CHRISTOPHERKEARL
Software Engineer × Cloud Architect × Creative
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ABOUT
Software Engineer with an MS in Information Systems Management from BYU's Marriott School of Business, specializing in full-stack development, cloud engineering, and compliance automation. Former guitarist/pianist of Ritt Momney with millions of streams across platforms. Fluent in Korean. Passionate about building developer tools, automation systems, and creative solutions at the intersection of engineering and design.
// EDUCATION
Master of Science, Information Systems Management
Brigham Young University - Marriott School of Business
Aug 2023 – Apr 2025 (Graduated) • GPA: 3.89 / 4.00 (Program), 3.67 / 4.00 (Overall)
→ Co-President, Association for Information Systems
→ Research Assistant, AI Modeling and API infrastructure
Musician - Ritt Momney
Former Guitarist/Pianist of indie band with multi-millions of total streams across Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube
Korean Language Fluency
Fluent speaker through 2 years of service in Busan, South Korea
Eagle Scout
Collected and donated toys to Primary Children's Hospital for Eagle Scout project
EXPERIENCE
Engineering organization-wide compliance and security automation systems as sole software engineer, serving 30+ internal development teams across multi-cloud infrastructure.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- ▸Engineer organization-wide Compliance-ARC API as sole software engineer, providing security/compliance data, cloud service metadata, and vulnerability tracking across multi-cloud infrastructure to 30+ internal development teams
- ▸Develop Python automation scripts for security remediation at scale, including the patching of 2,300+ EC2 instances with conditional security group updates based on tags, IP ranges, and ownership criteria
TECH STACK
Developed compliance dashboards and provided critical support during major infrastructure incidents.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- ▸Engineered React dashboard cataloging deployment requirements and L2 controls across AWS, Azure, Oracle, and Alibaba, standardizing NIST compliance documentation and reducing audit preparation time
- ▸Restored 20 properties and 39 remote servers within 72 hours during international CrowdStrike outage, enabling transaction and reservation processing for 35,000+ guests
TECH STACK
Restructured entire web development curriculum and taught 60+ students modern industry practices.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- ▸Restructured entire curriculum from scratch, creating course materials (lectures, assignments, and exams) aligned with current industry standards including mobile responsivity, ES6 JavaScript, and REST APIs
- ▸Taught 60+ students with live coding demonstrations, achieving 84% satisfaction (5 points above department average)
TECH STACK
Optimized e-commerce analytics systems and improved advertising ROI tracking.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- ▸Developed dynamic search keyword filters to categorize keywords by tracking period, resulting in an aggregate average of $0.50 in savings per advertisement space bid for partners while improving internal ROI analysis
- ▸Reduced Amazon ad metrics dashboard load times by ~3 seconds by optimizing SQL generation and access controls
TECH STACK
Built field operations management platform and delivered workflow automation features.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- ▸Engineered AWS-hosted web application that replaced 40-page paper packets for field teams, saving 15-30 minutes per job across 20+ weekly operations while eliminating manual data entry times and risk of data loss
- ▸Presented bimonthly demos to client executives, gathering requirements and delivering workflow automation features
TECH STACK
PROJECTS
KeyCoach
2024Masters capstone project: A web application using ML5.js hand-tracking to analyze typing finger positioning in real-time. Features a custom 3D-printed camera mirror attachment that reflects the laptop's front camera down to the keyboard, enabling accurate finger tracking during typing exercises.
Lecture Transcriber
2025Full-stack lecture transcription platform that automatically processes MBA class recordings using OpenAI Whisper for transcription and Google Gemini for AI-powered study materials generation.
SKILLS
///Languages
///Frontend
///Backend
///Cloud & DevOps
///Databases
///Tools
///CERTIFICATIONS
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CCP)
Amazon Web Services
May 2024
Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)
Scrum.org
Oct 2023
NOTE: All skills listed represent hands-on production experience and active project work. Constantly learning and expanding the toolkit.