Kaung in his tiny home thinking about boba tea

Yello! My name is Kaung,
pronounced like King Kong.

Full-stack developer building software through the lens of science, data, and aesthetics. Driven by creating solutions for a dynamic balance of form and function. Constantly striving for a “no-effort” look with maximum effort.
Or as my friend puts it...
Full-stack developer suffering from impostor syndrome who builds sites through the lens of over-thinking. Driven by OCD. Occasionally striving for well-thought through look, but also sometimes just wanting to do things that aren't viewed as pretentious in his mind.
My background is in Biochemistry and Studio Art, the former I pursued as a pre-med student. I love tech, gadgets, and a good bagel, egg, and cheese. I am obsessed with self-improvement, minimalism, and mechanical keyboards -- all very costly things I can't afford. In my free time, you can find me putting games in my wishlist but not actually playing them. As I realize that this bio has gotten far too similar to a dating profile, here's an article I wrote that'll tell you more about myself better than I can.
Jul2013

Moved to New York City from Yangon, Myanmar

Apr2015

Performed in the opening ceremony of The Whitney Museum of American Art

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Sep2015

Computer Lab Assistant at Beloit College in Beloit, WI

4 Years
Feb2016

Chemistry Teaching Assistant / Tutor at Beloit College in Beloit, WI

2 Years
Jul2016

Graphic Designer at Beloit College in Beloit, WI

2.5 Years
May2017

Sanger Summer Research Fellow at Beloit College in Beloit, WI

2 Months
Sep2017

Emergency Room Medical Scribe at ScribeAmerica in Rockford, IL

1 Year
Aug2017

Head Resident Assistant < Resident Assistant at Beloit College in Beloit, WI

2 Years
Feb2018

Purchased my first aquarium, and adopted a blue betta named DD, short for Dasani Dream

May2019

Received Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Studio Art from Beloit College

Jun2019

Senior Resident Assistant at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD

2 Months
Oct2019

Nanochemistry paper published in Journal of Chemical Education

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Oct2019

Research & Development Lab Technician at Stepan in Chicago, IL

1 Year
Mar2021

Received Certificate of Software Engineering from General Assembly

SEP2021

Software Developer at Cornerstone Systems Northwest in Bellingham, WA

Present
NOV2021

Moved into a tiny home

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