Hi, I'm Adrian Chen. I'm a Hiker, a Software Engineer, a Runner, an Outdoorsman, a Boilermaker, a New Jerseyan, a Tinkerer, an Open-Source Fan.

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  1. Now

    1. Work

      ASRC Federal

      Full-time · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Moorestown, New Jersey, United States

      1. Software Engineer

        Sep 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos

      2. Associate Software Engineer

        Sep 2023 – Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

        On-site

        • Supporting the continued development and sustainment of the U.S. Navy's Aegis Weapons System in Moorestown, NJ.

        C++Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)Go (Programming Language)Kubernetes

    2. Education

      New Jersey Institute of Technology

      Master of Science - MS, Computer Science

      Aug 2024 – Dec 2026 (expected)

  2. 2023

    1. Certification

      AWS Certified Developer - Associate

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)

      Issued Aug 2023 · Expired Aug 2026

    2. Certification

      Project Management Foundations by Linkedin Learning

      National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)

      Issued Jun 2023

    3. Project

      Purdue Open-Source Senior Design Project - Argus

      Purdue University College of Engineering

      Jan 2023 – May 2023

      • Final ECE 49595 open-source project Argus provides computer vision and face identification to a home security solution in a light package.
    4. Education

      Purdue University College of Engineering

      Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering

      Aug 2019 – May 2023

      • Activities and societies: EPICS Living-Learning Community
      • EVEI project-based design course
  3. 2022

    1. Work

      Security Engineer Intern

      Mavenir · Internship

      May 2022 – Aug 2022 · 4 mos

      Remote

      • Ported data obfuscation tool from Python to Golang, and increased speed by 200%
      • Created static code analysis tool in Python for secret detection and obfuscation in code
      • Collaborated on creating a tool to scan AWS ports for vulnerabilities
      • Experience in working with FossID, Snyk and JFrog on open source license management and SBOM

      Network SecuritySBOM

  4. 2019

    1. Education

      West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South

      High School Diploma, General Studies

      2015 – 2019

    2. Work

      Swimming Instructor

      YWCA Princeton

      Jun 2017 – Aug 2019 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States · On-site

      • Worked as a lifeguard/swimming instructor from ages 3 to adult, including special needs
      • Certified Red Cross Lifeguard
      • Certified Red Cross Water Safety Instructor

      LeadershipSwim Instruction

    3. Certification

      Linux for Developers by Coursera

      The Linux Foundation

      Issued Jul 2019

    4. Certification

      Open Source Software Development Methods by Coursera

      The Linux Foundation

      Issued Jul 2019