Hayk Khachatryan

Theoretical Physics BSc

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University College London

09/2016 - 06/2019

Achieved degree with First Class Honors.

• Practical Mathematics and Computing I & II (Python and Mathematica): 84% & 86%
• Mathematical Methods II & III: 91% & 91%
• Climate & Energy: 83%
• Representative for 30 Physics students

Chief Technology Officer

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metaport

07/2021 - 09/2022

Drove startup from ideation to UC Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator alum (<1% acceptance rate) over a year.

• Shaped product vision and short-long term strategies with CEO, identifying the resources necessary to execute the strategies and realize the product vision.
• Designed and developed the core product, a two-sided full-stack web marketplace, from start to finish, rapidly iterating and testing prototypes.
• Implemented far-reaching architecture decisions to ensure strength, scalability, and stability.
• Deployed various services of our product on multiple cloud service providers.
• Directed multi-disciplinary team of UX & UI designers, engineers, and content creators, cooperating with all other stakeholders to validate excellence in all dimensions of the product.
• Represented and pitched technical aspects of startup to advisors, mentors, and investors, collaborating with them to utilize their many years of experience in the relevant fields.
• Participated in UC Berkeley's SkyDeck startup accelerator (<1% acceptance rate), developing skills in all aspects of founding a startup, as well as growing my network with other like-minded entrepreneurs, advisors, and investors.

AWS - Backend - CloudFormation - Communication - DigitalOcean - Docker - EC2 - ECS - Entrepreneur - FastAPI - Figma - Frontend - Full-stack - GIS - JavaScript - Leadership - Node.js - Nuxt - PostGIS - PostgreSQL - PSQL - Pydantic - Python - RDS - RESTful API - REST API - TailwindCSS - TypeScript - VueJS

Freelance Software Developer

01/2015 -

Developed a wide host of software for clients, including:

• Full-stack, responsive web development (Nuxt, Vue, Flask, TailwindCSS, FastAPI, hyperapp, Wordpress, Jekyll, Ghost)
• Data extraction (Scrapy, Selenium, social media services, general web scraping)
• Data analysis (pandas, plotly, numpy, Mathematica, physics modelling)
• Scripting and automation (JavaScript, Python, Google Apps Script)

HTML 5 - CSS3 / SASS - Python - JavaScript - C++ - Node.js - TypeScript - TailwindCSS - Figma - AWS - Docker - heroku - DigitalOcean - Parcel - VueJS - Nuxt

Projects Coordinator

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Gagarin Project

01/2021 - 06/2021

Led relations with international partners such as MVRDV and GIZ.

• Established relations with the well-renowned international architecture firm, MVRDV, to develop a concept for the master plan of a large scale sustainable development project.
• Oversaw all external communications in English, editing, summarizing, or rewriting as required.
• Introduced productivity tools into the team, increasing organization and productivity.
• Set up and maintained all technical aspects of the project (eg e-mail servers and signatures, landing page and hosting, etc)

Carbon and Environmental Consultant

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Gagarin Project

07/2020 - 06/2021

Coordinated the environmental wing of a large scale sustainable development project in rural Armenia.

• Measured and analyzed total carbon footprints of one urban and five rural communities in Armenia.
• Established a Carbon Footprint Management Plan to reduce net emissions over a 20 year timescale.
• Supervised and liaised with a team of biodiversity experts.
• Incorporated forward-thinking environmental solutions in the development of the project.

Software Engineering Intern

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Unicomp

07/2018 - 09/2018

• Designed and developed a quantum computer simulator in C++.
• Lectured on quantum computation.

C++ - OOP - Quantum Computing - Communication - Problem solving

Bartender

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The Lamb Tavern

11/2019 - 01/2020

Provided excellent bar service and guest satisfaction in high-volume, fast-paced bar.

• Utilized knowledge of mixed beverages, specialty liquors and craft beers to serve customers and provide wait staff with well prepared drinks in a timely fashion.
• Stocked and tracked inventory and supplies.
• Maintained a clean and organized work area.
• Followed safety, sanitation and legal policies for handling food and beverages.
• Developed excellent customer relations.
• Prepared orders in fast-paced environment.

Customer Service - Communication - Organization

Sales Account Manager

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OptionRally

in Limassol, Cyprus 03/2016 - 05/2016

Addressed clients' issues with their finances and resolved their concerns with investments. Improved my communication skills through the high pressure environment of finance sales.

CRM - Windows - VOIP - Communication

Independent Social Media Consultant

02/2015 - 08/2015

Launched social media presences and designed advertising campaigns that increased my clients' following by over 60%.

Facebook - Instagram

IT Assistant

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ZIGZAG

in Yerevan, Armenia 07/2013 - 07/2013

Diagnosed and troubleshooted networking and technical issues at the IT department of an office of 50 employees.

Problem solving - Logical thinking

Intern Mechanic

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Vitesse

in Yerevan, Armenia 07/2011 - 07/2011

Repaired and serviced ATVs, jet-skis, and snowmobiles at the mechanical department of the BRP Service Center.

Problem solving

Creator

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what the playlist

10/2022 - 10/2022

Find your Spotify playlists that contain a song/album/artist.

TypeScript - Nuxt - VueJS - Frontend - Spotify Web API - TailwindCSS

Creator

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buchulator

02/2020 - 02/2020

Kombucha recipe calculator built using Hyperapp.

JavaScript - hyperapp - HTML - CSS - Frontend

Creator

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Does IKEA Have New Plants Today?

10/2019 - 10/2019

Flask webapp that checks the IKEA UK API to see if they have released any new plants today.

Python - Flask - PSQL - PostgreSQL - HTML - CSS - heroku

Creator

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qSim

07/2018 - 09/2018

Quantum computer simulator library built in C++.

C++ - OOP - Quantum Computing - Communication - Problem solving

Creator

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chat.hayk.io

07/2018 - 07/2018

Flask & SocketIO based webapp that connects with a Slack workspace and carries messages between the two (Hayk (owner) talks from Slack, user talks from webapp).

Python - Flask - HTML - CSS - JavaScript - SocketIO - heroku

Molecular Dynamics Researcher

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Can Hot Water Freeze Faster Than Cold Water?

01/2019 - 03/2019

A university research project tasked with investigating the effects of impurities and differing starting temperatures on the freezing of water.

• Designed multiple molecular dynamics simulations in LAMMPS investigating the effects of impurities on the freezing of water.
• Analyzed the data, comparing to data gathered by the experimental team.
• Visualized our results using VMD and Jupyter.
• Assembled our research in LaTeX.
• Transcribed minutes for some meetings.
• Chaired some meetings.

MD simulations - LAMMPS - VMD - LaTeX - Communication - Leadership - Python - Jupyter

Systems Engineer and Liaison Officer

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Intergrated Engineering Challenge #2: Global Health

11/2015 - 12/2015

A university project where a a multi-disciplinary team of specialist engineers formulate, design and verify an effective strategy for the production and distribution (and monitoring) of a vaccine to combat a Tuberculosis Pandemic in Sub Saharan Africa.

• Designed and developed a control system for the temperature, pH, and stirring of a bio-reactor.
• Developed in C and Processing on a Launchpad microprocessor.
• Liaised with engineers from other disciplines on specifications and requirements.

C - Processing - Communication - Leadership

Delegate of Iran

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Mediterranean Model United Nations

in Nicosia, Cyprus 2015-02

A simulation of the United Nations, done by students from various schools as they discuss and try to find solutions to current world problems.

• Debated and discussed issues in a formal UN-like setting.
• Created resolutions to be debated.

Communication - Debating - Public speaking - Research

Member of Medical Ethics committee

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Youth Voice

in Nicosia, Cyprus 2014-04

An annual weekend conference where young people between the ages of 15-19 from schools convene to discuss and express themselves on current affairs.

• Debated and discussed various ethical issues in the medical field.

Communication - Debating - Public speaking - Research

Speaker

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Science Rocks

in Limassol, Cyprus 2013-03

'Does anything touch?'

• Gave a speech on how no particles ever really touch as a consequence of the electromagnetic force.

Communication - Debating - Public speaking

Technical Consultant

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Limassol Phoenician Leo’s Charity Club

09/2014 - 07/2015

Helped raise €5365 over two charity events (October - December 2014)

• Social media management
• Graphic design

Facebook - Photoshop - Delegation - Communication