Nixon Yiu

Nixon Yiu has a diverse work experience, starting with their current role as a Software Engineer at Tubi since September 2021. In this role, they have designed and implemented a subtitle editor using React and VideoJS, as well as created a feature to suggest potential fixes for out of sync subtitles. These improvements have reduced the time taken to fix subtitles and the need for redeliveries. Nixon has also implemented a data grid using React Grid, improving data organization for the partnerships team and reducing ad hoc requests for specific reports.

Prior to Tubi, Nixon worked as an iOS Developer at HoursWorked from December 2018 to March 2019. Nixon also took on side projects, including being a Full Stack Developer at Boba-Bae for a month in June 2018, a React Native Developer at Artis for a month in October 2017, and a JavaScript Developer at Brain Battles for a month in October 2017. In September 2017, they worked as a Full Stack Developer at Wonderlist for a month.

Nixon's early work experience includes being an Undergraduate Researcher at The Social Influence Research Lab from 2015 to 2016. In this role, they designed an experiment to evaluate the influence of inclusive versus exclusive language on prosocial behavior and generated surveys using Qualtrics for data collection and statistical analysis.

Nixon Yiu's education history begins with their time at City College of San Francisco from 2011 to 2014, where they obtained an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree in Sociology. Nixon then continued their studies at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona from 2014 to 2016, earning a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Psychology. Afterward, from 2016 to 2017, Nixon studied at Lynda, focusing on Network Fundamentals, LAN Switching, Routing, and Infrastructure Services. In 2017, they pursued self-taught education, delving into various areas of Web Development, including Front End, Back End, Databases, Algorithms, and Data Structures. Lastly, in 2018 and 2019, Nixon attended Treehouse to focus on iOS Development. No specific degree was mentioned for their education at Treehouse.