**Matthew Laddy**
mladdy@terpmail.umd.edu | (516) 941-6680 | New York, NY
linkedin.com/in/matthewladdy | github.com/MattLaddy

### **WORK EXPERIENCE**
**Spotify** | New York, NY
*Backend Engineer Intern | Cost Engineering Team* | June 2023 – August 2023
- Developed cost anomaly detection tool using TypeScript, HTML (front-end), and Java (back-end), automatically monitoring squad tools for price increases and issuing real-time alerts.
- Maintained and scaled the backend system for real-time anomaly detection and cost management, ensuring reliability and scalability.
- Optimized internal cost management tool with Kubernetes, Java, JavaScript, and TypeScript, achieving 10% spending reduction and 15% lower carbon emissions.

**Greenway Health** | Tampa, FL (Remote)
*Associate Software Engineer* | August 2022 – June 2023
- Designed and implemented an import tool using SQL scripts and C#, increasing data processing efficiency by 40%.
- Enhanced OCaml code to handle large datasets, improving processing speed by 30% while maintaining data integrity.
- Achieved 95% test coverage with comprehensive unit tests, ensuring stability and accuracy.

**Development Data Insights** | *Intern* | May 2022 – July 2022
- Contributed to designing software solutions for data repositories, utilizing SonarQube to protect against vulnerabilities.
- Resolved 10,000+ major bugs, errors, and vulnerabilities, optimizing software performance and reliability.

### **EDUCATION**
**University of Maryland - College Park**
*BS, Computer Science (Concentration in Philosophy)* | Expected May 2024
- Dean’s List 2023
- Relevant Coursework: Advanced Data Structures, Computer & Network Security, Web Development, Algorithms, Machine Learning
- Philanthropy Chair - Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity

### **PROJECTS**
**Malaria Identification ML Model** | December 2023
- Built a CNN using Keras and Google Colab to identify malaria-infected cells with 94% accuracy.

**HackerNews Research** | February 2022
- Developed a React web app to analyze word frequency in news stories with a user-friendly interface.

### **SKILLS & INTERESTS**
- **Languages:** Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, SQL, React, Node.js, C/C#
- **Technical Skills:** Git, IDEs, Debugging, Unit Testing, Unix/Linux, HTML/CSS

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