Kevin Crimi
Verified Expert in Engineering
Google Material Design Developer
New York, NY, United States
Toptal member since May 16, 2016
Kevin is a programmer, scientist, and designer, He utilizes his diverse background and skill sets to work with the client to first understand and clarify the true requirements of the product and then implement clean, sustainable products which are built with longevity in mind.
Portfolio
Experience
- GitHub - 3 years
- RESTful Development - 3 years
- REST APIs - 3 years
- Amazon EC2 - 2 years
- Otto - 1 year
- Firebase - 1 year
- Google Material Design - 1 year
- Parse - 1 year
Work Experience
Android Engineer
Wink
- Built out new automated services for users to increase scale.
- Implemented A/B testing to find the optimum price point and sale strategy.
- Designed the UI/UX for service introduction and control experiences.
- Created the database and architecture designs of new microservices.
- Modernized the app infrastructure to make it more maintainable and efficient.
- Led the technical transition strategy for a subscription transition.
Android Developer
Meh
- Built a framework API layer for leveraging Foursquare and Swarm data using Retrofit and Otto.
- Built back-end code with Parse Cloud Code to handle app data storage.
- Designed all the assets with an emphasis on material design best practices.
- Integrated with phone apps using implicit intents to let the user share, call, and get directions to different venues.
- Focused on modular design to easily leverage data layer in future apps.
Data Scientist
Handy
- Created a business intelligence portal for internal business use incorporating Tableau, Looker, and Ruby on Rails.
- Built an automated reporting framework for data distribution using R, Python, and Ruby on Rails.
- Designed and developed a data pipeline using AWS S3, Hadoop, and Pig to export to Redshift.
- Worked with engineering to architect and curate data structure and storage.
- Worked with the finance department to overhaul the accounting system.
Web Developer
Dimassimo Goldstein
- Built an overhauled site for a client, RightScale, using PHP.
- Developed a custom minimal CMS using MySQL and Smarty templates to build the site.
- Investigated options for using Facebook API for a promotional personalized Valentine's day app.
Research Fellow
National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (AIST)
- Investigated data mapping techniques for a music-exploring app UI.
- Evaluated the results of different algorithms using YouTube music video data and a million song data set.
Project History
Wink App
Meh
LearnMoji
Soundroid
Data Dash Data Portal
Education
Master of Science Degree in Computer Science
University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA (USA)
Master of Arts Degree in Neuroscience
University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA (USA)
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Neuroscience
University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA (USA)
Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Performance
University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA (USA)
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Otto, REST APIs, Retrofit, Foursquare API, Google Maps API, Node.js, Google Maps
Tools
Adobe Photoshop, GitHub, Jekyll, Android Studio, Git, IntelliJ IDEA, Sublime Text, Tableau, Looker, PhpMyAdmin, MATLAB, Trello, Slack, Adobe Illustrator, RubyMine
Languages
SQL, Java, PHP, Python, R, Ruby
Platforms
Android, Firebase, MacOS, Parse, OS X, Apache Pig, Amazon EC2
Storage
MySQL, Redshift, NoSQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3)
Paradigms
RESTful Development, Agile
Frameworks
Hadoop, Smarty, Android SDK, React Native, Ruby on Rails (RoR)
Other
Google Material Design, OkHttp, Twofish
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