Artiom Tsimkin

• Implementing Good To Trade functionality in Java and Spring Boot to ensure trading counterparty compliance, enhancing regulatory workflows in a PostgreSQL-backed system.
• Integrating Wall Street trading systems under Pre-Trade Mid-Market Mark disclosure regulations using Python, React, and Liquibase to ensure transparent swap pricing in compliance with CFTC rules.
• Deploying and maintaining third-party trading software on Red Hat Linux utilizing Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins, optimizing system integration and lifecycle management.
• Supporting the SONIA benchmark project with Bash and Python automation, improving reporting accuracy and ensuring accurate financial benchmark calculations for sterling-denominated transactions.
• Automating regulatory reporting workflows with Apache Airflow, Python, and Jupyter, integrating MinIO for scheduled data processing to meet Canadian compliance requirements.

• Worked on replacing the AWS Kinesis streaming technology with Apache Kafka, resulting in a 20% improvement in startup and operation times, maintainability, testing, and reduced annual costs.
• Implemented a real-time record interceptor in Kotlin to efficiently manage multi-tenancy for the application and added visual metrics and monitoring using Grafana, thereby improving system performance.
• Migrated multiple projects to Spring Boot 3, enriching functionality while maintaining backward compatibility.
• Contributed to enhancing the coverage of unit, integration, and end-to-end testing with Kotest and Karate.

• Developed full-stack features of a web application using TypeScript, Angular, and RESTful services, including implementing a responsive UI design and integrating third-party libraries to enhance functionality.
• Improved testing coverage by writing C# unit tests and end-to-end tests with SpecFlow and Selenium, resulting in a 10% reduction in reported bugs in production.
• Supported the CI/CD pipeline and maintained Azure Service Bus functions.

• Delivered front-end features using Kendo UI for jQuery and tackled the technical debt of a corporate legacy application, significantly boosting overall performance and user experience.
• Resolved critical bugs and implemented new features by developing back-end functionality using C# and SQL.

• Designed and implemented Windows Services to remotely monitor disk space usage on a production line, proactively alerting on-site engineers to ensure continuous operation of critical equipment.
• Utilized ASP.NET Core Razor Pages to maintain a test result web application, including building helpful menus, demonstrating expertise in web development and user experience design.

• Designed and developed a robust testing manager using Python and ROS for self-driving robots, resulting in significant time and cost savings by reducing production testing and field maintenance efforts by hours.
• Implemented a plugin manager to ease the process of adding new tests, improving scalability and maintenance.
• Developed a custom UI to facilitate remote testing and real-time status updates for maintenance personnel, enabling streamlined and efficient management of testing processes.

• Upgraded the S-parameter test set of a network analyzer to utilize an ARM Cortex-M4 processor, enabling customization in functionality and achieving high-performance precision at a low cost.
• Added USB interfacing to the ARM board and built a CLI in C to operate the RF components, set converter thresholds, configure SPIs, and write to Flash memory, enabling test engineers to run complex tests with ease.

• Developed a security application in C# to assist with transferring information securely company-wide using a custom encryption algorithm.
• Developed PowerShell scripts to automate procedures and backups, speeding up workflows by up to 200%.
• Used Batch to develop an automatic backup tool to reduce the need for manual backups.

• Managed and executed test scripts using SQL in an Oracle database to ensure smooth daily deployment.
• Used ALM, UFT, PL/SQL, Toad, IBM Cognos, and virtual machines to test applications on the front-end, back-end, and database sides.

• Developed VHDL code in ISE for Xilinx Virtex FPGAs and verified functionality using test benches, demonstrating expertise in digital design and simulation.
• Collaborated with senior engineers to design circuits in OrCAD, constructed wire-wrap prototypes, and tested them on mockup systems, ensuring reliable operation in high-stakes military environments.
• Contributed to hardware and software projects in a diverse team, communicating effectively with experts in various domains, to enable secure and seamless communication between air, land, and satellite assets.
• Proficiently utilized electronic tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, signal generators, and logic analyzers to test and repair circuits, demonstrating hands-on experience with electronics testing and troubleshooting.

• $2000 President’s Scholarship of Distinction.
• Excellent academic standing with a full course load while being ranked in the top quarter.

• Graduated with an overall A+ average while working on a project for the military: a communication board with voltage and data converters, RAM, LCD and controlled by Spartan 6 FPGA for the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk military helicopter.
• Was chosen to assist a team with building a robot for the FIRST Robotics Competition.

• Created a responsive culinary app that suggests recipes based on what is available in the fridge.
• Developed a dynamic MERN app, showcasing movies with detailed info, streaming, and telemetry.
• Built an Android app with friends that matches people for video dining based on interests.
• Developed a recipe app with a friend, simplifying household favorite management.
• Crafted an encryption app in C# for Windows, featuring a custom algorithm.
• Created a full-stack employee records app for efficient management.
• Worked on an Android Truth Or Dare game with friends.
• Developed a library manager in Python using large Kaggle datasets.
• Constructed a JavaScript tool that reminds employees to record their temperature during COVID.
• Designed a Batch tool for background file backups.
• Created a PowerShell script to manage server restarts and shutdowns.
• Built a JavaScript game similar to SkyRoads.
• Designed and created this responsive personal website.
• Developed a Windows service for disk space monitoring and email notifications.
• Created a mobile game where players earn points by swinging their devices.
• Assembled a Raspberry Pi-powered smart mirror that displays widgets.
• Developed a car toy that follows the user during a hackathon.
• Made a toy that shows the temperature when the user claps.
• Designed an embedded system that manages a greenhouse over a CLI.
• Built a touch-display clock using a Discovery board by ST.
• Constructed a device that flips pages as the user reads for a hackathon.
• Created a Simon Says game with lights and sounds for a programming course.
• Built a small board to control lights in drawers and shelves.
• Installed a GPS module, a touch screen, reverse sensors, and fancy lights on my car.
• Developed a simple 5-stage pipeline RISC-V processor in Verilog.
• Worked on a wireless robot during a university competition.
• Grade 12 project: a robot with an arm that avoids obstacles and picks things up.
• Grade 11 project: light-sensitive car counter for a parking lot.