Christopher J Pishaki

Software Engineer • Problem Solver • Enthusiast

Christopher J Pishaki
Position Software Engineer
Experience 2+ Years
Specialization Mobile & DevOps

About Me

My name is Christopher J Pishaki, and I am a software engineer with over 2 years of professional experience building scalable, production-grade solutions. My passion for programming drives me to constantly seek new challenges and opportunities to refine my craft.

Tackling unique and novel problems with eagerness and positivity is my modus operandi. I thrive in environments where curiosity is encouraged and innovative thinking is the norm. From implementing comprehensive CI/CD pipelines to building cross-platform mobile applications, I approach each challenge with enthusiasm and technical precision.

As a person, I enjoy connecting with others and learning about their experiences and perspectives. This curiosity has helped me develop a broad worldview and an empathetic approach to problem-solving—qualities that translate directly into better software design and team collaboration.

My proudest achievement to date is developing the Integrated Report Processor (IRP) during my internship at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This experience, along with subsequent professional roles in backend systems and mobile development, has equipped me with a robust technical skill set and valuable experience in collaborative software development.

I am excited to continue pursuing my passion for programming and to explore new challenges in mobile development, DevOps automation, and beyond.

"And so I found myself embarrassed with so many doubts and errors that it seemed to me that the effort to instruct myself, had no effect other than the increasing discovery of my ignorance."
— René Descartes

Technical Skills

Mastered Technologies

Mobile Development

Kotlin Multiplatform
Swift (iOS)
Jetpack Compose
Android Development

Backend & Infrastructure

Java / Spring
Apache Kafka
Python
Google BigQuery

DevOps & CI/CD

GitHub Actions
JaCoCo / CodeCov
Git / Version Control
Docker

Languages

Kotlin
Java
Python
JavaScript / TypeScript
Swift

Frontend & Tools

React
HTML / CSS
SQL
REST APIs

Data & Analytics

Pandas
Data Analysis
BigQuery Analytics

Professional Journey

Career Timeline

2021 - Present

Software Engineer

Professional Experience

  • Developed AULMA monitoring system with Apache Kafka & Google BigQuery
  • Built scalable microservices architecture using Spring Cloud Stream
  • Implemented cross-platform mobile applications with Kotlin Multiplatform
  • Designed comprehensive CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions achieving 95%+ code coverage
  • Created production-grade tooling solutions for enterprise systems
2022 - 2023

Undergraduate Research Assistant

California State University, Northridge • NSF-Funded

  • Led NSF-supported research on thermal modeling of SSDs using machine learning
  • Achieved 0.118 RMSE / 0.999 R² accuracy with XGBoost temperature prediction model
  • Built automated benchmarking pipelines for data center energy efficiency research
  • Developed Bash & JavaScript tooling for data collection and visualization
2021 - 2023

ACM Officer

California State University, Northridge

  • Organized coding workshops and peer learning events for 200+ CS students
  • Supported academic mentorship, tutoring, and competitive programming activities
  • Helped coordinate technical talks and industry outreach
2021

Undergraduate Researcher – NASA JPL ARCS Program

BORACLE Project

  • Contributed to BORACLE, an open-source wearable athletic analytics platform
  • Developed sensor data processing tools and firmware components for prototype wearables
  • Assisted in designing wireless telemetry pipeline for real-time athlete performance metrics
  • Collaborated with NASA JPL engineers through CSUN's ARCS research initiative
2020 - 2021

Software Engineering Intern

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  • Developed Integrated Report Processor (IRP) for Clipper mission testbed
  • Reduced 600,000+ line report files by 70% through intelligent parsing
  • Supported instrument engineers with automated report analysis tools
  • Utilized Python and Pandas for data processing and analysis
2018 - 2023

B.S. Computer Science

California State University, Northridge

  • Focused on software engineering and systems design
  • Developed multiple programming projects and applications
  • Participated in game jams and hackathons