Anthony
Sean
Protho

I code to create. I code to be challenged. I code for Fun.

Cloud Solutions Engineer at Stria ● Bakersfield, CA

  A man of many passions, Anthony is known for his ambitious, determined, and self-managed work ethic towards completing his goals. He is pragmatic, yet compassionate, valuing honesty, loyalty, time, success, and those around him. Caring for others well being, self-mastery, and enjoying life; Anthony is a quick learner and has strong people skills. He is honest, noble, and can have some great ideas. He can be brave even when insecure or unsure of himself. Ant is crazy and can be cynical at times, but he is also motivational and can be really funny. But most of all, people know Ant for being Ant (More Info).

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Projects

Audio Visualizer

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(JavaScript, D3 - Fullstack)

Example of a data visualizer, using D3 to show colorful bars based on real-time data! This data is given to us as sound waves. Using DOM and data manipulating techniques - this fun little website shows off a variety of animal sounds.

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Trilliant.ai

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(React.js - Design Lead/Git Master)

Collaborated with a team of 3 to design a website to match the client's needs. Contributed to the website's search algorithm using tags and filters to help users search the website’s catalog. Managing all commits to the repository. After about 4 months of work, our team was able to meet the client's needs and spend more time on design, and other features. Going through the trials of having an incomplete google sheet as our database and the struggles of hosting a website live on firebase. We also had creative freedom over the original website.

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Toeta

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(Javascript, API - ​Fullstack Engineer​)

For all the chefs new and old who are finding it hard to decide what to eat for dinner today, Toeta is the solution for you. The goal of this project was to solve the ever-lasting question "What do I want to eat today?". With many plans for the future as to what this project should be, it currently just gives a random recipe using spoonacular API. It took a lot of time to get this thing to go server-side, given that static websites aren't meant to be on clouds, so I made a PHP backend to solve this problem and hope for this to become much more in the future.

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Knuckles

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(Python/PyGame - Data Scientist)

This was an experiment a peer and I made. Our goal was to create a pathfinder. Despite it being a very slow program, users are able to draw on the canvas and create mazes, a start, and an endpoint, and see all the paths our little knuckles took in order to find the way.

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Don’t Mix That!

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(Flask, MongoDB, Git - Backend and Git Master)

The virtual trading card game was a project in which I had the opportunity to work in a woman-empowered team. This was one of my first engineering teams, and learning to overcome group affairs and meet deadlines was a harsh learning curve. However the idea was great, and the journey was greater. I was in charge of the git-flow, and web hosting using Heroku connecting it to our MongoDB NoSQL. I learned a lot about team-oriented programming, git, and backend programming.

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C.H.D.

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(C++, Arduino - Hardware Engineer)

CHD (pronounced Chad), short for Christmas hack decorations, was a personal project I did in my free time. My goal was to learn more about hardware, by hacking holiday lights and making them flash to music. I still use these lights to this day, and they make great party lights. After burning 7 fuses, and desperately looking for information from friends and the internet. I was finally able to put everything together and figure it all out in under 2 weeks. Learning Arduino, electrical currents, and microphone information. I also wrote an article so that others could learn from my mistakes.

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Snow Globe

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(HTML5/CSS3 - Web Designer)

It had been a while since I was able to use CSS3, so I decided to make a fun animation in my free time. I used some of the things I learned while working in Maya to help establish keyframes and how I went about the animation process. Drawing anything in CSS was the hardest part.

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Small Survey

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(HTML5/CSS3 - Web Designer)

This is a small survey project and another step towards my Dynamic Web Designer Certificate back in 2018. I can make custom ones just for you, and you can send them to all of your friends. This site is very small and simple, but it shows potential uses in more organized online applications which are used 80% over paper applications.

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Trouble Maker

a group of people surrounding a robot aka team z and trouble maker
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(VEX, C++ - Executive Programmer)

After many months of endless coding, I was in charge of getting our VEX brain to interpret remote controls, autonomous driving, and ensuring that the machine could surpass the obstacles collecting as many points as possible. I pushed the members of our team to do their parts and stayed on top of mine to ensure that our team made it to state. In my first year there I got the struggling Team Z to the Google Complex, in San Jose.

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Contact

More Info

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Education

Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA (Temporarily Remote)
B.S. Applied Computer Science (Jul. 2021)


Technical Skills

Proficient

  • Python3
  • JavaScript
  • HTML5/SCSS3
  • DocuSign CLM
  • SEO
  • APIs
  • Web Hosting
  • REACT.js
  • Microsoft Office
  • Markdown Languages

Intermediate

  • C/C++ Robotics
  • UX/UI Design
  • Node.js
  • TypeScript
  • Adobe Software
  • Autodesk CAD
  • MongoDB NoSQL
  • Jinja Flask
  • Salesforce CRM

Experience

  • GraphQL
  • Swift Xcode
  • Go!(GoLang)
  • C# .Net
  • Django.py
  • R Language SQL
  • PHP
  • Java

Accreditations

Work Experience

Bitwise Industries

Bakersfield, CA

Platform Engineer Lead

Aug. 2022 - Currently

● Stria was acquired by Bitwise, and I was repositioned with raise as a Mentor/ Lead, advancing a team of 7 to now 13 employees and growing, while growing my skills in CLM integrations of existing HRM, CRM, PRM, and CPQ systems - such as Salesforce.

● Created architectural and presale documents such as BRDs and SOWs. Including, but not exlusively, creating simplifing and Automating internal business processes poinieering best practices and standards.


Stria LLC

Bakersfield, CA

Cloud Solutions Engineer

Mar. 2022 - Currently

● Completed training faster than anyone in the 18 year history of the company earning my DocuSign accreditation and continued to impress clients with my accelerated completion of tasks.

● Worked directly - most times individually - with twelve client (Universities, Goverment Orgs., Companies, etc.) leading meetings in PMs place. Using practical attention to detail and best practices to develope advance Workflows in UAT to Production. Updating infrastructure with Post-Go-Live, User Feedback, and Data analysis.


AvinaCampus

Philadelphia, PA (Remote)

Front End Lead

Mar. 2021 - July 2021

● Implemented adjustments to legacy code and designs resulting in 100+ bug fixes and shortening the expected product release date by 3 months (for user testing), resulting in a promotion to Front End Lead.

● Working closely with the EdTech Co-owners, organized and developed project plans, creating an easy way for our engineers to coordinate tasks in international time zones, and was offered the CFO position.


Make School

San Francisco, CA (Temporarily Remote)

Teaching Assistant

Aug. 2020 - Jan. 2021

● Promoted a class of 240 students’ growth by helping them develop and debug their engineering projects - which were in an abundance of different technologies such as HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, SASS/SCSS, Node.js, Python, Django, MongoDB, and Flask.

● Improved comprehension of programming concepts preventing 5 students from failing their courses by reviewing, and teaching computer science concepts.


Volunteer Experience

CALM Zoos

Bakersfield, CA

Volunteer

Nov. 2017 - Feb. 2018

● Assisted Primary Keepers in basic cleaning, dietary feeding, and meeting protocols for injured or sick animals.

● Gave the utmost care to animals and their habitats. Giving back to my community so others could see the animals.


Referrals

Aaron Whitfield

Kern High School Teacher & Freelance Mobil Developer

Was Anthony's Teacher

04/03/2021

"I recommend my former student, Anthony Protho. I was his teacher for 4 years of high school engineering courses and his competitive robotics coach. Anthony was the designated programmer on his engineering and robotics teams. Anthony always strives for excellence, going above and beyond the minimum requirements. He is naturally curious and always worked to learn new programming concepts, implement good programming practices, and attempt more complicated algorithms to give his teams a competitive advantage. He demonstrates grit and perseverance, not giving up in the face of difficulty. His efforts contributed greatly to his team, becoming one of the top rated robotics teams across the whole state of California, qualifying to compete at the California High School Robotics State Championships. Anthony is more than a competent programmer, but also a great teacher. Other programmers on other teams from our school, looked up to Anthony as he would often help them debug errors in their code and offer advice and suggestions. Anthony is inspiring to all around him for he has large, lofty goals, and can always be seen working and making real progress in accomplishing those goals. Anthony has become one of the most successful, competent, and capable software developers I have had the privilege of teaching and getting to know, and I highly recommend him to you."


Kimberly Rivas

Team Manager at Panera Bread

Was Anthony's Manager

02/16/2022

"To whom it may concern, I am Kimberly Rivas, Team Manager at Panera Bread, I am writing in reference of Anthony Protho for your open position. In the time Anthony has worked with us, he has been nothing but an asset to our company. He on a consecutive and daily basis exemplifies what it is to be a great and well-rounded worker. Anthony demonstrates strong leadership characteristics when it comes to his current position now. He is always on time, hardworking and has a positive outlook with his peers and his job. Not only is he able to work well with others as well as on his own, he is also detail oriented and very driven to push beyond what is expected of him. Anthony does not shy away from a challenge and is always eager to learn and grow wether it be in his career or personal life. With his pleasant demeanor and willingness to continue to grow I believe he wil be a prime candidate for this position."

Badges


DocuSign CLM Administration Specialist 2022 DocuSign CLM Workflow Specialist 2022 DocuSign Agreement Cloud Specialist 2022

Additional Experience

Red Roof Inn

Bakersfield, CA

Front Desk Agent

Jan. 2023 - Apr. 2023

● Managed 40 rooms and their guests using the RediStay and ALV2 platforms while organizing reservations and watching security cameras to prevent theft or human trafficking.

● Safely processed Deposits, and accounting reports on behalf of the Property Manager, maintaining high levels of Customer Support and Hospitality improving the Hotel's ratings.


Panera Bread

Bakersfield, CA

Team Lead

Sept. 2021 - Mar. 2022

● Worked front-of-house positions, teaching new hires their role and responsibilities, and assisting managers during employee shortages.

● Readjusted to life after quarantine, helping create a warm and clean environment for customers to get their food.


In-N-Out Burger

Bakersfield, CA

Lvl 2 Associate

Nov. 2018 - Aug. 2019

● Gained soft skills in a fast-paced environment highly reliant on communication, teamwork, and food safety. This required me to be well versed, and I was eventually doing level 4 work.

● My main function was as a bilingual cashier (as new as I am to still learn Spanish) and was promoted to level 2 in 2 months after receiving letters to corporate from customers who felt I had proven excellence in customer service.


A Deeper Dive

Make School & Dominican University

  • Graduating: Learning how to become a Software Engineer with hands-on development, as well as industry skills in an accelerated 2-year program. (Aug. 2019-Jul. 2021).
  • AvinaCampus: Early Employee at AvinaCampus startup as a front-end Software Engineer. I used technologies such as SASS, REACT, Flutter, and Django (Mar. 2021- Aug. 2021).
  • Mentorship: mentored students in the San Francisco School district to help them learn more about tech, and what to expect outside of high school (Jan. 2021 - May. 2021).
  • TA: Was hired as a Front-End Web Teacher Assistant, Helping a class of 150 students debug, and develop their projects. Growing them into better Software Engineers. Using technologies such as HTML, CSS, SASS, node.js, Python, jinja, and flask (Aug. 2020- Jan. 2021).
  • Music Club: Founder of Make School’s Music Club (Nov. 2019).
  • Got accepted: to get into a 10% acceptance rate, I sacrificed a lot of my free time towards proving myself and growth. Attending the school took lots of discipline and hard work (Apr. 2019).

Highland High School

  • PLTW Honor Engineer: recognized for having higher than a 3.5 grade for at least 3 years (2019).
  • Robotics: An executive programmer from the PLTW Engineering class, teaching others how to code, and brought my team (Z) to state. We won 5th out of 35 schools (2018-2019).
  • FreeCodeCamp Web Design Certificate: 300+ hours and 5 projects based on learning html5, css3, and bootstrap (2018).
  • LinkCrew: Involved in helping bridge incoming students and their parents around campus, leading them so that they felt more welcomed and informed in their new environment (2018).
  • ROC: Went into 3D animation at ROC which is a career center in Bakersfield meant to get people jobs under those classes. I worked with Maya, Photoshop, and Adobe Pro. (2018).
  • HackerEarth top 10%: recognized as top 10% of programmers on their site for C (2017).
  • PPAACC: I was the 2nd chair in my regular band playing clarinet, as well as joining PPAACC to become the lead piano player. Responsibilities included: setting up and tearing down vital electronics and speakers needed for the show, playing piano in sync with a team, and sound effects for the show. We were to act out scenes and learn our parts before bringing them together for one beautiful piece. We got 4 out of 13 in our last competition (2017).
  • Honor Athletes Award: Awarded to students who were in sports and maintained a GPA of 3.5 or higher (2016).
  • Sports: Was in Track and Football -with our team winning 10-0, and being the top 10 sprinters at my school (2015-2016).
  • Art Club: during lunch and outside of school, we would join to create artworks. And won 3rd place in the mini-league for Via Arte (2015).

Before High School

  • PES: Worked in the OilField helping out with whatever was asked of me, including breaking pipes and running wells (2011-2018).
  • Valencia Farms: Worked in the fields as a harvester picking grapes (2015).
  • Pool boy helping neighbors clean their pool was a small-time thing, and the neighbor has moved since (2013).
  • Moved a lot! This may not seem like much of a skill but learning to adapt to new environments consistently was a large trial for me and has also helped me learn how to communicate better with strangers (having met so many new ones). I also kept good grades in school despite being bullied, lacking information, and having to deal with family turmoil. However is also the reason for my lisp, and gaps in some foundational education (2001-2009).