Paige Begun
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Limited working proficiency
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Experience
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Cooke & Associates
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United States
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Security and Investigations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Background Administrator
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Feb 2023 - Present
- Assisted private investigators certified in California’s Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T) with conducting background investigations on applicants to local police and fire departments. - Examined final reports for both grammatical errors and factual inconsistencies with a sharp eye for details. Independently followed up on any identified factual discrepancies. - Balanced a multitude of tasks with varying priorities and tight deadlines. - Maintained confidentiality of sensitive applicant data. Show less
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Veeva Systems
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Software Engineer
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Apr 2021 - Nov 2022
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and develop APIs. - Participated in a fast-paced Agile work environment. - Wrote technical designs based on product managers’ initial product designs. Led technical design reviews with team members and responded to advice, criticism, and feedback accordingly. - Investigated defects/bugs with intensity. Provided detailed reports on the cause, severity, and potential fixes for each bug, as well as the pros and cons of implementing each fix. - Ran SQL queries on large databases to explore performance trends of high-traffic software applications. Evaluated findings to identify potential optimization points within software systems. Documented analyses with tables, charts, and written reports. - Automated unit and integration testing with tools such as JUnit and Cucumber.- Proactively furthered my own knowledge base of various software tools and languages by following tutorials and reading documentation and textbooks. - Guided younger engineers by tactfully providing technical and professional advice where possible. Show less
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Associate Software Engineer
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Apr 2019 - Apr 2021
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Veeva Systems
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Intern Software Engineer
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Jun 2018 - Sep 2018
- Assisted the Veeva Align team in debugging and developing software for the 18R2 release.\ - Made updates to metadata objects using Veeva’s own Metadata Definition Language. - Created a secret web page to print the contents of the cache in an easy-to-read format. - Added ability to simultaneously deploy multiple instances of the Align app through an online UI. - Participated in code reviews and thrice-weekly stand-up meetings. - Assisted the Veeva Align team in debugging and developing software for the 18R2 release.\ - Made updates to metadata objects using Veeva’s own Metadata Definition Language. - Created a secret web page to print the contents of the cache in an easy-to-read format. - Added ability to simultaneously deploy multiple instances of the Align app through an online UI. - Participated in code reviews and thrice-weekly stand-up meetings.
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Mobile App Development Intern
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Jun 2017 - Sep 2017
- Independently designed and built a mobile app using Java and XML (through Android Studio). - Connected app to a medical device via Bluetooth. - Implemented a procedure to notify emergency contacts in case of abnormal readings. - Independently designed and built a mobile app using Java and XML (through Android Studio). - Connected app to a medical device via Bluetooth. - Implemented a procedure to notify emergency contacts in case of abnormal readings.
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McDonald's
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United States
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Restaurants
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700 & Above Employee
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Team Member
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Jul 2015 - Sep 2015
- Accurately operated the cash register and front counter in a fast-paced setting. - Effectively communicated with peers and customers in English and Spanish. - Employee of the month, August 2015. - Accurately operated the cash register and front counter in a fast-paced setting. - Effectively communicated with peers and customers in English and Spanish. - Employee of the month, August 2015.
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Education
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University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science