Kyle M. Niewiada
kyle@kyleniewiada.orgEducation
BS, Computer Science; Grand Valley State University
2012 - 2016
- GPA: 3.503
Experience
Senior Full Stack Developer at Gordon Food Service
Nov 2021 - Present
- Guides conversations between product owners and developers to arrive at the realistic solution for everyone
- Leads and reviews technical discussions for our code
- Organizes and defines work for developers on the team
- Continually manages and upgrades Terraform/Helm/Kubernetes apis
Full Stack Developer at Gordon Food Service
Jul 2019 - Nov 2021
- Augmented support by building a machine learning model to correctly detect chat sentiment and react accordingly
- Managed and upgraded older Terraform/Helm configurations for transient workloads in Kubernetes clusters
- Designed and built an asynchronous live chat solution inside of an app to work with a non-asynchronous chat provider
- Built multilingual functionality with Gordon Now Chat to serve customers across the US and Canada
Associate Software Engineer at Gordon Food Service
Jun 2017 - Jul 2019
- Architected and built a chatbot that switches seamlessly between AI and a human when necessary
- Provided unique digital dialogue opportunities for customers to place orders with an AI agent using only their voice
- Captured customers’ interests with a recipe tool enabling food organization and reducing food waste
- Created custom integration jobs between different company platforms
Consultant at Hepfer & Associates, PLLC
Sep 2016 - Jun 2017
- Import and investigate raw data from company databases
- Search for behavioral anomalies and trends
- Present data in a meaningful way
Coach for Grandville RoboDawgs Weather Balloon Program
May 2016 - Jul 2016
- Assisted underclassmen RoboDawg students transitioning to leadership positions in the robotics program
- Directed students to program Python on Raspberry Pi units and collect data from their weather balloon launches
AP Computer Science Tutor
May 2016 - Jun 2016
- 1 on 1 tutoring in preparation for the AP Computer Science Exam
Technical skills
Jekyll
- Setup, modify, and maintain this Jekyll website
- Source code
Language Experience:
- Java
- Kotlin
- Angular
- React Native
- SQL
- HTML/CSS
Technical Experience:
- GCP
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Helm
- Jenkins
- Cloud Build
- GitHub/GitLab
Language Familiarity:
- Python
- Liquid
- TI-Basic
Technical Familiarity:
- Spring Boot
- Dynatrace
- Apigee
Honors
Eagle Scout
2009
- Received silver, gold, and bronze palms
- Requires an additional five merit badges (beyond the required 21 for Eagle) for each palm, and a three-month observance between each palm. This must occur before a scout’s 18th birthday to be eligible.
Projects
Monitoring Electric Dryer State Using a CT Clamp
- How I now monitor my aging 240V electric dryer with a CT clamp to send a notification when the cycle is complete
- Blog post
Fixed Controller Input on Xbox Emulator Project
- Traced through machine instructions to discover a compiler was padding an extra byte into memory causing many games to reject controller input
- Blog post
- GitHub PR
Enhanced the Jekyll SEO Tag Plugin
- Contributed to the open source Jekyll SEO Tag plugin introducing new functionality with SEO tags
- GitHub PR
Rebuilt Zelda Save File
- Rebuilt a Zelda Ocarina of Time save file after discovering the checksum algorithm
- Used a GameShark with a parallel port to interface with the N64 cartridge, dump the ram, and recalculate the checksum
- Open source checksum calculator
- Blog post
Restoration with 3D Printing
- Restored a vintage amplifier using 3D printing
- An old piece for my 1970s amplifier broke and I used 3D printing to complement my restoration project
- Blog post
Reverse Engineered my Desk Remote
- Reverse engineered remote codes to my Steelcase electric desk
- Discovered and documented the remote codes with explanations to each setting
- Blog post
Updated March, 2023