Pin-Yang Chen
Address: 72 Argonaut Drive, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Phone: +1-919-685-2936
Email: pin-yang.chen@duke.edu
Website: www.chenpinyangdev.com
EDUCATION
Duke University, North Carolina, USA
- Master of Engineering in Financial Technology, Aug. 2024 – Present
- Concentration: innovative Blockchain solutions, programming in fintech
National Chung Cheng University (CCU), Chiayi, Taiwan
- Bachelor of Science in Management Information System, Sep. 2020 – Jun. 2024
- Interdisciplinary Course Programs certifications in Department of Computer Science and Department of Accounting
SKILLS
- Programming: Solidity, C, C#, Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Framework: Hardhat, Node.js, Next.js, Vercel, Web3.js, Prisma, RESTful API, Linux, PlanetScale, Neat.py
EXPERIENCE
Blockchain Engineer Intern, Isuncloud (Sep. 2023 – Apr. 2024)
- Designed and implemented NFT report management system: Created a standardized interface (ERC-7593) for managing NFTs representing reports, ensuring each report is technically distinct and compliant with ERC-721 for cross-platform interoperability.
- Security and compliance: Integrated additional security measures to prevent unauthorized access and modifications, maintaining high standards of data integrity across platforms.
- Enhance efficiency: Controlled the data structure to reduce Blockchain gas fees (34% of deployment gas fee, 60% of transaction fee), saving 2 hours for system deployment on Sepolia testnet.
- ERC-7593: https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/erc-7593-nft-synthetic-evidence/17986
Blockchain Researcher Intern, SkyTrade (Aug. 2024 – Nov. 2024)
- Researched and implemented Solana multi-signature wallets for asset security and transaction management
- Developed solutions for fractionalizing Metaplex cNFTs using SPL tokens.
- Integrated microfrontend architecture using Single-SPA and @micro-zoe/micro-app to streamline Next.js applications.
PROJECTS
Crypto Auditing System on Blockchain
- Automated financial reporting: Developed a system on Blockchain that processes multiple transaction types, such as currency exchange and transfers, allowing users to input transaction data and specify a time range for generating financial reports on distributed ledger.
- Smart contract development: Implemented robust attack prevention code and optimized the deployment process, reducing the original smart contract system deployment time by 80%.
- Dynamic API generation: Designed the system to instantly generate and provide Restful APIs based on user requests for specific reports, enhancing accessibility and efficiency.
- Implemented unit testing, automated testing, and registry pattern: Ensured system reliability and maintainability through rigorous testing and design patterns, utilizing 300 test cases to safe customers' cryptocurrency.
Personal Full-Stack Website
- Content creation: Developed a blog website www.chenpinyangdev.com to share insights on Ethereum, philosophy, and software tutorials that achieved a 1062% increase in reach within 7 days.
- Frontend development: Built the website using Next.js 14, ensuring a seamless user experience by retrieving data from backend APIs, designing responsive web design (RWD), and creating CSS animations.
- Backend development: Implemented the backend using Node.js to generate APIs, utilized Prisma's SQLite for the database, and employed GitHub CI/CD workflows for continuous monitoring.
LedgerVest – Decentralized Fundraising Platform
- Built a blockchain-based platform that enables startups to raise funds transparently and empowers investors to track fund usage through smart contract logic and on-chain governance.
- Implemented a milestone-based funding mechanism where investors vote on fund releases, reducing the risk of fund misuse and increasing trust between parties.
- Designed investor dashboards to monitor project progress, returns, and repayment status, ensuring transparency in every step of the fundraising process.
- Led the development of core campaign features including project creation, investment, repayment, and investor protection through collateral and refund logic.
- LedgerVest: https://ledgervest.colab.duke.edu/
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