Kevin An

Waterloo, ON · 647 926 0711 · kevin.an@uwaterloo.ca

Hi, welcome to my online portfolio! My name is Kevin An and I'm a recent graduate from the University of Waterloo. Here, you'll find things about me that I couldn't fit on my resume, and you can also see other things I've done (like skydiving!).

Experience

Software Developer in Test and Automation

RideCo

  • Led the end-to-end testing process for several major product version releases, from test planning and management to execution and reporting, using Jira and xRay to ensure early detection of critical issues and reliable software performance
  • Design and implemented an Appium testing framework and infrastructure for writing automated tests to increase testing efficiency and coverage
  • Developed a Python-based simulation program to test product scalability and performance that led to insights on bottlenecks and product improvements
  • Setup and deployed a Jenkins pipeline job to automate simulations runs, resulting in increased maintainability and flexibility for testing use cases
  • Configured and maintained a comprehensive Postman collection to facilitate the development of automated API tests to reduce manual testing time and effort

I was lucky to be featured in a spotlight video - check out the video below to learn more about my position!

January 2021 - August 2021 May 2022 - Current

QA Engineer

HelloGbye

  • Developed an internal platform using Python, Bitbucket and Git to facilitate testing and developing of new features and algorithms
  • Provided recommendations for product optimization through analysis of large data sets and raw data
  • Prototyped software functionalities through Adobe Experience Design to demonstrate its use cases and importance
  • Collaborated with senior developers to drive new product ideas by analyzing its UI/UX

January 2020 - April 2020

Quality Assurance Analyst

SSIMWAVE

  • Conducted front/back-end tests to determine the readiness of the product through the use of Oracle VirtualBox, LXD and MySQL
  • Documented software bugs using TestRail and Jira to include critical information for developers to solve the problem efficiently
  • Provided actionable feedback to effectively on-board new hires by reviewing current on-boarding processes and documents
  • Created new testing procedures and test cases on local test environments to validate product performance

September 2019 - December 2019

Competitive Intelligence Student

BlackBerry

  • Coordinated and led a competitive insight project for SecuSUITE's soft-launch using exceptional organization and time management skills
  • Established suggested MSRP pricing for new products by investigating its industry and market size to keep a competitive price
  • Delivered recommendations for the product roadmap by assessing its features to further improve the product
  • Developed competitive insights to support BlackBerry product, marketing and sales team through market research

Janurary 2019 - April 2019

Digital Media Intern

University of Waterloo

  • Analyzed and interpreted digital assets surrounding the Faculty of Engineering to provide suggestions to improve student engagement
  • Generated monthly reports through Google Analytics and presented findings to the Marketing and Communications team
  • Created and managed multiple research Engineering sites on the uWaterloo directory using WCMS, based on Drupal
  • Optimized and improved the process of mass data collection by determining the best algorithmic approach

May 2018 - August 2018

Managing Director

University of Waterloo Nanorobotics Group

  • Acquired over $4000 in funding for equipment purchases through presentations and written proposals to sponsors
  • Produced analytical data and graphs from our site to provide insights of our visitors by implementing Google Analytics
  • Streamlined security and access management through the migration of all documents onto a controlled and managed account
  • Recruited, interviewed and on-boarded new team members to expand and drive the team forward

Janurary 2019 - December 2019


Education

University of Waterloo

Bachelor of Applied Science
Nanotechnology Engineering, Class of 2022
September 2017 - April 2022

Chaminade College School

Information Technology SHSM
September 2013 - June 2017

Interests

Besides being a full-time student, I really enjoy playing badminton, ultimate frisbee and Spikeball! I've played competitive badminton since 2015 on my high school team, then in the UW Badminton Club at university. I started frisbee and Spikeball in university when my friends introduced it to me, and I have been loving it since! The middle image was our intramural ultimate frisbee team in Spring 2019.

Kevin holding frisbee
Summer 2019 Ultimate Frisbee team
Kevin holding spikeball

Original Works

Edited by Me

I am an avid video editor and I love making vlogs. I love to travel but unfortunately it is expensive so the places I've been to are limited, but I always try to make some sort of video to remember it! I use Adobe Premiere Pro, PhotoShop, and a bit of After Effects for a lot of my creative work.

I believe that Tik Tok (almost) single-handedly normalized short videos in portrait format and this was a perfect platform for vlogs because of its low commitment to production quality. That's not to say that the videos are low quality, but the voiceover format mitigates any audio quality concerns while filming. Here's a 3 part vlog I filmed when I went to New York for a weekend - we toured popular places, ate lots of food, and biked around Central Park!


Something I always thought about since the start of university was what sort of graduation trip I'd want to go on. There was a lot to consider such as accommodations for larger groups, dietary restrictions and activities. With all that, we decided on an all-inclusive resort in Punta Cana because it would be the most flexible for everyone. We went in May 2022 for 7 days and it was a fantastic trip - see the vlog below!


One of the most exciting things I've done so far was skydiving! I have always wanted to skydive but I didn't meet anyone who wanted to until I attended university. I edited this video with the footage the camerawoman filmed on my jump down.


Hong Kong was the first time I traveled outside of North America and I went with one of my friends. It was an extremely long flight but I was able to experience a lot familiar foods at a whole new level. The video was my first attempt at a travel vlog and it is on the lengthier side, but there are timestamps if you're interested!


A quick way for me to keep up my hobby of video editing is creating short parodies of pre-existing videos, such as The Office opening. This idea actually came to me when I saw a similar edit on Instagram for the Toronto Raptors and I thought this would be a funny video to showcase my friends.



Created by Me

Web design has always been one of my interests ever since I created a WordPress site for my high school project. After my first coop with the Faculty of Engineering at UW, I was able to work on many projects for clients and school-related projects. I created a new personal portfolio (this site!) to showcase myself and my skills. This website was built using a Bootstrap template that I personalized and tweaked.

Below are some examples of my work!

Kevin An Logo

Personal Portfolio

September 2020. Built using a Bootstrap template, this was my first attempt at a fully coded website. Previously, I had a site on WordPress but I wanted more flexibility and a personalized design.

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Avenue Nails and Spa Logo

Avenue Nails and Spa

November 2019. Built using WordPress, this website is intended to advertise the business. I worked with the client to plan, create and maintain the website and its contents.

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UWNRG Logo

UW Nanorobotics Group

October 2019. Built using WordPress, this site is intended to showcase our design team. My team and I created mock-ups for the redesign, photographed images and updated the website.

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