Dustin Van Tate Testa

Programming since 2011

C++ & C since 2011

POSIX, pthreads, Qt, GMP, cmake, openmp, GDB, valgrind, etc.

TypeScript & JavaScript since 2014

Node, WebGL, threejs, express, WebAssembly, echarts, Webpack React, etc.

Linux since 2015

Packaging, BASH, SQL, systemd, sockets, nginx, rclone, AWS, docker, etc.

Python since 2013

Flask, PIP, textblob, pygtk, Pandas, etc.

HTML, CSS, JS

Since 2010 I've created 15+ websites

Limited others

Experiments with functional languages like Haskell as well as compilation targets like WebAssembly and MIPS

Other Skills

• Maintaining Linux servers since 2016
• Languages: English, Spanish (conversational), Danish (literate)
• Additional Languages: SQL, REST, RSS, LaTeX, Prolog, Haskell, POVRay, SVG
• Software: Excel, Wings3D, SketchUp, OBS, git, vim, screen, kdenlive
• Hobbies: Aquascaping, CAD/CG, YouTube, Metal Casting, Investing (options)

Recent Employment

Information Security Corporation: Software Engineer (2022.1 - present)

• Improving Linux support for national security critical software
• Working with very large codebases spanning decades of development
• Skills used: C, C++, Linux, Qt, BASH, RHEL, POSIX, layered file systems, cryptography, etc.

Upwork.com: Freelance Software Engineer (2021.5 - 2021.9)

• Worked multiple jobs in various industries while gaining new skills
• Skills used: Software Engineering, Consulting, Full-stack Development, System Administration
• Languages: TypeScript, C, C++, Python, BASH, Haskell, AWS, SQL
• Skills learned: Webpack, Various ORM libraries, Onesignal, Vue, etc.
• Achievements: Upwork's "Rising Talent" and "Top Rated" badges

CAEMate: Software Developer (2020.6 - 2020.12)

• Hired through freelancing site Upwork.com
• Helped refactor a large codebase spanning 5 years of development
• Worked primarily on the 3D editor for westatix.com
• Skills used: JavaScript, WebGL, Webassembly, jQuery, C/C++, Linux, Docker, Git, Threejs, MVC, etc.

StrattyX, Inc.: Senior Software Engineer (2019.4 - 2019.12)

• Reached out to by CEO with a name, a logo, and a dream to democratize algorithmic trading
• Led development of company's software products
• Chose to create a distributed language system to power the company's product
• Pitched Company at TechCrunch Disrupt 2019 where we were finalists
• Spent summer of 2019 building out product at the Harvard Innovation Lab
• Skills used: Startups, Marketing, PM, SWE, AWS, MySQL, Node.js, React Native, Python, React.js, Linux, REST, investing, NLP, AI, etc.

Other Experience

• Active monitor (volunteer) at CBCM (2022 - present)
• Programming Lead For IIT NASA Robotic Mining Competition Team (2019 - 2020)
• IIT Computer Science Teaching Assistant (2019)
• Macon-Bibb Board of Education Technology Apprenticeship (2016 - 2018)
• Programming Lead for Bibb County FRC Team 4941 (2014 - 2018)
• Councellor at Mercer Creative Computer Camps (2016 - 2018)
• Small Business Owner, Elemental Designs (2012 - 2014)
  • Re-cast scrap metal from old electronics into jewelry
  • Recognized by Macon Telegraph as Youngest seller in Macon Arts Gallery
• School News Team (2012-2014; 2016)

Programming languges

• Postfix Haskell

  • A stack-based, pure-functional programming language that compiles to WebAssembly
  • Moving tracing garbage collector included in runtime written by hand in WebAssembly
  • Compiler written in TypeScript 2020-2022: GitHub.com/dvtate/postfix-haskell

• SCL

  • A language with an elegant syntax and powerful event-loop
  • Compiler+VM written in C++ in 2020: GitHub.com/dvtate/SCL
  • Implementation includes custom: Tracing GC, stack-based VM, event-loop, custom parser
• YodaScript: Written in C++ 2016-2019: github.com/dvtate/old-yoda; github.com/dvtate/YodaScript

Corki Bot

• A Discord chatbot with 200k+ users - corki.js.org
• Features a language-based rule-engine, web-portal, RSS subscriptions, game integrations
• Developed 2017-2019: github.com/dvtate/corki

Websites

I've made and contributed to many websites over the years. Here are a few recent ones:

• ResearchInEnglish.com (2023): A website that uses AI to write news articles about emerging research. All research featured is shared under permissive licenses and properly cited.
• XSS.software (2022): A distributed, serverless cloud powered by browser tabs.
• stock chart (2021): A simple stock charting webapp with indiciators.
• xTie.net (2020): A url shortener that uses subdomains instead of folders.
• robobibb.github.io (2017): A website for my robotics team.

Chicago, Illinois | Computer Science | 2018 - 2021

• 2018 Dean's list, Heald Scholar
• Programming Lead for NASA RMC Robotics Team (2019 - 2020)

Howard High School

Macon, Georgia | Foreign Language Pathway | 2014 - 2018

• 3.9 GPA Top 5%, 11 College-level classes
• Highest average: AP Computer Science, AP World History, AP Chemistry