Summary
Austin Cho is a pragmatic software engineer with nine years of hands-on experience, currently applying his skills as a Storage Efficiency Performance Measurement Engineer contractor at NetApp. Grounded in a Computer Software Engineering education from Wichita State, he has built and maintained business-facing applications using VBA and SQL while ensuring database integrity and creating robust test cases. His background includes practical IT support and hardware assembly roles at Textron Aviation and Koch Industries, giving him a rare combination of software, systems troubleshooting, and hands-on hardware familiarity. Comfortable "building, breaking, and fixing" systems, he focuses on measurable performance improvements and operational reliability. Known for translating stakeholder needs into concise technical solutions, he brings a disciplined, test-driven approach to projects. Based in Wichita, Kansas, he pairs local roots with a collaborative mindset and a knack for simplifying complex workflows.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
International Baccalaureate (IB)
Computer engineering, Computer engineering at Wichita State University