Will Highducheck

Senior Software Engineer

About Me

Hi, my name’s Will, and I’m a senior software engineer. As well as writing software, I have extensive experience in designing distributed systems, DevOps/system administration, machine learning, blockchain technologies, and financial services. I have a degree in mathematics from Dartmouth with additional coursework in computer science and machine learning from Caltech and Stanford. I have worked at a number of companies across a variety of industries over the last 20 years.

I am most skilled in Ruby, Python, Golang, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Machine Learning.

For more information on my work history and skills, please see my LinkedIn profile.

Projects

Github Projects

github.com/will2357

I started my first project many years ago as a way of learning Ruby on Rails for a startup that I co-founded. Recently, I have been experimenting with React and Rust.

Education

Dartmouth College

A.B., Pure Mathematics

dartmouth.edu

Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire.

During my time at Dartmouth, I studied pure mathematics with additional coursework in computer science. Relevant courses included abstract algebra, combinatorics, computability, computer science, differential equations, linear algebra, logic, number theory, probability, and statistical modeling.

Penn-Trafford High School

Valedictorian, ~400 Member Class

pths.penntrafford.org

Penn-Trafford High School is a public high school located in Harrison City, Pennsylvania.

While at Penn-Trafford high school, I earned numerous local and state awards in mathematics, sciences, foreign languages, and other fields. Additionally, I was the president of multiple clubs, ran track, and swam.

A Little More About Me

Alongside my interests in software engineering, distributed computing, and machine learning, my other hobbies include:

  • Mountain biking
  • Kayaking
  • Dirt biking
  • Skiing
  • Creative writing
  • Travelling
  • Photographing adorable dogs and cats

    Cutest puppies ever? Probably, yes. Cutest kitten ever? Most likely.


NB: I added these photos from Getty Images to test some scss image rendering overrides in Jekyll, and now I can't bring myself to remove them.