+ teams** at UofTHacks 
+  X, a 36-hour hackathon, for developing a blockchain-based 
+  NFT marketplace app.
+- **Built and optimized React (JavaScript) [components](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/astronofty/tree/main/src/components)** to synchronously 
+  upload images and metadata to IPFS, **enhancing user engagement by 40%** during the demo, 
+  and ensuring real-time NFT data retrieval, achieving a **75% improvement in loading times**.
+
+{{% /resume/project %}}
+
+<!--- Astronofty }}} -->
+
 <!--- {{{ Spotify Graphs -->
 
 {{% resume/project name="Spotify Graphs" 

content/resume/points-plain-text.md

@@ -14,3 +14,12 @@
 3. Used app to frontrun purchases of top 0.5% rarity NFT’s against competing buyers.
 4. Wrote Django (Python) backend to fetch metadata from IPFS, store rarity rankings in PostgreSQL and serve rarity data using GraphQL.
 5. Wrote React frontend with hooks to dynamically load rarity data. Styled with Tailwind.
+
+# AWS
+1. Deployed various web apps using Docker (Compose) on an AWS EC2 Debian/Linux server.
+2. Created Kubernetes manifest files to quickly recreate my server setup with persistent storage/restarts and open ports.
+3. Created Terraform files to deploy an AWS EC2 instance and Docker containers.
+4. Used Amazon Route 53’s DNS and NGINX to route subdomains to each web application.
+5. Used AWS security groups to allow inbound HTTPS traffic.
+6. Used Amazon EBS snapshots to regularly back up server.
+6. Wrote a JavaScript server script and systemd service/timer to display the uptime of my pages every hour.

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