- Fundamentals of Algorithms
- Data Structures
- Assembler
- Computer Program Languages
- Operating Systems
- Networks
- High Performance Computing
- System Administration
- Databases
- Senior Software
- Calculus 1, 2, & 3
- Discrete Mathematics
- Differential Equations
- Statistical Methods for Scientists & Engineers
- Intro to Number Theory
- Linear Algebra Matrix Theory
- Modern Algebra
- Partial Differential Equations
- Advanced Calculus 1
- Intro to Numerical Methods
- Physics 1, 2, & 3
About Me
I have two Bachelors in Science from the University of Tulsa, Computer Science with a minor in High Performance Computing & Mathematics.
Outside of coding, I enjoy many outdoor activities like hiking, whitewater kayaking, and biking.
About Me
I am a full stack developer with experience working on a collaborative agile development team. My two favorite things about development is learning new things and solving challenging problems (both implementation and debugging).I have two Bachelors in Science from the University of Tulsa, Computer Science with a minor in High Performance Computing & Mathematics.
Outside of coding, I enjoy many outdoor activities like hiking, whitewater kayaking, and biking.
General:
- Name: Kacy Luker
- City: Stillwater, OK, USA
- School: University of Tulsa
- Status: Graduated 2022 Honors: Cum Laude
- Degrees: BS Computer Science with Minor High Performance Computing & BS Mathematics
- GPA: 3.73
- Email: kacyluker@gmail.com
Technical Skills:
- Languages – C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, SQL, JS, Java, C, Python
- Technologies – React, .Net, Postman, MySQL Workbench, Forge, VS, VS Code, PHP Storm
- Containers – Kubernetes, Helm Chart, Vault, Automated Deployment Processes
- Agile Development – Kanban, Scrum
- Version Control – Git, Git Lab, Git Lab Pipelines, Bitbucket
- Operating Systems (Windows, Ubuntu (unix), MacOS)
- Office 365: Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, Teams
Education
Highschool Diploma
2013 - 2017
Broken Arrow Highschool, Broken Arrow, OK
GPA Unweighted: 4.0
GPA Weighted: 4.3
Awards: National Honor Society, Top 10% of 2017 Class
Bachelor of science, Computer Science
Bachelor of science, Mathematics
Minor in High Performance Computing
2017 - 2022
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
GPA: 3.73
Awards: Honors Cum Laude, Pelton Award - Top STEM Senior Project
Study abroad
fall 2018
The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
I spent a semester abroad in New Zealand and developed many important life skills that allow me to thrive anywhere!
Work Experience
Web development
2017 - 2018
University of Tulsa NASA Robotics Mining Club
- Responsible for design and development of the Tulsa NASA Robotics Mining Club website for the 2018 NASA Mining Competition.
- Communicated with all groups of the club to gather data regarding the engineering, programming, and electrical design of the robot.
- Managed all aspects of the website regarding development, hosting, and updating regularly.
- Final website was required for competition and was presented at the 2018 NASA Mining Competition.
Mentor for Outreach Program
2017 - 2018
TU Early Education Gaming Outreach
- Volunteered time to visit local elementary schools weekly and teach kids how to program and develop a video game.
- Used unity and scratch to help guide kids in coding.
- Final game "Cat School Life" was presented at the Heartland Gaming Expo.
Research on Cyber Security Physical Systems
2019 - 2020
Dr. Hale, University of Tulsa
- Worked with Dr. Hale for a year on a project developing a program to generate attack graphs of a physical system.
- Worked on the testbed side in developing and building a custom car utilizing the CAN protocol.
- Worked with CAN, BeagleBone, Teensy, and soldering tools.
Grader for Computer Program Languages
2019 - 2020
Dr. Diaz, University of Tulsa
- Graded all homework and projects for a class of 48.
Mentor for Elementary School Computer Science Club
2020
University School, Tulsa, OK
- Head of the Computer Science Club at University School (Elementary)
- Club is for kids ages 5-10 and consists of two groups, intro and advanced.
- Develop and teach lessons twice a week to help kids learn to code.
- Lessons in Unity ranged from block coding to line by line coding. At the end the kids would have a working game they had coded.
Tutoring
2019 - 2021
Computer Science Lab, University of Tulsa
- Work in the computer science lab to provide help for students on cs projects, cs concepts, and math concepts.
- Responsibilities include helping debug work, guiding students to formulate a solution, clarifying concepts, and helping in studying for exams.
Grader for Physics 1
2020 - 2021
Professor McCoy, University of Tulsa
- Grade all quizzes and exams for 3 semesters.
Software Developer Intern - Summer
2021 May - 2021 Aug
Pair Programing Intern Team, Paycom
- Developed a cross platform/IDE real-time collaborative editing tool that contained all traffic to Paycom's local network.
- A backend C# API with Conflict-Free Replicated Data Type (CRDT).
- A corresponding frontend extension for Visual Studio 2019 was also implemented in C#.
- The backend is set up to be cross platform and to accept client frontends from various IDEs, allowing for cross IDE real-time collaboration.
- Responsibilities
- Predevelopment Research
- Designing Architecture
- Implementing Frontend and Backend
Software Developer Intern - Fall & Spring
2021 Aug - 2022 May
Research Team, Paycom
- Team member of the research development team at Paycom.
- Responsibilities where the same as a full time Software Developer, but I only worked part time.
- The research team works on both production code (full stack) for clients and internal tools for the company.
Software Developer
2022 May - Present
Research Team, Paycom
- Team member of the research development team at Paycom.
- The research team works on both production code (full stack) for clients and internal tools for the company.
- Full stack developer focusing on multiple .Net, PHP, and React applications.
- Experience with both maintaining existing code bases, new development, and standingup new containerized microservices.
Fun Non Coding Things About Me!
All my outside of work fun!
Trumpet
Various Positions in All Kinds of Bands
I have been in the marching band, jazz band, musical pit orchestra, and traditional orchestra. Music is a fundamental part of who I am. Fun fact: My husband and I met in highschool band! He is a trombonist, but I think everyone can agree that the trumpet is the best! (typical Trumpet player)
Ultimate Frisbee
Typical Position is Cutter/Deep
In college I joined the women's Ultimate Frisbee team. I am always down to do some throws and love to run and play hard!
Whitewater Kayaking
Current Boat: Jackson Zen 3
I picked up whitewater kayaking at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. I still whitewater kayak today and am so glad I joined the club in Auckland!