Owen Opichka

Software Developer at Sentry Insurance

Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States

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About

I am currently a Software Developer at Sentry Insurance. I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville with a Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering.

Work Experience

Sentry Insurance

Software Developer

Dec 2024
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Present

    Associate Software Developer

    Aug 2023
    -
    Dec 2024

      Software Engineering Intern

      May 2023
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      Aug 2023

        University of Wisconsin-Platteville

        Computer Science & Software Engineering Grader

        Sep 2022
        -
        Dec 2022
        • Grading of assignments and exam questions for:

        Undergraduate Research Assistant

        Jan 2022
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        Dec 2022
        • Algorithm development to use GPS metadata to summarize drone video.
        • Developed tools to manage application state and project management.
        • Worked on a software development team of undergraduate research students.
        • Mentoring new undergraduate research students.

        Valders Area School District

        Seasonal Helpdesk Technician

        Jan 2020
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        Jan 2020
        • Expanded Student Chromebook program during the COVID-19 pandemic to include Elementary and Middle Schools
        • Collaborated with a team to implement a student Chromebook program for over +1000 students.

        Information Technology Youth Apprentice Ambassador

        Jun 2019
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        May 2020
        • In addition to my role as a Youth Apprentice, I also took on the Ambassador role.
        • Demonstrated leadership skills by talking to 9th-11th grade students to show them the benefits of the Youth Apprenticeship Program.
        • Organized and rewired data closets to mitigate downtime when troubleshooting an issue.

        Information Technology Youth Apprentice

        Jun 2018
        -
        May 2019
        • In addition to my role as a Youth Apprentice, I also took on the Ambassador role.
        • Demonstrated leadership skills by talking to 9th-11th grade students to show them the benefits of the Youth Apprenticeship Program.
        • Organized and rewired data closets to mitigate downtime when troubleshooting an issue.

        Education

        University of Wisconsin-Platteville

        2020
        -
        2024
        Bachelor's Degree, Software Engineering

        Skills

        .NET Core
        .NET Framework
        TypeScript
        React.js
        Next.js
        Problem-Solving
        Algorithms
        Project Management
        Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
        Research
        C++