John Solly

John Solly

Greater Philadelphia
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About

Hi, I'm John, a Senior Software Engineer with a decade of experience building, deploying,…

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Experience

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    HazardHub (a Guidewire offering)

    California, United States

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    Washington DC-Baltimore Area

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    College Park, Maryland, United States

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    Boise, Idaho, United States

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    Redlands, California, United States

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    Vienna, Virginia, United States

Education

  • Open Source Society University Graphic

    Open Source Society University

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    Activities and Societies: Moderator of OSSU Discord Community Lead and creator of OSSU cohorts

    The OSSU curriculum is a complete education in computer science using online materials. It is designed according to the degree requirements of undergraduate computer science majors, minus general education (non-CS) requirements.

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    Activities and Societies: Azucar Salsa Club, member Ballroom Club, member Swing Club, treasurer Student ASPRS chapter, President

    • Winner of Science Slam's preliminary research competition
    • TA for several undergraduate and graduate GIS courses
    • Research assistant for the Center for Location Science. Thesis on 'Team Spatial Cognition' funded by the Army Research Institute.

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    Activities and Societies: Geography Club Cotillion Dance Club Excursion Club

    • Created a custom Java application for the UCSB Associated Students to survey bike accidents on campus. I presented results and recommendations in a committee meeting to inform decisions on installing new roundabouts.

    • Interned in the Space Time for a Knowledge Organization (STKO) lab to create a Python script for semantic analysis and categorization of Twitter data.

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    A.S. degree in Natural Science before graduating High School.

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    Activities and Societies: Key Club, Ultimate Frisbee club, Music Appreciation Society (President)

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

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    Geography Awareness Week

    National Geographic

    - 1 month

    Education

    Gave a presentation to a 6th grade class in Santa Barbara about weather in California.

Projects

  • HackMyCareer.lol

    HackMyCareer.lol is a platform designed to enhance job seekers' prospects that leverages AWS CloudFormation for scalable infrastructure management, Amazon S3 for efficient content storage, Astro.js for building fast and content-focused web pages, vanilla JavaScript for dynamic client-side interactions, and Transformers.js for advanced natural language processing tasks directly in the browser.

  • JohnSolly.dev

    A personal website and portfolio built using Astro.js. S3 + CloudFront for static content. All front-end reactivity is vanilla JS. Yum

  • U.S. Government Spending Application

    This serverless Vue.js dashboard, used by the U.S. Census Bureau, empowers non-technical decision-makers by streamlining demographic and geospatial data analysis. I led the development of Vue.js components, creating responsive UI elements for easy data visualization. On the backend, I implemented Python Lambda functions for ETL processes, converting census shapefiles into PMTILES vector tiles. Additionally, I set up Amazon API Gateway to proxy API requests to third-party and internal APIs, with…

    This serverless Vue.js dashboard, used by the U.S. Census Bureau, empowers non-technical decision-makers by streamlining demographic and geospatial data analysis. I led the development of Vue.js components, creating responsive UI elements for easy data visualization. On the backend, I implemented Python Lambda functions for ETL processes, converting census shapefiles into PMTILES vector tiles. Additionally, I set up Amazon API Gateway to proxy API requests to third-party and internal APIs, with internal APIs connected to S3 for efficient data retrieval and storage.

  • Vietnam Low Carbon Emissions Planner

    A serverless application deployed on Amazon services using Terraform, I was crucial in developing dynamic model output functionality and adding Admin CRUD operations via AWS Cognito. I focused on transforming complex Excel data into an engaging, interactive web platform. This significantly enhanced user interaction and understanding, effectively visualizing Vietnam's strategies for carbon emission reduction.

  • Web3 Geospatial Dashboard

    • Web3 GeoDashboardis a web3 mapping application that provides an intuitive 'at a glance' view of geospatial data stored in Filecoin deals. This platform is engineered with a multi-tiered storage solution, utilizing Hot (Amazon S3), Warm (IPFS), and Cold (Filecoin) data storage layers to serve data efficiently and cost-effectively. Users can easily access, analyze, and download diverse datasets, with the added capability to securely conduct imagery transactions using integrated crypto wallet…

    • Web3 GeoDashboardis a web3 mapping application that provides an intuitive 'at a glance' view of geospatial data stored in Filecoin deals. This platform is engineered with a multi-tiered storage solution, utilizing Hot (Amazon S3), Warm (IPFS), and Cold (Filecoin) data storage layers to serve data efficiently and cost-effectively. Users can easily access, analyze, and download diverse datasets, with the added capability to securely conduct imagery transactions using integrated crypto wallet features.

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  • GeoAsteroids.com

    GeoAsteroids is a GIS-themed, open-source 2D spaceship game developed in TypeScript. The game offers engaging features such as asteroids of different sizes, a comprehensive scoring system, and a spaceship with a laser and a thruster. Global high scores are managed through serverless MongoDB, while CRUD operations are performed using Vercel serverless functions. Emphasizing quality, the codebase maintains over 90% code coverage, complementing a streamlined CI/CD pipeline that ensures consistent…

    GeoAsteroids is a GIS-themed, open-source 2D spaceship game developed in TypeScript. The game offers engaging features such as asteroids of different sizes, a comprehensive scoring system, and a spaceship with a laser and a thruster. Global high scores are managed through serverless MongoDB, while CRUD operations are performed using Vercel serverless functions. Emphasizing quality, the codebase maintains over 90% code coverage, complementing a streamlined CI/CD pipeline that ensures consistent and trustworthy deployment. If contributing or playing a round interests you, you're welcome to visit Geoasteroids.com.

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    Wrote 45% of the code for ipfs-stac, a Python package that seamlessly integrates STAC (SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog) with IPFS (InterPlanetary File System). This integration facilitates interaction with IPFS assets stored on STAC servers through native Python objects, enhancing accessibility and usability of geospatial data within the web3 ecosystem.

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Honors & Awards

  • 1st Place CrossFit Male Intermediate Grit Series Championship

    Crossfit Hogback

  • Distinguished Service Award

    U.C.S.B. Geography Department

    Awarded for service to the department through research and contributions to the Interactive Campus Map.

  • Outstanding Achievement as a Geography Major

    U.C.S.B. Geography Department

    Awarded for maintaining above a 3.5 GPA in the major.

  • Dance medal (2nd place)

    Cotillion Dance Club

    Won Second Place in the Newcomer Swing category. Finalist in 4 other dances, Tango, Salsa, Waltz, foxtrot

  • Distinguished Service Award

    UCSB Geography Department

    Awarded for volunteer work with the the geography department through events such as Spring Insight.

  • Dean's List

    Sierra College

  • Golden State Seal Merit Diploma

    State of California

  • President's List

    Sierra College

  • Rotary Club Scholarship ($1000)

    Rotary Club of Grass Valley

  • Sierra Club Scholarship ($1000)

    Sierra Club, Mother Lode Chapter

    Awarded scholarship for commitment to conservation.

  • Valedictorian

    Ghidotti Early College High School

  • George Grant Radcliff Scholarship ($1500)

    George Grant Radcliff

Organizations

  • Open Source Society University (OSSU)

    Discord Moderator

    - Present

    As a Moderator for the Open Source Society University's Discord server, I am currently managing a vibrant online community of over 10,000 members, ensuring a respectful learning environment, facilitating peer-to-peer learning, providing curriculum support, and organizing educational events.

  • GMU Underwater Hockey

    Member

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  • ASPRS Student Chapter, George Mason University

    President

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    As President of the ASPRS (American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Potomac Region chapter, I led a group of professionals dedicated to advancing photogrammetry, remote sensing, and other geospatial information technologies. I was responsible for strategic planning, organizing educational events, and promoting professional development opportunities. One of my key accomplishments was managing a successful OpenStreetMap HOT OSM mapathon with approximately 100 volunteers.

  • Swing Club, George Mason University

    Treasurer

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  • Azucar Dance Club, George Mason University

    Member

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  • Ballroom Dance Club, George Mason

    Member

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  • Cotillion Dance Club, UC Santa Barbara

    Member

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    Competed in Cotillion's Beach Ball dancesport competition, winning 2nd place in the swing dancing category.

  • Geography Club, UC Santa Barbara

    Member

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