Cole Harris
Computer Science Student | Aspiring Software Developer
Greater Denver Area | Boulder | Fort Collins
Quick Stats
Current Degree: B.S. Computer Science
Graduated: December 2023
Major GPA: 3.85 / 4.0
About Me
Recent graduate with a B.S. in Computer Science at Colorado State University. Previously graduated from Colorado State University with a B.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering in May 2020. Worked in industry as a Controls Engineer for 1.5 years, mainly working for Pharmaceutical and Water/Wastewater clients. Main tasks included developing software design specifications, developing testing documentation, PLC programming, onsite commissioning, and communicating with the client with questions and answers towards the project. Recent experience working on an existing code base and developing a full-stack webpage for a test automation tool at Visa.
Excited to be taking this next step and eager to learn more towards Software development in order to provide software/applications that benefit customers, perform well, and are easily maintainable
Skills
Java
Python
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
C++
React
Java
Python
HTML
C++
JavaScript
CSS
React
Spring
django
Soft Skills
Communication:
Experience with communicating complex ideas with clients, communicating current status on projects internally, and working with interdisciplinary teams of the client, internal team, and contractors.
Team Player:
Experience with working with remote team members and team members in different states with projects staying within budget.
Detail Oriented:
Experience working on large scale projects that require looking at small details during the engineering and development process.
Organized:
Experience working in an environment with multiple projects at the same time and organizing the tasks such that the projects are completed to the customers satisfaction.
Projects
CS345 Machine Learning Foundations and Practices: Final Project
CS345 Final Project: Using a Convolutional Neural Network and transfer learning for Melanoma classification on skin lesion images.
Github Repository
Django Backend Hosted Website
Django backend that serves webpages and react app and acts as a Restful API. Hosted utilizing Heroku with a custom domain forwarding to heroku app.
Github Repository
Ordered Grocery List React App
React app that sends API requests to fastAPI (previously Django) backend RESTful API that sends OAuth2.0 authenticated API requests to Kroger. Provides current store data and can export ordered list
Go To Web App Github Repository
Website Migrated to AWS
Personal website migrated to AWS with a fastAPI backend in a docker container on an AWS EC2 instance. Frontend React app and static webpages are stored in AWS S3 buckets and served via AWS Cloudfront with DNS routing managed via Route 53
Github Repository
AWS API Gateway and Lambda REST API
Transformed the FastAPI REST API, previously hosted on an EC2 instance, into a serverless architecture on AWS. This involved refactoring the Python codebase and deploying multiple AWS Lambda functions, seamlessly integrated with an AWS API Gateway.
Github RepositoryExperience/Timeline
B.S. Computer Science Student - Colorado State University
Graduated: December 2023 | Major GPA: 3.85 / 4.00
Completed Courses:
CS163 Java Programming I (Java) | CS165 Data Structures (Java) | CS220 Discrete Structures (Python) | CS253 Software Development in C++ (C++) | CS280A1/CS250 Foundations of Computer Systems (Java) | CS345 Machine Learning Foundations and Practice (Python) | CS314 Software Engineering (Java Spark / React) | CS320 Algorithm Theory and Practice (Python) | CS370 Operating Systems (C / Java) | CS430 Database Management Systems (SQL / Java) CS354 System Security | CS414 Object-Oriented Design | CS462 Engaging in Virtual Worlds
May 2022 - December 2023
May 2023 - August 2023
Software Test Engineering Intern - Visa
Developed and enhanced an in-house Software Test Automation tool leveraging Java and full-stack software development technologies while following the Agile project methodology. Implemented a key feature enabling seamless data integration by pushing test execution data to MongoDB. Designed and implemented a backend RESTful API interface using Spring, enabling efficient retrieval and management of software test execution data. Additionally, crafted a front-end application utilizing React to visualize and present software test execution data effectively.
Skills: Maven · Artifactory · Jira · Bitbucket · Git · Agile Methodologies · React.js · tabler · Spring Framework · MongoDB · Karate · Velocity Templates · Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) · HTML5 · JavaScript · Java
Controls Engineer - Huffman Engineering Inc.
Designed ~50% of the process controls software for a new ~$200 million pharmaceutical manufacturing facility by designing the PLC code to adhere to ISA-88 standards, contributed towards HMI screen design to employ high performance graphics standards, and contributed towards the SCADA design deploying HMI graphics to Thin Clients.
Developed Rockwell PLC programs for new and existing Pharmaceutical/life sciences systems to modernize client processes.
Improved networking quality and modernized two pharmaceutical packaging line's equipment by upgrading and configuring PLC's, HMI's, Industrial Ethernet Switches, and networking equipment.
October 2020 - May 2022
August 2016 - May 2020
B.S. Chemical and Biological Engineering - Colorado State University
Graduated: May 2020 | Cumulative-GPA: 3.67 / 4.00
CSU Brewery Senior Design and Automation Team Member (Senior Design Project)
Worked in a team of Computer, Electrical, and Mechanical engineers on improving and optimizing the Ramskeller Brewery, an $800,000+ educational brewery.
Designed the piping and schematic, chemical dosing, and sized pumps for an automated Clean-in-place (CIP) to improve safety and effectiveness while also keeping the design economical.
Consulted with 5 local breweries, 2 suppliers, 2 pump manufacturers, and 1 control systems integrator to size, design, and automate equipment for the CIP system.
Utilized the Ramskeller P&ID to design solutions for the automated CIP system in AutoCAD.
Determined issues and solutions to improve the current stack condenser in the brewery.
August 2019 - May 2020
April 2018 - May 2020
Undergraduate Research Assistant - Colorado State University
Applied Python and other software to model the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics for drugs and foreign species within the body.
Supervised by Dr. Brad Reisfeld in his Quantitative Systems Pharmacology and Toxicology Research Group (QSPT).
Learning Assistant - Colorado State University
Helped facilitate learning in 2 lab periods of 25+ students and held office hours. Learning assistant for the Introduction to Chemical and Biological Engineering course (CBE 101).
August 2019 - December - 2019
May 2018 - August 2018
Engineering Intern - Silver Bullet Water Treatment Company, LLC.
Tasked with managing and performing a summer-long research project on algae growth inhibition from four different water treatment oxidants (Chlorine Dioxide, Sodium Hypochlorite, Hydrogen Peroxide, Silver Bullet Water Treatment gas).
Generated algae disinfection results and a report that will be used for future testing on algae growth inhibition in horticulture applications.
Assisted engineers with testing different Silver Bullet water treatment designs and wrote technical memorandums on the findings of these different designs.
Performed Small R&D projects, acquired data on Silver Bullet clients, and read P&ID's.