Anthony Volk.

Full-Stack Developer....

Ethical Technologist.

Culture Junkie.

Language Learner.

Cat Lover.

Full-Stack Developer.

Ethical Technologist.

Culture Junkie.

Language Learner.

Cat Lover.

mission

skills

interests

I'm a software engineer and international relations professional with a passion for building digital tools that empower people

javascript

html

css

wireframing

figma

sql

node

express

react

strategy

python

flask

c

travel

languages

foreign policy

politics

hiking

fermentation

cuisine

cultures

Experience

PolicyEngine

Full-Stack Developer

April 2023 - present

react

javascript

sql

python

flask

test-driven

project management

  • Provide planning, development, implementation, and maintenance of a full-stack open-source web application implemented in ReactJS, SQL, Python Flask, and OpenFisca
  • Solved critical cross-stack data error, preventing obsolescence of ~80% of user profiles
  • Building E2E testing infrastructure in React and Python utilizing Jest, Pytest, and Cypress
  • Developed light-touch project management framework for ongoing front-end redesign

Institute for State Effectiveness

Research Lead, Regional Connectivity & Infrastructure

July 2018 - October 2022

project management

strategy

research & analysis

client-facing

reporting

  • Co-led, researched, and wrote three reports analyzing country service delivery constraints over 1-year+ time horizons that spawned policymaker-facing work in at least one country
  • Produced multiple analytical written reports, scenarios papers, and policy recommendations to policymakers on the future of Asia-Pacific infrastructure development, including digital connectivity

Japan Exchange & Teaching Programme

Assistant Language Teacher

August 2019 - August 2020

project management

planning

education

japanese

  • Assisted English teachers of Japanese origin to deliver English language educational programming to classes of ~30 students
  • Worked across cultural and linguistic barriers, with majority of work conducted in Japanese