“John is a role model colleague and software engineer. His passion for continuously learning and integrating new knowledge has always left me in awe, inspiring me to adopt a similar approach in my own work. Beyond his technical expertise, John frequently takes initiative. I often saw him stepping up to assist others (including myself) even when it’s not required. It is also common for John to encourage and uplift those around him, sharing resources, offering guidance, and engaging in insightful conversations that foster growth. John’s generosity with his time and knowledge has a left an imprint and raised the bar on what I perceive to be a 10x engineer. Any team, and I mean any team who has John is beyond lucky to have such an incredible contributor.”
About
Hi, I'm John, a Senior Software Engineer with a decade of experience building, deploying,…
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Cleaning up my linkedin and digging through my projects to professionalize it from 5 years ago till now really hits me in the face with the amount of…
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Experience
Education
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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
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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
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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.
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JohnSolly.dev
A personal website and portfolio built using Astro.js. S3 + CloudFront for static content. All front-end reactivity is vanilla JS. Yum
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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.
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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.
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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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IFPS-stac
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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.
Other creators
Honors & Awards
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1st Place CrossFit Male Intermediate Grit Series Championship
Crossfit Hogback
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Distinguished Service Award
U.C.S.B. Geography Department
Awarded for service to the department through research and contributions to the Interactive Campus Map.
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Outstanding Achievement as a Geography Major
U.C.S.B. Geography Department
Awarded for maintaining above a 3.5 GPA in the major.
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Dance medal (2nd place)
Cotillion Dance Club
Won Second Place in the Newcomer Swing category. Finalist in 4 other dances, Tango, Salsa, Waltz, foxtrot
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Distinguished Service Award
UCSB Geography Department
Awarded for volunteer work with the the geography department through events such as Spring Insight.
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Dean's List
Sierra College
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Golden State Seal Merit Diploma
State of California
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President's List
Sierra College
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Rotary Club Scholarship ($1000)
Rotary Club of Grass Valley
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Sierra Club Scholarship ($1000)
Sierra Club, Mother Lode Chapter
Awarded scholarship for commitment to conservation.
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Valedictorian
Ghidotti Early College High School
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George Grant Radcliff Scholarship ($1500)
George Grant Radcliff
Organizations
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Open Source Society University (OSSU)
Discord Moderator
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GMU Underwater Hockey
Member
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ASPRS Student Chapter, George Mason University
President
-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.
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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
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Cotillion Dance Club, UC Santa Barbara
Member
-Competed in Cotillion's Beach Ball dancesport competition, winning 2nd place in the swing dancing category.
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Geography Club, UC Santa Barbara
Member
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