Michael Larson

Michael

Larson

About

Me.

I am a software engineer, specializing in web development. For the last 6 years, I have been developing using JavaScript, Python, C++, and other programming languages.

My

Projects.

WIP: Friend Finder

An under development "social media app". The app matches users who have similar "friend" prefrences. The site utilizes jwt tokens to handle user authentication and uses a central store to manage user state including color theme.
Next.js
JS
React

Microsoft: Astronomalies

A project about gas anomaly detection using machine learning to fuse data from satellites and ground weather stations was recently completed in collaboration with Microsoft for my senior project. This resulted in a cutting-edge solution that combines the advantages of satellite data with the accuracy of ground-based weather stations.
Python
JS
React

Personal Portfolio

My portfolio website, built with JavaScript and React, to showcase my skills and projects. The platform provides a comprehensive overview of my background and offers a window into my talent and expertise, making it the perfect platform to demonstrate the skills to potential employers and clients.
JS
React

March Madness Picker

A for fun project that harnesses publicly available statistics to predict outcomes of March Madness games, it is a novel approach (that didn't perform well this year) to understanding and predicting tournament results.
JS
React

Fantasy Football Standings

A quick project to display fantasy football standings for a fantasy football league.
JS
React

My

Resume.

Education

Washington State University

Bachelors in Software Engineering

Minor in Mathemtics

• Member of the Software Engineering Club and the Association for Computing Machinery

Experience

Software Engineering Intern | Meter Group Inc.

April 2021 to Present

• Created an automated acceptance testing suite using Robot Framework to reduce testing time at release.

• Restructured front end design using JavaScript, CSS, and HTML to fix bugs that affected over 3,000 users.

• Redesigned PostgreSQL queries leading to an over 2000% speed up for front end users.

App Develoment Intern | YumYum Morale

October 2020 to March 2021

• Propelled the creation of a deployable website to facilitate the needs of Yum Yum Morale.

• Coordinated a team of three interns to develop a web-application using Django and Python.

• Shaped the interface of the application by communicating with superiors and implementing their desires.

Teachers Assistant | Washington State University

August 2019 to May 2020

• Guided and facilitated students for both Computer Science 121 and 122.

• Operated a weekly lab session, held biweekly office hours, and graded student's homework.

• Supervised 10 students a semester to a 92% pass rate.

Languages and Skills

• Python• C/C++• Git• JavaScript• HTML• Linux• Django

Related Coursework

• CS 360: Systems Programming in C/C++• CS 321: Object-Oriented Software Principles
• CS 355: Programming Language and Design• CS 350: Design & Analysis of Algorithms

Projects

AI STOCK MARKET TRADER (PERSONAL PROJECT)

Collaborated on a Q-Learning bot that actively trades on the FOREX market. This project was written in python using the Oanda API.

MUSIC VIDEO GENERATOR (WSU HACKATHON 2020)

Directed a small group designing a program that would parse an audio file into words, utilizing Python and the Google Cloud Text-to-Speech API, then convert that into a lyric video that synced up with the song.

MULTITHREADED HASH TABLE (CPT_S 223 PROJECT)

Partnered with a classmate to implement a probing hash table with multithreading which led to 200% faster run times. Implemented a custom hash function and table using C++ and OpenMP.

DJANGO WEBSITE (PERSONAL PROJECT)

Authored a personal website to help find jobs and show off my projects. This project utilized Python and Django web framework. My website is found at https://mike-larson.me/

Contact

Me.