Dylan Richards

Dylan Richards has a diverse work experience in the software engineering field. Dylan is currently working as a Junior Software Engineer at Garda Capital Partners. Prior to this, they founded Udylity LLC in 2012 and distributed Android applications on Google Play and the Amazon Appstore, serving customers globally.

Dylan also has experience as a DevOps Engineer at 3M, where they implemented DevOps practices and improved site reliability for various tools and platforms. Dylan created a Docker Hub proxy with Nexus to enhance reliability and mitigate rate-limit errors.

As a Software Engineer Intern at 3M, Dylan made significant contributions to an Angular web application deployed on AWS, serving a large user base. Dylan completed numerous user stories, fixed AWS index service issues, enhanced document access controls, and reviewed pull requests to ensure code integrity and performance. Dylan also played a key role in updating the web application and reducing vulnerabilities.

In their earlier roles, Dylan worked as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at Central Michigan University, conducting research in deep learning and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). Dylan also worked as a Software Development Intern at Jackson, where they improved internal applications and added new features. Additionally, Dylan served as a Junior Software Engineer and Support Engineer at Savance, where they provided software support to customers worldwide and deployed software solutions.

Overall, Dylan Richards has gained extensive experience in software engineering, including development, DevOps, research, and support roles.

Dylan Richards began their education at Walled Lake Central High School, where they obtained their High School Diploma from 2013 to 2017. Dylan then pursued higher education at Central Michigan University from 2017 to 2021, majoring in Computer Engineering and Computer Science. In 2019, Dylan participated in a Study Abroad program at Waterford Institute of Technology, focusing on Electronic Engineering and Applied Computing.

In addition to their formal education, Dylan has obtained several certifications. In 2017, they received the MTA certifications in Database Fundamentals, Networking Fundamentals, and Security Fundamentals from Microsoft. Dylan also achieved the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) certifications in Visual Communication Using Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Web Communication Using Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 in 2017. Furthermore, they completed the Responsible Conduct of Research certification from the CITI Program in November 2017. Dylan expanded their knowledge by obtaining the Bloomberg Market Concepts certification from Bloomberg LP in 2019. Dylan further enhanced their skills by completing the "Python for Financial Analysis and Algorithmic Trading" course from Udemy in December 2019. Additionally, they achieved the "Zero to Deep Learning with Python and Keras" course certification from Udemy in December 2018. Most recently, in April 2022, Dylan obtained the "Go: The Complete Developer's Guide (Golang)" certification from Udemy.