Erik Bissell

Product Management Intern

• Implemented and updated designs in Shopify for 14 clients to drive higher conversion rates, higher average order value, and increased revenue
• Prepared prospective client pitch materials including presentations to highlight potential site enhancements and sandbox store demonstrations to highlight capabilities of software
• Created portfolio of installation instructions for customers to leverage self service capabilities
• Identified bugs on customer’s websites and created detailed reports for the development team

Technology Intern

• Leveraged framework to develop PowerShell script which converts PDF invoices into CSV files
• Added data validation to cross reference invoice subtotals with internal records to flag discrepancies
• Manipulated data to alter fields containing special characters that caused system to crash
• Utilized breakpoints in development environment to identify and remediate logic errors more efficiently

Campus Sustainable Impact Fellow

• Worked with a team of 4 in an agile environment to create a website detailing campus energy usage
• Hosted presentations with stakeholders to demonstrate progress and pitch next steps
• Extracted information from 24 raw metrics of a 3 phase power system for analysis using Watt’s Law
• Performed test cases to ensure automated python script was successfully pulling data from influxDB
• Led the creation and implementation of the website’s front-end design in Figma and React

Independent Term Project

• Designed an entity relationship diagram with relations decomposed into the 3rd normal form to ensure data integrity for a mock enterprise
• Implemented the design in Oracle, populated user data, and built multiple end-user interfaces utilizing JDBC to translate SQL code to be usable in Java
• Protected database against zombie transactions in case connection is terminated abnormally

Personal Investment Research and Trading

• Actively invest a portfolio of equities and derivatives while tracking weekly returns against major indices
• Manage a derivatives strategy to maximize profit while defining and minimizing risk

Intern

• Provided hands-on training and technology demonstrations to help teachers prepare for virtual learning
• Supported school relocation by organizing materials, packing classroom supplies, and moving contents

Lehigh University

GPA: 3.0

New Bethany Ministries

• Restored order from a backlog of critical data entry and reconciliation of sensitive client information
• Assisted Spanish speaking families navigate food distribution program

Pi Kappa Alpha

• Liaison between member class and the executive board to communicate concerns and suggestions

Chaos Chess

• Architected and developed a full-stack single-player chess application, utilizing React.js for the responsive and interactive front end and Spring Boot for the robust and scalable backend infrastructure
• Implemented chess engine with AI capabilities, leveraging a minimax algorithm enhanced by alpha-beta pruning for optimal move selection
• Developed RESTful APIs in Spring Boot enabling seamless communication between front end application and backend server for real-time data exchange
• Applied data analysis techniques to evaluate and score potential moves, enhancing chess engine’s decision making capabilities and strategic depth