About Me

Hello! I am Matt Herwig, a developer, engineer and a visionary... well I hope so. I am a recent Lehigh University alum, bot enthusiast and need to get outside more. Programming is my passion and I try to become better every day.

• Associate Backend Engineer

  Trifecta, trifecta.com

  Summer 2020 - Present

  Remote

  • Migrated legacy APIs and UIs into the Lightning platform using native Salesforce languages to create an interconnected service CRM ecosystem.
  • Constructed frontend permission-based user flows and component-based UI.
  • Made scalable and configurable Apex code with licensing and governing limits.

• Backend Software Engineer

  Dolomite, dolomite.io

  Fall 2018 – Summer 2019

  Bethlehem, PA

  • Created tiered account management system with numerous integrations and frameworks allowing for secure and dynamic use of the exchange.
  • Developed Stripe payment method and subscription system enabling external companies to obtain proprietary blockchain and market data.
  • Built web socket software to allow for distributed communication and integration with frontend clients and external partners respectively.

• Backend Software Intern

  Dolomite, dolomite.io

  Summer 2018

  Bethlehem, PA

  • Developed in an agile environment and wrote thoroughly tested code that ensured the current and future reliability of provided features.
  • Designed the core Scala and Play! Framework backend infrastructure providing easy-to-use abstractions for other developers to use.

• Mobile Backend Software Engineer

  WonPlanet, app

  Spring 2019, Fall 2019

  Remote

  • Created JSON REST architecture; Focusing on minimizing code duplication, server costs and breaking changes from legacy HTML endpoints.
  • Developed rate limiting and session-based authentication to protect against costly and sensitive resource use respectively.

• Frontend Designer

  Teradata

  June 2018

  Czech Republic, Prague

  • Designed the Prague’s division internal web application using SharePoint.
  • Modelled employees’ home and working locations globally with Power BI.

• Busboy

  Uncle Bill's Pancake House

  Summer 2016, Summer 2017

  Ocean City, NJ

  • Facilitated busboy arrangement and side work throughout the restaurant.
  • Assisted customers, employees, and managers in the preparation and cleaning of tables in a fast-paced environment.

• Entrepreneurial Owner

  Minecraft Server's

  2012 - 2015

  Remote

  • Developed custom Java plugins to create unique user experiences ranging from minigames to in-game reward key system.
  • Managed two online game servers and online community website receiving over 500 dollars in profit per month.
  • Delegated responsibilities of advertising, marketing, website development, player management to over 25 staff.

• Diswasher

  Uncle Bill's Pancake House

  Summer 2014, Summer 2015

  Ocean City, NJ

  • Coordinated dishwasher placement to maximize efficiency.
  • Worked with a team of dishwashers to efficiently clean kitchen and front-end appliances and tableware.

Note: This section is currently under construction. Going to be updating this, as well as my GitHub, by the end of May.

• Amazon Mturk Bot (JavaFX, Tess4j, Java, Screen Builder, Java Thread Queue System, TagMe API)
• FanFeed (Chrome Extension, Javascript, Firebase, Google Cloud Platform, Heroku)
• YouTube Polls (Chrome Extension, Javascript, Youtube API)
• Game Dev (Unity, C#, Python, Pygame, Blender)
• Poshmark Bot [JavaFX, Chrome Extension, OS Level] (JavaFX, Java, Scala, Selenium, Screen Builder)
• Minecraft Server Custom Plugins [Minigames, Crate Keys] (Java, Bukkit API)
• Lehigh Voice Assistant [1st Place LUApps] (Google Dialogflow, Node JS)