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Henry David Thoreau

Welcome to my personal website. Here you will find information about my education, experience, and other interesting information.

My passion for programming began in 2017 after I took my first coding course on FreeCodeCamp and wrote several pet projects. Since then I achieved a lot, gained professional experience and a MS degree from Georgia Institute of Technology (USA), and lived in different countries.

Work experience

Principal Software Engineer

at Tungsten Automation

Since 2023. Software Engineer (2022-2023)

Relocated to Montenegro to join Tungsten Automation, I applied my R&D skills to develop and maintain critical C# .Net and ExtJs Javascript features within the TotalAgility team. I also leveraged problem-solving skills to tackle customer support issues, reducing downtime and improving satisfaction. Committed to code quality, I participated in code reviews and discussions, increasing test coverage through rigorous unit and integration testing with NUnit and Jasmine Js.

Data Analyst

Company Sakhalin Energy Investment Limited Company

2019-2022

Concluded comprehensive investigations in contracting and procurement. Spearheaded digital transformation within the procurement compliance subdivision of a major international Oil & Gas project, requiring a +9-timezone relocation. Leveraged strong technical skills to develop web applications and parsers. Conducted research and implement process improvements. Further strengthened technical expertise by earning a Master's degree in Computer Science while working full-time.

.Net Developer Internship

Company DataArt Saint-Petersburg

2018.

Gained valuable experience in professional web development using C# ASP .Net (MVC, Web API, Entity Framework), dependency injection, OOP, NUnit, HTML, CSS, VueJs, Git, and SQL.

Entrepreneur

2016-2018

Founded print shop in Saint-Petersburg. Bootstrapped growth through. E-commerce platform launch: Built and configured a custom website on Bitrix (PHP), generating 1300+ orders, representing a 10x increase compared to pre-website sales.

Skills

English Proficiency C2, IELTS Band 8. German language A1.
Full-stack Software development of complex software solutions (C#, Next.js, Javascript, SQL, etc.)
Investigations: Experienced in conducting R&D and comprehensive investigations.
Writing: Academic and Professional
Strong written and verbal communication skills, experience working across teams and time zones.

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

Master's Degree in Computer Science. GPA 3.6
Specialty: Computing Systems
Knowledge-Based AI (CS 7637).
High-Performance Computing (CSE 6220).
Graduate Algorithms (CS 6515).
High-Dimensional Data Analysis (ISYE 8803).
Advanced Operating Systems (CS 6210).
GATECH School of Computer Science has highest rankings globally: GaTech Ranking.

University of Information Technology (ITMO, Saint-Petersburg)

Bachelor in Precise Engineering.
Engineering, optics, programming, all the good stuff.

Articles

Simple Algorithms for Folder/Document Structure Queries.

In my professional experience, I have found that choosing a correct algorithm from the start is very important. A poorly designed algorithm will create more problems as software grows, which will result in higher cost of maintaining a product.
Efficiently navigating and querying hierarchical data structures, such as those found in file systems or organizational charts, is a common challenge in software development. This article focuses on a specific type of hierarchical structure: folder/document trees, which are prevalent in enterprise applications.

Unlocking the Web for All: Building Accessible Online Experiences.

Have you ever struggled to read text on a website with poor contrast, or gotten lost in a confusing layout? You're not alone. Web accessibility isn't just about legal compliance, it's about creating an inclusive and user-friendly experience for everyone.
A great effort is placed to make software accessible. Currently, there are tools and regulations which make software UI more accessible and allow employees with disabilities to work in private and government sectors. This requires tech companies to understand principles of web and desktop software accessibility, comply with local regulations, and integrate new processes into software development.

Projects

RemindMe Android app to remind things based on GPS location

MAUI .NET app to remind me things to do for Android phone
A user story is simple; record home GPS location at start, schedule recurring GPS location checks, and inform me via notification when I am within close proximity to home. As a result, I get notified with phone vibration sequence and instantly remember that I should do something before returning home.

JumpKeys .Net Library for improved keyboard navigation in Windows Forms.

JumpKeys is a .Net Library providing tools for customizable keyboard navigations for Windows Forms.
The goal of the project is to improve UI accessibility for people preferring work with a keyboard. Also, a greater goal is to make it WCAG and 508 Compliant.

Simple Web APi for restaurant Checkout in Go (Golang).

Simple API to create and checkout orders in a cafe with Golang API
A good first project to start with Go, as it teaches basic structures, CRUD, and syntax.