resume_config.toml

[info]
title = "Zachary Spar - Resume"
charset = "UTF-8"
viewport = "width=device-width, initial-scale=1"

[styles]
css = ["https://www.w3schools.com/w3css/4/w3.css", "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto", "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css"]

[body]
class = "w3-light-grey"

[image]
src = ""  # you can either specify an image URL
local = "home/SPAR_headshot.jpeg"  # or a local file within the static folder
alt = "Headshot"

[favicon]
src = ""  # you can either specify an image URL
local = "home/favicon.ico"  # or a local file within the static folder

[personal_info]
name = "Zachary Spar"
position = "Backend Software Engineer"
location = "New York, NY"
email = "zachspar@gmail.com"
phone = "(914) 486-8258"

[tools_frameworks]
list = ["Linux / Unix", "Django (Original / REST / Channels)", "Flask", "Nginx", "AWS", "Git", "Batch / BCP / ETL"]

[languages]
list = ["Python (2 & 3)", "Perl", "C++", "Java", "SQL"]

[[education]]
university = "UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN"
college = "College of Engineering"
location = "Ann Arbor, MI"
year = "2015 - 2019"
degree = "Bachelor of Science in Engineering, May 2019"
major = "Computer Science"

[[work_experience]]
company = "Ampla Technologies, New York, NY"
position = "Software Engineer II - Growth Capital"
duration = "Dec 2021 – Jan 2024"
tasks = [
    "Initiated and executed Growth-Line-of-Credit (GLOC) ACH automation project, achieving flawless daily imports, a 99% audit reconciliation rate for GLOC customers, and enhanced process efficiency",
    "Collaborated closely with Risk team to resolve complex customer-centric issues, implementing comprehensive features and infrastructure improvements to enhance internal processes",
    "Led implementation of SFTP system and standardized incoming Mailchimp webhooks, optimizing data management capabilities and setting the stage for future projects",
    "Maintained open communication and stakeholder collaboration, contributing to improved customer experiences; played a key role in the growth transition from a team of 35 to over 100 employees"
]

[[work_experience]]
company = "MORGAN STANLEY - E*TRADE, New York, NY"
position = "Software Engineer I - Wealth Management Tech"
duration = "Jun 2019 – Dec 2021"
tasks = [
    "Upgraded out-of-date IPO services and interfaces for middle office advisors",
    "Assembled real-time IPO service pipeline for deals and customer orders flowing from E*TRADE to Morgan Stanley",
    "Composed and documented critical daily batch processes for advisor equities, mutual funds, and fees",
    "Delineated and optimized legacy C services",
    "Scripted bulk copy programs to facilitate management fee calculations and analysis",
    "Produced manipulable Job Control Language code generator written in Python"
]

[[work_experience]]
company = "UNDERGROUND SOUND, New York, NY"
position = "Co-Founder & CTO"
duration = "Nov 2020 – Present"
tasks = [
    "Maintained version control, test suites, API & websocket framework documentation, and general application deployments",
    "Implemented fault-tolerant and auto-scaling backend system to run API and websocket servers",
    "Built continuous integration pipeline for staging and production, resulting in zero downtime application updates",
    "On App Store: 'Underground Sound – UGS'"
]

[[work_experience]]
company = "DARKOWL, Denver, CO"
position = "Technology Team Intern"
duration = "Jun 2018 – Sep 2018"
tasks = [
    "Designed plugin transforms analyzing API sourced data to visually display sensitive information on Maltego software platform",
    "Developed client-requested dynamic display of customizable data characteristics using company API",
    "Illustrated client-facing Python library, facilitating access to proprietary DarkOwl API",
    "Optimized internal legacy processes with streamlined programming using Python and Java"
]

[[work_experience]]
company = "ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, New York, NY"
position = "Summer Technology Analyst"
duration = "Jun 2017 – Sep 2017"
tasks = [
    "Constructed interactive graphic portfolio interface displaying relevant financial indicators for company-held securities",
    "Scripted autonomous Python applet that tracked and processed recent IPO's",
    "Assisted senior technology team in full database encryption and security monitoring"
]