ALLAN E. SERNA

Experience

Software Engineer III Atlanta, GA.
PrizePicks

Feb. 2025 - Present

Lead Front-End Developer Brooklyn, NY.
Vera AI

Dec. 2023 - Dec. 2024

As the Founding Front-End Lead Engineer, I led the development and maintenance of three key customer-facing applications—our chat app, admin app, and prototype/demo app—delivering high-performing, reliable experiences across the board. I took full ownership of designing, building, and maintaining these fe applications, while also writing detailed design documents for every feature and collaborating closely with a contracted design team to bring our vision to life. My expertise lies in a cutting-edge tech stack, including React, Zustand, Tanstack Router, React Query, Chakra UI, Tailwind, and Vite, ensuring scalable and efficient front-end solutions.

Sr. Front-End Software Engineer ATLANTA, GA.
Gigantik (formerly GigLabs)

Nov. 2021 - Oct. 2023

I led feature development of our front-end products, delivering a high-performance platform accommodating several thousands of users. This resulted in increased conversion rates and the successful sell-out of tens of thousands of nfts and multiple web3 campaigns. Beyond development, I mentored junior front-end developers, enhancing their technical skills and overall productivity. Knowledge in a robust tech stack including React, Redux-Saga, Redux (FE), and Node, Express, MySQL (BE).

Software Engineer II SAN JOSE, CA.
Cisco

JUNE 2021 - Nov. 2021

I maintained three open-source SDK projects for Webex, resulting in improved stability and a reduction in reported issues. I also played a key role in achieving 100% information security compliance by addressing all potential threats (CVEs) and identifying license misuses through Blackduck. Proficiency in React, Vanilla JavaScript, and Java.

Front-End Development Engineer II IRVING, TX.
MICHAELS

NOV. 2020 - jUNE 2021

Feature developer for the new customer care portal and product dispute process, leveraging mockups and user flows. My involvement extended to being a weekly presenter at company-wide demos, where I shared progress updates, design insights, and development highlights. Worked with a front-end tech stack featuring Chakra, Styled Components, React, Redux, and Figma.

Web Application Developer Freelancer remote start-up.
Abode (formerly Scholars)

May 2020 - Nov. 2020

Enhanced the Scholars web platform at Abode by developing key features like a blog, job board, and student resources, integrating Greenhouse ATS, enabling CSV imports, and creating data visualizations using React, Redux, Tailwind, and Firebase.

Web Application Developer Freelancer remote start-up.
TallySight

July 2020 - SEPT. 2020

Revamped Tallysight's web application using React, Next.js, and TypeScript, developed a custom image generator for social media sharing, built dynamic components for searching and filtering sports data, and created a multi-upload tool to streamline content management.

Front-End Web Developer Intern St. Louis, MO.
New Balance

Aug. 2019 - Dec. 2019

Developed and optimized web assets like banners, headers, and emails using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, improved product page load times by 25%, peer-reviewed code for responsiveness, and developed a Python web crawler to track price and stock changes using Selenium.

Software Developer Intern Alpharetta, GA.
Dispersive Networks

May 2019 - Aug. 2019

Developed a CRUD web application with ReactJS and Redux to manage permissions via a visual workflow tree, streamlining onboarding processes, implemented advanced tree algorithms, built a dashboard with search and sort features, and integrated and performance-tested RESTful APIs using GoLang and Postman.

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA.
Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS)

Aug. 2021 - May 2025

Specializing in Computer Systems and Networks
Highest Honors
Courses taken (10): Intro to InfoSec, Computer Networks, Network Security, DB System Concepts & Design, Software Analysis & Testing, Computer Law, Global Entrepeneurship, Robotic AI Techniques, Natural Language Processing, Graduate Algorithms

Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Aug. 2015 - May 2020

Graduated with High Honors and as a SanDisk Scholar
Focus: People & Media (HCI)
Minor: Sports, Society, and Technology from the GT School of History and Sociology

Hume-Fogg Academic High School Nashville, TN.
High School and Cambridge Research Diploma

Aug. 2011 - May 2015

Graduated Top 10% of the class from the #49 Nationally Ranked High School in the United States
Performed a 2 year Cambridge Research on immigration patterns from Latin America to the United States
2x All-District, 2x All-Regional, 2x All Mid-State, 1x All-State, 1x All-Star Athlete for Men's Varsity Soccer

Skills

Programming Languages