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Professional Experience

Dark Wolf

07/2023 — Present

Senior Associate Software Engineer

  • Manticore: Developed full-stack features for mission-critical tools within the Manticore system, including enhancements to Master Station Log and Cyber Mission Mapping.
  • MSL SME: Acted as the primary technical representative for the team, interfacing directly with customers, end users, and cross-functional teams; led demos and communicated system capabilities to operators.
  • Ownership & Delivery: Designed and delivered multiple large-scale features from concept through deployment, leading development efforts and coordinating a small team to implement operator-driven requirements.

L3Harris Technologies

05/2021 — 07/2023

Software Engineer I

  • ISW / ATSS: Diagnosed and resolved issues in a complex counter-communication system, working directly with hardware (spectrum analyzers, decoders, attenuators) and improving system reliability. Modified installation scripts and altered code to pass Coverity scans.
  • Training Records: Created an internal tool made from scratch to aid Technical Trainers in keeping track of all employees' training process.
  • GBOSS & TRAX: Supported integration of Syntrack (JPL software) into deep space telescope systems, and collaborated on a company-wide survey platform.
  • PEER Coordinator: Led program that helps new hires, minimizing transition downtime.

SS&C Advent

05/2019 — 08/2019

Product Development Intern

  • Created internal tools to monitor client data ingestion processes, increasing visibility into system performance.
  • Automated anomaly detection by connecting SQL queries to Slack notifications, enabling real-time issue awareness.

Projects

Stock Calculator

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  • Architected a full-stack algorithmic analysis platform to back a self-theorized trading strategy.
  • Engineered a Python/FastAPI backend leveraging Pandas and custom knapsack optimization algorithms to generate efficient, non-overlapping trade schedules.
  • Built an interactive React dashboard with dynamic visualizations for projected equity curves, portfolio distributions, and predictive confidence metrics.

Cuttlefish Lights

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  • Engineered an Arduino-based system that synchronizes LED lighting effects with live audio input.
  • Programmed dynamic visual effects using the FastLED library to respond to distinct musical cues.
  • Built a desktop application to provide an intuitive interface for controlling lighting behaviors.

Hi, I'm Koby

I'm just a fun guy trying to make cool things

My Career

My Interests

My Journey
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Baby Koby 1997

Baby Koby!

My eating habits have not changed one bit.

... Not far enough. Let's keep going.

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Hardware

Lightsaber V1

Custom made realistic Darth Maul lightsaber with dynamic motion-detected lights and sounds.
2020
HardwareSoftware

Cuttlefish Lights V1

Created at a hackathon (Won 2nd place). Initial hardware build and basic behaviors.
UF Graduation
Milestone

UF Graduation

Graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelors in Computer Engineering.
2021
[ MILESTONE VISUAL ]
Milestone

Move to Colorado

Moved to Colorado for my first Big Boy job. Great memories over 4-5 years.
Cuttlefish Lights V2
HardwareSoftware

Cuttlefish Lights V2

Major hardware updates and structural enhancements.
2022
The Proposal
Milestone

The Proposal

Built giant 8ft tall illuminated letters and hiked them up a mountain.
4th of July Tube V1
Engineering

4th of July Tube V1

A simple PVC pipe and umbrella attached to a tube. The start of a tradition.
Ghetto Olympics Year 2
EventEngineering

Ghetto Olympics Year 2

A complete surprise field day event featuring custom contraptions.
Married!
Milestone

Married!

I got married!!
2023
4th of July Tube V2
Engineering

4th of July Tube V2

Upgraded to a PVC cube frame with a tarp roof and chopped chair oars.
Hardware

Lightsaber V2

Made another lightsaber with updated electronics for better color/sounds.
Ghetto Olympics Year 3
EventEngineering

Ghetto Olympics Year 3

Smaller games, but still featured crazy contraptions and slingshots.
2024
4th of July Tube V3
Engineering

4th of July Tube V3

Wooden frame pedal boat. Integrated a bike chain drive shaft to a propeller.
Stock Project V1
Software

Stock Project V1

Data analytics platform born to try and disprove a trading theory.
Ghetto Olympics Year 4
EventEngineering

Ghetto Olympics Year 4

Unique new games and mechanical challenges.
2025
Engineering

4th of July Tube V4

Motorized! Added motorcycle batteries and slot car motors to spin propellers.
Ghetto Olympics Year 5
EventEngineering

Ghetto Olympics Year 5

More custom contraptions and field day madness.
2026
Software

StockViz (V2)

Improved backend data, a brilliant frontend, and a new trading Optimizer.
HardwareSoftware

Cuttlefish Lights V3

Created the ultimate React desktop UI and improved backend algorithms.
Milestone

First Clone

Most exciting project of my life!