Edwin Mak
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Natalya Hirth
Edwin and I worked together on the product team at Lingo Live. I was the sole product designer, and he was the Head of Engineering for a team of 1-3 other engineers. Together we built a new B2B SaaS coaching platform from scratch in under a year. I’ve always been impressed by Edwin’s out-of-the-box thinking. He looks at complex problems from novel angles, and often pipes up in meetings with ideas that no one has thought of before. Edwin is also thoughtful and efficient with day-to-day project work. He points out potential technical issues early on and works with the rest of the team to find work-arounds, and he completes his project tasks quickly and thoroughly, and takes the time to ask questions or review them when necessary, which I always appreciated. I never reported to Edwin directly, but I know that his team appreciated his leadership and support, and I appreciated how he kept everyone on track when he ran meetings, and he took the time to really take in and empathize with what I was saying when I brought up design concerns. I’m excited for Edwin to spread his wings in his new startup role, and I think he’s an asset to any team he joins.
Pedro Matriciano
I had the pleasure of working with Edwin at Lingo Live, and I can say without hesitation that he is a top-notch humorist with a fantastic sense for developing (maybe I got these the other way around). Though we worked in different departments, every interaction I had with Edwin was positive and enjoyable. He is extremely knowledgeable and always willing to lend a hand when needed. In addition to his technical skills, Edwin's love for cats is infectious and always brings a smile to those around him. I would highly recommend Edwin to anyone looking for a talented developer with a great personality.
Natalya Hirth
Edwin and I worked together on the product team at Lingo Live. I was the sole product designer, and he was the Head of Engineering for a team of 1-3 other engineers. Together we built a new B2B SaaS coaching platform from scratch in under a year. I’ve always been impressed by Edwin’s out-of-the-box thinking. He looks at complex problems from novel angles, and often pipes up in meetings with ideas that no one has thought of before. Edwin is also thoughtful and efficient with day-to-day project work. He points out potential technical issues early on and works with the rest of the team to find work-arounds, and he completes his project tasks quickly and thoroughly, and takes the time to ask questions or review them when necessary, which I always appreciated. I never reported to Edwin directly, but I know that his team appreciated his leadership and support, and I appreciated how he kept everyone on track when he ran meetings, and he took the time to really take in and empathize with what I was saying when I brought up design concerns. I’m excited for Edwin to spread his wings in his new startup role, and I think he’s an asset to any team he joins.
Pedro Matriciano
I had the pleasure of working with Edwin at Lingo Live, and I can say without hesitation that he is a top-notch humorist with a fantastic sense for developing (maybe I got these the other way around). Though we worked in different departments, every interaction I had with Edwin was positive and enjoyable. He is extremely knowledgeable and always willing to lend a hand when needed. In addition to his technical skills, Edwin's love for cats is infectious and always brings a smile to those around him. I would highly recommend Edwin to anyone looking for a talented developer with a great personality.
Natalya Hirth
Edwin and I worked together on the product team at Lingo Live. I was the sole product designer, and he was the Head of Engineering for a team of 1-3 other engineers. Together we built a new B2B SaaS coaching platform from scratch in under a year. I’ve always been impressed by Edwin’s out-of-the-box thinking. He looks at complex problems from novel angles, and often pipes up in meetings with ideas that no one has thought of before. Edwin is also thoughtful and efficient with day-to-day project work. He points out potential technical issues early on and works with the rest of the team to find work-arounds, and he completes his project tasks quickly and thoroughly, and takes the time to ask questions or review them when necessary, which I always appreciated. I never reported to Edwin directly, but I know that his team appreciated his leadership and support, and I appreciated how he kept everyone on track when he ran meetings, and he took the time to really take in and empathize with what I was saying when I brought up design concerns. I’m excited for Edwin to spread his wings in his new startup role, and I think he’s an asset to any team he joins.
Pedro Matriciano
I had the pleasure of working with Edwin at Lingo Live, and I can say without hesitation that he is a top-notch humorist with a fantastic sense for developing (maybe I got these the other way around). Though we worked in different departments, every interaction I had with Edwin was positive and enjoyable. He is extremely knowledgeable and always willing to lend a hand when needed. In addition to his technical skills, Edwin's love for cats is infectious and always brings a smile to those around him. I would highly recommend Edwin to anyone looking for a talented developer with a great personality.
Natalya Hirth
Edwin and I worked together on the product team at Lingo Live. I was the sole product designer, and he was the Head of Engineering for a team of 1-3 other engineers. Together we built a new B2B SaaS coaching platform from scratch in under a year. I’ve always been impressed by Edwin’s out-of-the-box thinking. He looks at complex problems from novel angles, and often pipes up in meetings with ideas that no one has thought of before. Edwin is also thoughtful and efficient with day-to-day project work. He points out potential technical issues early on and works with the rest of the team to find work-arounds, and he completes his project tasks quickly and thoroughly, and takes the time to ask questions or review them when necessary, which I always appreciated. I never reported to Edwin directly, but I know that his team appreciated his leadership and support, and I appreciated how he kept everyone on track when he ran meetings, and he took the time to really take in and empathize with what I was saying when I brought up design concerns. I’m excited for Edwin to spread his wings in his new startup role, and I think he’s an asset to any team he joins.
Pedro Matriciano
I had the pleasure of working with Edwin at Lingo Live, and I can say without hesitation that he is a top-notch humorist with a fantastic sense for developing (maybe I got these the other way around). Though we worked in different departments, every interaction I had with Edwin was positive and enjoyable. He is extremely knowledgeable and always willing to lend a hand when needed. In addition to his technical skills, Edwin's love for cats is infectious and always brings a smile to those around him. I would highly recommend Edwin to anyone looking for a talented developer with a great personality.
Credentials
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Site Reliability Engineering: Measuring and Managing Reliability
CourseraJan, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
Sumo Logic Certified Fundamentals
Sumo LogicJun, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Sumo Logic Certified Search Mastery
Sumo LogicJun, 2020- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Strety
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Technology Officer
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Feb 2023 - Present
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Lingo Live
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United States
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Professional Training and Coaching
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead Software Engineer
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Jul 2022 - Feb 2023
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Head Of Engineering
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Jun 2021 - Jul 2022
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Lead Software Engineer
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Oct 2019 - Jun 2021
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Senior Software Engineer
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Oct 2018 - Sep 2019
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Software Engineer
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Mar 2018 - Oct 2018
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Ruby for Good
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United States
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Volunteer Technical Project Manager
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Jan 2020 - Jan 2023
Drive technical choices for the philanthropic open-source Ruby On Rails project Human Essentials. Human Essentials is a web application that serves to facilitate relationships and transactions between Supply Banks that have diapers, foods, and other supplies to Partners that need them. Drive technical choices for the philanthropic open-source Ruby On Rails project Human Essentials. Human Essentials is a web application that serves to facilitate relationships and transactions between Supply Banks that have diapers, foods, and other supplies to Partners that need them.
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Homer Logistics
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United States
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Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Engineer
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May 2014 - Mar 2018
Creating an optimized system for local delivery logistics in urban environments. Working to solve the logistical problem that is delivery. Continuously improving and implementing better software to get our workforce from point A to point B in the quickest, safest way possible. Developed the software that got the company going and currently developing the next generation of software for Homer. My role as a software engineer include developing and implementing logistics algorithms to improve efficiency of delivery fulfillment, build and maintain web applications using full stack knowledge, and performing data analytics on in-house data. Show less
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City College of New York
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Biomedical Engineering Mentor
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Aug 2012 - Aug 2014
Simultaneously managed multiple (up to 6) teams of undergraduate Biomedical Engineering senior students tasked with solving healthcare issues proposed by clients based in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City College Of New York, and New York University. Students were instructed to construct functional prototypes to remedy the problems posed by the clients within the time frame of a year using limited resources. Within this time frame, I provided teams with guidance on product management, design inputs, and R&D. Each team presented a final functional prototype that inspired their clients to continue the project further. One project is currently patent pending. Show less
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Development Engineer
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Jan 2012 - Nov 2013
Research & development of user-friendly wireless pulse oximeters utilized in clinical surgical procedures (refer to ClinicalTrails.gov identifier NCT01551433). • Translated physician needs into feasible engineering design inputs. • Design & developed the embedded software, printed circuit boards, computer assisted models, device prototypes. • Established quality control methods to ensure that the devices were acceptable prior to clinical trial usage. Research & development of user-friendly wireless pulse oximeters utilized in clinical surgical procedures (refer to ClinicalTrails.gov identifier NCT01551433). • Translated physician needs into feasible engineering design inputs. • Design & developed the embedded software, printed circuit boards, computer assisted models, device prototypes. • Established quality control methods to ensure that the devices were acceptable prior to clinical trial usage.
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Engineer
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Aug 2011 - May 2012
Contributed to the research & developed a novel research device to study the effects of cyclic bending on rodent spines at varying frequencies and magnitudes. This project was sponsored by Dr. James Itradis, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and was tasked to a team comprised of myself and three other colleague engineers. R&D of this project lasted for a time frame of approximately ~1 year. During this time frame, I developed and programmed a mechanical electronics system using the Arduino hardware platform. In addition, a user-friendly graphics user interface to control the device. Dynamic behavior of this mechanical system was analyzed using MATLAB image processing techniques. This functional prototype was presented and delivered to the sponsor at the end of the R&D time frame. The sponsor expressed satisfaction and a desire to continue this device's development. Show less
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Weill Cornell Medical College
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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Computational Researcher
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Jun 2011 - Jan 2012
Researched the dynamic behavior of syntaxin, a membrane protein that may be involved in a multitude of mental sicknesses, during signal transduction through MARTINI parameter molecular dynamics simulations. Developed TCL-based scripts to analyze simulated behaviors. Researched the dynamic behavior of syntaxin, a membrane protein that may be involved in a multitude of mental sicknesses, during signal transduction through MARTINI parameter molecular dynamics simulations. Developed TCL-based scripts to analyze simulated behaviors.
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Brookhaven National Laboratory
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United States
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Intern Researcher
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Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
Researched the influence of micro-structure on the thermoelectric properties of bismuth telluride doped with antimony. Fabricated thermoelectric materials with differing micro-structures and measured their efficiency using a Quantum Design Physical Properties Measurement System. Results and conclusions were presented to resident physicists. Researched the influence of micro-structure on the thermoelectric properties of bismuth telluride doped with antimony. Fabricated thermoelectric materials with differing micro-structures and measured their efficiency using a Quantum Design Physical Properties Measurement System. Results and conclusions were presented to resident physicists.
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Education
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2012 - 2014
City University of New York City College
Master of Science (MS), Biomedical/Medical Engineering -
2006 - 2012
City University of New York City College
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Biomedical Engineer
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