Material Key Document Generator
2023 — PresentAquatecture
Desktop tool that generates material key documents from a standardized catalog, replacing a manual workflow and cutting a recurring class of data-entry errors company wide.
- C#
- .NET
- Windows
Available for software engineering roles
Taylor Cox
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Software engineer specializing in backend and full-stack development across the architecture, manufacturing, and EdTech nonprofit industries. Skilled in IT support, system & process optimizations, and hardware-software integration.
stack: PythonC#JavaReact.jsPostgreSQLDockerAWSLinux
- 250+
- labor hours saved annually via process automation
- 50+
- more hours saved by an automated project file generator
- 30-50+
- projects scaffolded automatically each year
- 2
- production microservices supported at ASSISTments
01 / about
What I actually do
I build the unglamorous software that makes a business run: internal generators, calculators, and REST services that replace spreadsheets, checklists, and copy-paste workflows.
Most of my work sits where software meets operations — automating document generation for an architecture firm, wiring QuickBooks into a margin calculator, or standing up microservices that turn classroom data into teacher-facing analytics.
I cover the infrastructure side too: Linux servers, Docker, firewalls, AutoCAD administration, and day-to-day IT support for the people using what I ship.
02 / experience
Professional experience
Roles where I have shipped production software, automated internal operations, and kept the lights on.
Aquatecture Current
Point Pleasant, NJ
August 2023 — Present
Privately held custom residential & commercial architecture & planning firm.
IT Technician & Software Developer (Part Time)
- Develop standardized processes and optimizations that save 250+ labor hours annually.
- Created C#-based tools including a Material Key Document Generator and automated Product Key Checklist, that streamlined previously manual workflows and reduced errors company wide.
- Save 50+ hours annually by developing an automated Projects File Generator in C# that streamlined the set up of standardized folder structures and baseline documents for 30-50+ annual projects.
- Built a Python-based Overhead Calculator that integrates with QuickBooks to automate expense tracking and accurately calculate profit margins, replacing manual Excel workflows.
- Deliver reliable IT support to 5-person office, managing both onsite & remote issues, and overseeing multiple servers.
- Serve as Administrator for AutoCAD system and oversee all cybersecurity measures including debugging, firewall set up, and data entry optimization.
eSki
Worcester, MA
January 2022 — March 2022
Startup electric personal watercraft developer.
Engineering Technician (Contract)
- Website Design: Developed and deployed a WordPress website from scratch on Google Cloud to support pre-orders, resume submissions, and general advertising.
- Hardware: Wrote a temperature chamber control script for testing jet ski BMS components, ensuring heat-safe components.
- Software: Managed IT setup and Google Cloud Platform, Google Workspace set up, and implemented a Type 1 hypervisor for office-wide file management, backups, and file server operations.
ASSISTments
Worcester, MA
2021 — 2022
Online learning platform & educational service run jointly by WPI & the ASSISTments Foundation.
Junior Full Stack Engineer
Summer 2022- Supported the build of scalable, production-ready microservices for Affect & Bayesian Knowledge Tracing (BKT) services, collecting key metrics of students and linking to website for digestible teacher analytics.
- BKT Service: Designed and implemented REST API to retrieve student skill mastery insights.
- Affect API Service: Built a machine learning REST API to detect student emotions and created a user interface to compare different AI models.
Student Research Assistant
Summer 2021- Improved Live Chart user interface with real-time features and website tweaks, following the ASSISTments coding standards.
03 / work
Selected work
Tools and services pulled out of the roles above — what they replaced and what they run on.
Projects File Generator
2023 — PresentAquatecture
Automated scaffolding for standardized folder structures and baseline documents across 30-50+ projects a year, saving 50+ labor hours annually.
- C#
- .NET
- Automation
Overhead Calculator
2023 — PresentAquatecture
QuickBooks-integrated tool that automates expense tracking and computes accurate profit margins, retiring a fragile manual Excel process.
- Python
- QuickBooks
- Reporting
Bayesian Knowledge Tracing Service
2022ASSISTments
Production-ready REST API surfacing student skill mastery insights, feeding digestible analytics back to teachers through the ASSISTments platform.
- Python
- REST
- PostgreSQL
- Docker
Affect API Service
2022ASSISTments
Machine learning REST API that detects student emotions, paired with a user interface for comparing the performance of competing AI models.
- Python
- Machine Learning
- REST
- PostgreSQL
eSki Web Presence & BMS Test Rig
2022eSki
WordPress site built and deployed from scratch on Google Cloud for pre-orders and recruiting, plus a temperature chamber control script for heat-safety testing of jet ski BMS components.
- WordPress
- Google Cloud
- Hardware
04 / skills
Technical summary
Programming Languages
- Python
- HTML/CSS/JavaScript
- React.js
- jQuery
- Java
- C
- PostgreSQL
Operating Systems
- Debian / Ubuntu Linux
- Windows 7/10/11
- Docker
Software
- VSCode
- Figma
- LucidChart
- Postman
- pgAdmin
- Microsoft Office
- Google Workspace
- Todoist
- AutoCAD
- AWS
- QuickBooks
05 / education
Education & certifications
Degree
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
Worcester, MA
- Graduated
- December 2022
- GPA
- 3.5
- Dean's List (2018, 2019)
Certifications
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon
November 2023 — Present
06 / contact
Let's build something
Open to software engineering roles and conversations about automation, APIs, and internal tooling.
contact — taylor-cox.dev
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