Owen Opichka

Associate Software Developer at Sentry Insurance

Platteville, Wisconsin, United States

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About

I am currently an Associate Software Developer at Sentry Insurance. I am also currently studying Software Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Work Experience

Sentry Insurance

Associate Software Developer

Aug 2023
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Present

    Software Engineering Intern

    May 2023
    -
    Aug 2023

      University of Wisconsin-Platteville

      Computer Science & Software Engineering Grader

      Sep 2022
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      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
      -
      Present
      Bachelor's Degree, Software Engineering

      Skills

      .NET Framework
      TypeScript
      React.js
      Problem-Solving
      C#
      Algorithms
      Java
      Project Management
      Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
      Research
      C++
      Agile Methodologies