Ben Nguyen, Ex-Software Developer Intern @ Quest Software
CS Student @ Dalhousie University
2022 Dalhousie Top 3 academic Computer Science student

As a Computer Science student at Dalhousie University, I am on track to complete my degree in August 2024, and my academic prowess has earned me the distinction of Sexton Scholar. At Quest Software, I developed a full-stack web app that significantly cut log analytics costs by 50%.

My core competencies in Azure DevOps Services, Azure Functions, and Azure Logic Apps, coupled with my hands-on experience in optimizing CI/CD pipelines and integrating structured logging, have empowered me to deliver robust solutions in cloud computing and development. I am motivated to leverage my skills to create impactful, innovative software that drives efficiency and accelerates growth.

• Languages: C#/.NET, Java, Python, Kotlin, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, C/C++, PowerShell, Azure CLI

• Frameworks/Libraries/Tools: ASP.NET, Spring/Spring Boot, Android, Azure, AWS, Docker, K8s, Git, MySQL, MongoDB, React

• Certifications: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solution Architect (in progress), Dalhousie Cyber Security, Dalhousie Web & Mobile

Software Developer Intern - Halifax, Nova Scotia

Quest Software, September 2023 – December 2023

• Developed an ASP.NET MVC Core web app to retrieve, query, and monitor logs from 18 Azure Functions using Azure Blob Storage, App Registration, Key Vault, and App Configuration, cutting log analytics costs by 50%

• Implemented PowerShell and Azure CLI scripts in Azure DevOps CI/CD pipeline to build, publish, and deploy the log monitoring application, optimizing the development lifecycle

• Integrated Serilog logging library into the existing codebase that enables structured and centralized logging to Azure Blob Storage, improving developer’s troubleshooting and debugging efficiency by 30%

• Minimized Azure Blob Storage log expenses by reducing write operations with log batching and reducing unnecessary log noises with log level, reducing monthly log storage cost by 40%

C#/.NET Software Developer Intern - Waterloo, Ontario

Magnet Forensics, January 2023 - April 2023

• Implemented a new Program Execution artifact and analyzer for Windows 11 that extracts and analyzes program execution time and AmCache ID by manipulating and mapping data in Windows Program Execution Assistant, generating 200+ new artifact items per Windows 11 evidence.

• Designed and implemented a Rebuild Desktop artifact for Windows 11 that allows capture, analysis, and visualization of Rebuilt Desktop data from the registry hives, increasing 100+ artifact items

• Developed a regex-based website analyzer that improves the accuracy of validating website artifact items, increasing 50+ valid artifact items and dropping 100+ false positives from current evidence

• Implemented a Path Helper utility that matches and validates path strings to both case-sensitive and case-insensitive evidence's system path by examining directory levels, resulting in 150+ additional valid path matches

Azure Cloud Developer Intern - Halifax, Nova Scotia

Sobeys, April 2022 - August 2022

• Developed an Azure Function App to transform JSON data into business model classes, increasing data processing efficiency by 100 files per request and reducing operational costs by $2,000 per month.

• Implemented 5 pipelines in Azure Data Factory using Data Flow and Copy activities to perform data Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) process from data source to destinated database, reducing data redundancy by 50%

• Designed and created an optimized database in Microsoft SQL Server, reducing the number of API calls by 100%

• Created an Azure Logic App to notify the Finance System Developer team of error files detected in data feeds processed by Azure Data Factory, decreasing the time and effort needed to trace error files

Cloud Microservice Stock Analyzer SaaS

• Developed a cloud-native, microservice, AI-powered stock analyzer SaaS app that allows users to browse stocks, manage stocks with portfolio, and analyze using GPT 4.0-mini with pulled historical data

• Implemented using React, ASP.NET Core, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, AWS (EC2, RDS, VPC, NLB, ECR, EKS, SNS), Scriptings (PowerShell, Bash, AWS CLI), GPT 4.0-mini

Full Stack Rent Marketplace

• Developed a full stack rent marketplace web application that allows renters to post rentals and rentees to book accommodations

• Implemented using React, Spring/Spring Boot, JPA/Hibernate, Spring Security, JWT, MySQL, and AWS

Android Habit Tracker

• Developed and tested a habit tracker Android application with design patterns that allows users to create, manage, analyze behaviours to achieve positive habits

• Implemented using Java, Firebase, Android Studio, Expresso, and JUnit

• See more

Dalhousie University - Halifax, NS

B.Sc Computer Science, September 2020-August 2024

• GPA: 4.2/4.3

• Awarded the Bruce and Dorothy Rossetti Scholarship for being in the top 3 academic-merit second-year students

• Honored the Sexton Scholar designation for achieving a GPA of 3.85 or higher

• Granted the General Entrance Award of 16,000$ for excellent academic merit and other achievements

Get In Touch

Please feel free to contact me if you need any additional information.