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• Reduced deployment time by 66% by implementing ability to deploy locally-compiled binaries onto Kubernetes/OpenShift using only command-line (Kubernetes/GoLang used for this and three below).
• Implemented ability for Kubernetes operator to fetch data from a deployed service and update config with data to deprecate reliance on startup script.
• Added startup probes to handle starting legacy application containers that require additional startup time.
• Refactored probes to have default values assigned based on deployed YAML while also fixing reconciliation issues.
• Rewrote the Jenkins (Groovy) nightly pipeline to run in a GitHub PR using a trigger keyword to test all the team's submitted PR's before merging to the main branch.
• Took on tasks and contributed ideas in Agile sprint planning meetings in a team of 12 people.
• Took initiative to write file to define the GitHub parameters for the above pipeline so that it can be recreated easily.
• Took initiative to write documentation on how to get started with the project to onboard new developers and mentored the incoming intern.

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• Developed a full-stack web application to generate rarity rankings for NFT's integrated with OpenSea's API, enabling users to quickly identify rare NFT's and check their listing status, improving market research efficiency by 80%.
• Reverse engineered a proprietary ranking algorithm to mirror the leading rarity ranking site’s results, achieving 99.75% accuracy by utilizing data scraping techniques with Selenium, 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 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 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%.

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• Developed a full-stack web application to generate rarity rankings for NFT's, integrating with leading marketplace’s API to enable users to quickly identify rare NFT's and check their listing status, improving market research efficiency by 80%.
• Built a scalable Node.js backend with REST API endpoints to return NFTs based on customizable filters such as max rank, price, and rarest traits. Optimized performance to handle 3,000+ concurrent requests by implementing efficient data fetching and caching mechanisms, ensuring low-latency access to NFT data.
• Developed a dynamic React frontend to load and display NFT's in real-time based on user-defined filters to streamline browsing. Styled the interface using Tailwind CSS for a responsive and modern design, reducing frontend load times by 50%.
• Developed a Discord bot to notify users of profitable resale opportunities by leveraging historical sales data to assess deal quality. This feature increased user engagement by 80% and provided a seamless way for users to stay updated on market opportunities.
• Designed and implemented a PostgreSQL schema for to efficiently store NFT data, including metadata, rarity scores, and historical sales data.

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{{% resume/project name="Astronofty" url="https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/astronofty" languages="JavaScript, React, Solidity" date="Jan 2023" show="true" %}}

• Created for a 36 hour hackathon (UofTHacks X) where it came 2nd overall.
• Created and deployed a smart contract with Solidity on the Ethereum blockchain to create/buy/sell NFT's.
• Wrote React components to synchronously upload images and metadata to IPFS and fetch and show NFT's.

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{{% 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 using Docker (Compose) on an AWS EC2 Debian/Linux server.
• Created Kubernetes manifest files to quickly recreate my server setup with persistent storage/restarts and open ports.
• Created Terraform files to deploy an AWS EC2 instance and Docker containers.
• Used Amazon Route 53's DNS and NGINX to route subdomains to each web application.
• Wrote a JavaScript server script and systemd service/timer to display the uptime of my pages every hour.

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{{% resume/project name="AWS Server" url="https://kevin-mok.com/server/" languages="AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform" date="May 2024" show="true" %}}

• Deployed and maintained multiple web applications using Docker Compose on AWS EC2 Debian/Linux servers, ensuring consistent environments for applications handling over 2,000+ monthly requests.
• Streamlined infrastructure management by creating Kubernetes manifest files to easily recreate server setups with persistent storage, automatic restarts, and open ports, reducing the need for manual configuration.
• Automated AWS infrastructure provisioning by writing Terraform files to deploy EC2 instances and Docker containers, accelerating deployment times by 80% and providing an easily reproducible infrastructure setup for future projects.
• Improved web application accessibility and scalability by configuring Amazon Route 53’s DNS and NGINX to route subdomains to individual web apps, enabling seamless navigation between apps and reducing DNS resolution times by 25%.
• Built a robust uptime monitoring system by writing a JavaScript server script and setting up a systemd service/timer to check and display page uptime every hour, ensuring near real-time monitoring and reducing downtime detection time by 85%.

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{{% resume/project name="AWS Server" url="https://kevin-mok.com/server/" languages="AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform" date="May 2024" show="true" %}}

• Deployed and maintained multiple web applications using Docker Compose on AWS EC2 Debian/Linux servers, ensuring consistent environments for applications handling over 2,000+ monthly requests.
• Automated AWS infrastructure provisioning by writing Terraform files to deploy AWS EC2 instances and Docker containers, accelerating deployment times by 80% and providing an easily reproducible infrastructure setup.

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{{% resume/project name="Astronofty" url="https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/astronofty" languages="JavaScript, React, Solidity" date="Jan 2023" show="true" %}}

• Secured 2nd place 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 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.

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{{% resume/project name="Spotify Graphs" url="https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/spotify-lib-vis" date="June 2020 " languages="Python, Django, PostgreSQL"
show="true" %}}

• Web app to visualize user's library and listening history from Spotify.
• Fetched and organized user data from Spotify API into PostgreSQL database with Django (Python) backend.
• Created and tested various relational database schemas to maximize efficiency for use cases.
• Generated various charts to visualize the artists and genres of tracks in library.

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{{% resume/project name="Grocery Finder" url="https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/grocery-finder" date="Feb. 2019 — Apr. 2019" show="true" %}}

• Proof of concept for web app that finds the ideal supermarket based on your cart.
• Designed responsive front-end layout using Bootstrap.
• Implemented REST API functionality on backend using Node.js and MongoDB.
• Setup deployment on Heroku.
• Led team of 4 as project leader to prioritize and delegate tasks while also implementing a majority of the core features.
• Performed code review for team members' pull requests.

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{{% resume/project name="Custom Kernel Module" url="https://kevin-mok.com/server/" date="Jan. 2022" show="true" %}}

• Wrote and installed a custom Linux kernel module in C.
• Intercepted pre-existing system calls using custom kernel module by sending commands to userspace.
• Monitored specific process ID's in my system call to intercept their system calls.

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{{% resume/project name="ParsaFood" url="https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/ParsaFood" date="Feb. 2018" show="true" %}}

• Android app that reads ingredient labels and detects any dietary restrictions/allergies.
• Designed user interface and linked various functionality together.
• Made during a 24-hour food-themed hackathon in a group with two other members. Came in 2^nd place and won an Oculus Rift.

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{{% resume/project name="Personal Server" url="https://kevin-mok.com/server/" date="Aug. 2019 — present" %}}

• Deployed various web apps with backends such as Node, PHP and Python using NGINX on a Debian server.
• Monitor system resources and perform system maintenance using tmux.
• Wrote Node.js script and systemd service/timer to check and display the uptime of my pages every hour.

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