Ian Pentland

Software Engineer based in Boston, MA

Intuit, Inc.

2017 – present

Position: Software Engineer  •  Department: Intuit Technology Futures

  • Researched, investigated, and filed patents (5+ total, 2 as primary inventor) regarding blockchain technology for use in financial applications
  • Designed, engineered, and built primary storage solution and primary identity solution for experimental blockchain platform for creating next-generation financial applications, using Java, Kotlin, and Go, networking via REST and ActiveMQ

Northeastern University

Aug 2019 – May 2020

Position: Lead Customer Experience Technician  •  Department: Information Technology Services (ITS)

  • Supervised ~100 student employees who preformed Tier I and Tier II technical support
  • Created weekly schedule for all Tier II employees (~20 employees).
  • Trained employees on software remediation and hardware repairs (Dell and Apple).
  • Automated & mantained various business tasks using Microsoft Power Automate

Northeastern University

2015 – Aug 2019

Position: Student Supervisor  •  Department: ResNet Resource Center (RRC)
  • Supervised ~40 student technicians who preformed Tier II hardware and software repairs on student-owned laptops.
  • Created weekly schedule for all employees.
  • Trained employees on software remediation and hardware repairs (Dell and Apple).
  • Managed & supervised for annual port checks, where all 15,000 beds on campus were checked for internet connectivity and cable TV access.
In August 2019, the department was merged with Northeastern's ITS department.

Northeastern University

2015 – 2020

Degree: Bachelor of Science  •  GPA: 3.53/4.0  •  College: Khoury College of Computer Science
Dean's List, Recipient of University Excellence Scholarship
Relevant classes
Artifical Intelligence Database Management Systems
Large-Scale Parallel Data Processing Algorithms and Data

The Newman School

2011 – 2015

Degree: International Baccalaureate Diploma
International Baccalaureate (IB) Program, earned full IB diploma, graduated Magna Cum Laude

Recipient of:
  • Trustee’s Award for Academic Excellence (2011 – 2015)
  • National Merit commendation (2014)
  • National Honor Society (2014 – 2015)

Programming Languages

Java (1.8+)
Python 2
Python 3
Go
JavaScript
Haskell
Kotlin
Scala
C++
C

Technologies

REST APIs
Blockchain
Hash chains
React
GraphQL
SQL
Data Serialization
Android SDK

Certifications

Apple Service Fundamentals
Apple Certified Mac Technician
Dell Certified Technician
CompTIA A+

Pending

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOADING OBJECTS FROM HASH CHAINS
My role: Primary inventor
Filed: May 1, 2019
Description: (will be filled in when patent is publicly available)

Email

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