University of Colorado Boulder

Engineering at Plaid

Brooklyn, New York, United States

At Plaid, our mission is to empower innovators by delivering access to the financial system. Our financial data network is used by the largest names in fintech and by Fortune 50 companies to power connectivity with banks and other financial institutions. One in four people with a U.S. bank account have used Plaid to connect to their favorite financial services applications.

Plaid

Engineering

Quovo

Frontend Engineer

Software Developer with the Transit Team, where I built transit-focused products such as:
-  IxNConnect, a transit-oriented CMS platform
-  Passenger information kiosks for multiple transit agencies, including the MTA (New York), VTA (Santa Clara), and SEPTA (Philadelphia)

Primary responsibilities:
-  Build frontend applications using React and Redux
-  Build backend services using Python and Django
-  Manage build pipeline using Buildkite, Code Climate, Docker, and AWS
-  Maintain dashboard for monitoring system health using Splunk

Intersection Co.

Design Technologist III

A hybrid role where I worked with the Systems Engineering, DevOps, and Networking teams.

-  Managed the fleet of 150+ kiosks on the MTA network
-  Researched and piloted password managers for a company-wide rollout

Control Group

Junior Infrastructure Engineer

I am the Technical Account Manager for Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, a 250-user, LGBT-focused clinic in Chelsea. I am deployed full-time at Callen-Lorde, where I serve as the Manager of Technology Services.

As Technical Account Manager, I act as a primary point of contact between Callen-Lorde and Control Group. I make sure that Callen-Lorde's needs are met and expectations are exceeded, and work to make sure their IT infrastructure continues to expand and improve as the organization grows.

As Manager of Technology Services, I train and manage IT support staff from Control Group, administer the workstations, servers, and phone systems, manage and implement IT infrastructure projects, maintain vendor relations, and provide front-line support to the clinic staff.

Technical Account Manager

Deployed full-time at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, providing front-line support to the clinic. Provided AD, server, and phone administration. Fixed printers, workstations, and phones, occasionally employing creative fixes involving scotch tape and post-it notes.

Evan Dean