Forrest Keppler

Software Developer

Work Experience

Sr. Software Developer | Riot Games. | May 2021 - Present

P3 Engineer | RDX: Operability

  • Maintained and supported Operabilities products: console, alerterous, opmon collector.
  • Led component work for unreleased arcane design system.

Skills: Accessibility, React, Ruby On Rails, Docker

Software Developer | Instructure Inc. | March 2018 - March 2020

Full Stack Engineer | Studio

Studio Platform Development

  • Maintained and built new features for highly accessible react website that provides teachers and students the ability to create and organize media content.
  • Worked with team to create profitable, successful product that made the lives of teachers easier.

Skills: Accessibility, React, Ruby On Rails, Docker

Project lead for reducing page load times

  • Reduced 95th percentile page load times by 80%.
  • Moved static assets to CDN, optimized webpack bundling, reduced unneeded js bundle.

Skills: AWS, Webpack, Javascript, Initiative

Software Developer | Expedia Inc. | March 2016 - February 2018

Systems Automation | Technology and Infrastructure | eCommerce Platform

Infrastructure Technology Development

  • Worked on tools intended to make the management of Expedias' datacenter easier.
  • Maintained the SMART internal webservice, a monitoring and incident resolution internal tool written in Angular/Java.

Skills: Angular, Java, AWS, Cross Team collaboration

Canopy Cloud Governance Project Lead

  • Reduced tax risk in AWS by identifying resources in risky tax regions.
  • Led a team of two other developers, delegating tasks and establishing patterns and priorities as the project leader.

Skills: Python, AWS Lambda, Management, Leadership, Meeting Timelines

eCP.TIO Hackathon

  • Led a global hackathon at the request of VP of Technology.

Skills: Global organization, Coordination at scale, Ensuring business goals met

Projects

Dominion Kingdoms Website

  • React/Django webservice for keeping track of user card collections (kingdoms) in the board game dominion.
  • Built a functioning webservice from scratch alone in 2 months.
  • In use by the dominion community today. Check it out at dominionkingdoms.net.

Skills: React, Django, Python, Project Management, Self Starter

Education

Western Washington University

2011 - 2016

Bachelors in Computer Science

  • Created website for underfunded Student Services Office.

Skills

  • Technology: Python, Javascript, React, Ruby On Rails, GCP, Aws, Docker, Linux, Git, Java, SQL, Mongodb
  • Interpersonal: Large Events, Team Processes, Agile, Project Coordination
  • Miscellaneous: Accessible Development, Project Planning, Adaptable

Extra

Hackathons

  • 2014: Microsoft Hackathon
  • 2014-2016: ACM hackathons 1&2 (placed 2nd and 3rd of 30)
  • 2016: Volunteer at Angelhack
  • 2016: Ludem Dare 38&40

Dance Instructor

Skills: Group Organization, Leadership, Management