Radison Akerman
me@radison.io radison.io linkedin.com/in/radison
Experience
Project Manager & Software Engineer
@ University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering
Aug 2021 - May 2024 // Chicago, IL
• Organized a team of 6+ software engineers and contributed directly to 10+ full-stack web apps used by 3,000+
• Led the push towards web app modernization across the College using Nuxt, Next.js, Spring Boot, Vue, React, SQL, Auth0
• Single-handedly developed and published a Shibboleth (SAML SSO) to Express (Node.js) authentication package on npm
• Drafted and enforced university IT policies and procedures, identified data risks across all 500+ faculty and staff
Software Engineering Intern
@ nvisia
Dec 2023 - Jan 2024 // Chicago, IL
• Integrated REST API endpoints into a C#.NET consultant profile builder web app using Entity Framework, SQL Server
• Collaborated with 3 front-end/dev-ops interns, 5 back-end mentors, and 2+ business stakeholders in an agile/scrum environment
• Gained unique, small-scale consulting experience spanning multiple industries and full-stack disciplines
Software Engineering Intern, Starship Software
@ SpaceX
May 2023 - Aug 2023 // Starbase, TX
• Owned Starship Config Signoff, a critical flight reliability tool used by 100+ Starship engineers to validate 1M+ vehicle config values
• Spearheaded development of 10+ features into Signoff: rebuilt Flask APIs, new SQLAlchemy query structure, refreshed React UI
• Integrated a software version verification Python library concurrently into a Rust operations platform, reducing deploy time by 40%
• Built functioning UI mockups in Lit, CSS as part of Starship software deploys rework, participated in design conversations and CDRs
Digital Lead
@ Steven Olikara for U.S. Senate
Apr 2022 - Aug 2022 // Milwaukee, WI
• Completely rebuilt campaign website from the ground up using Nuxt, Tailwinds; visited by 1,000’s of Wisconsinites daily
• Secured sensitive campaign data and digital infrastructure against cyber attacks using Cloudflare, NGP VAN, Informr
• Worked with a team of web developers and content creators to rapidly push media; took photographs in the field
Software Engineering Intern
@ Montel Technologies
Nov 2017 - Sep 2018 // Loves Park, IL
• Lead front-end web developer on an enterprise-grade, on-prem security unification solution (MTOP) built using Node.js, MongoDB
• Configured mission-critical SLA networks and infrastructure in the field; physically installed switches, IP cameras, access control
• Coordinated IoT devices R&D (Particle, Raspberry Pi, Cradlepoint) for use in 100’s of deployed edge policing units across Rockford, IL
Education
University of Illinois Chicago
Aug 2020 - May 2024 // Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Business Administration; 3.97 GPA
Skills
Languages
Python, C, C++, Java, Rust, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, F#, Go, SQL, Bash, HTML, CSS
Software
Git, Cloudflare, AWS, Docker, Node.js, Nuxt, Express, Flask, SQLAlchemy, Postgres, MongoDB, Vue, React, .NET, VMware
Interests
Networking, Cloud computing, Concurrency, IoT, CI/CD, Automation, Full-stack development, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Blockchain
Projects
Exploding Chickens
@ chickens.rakerman.com
• A full-stack online card game built using Node.js with 1,250+ games played by 600+ players; led development and a team of 5
• Delivered 3 guest lectures at University of Illinois Chicago detailing project structure, schema, testing, viewed by 200+
Author
@ author.rakerman.com
• A centralized user management backbone leveraging edge cloud compute, built using Cloudflare Workers, Nuxt, Auth0
• Saved and managed 100’s of user profiles; API distributed for use across 10+ external services to keep profiles up-to-date
See all 20+ projects at
radison.io#projects
, publications at
radison.io/publications
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