pkgRashi King Abramson

I design software systems and work out how the pieces fit together.

I’m Rashi King Abramson, a contract software engineer in the San Francisco Bay Area. I build C#/.NET backends and connect systems through their APIs. I also wrote a Windows virtual-monitor driver that now has 844 stars on GitHub.

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How a project with Rashi King Abramson flowsStart: you have a system that needs to work better. If you are building something new, Rashi designs and builds the backend. If you are connecting existing systems, Rashi integrates the APIs and services. Both paths lead to shipping it, watching it run and refining what is learned, looping until it works, ending in a working system.You have a system thatneeds to work better.Design & buildthe backendIntegrate theAPIs & servicesShip it, watch it run,refine what you learn.[building new][connecting existing][keep improving][it works]A working system.

What you can hire me for

One service, three ways it usually shows up. Each one is about making separate parts behave like one system.

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Contract Engineering

  • + based in: SF Bay Area
  • + works as: sole proprietor, on contract
  • + strongest in: C# / .NET
  • + understand the system()
  • + design what fits()
  • + connect it to the rest()
  • + ship and refine()

Backends & APIs

  • services and APIs in C# / .NET
  • data models that hold up as you grow

Integrations

  • connect third-party APIs and platforms
  • glue for systems that weren’t built to talk

AI prototypes

  • transcription, vector search, RAG
  • from idea to a working demo

Projects, and how they connect

Each box is a real project. The lines show the skills they share. Point at a project to trace its connections; select one to open it.

Adds virtual monitors to Windows 10, so VR headsets, OBS and screen-sharing tools get extra displays that don't physically exist.IddSampleDriver : Projectstars = 844forks = 634does = virtual monitors onWindows 10works with = Oculus, OBS, screensharingA research tool for civic meetings that transcribes them, indexes them for search and answers questions about what was said.CivicSignal : Projectdoes = researches civicmeetingsuses = transcription,vector search, RAGA brain-computer interface prototype that picks letters from EEG signals read by a Muse headset.P300 Speller : Projectdoes = spells from EEGsignalshardware = Muse headsetbuilt with = Python,PyTorchContributed Rust changes to NEAR's SputnikDAO smart contract, and both pull requests were merged.SputnikDAO : Projectcontributed =smart-contract PRsstatus = mergedyear = 2021Won first place at the Galvanize Data Science Hackathon using RAPIDS.AI.Galvanize Hackathon : Projectresult = 1st placeused = RAPIDS.AIdate = Sep 2021A voice-controlled Wikipedia reader, built for a Sony hackathon, that won the User Choice award.Npedia : Projectdoes = reads Wikipedia byvoiceaward = Sony hackathonUser ChoiceAn Android app that warms a room to a preset temperature with one tap. Published on Google Play.OneTouchWarm : Projectdoes = one-tap roomwarmingplatform = Android, GooglePlayAn app that used a Moto Mod to detect body movement and alert a caregiver.Electric Dreams : Projectdoes = alerts a caregiverhardware = Moto ModCivic projects with Code for Marin, including a directory of Marin mental-health resources and CommonGround, a multilingual civic advocacy platform.Code for Marin : Projectbuilt = mental-healthdirectorybuilt = CommonGround(multilingual)
  1. IddSampleDriver : Project

    Adds virtual monitors to Windows 10, so VR headsets, OBS and screen-sharing tools get extra displays that don't physically exist.

    • stars = 844
    • forks = 634
    • does = virtual monitors on Windows 10
    • works with = Oculus, OBS, screen sharing

    linked toC++Windows

  2. CivicSignal : Project

    A research tool for civic meetings that transcribes them, indexes them for search and answers questions about what was said.

    • does = researches civic meetings
    • uses = transcription, vector search, RAG

    linked toPythonAI & dataCivic tech

  3. P300 Speller : Project

    A brain-computer interface prototype that picks letters from EEG signals read by a Muse headset.

    • does = spells from EEG signals
    • hardware = Muse headset
    • built with = Python, PyTorch

    linked toPythonAI & dataDevices & interfaces

  4. SputnikDAO : Project

    Contributed Rust changes to NEAR's SputnikDAO smart contract, and both pull requests were merged.

    • contributed = smart-contract PRs
    • status = merged
    • year = 2021

    linked toRust

  5. Galvanize Hackathon : Project

    Won first place at the Galvanize Data Science Hackathon using RAPIDS.AI.

    • result = 1st place
    • used = RAPIDS.AI
    • date = Sep 2021

    linked toPythonAI & data

  6. Npedia : Project

    A voice-controlled Wikipedia reader, built for a Sony hackathon, that won the User Choice award.

    • does = reads Wikipedia by voice
    • award = Sony hackathon User Choice

    linked toDevices & interfaces

  7. OneTouchWarm : Project

    An Android app that warms a room to a preset temperature with one tap. Published on Google Play.

    • does = one-tap room warming
    • platform = Android, Google Play

    linked toDevices & interfaces

  8. Electric Dreams : Project

    An app that used a Moto Mod to detect body movement and alert a caregiver.

    • does = alerts a caregiver
    • hardware = Moto Mod

    linked toDevices & interfaces

  9. Code for Marin : Project

    Civic projects with Code for Marin, including a directory of Marin mental-health resources and CommonGround, a multilingual civic advocacy platform.

    • built = mental-health directory
    • built = CommonGround (multilingual)

    linked toCivic techJavaScript

How I got here

Certifications, wins and milestones, oldest first.

  1. StartApp Academygraduated
  2. Aug 2017TriplebyteFront End Engineering certification
  3. 2020GitHubArctic Code Vault contributor
  4. Jan 2021TriplebyteCertified Front End Engineer
  5. 2021NEAR / SputnikDAORust smart-contract PRs merged
  6. Sep 2021Galvanize1st place, Data Science Hackathon
  7. Sep 2022TriplebyteTriplebyte Certified
  8. NowRashi King Abramsontaking on contract work

Have a system that should work better?

Here’s the whole protocol.

  1. 1: send an emailcontact@rashirashi.com
  2. 2: give me a call+1 (628) 303-1727
  3. 3: message me on LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/rashiabramson
  4. 4: look through my code on GitHubgithub.com/roshkins
  5. 5: reply, and we work out what your system needs

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