About Me
Hello, world! I am Russell Farinha, a Computer Science major at the University of Houston. I was born and raised in Houston, TX. I have a deep passion for creativity and bringing my biggest ideas to life. My work purely revolves around cleanliness, transparency, and innovation.
Aside from the digital world, I am also a dedicated athlete and trainer. As a former USA Badminton U-19 junior competitor, I once ranked 35th in USA (2020). I've spent the following years teaching passionate, young athletes the sport, encouraging a healthy and disciplined mind, body, and soul.
Music is also a significant part of my life. I've played the piano for over 10 years yet I've only still scraped the surface of the piano's true potential!
Experience
Stellar Cyber
March 2024 - August 2024
Customer Success Engineer
- Worked with Zendesk API and Jira API to create Bash scripts that assist with information gathering and quick actions.
- Analyzed cybersecurity debug logs and customer security environments to coordinate with customers for troubleshooting.
- Developed Bash scripts compatible with customer and team environments to assist with troubleshooting, improving productivity by 28%.
Houston Badminton Academy
July 2020 - Present
IT Management
- Coordinated and updated a database of court reservation time slots to ensure no time conflicts between reservations, increasing business productivity by 30%.
- Created assistant tools and scripts using Clubworx API for basic membership management.
- Structured user interface, backend organization, and overall data accessibility, improving website activity by 14%.
- Generated financial data and reports on company revenue and other expenses.
Projects
Spottr
Founded and developed a Tinder-like iOS app made with Swift for finding places to eat at in Houston, featuring recommendation algorithms and machine learning to curate the user's recommended places.
Stellar Cyber Scripts Pro
Created an arrow-keys-and-enter, selection-based Bash script that comes preloaded with a handful of scripts to help with troubleshooting or other general tools.
Zendesk-Jira Linker
Programmed a Bash script to get and link all Zendesk tickets and their associated Jira issues via Zendesk API and Jira API to return any desired information, such as status, requester, assignee, etc.
Exsale
Developed a web application in a 4-person team project using MySQL, PHP, jQuery, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to assist suppliers in selling, managing, and tracking products with detailed statistical reports.
Paradox
Led a 4-person project to develop a gas ordering app in ReactJS, MySQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript including hash-encrypted user authentication, comprehensive order details, and order history.
Rangatang
Engineered a Discord.com bot app made in Discord.JS which provides a variety of commands to help with increasing chat engagement and administrative support.
Houston Badminton Academy
Organized a website for badminton enthusiasts searching for training, court reservation, and other services.