Hoang Nguyen
Welcome to my portfolio website!
About me
My name is Hoang. I am a senior CS student at the University of Georgia.
I am a dedicated Android software engineer, passionate about crafting exceptional mobile experiences that seamlessly blend innovation and user-centric design.
Skills
Kotlin
3+ yrs
Java
4+ yrs
C#
3+ yrs
Javascript
3+ yrs
Typescript
3+ yrs
C/C++
1+ yrs
Python
1+ yrs
Swift
1+ yrs
MySQL
2+ yrs
Jetpack Libraries
3+ yrs
Jetpack Compose
2+ yrs
Android SDK
2+ yrs
Reactive (RxJava)
2+ yrs
Automated Testing
1+ yrs
Education
• Relevant coursework: Software Engineering, Data Structure, Algorithms, Database Management.
• Developed the UGA Pre-Professional Planner app, empowering pre-health and pre-law students to effortlessly manage and document their co-curricular experiences throughout their application cycle.
• Crafted the creation of comprehensive development, staging, and production workflows utilizing CI/CD pipelines through Bitrise. This automation seamlessly facilitated app distribution to the testing team and the streamlined deployment of the app on Google Play.
Play Store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.uga.ppaobulldawgapp
Experiences
• Enhanced the user experience of the Alarm.com Customer App by integrating Offline Device indicators on both the Dashboard and Device Specific screens for all Alarm.com Smart Home/Business Devices. This improvement includes clear indications of offline status and provides users with options for recovery and troubleshooting.
• Collaborated on the .NET application to facilitate the transmission of Offline Status information to mobile clients. Additionally, implemented a Permissions API for Feature Gating, streamlining the testing process for the team.
• Demonstrated proficiency in writing comprehensive unit tests for newly implemented features within the backend .NET application and the Android client.
• Upgraded the Android Permissions API by refactoring the deprecated version to the new runtime Permissions API. This upgrade enabled seamless access to media storage and camera permissions, enhancing the functionality of a myriad of app features.
• Spearheaded the development of the Washington Post Wear App on Wear OS, bringing feature-rich experience including article browsing, article text-to-speech, podcast playback, paywall integration, push notifications, watch face complications, and mobile-wear intercommunication.
• Collaborated in the continuous evolution of the Washington Post app, contributing expertise to enhance its features and performance on both Android and Amazon devices.
• Engineered and integrated a video countdown timer and auto-advancing capabilities into the app's Vertical Video feature, delivering captivating visual storytelling content. This innovation catered to younger subscribers familiar with similar experiences on alternate platforms.
• Designed and implemented Call-to-Action links in the project Immersion Carousel, providing users with an immersive news coverage experience. This initiative resulted in a notable increase in the Click-Through Rate (CTR) for Top Stories, surging from 62% to an impressive 67%, and raised the percentage of users exposed to at least half of the Top Stories headlines from 30% to a significant 40%.