Hello World, I'm Jason Dank.
About Me
I'm a passionate full stack software developer with a strong foundation in building scalable web, mobile, and automation solutions. Currently working as a Full Stack Software Engineer at Fidelity Investments on the Private Shares platform, I specialize in developing financial technology solutions that serve institutional and individual investors.
My experience spans from enterprise IT operations at Harvard University to building innovative fintech solutions at one of the world's largest financial services companies. I integrate cutting-edge machine learning techniques where needed while focusing on end-to-end system design and financial market applications.
Beyond technology, I'm actively engaged in leadership roles on campus and competitive sailing. As president and captain of the Wentworth Sailing Team, I've led the team to its highest performing season since 2019. During summers, I compete in large yacht racing in Marblehead, MA, combining my passion for competition with strategic thinking and teamwork.
Education
- Minors: Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Business Analytics, Computer Networking
- GPA: 3.7
- Dean’s List: Fall 2022, Sping 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024
- Expected Graduation: August 2026
Experience
Full Stack Software Engineer
Fidelity Investments · Full-time
Endpoint Systems Engineer intern
Harvard University · Internship
- Continuing my work on the Harvard University Endpoint Solutions team
- Skills: Shell Scripting · Agile Project Management · Jamf · sccm
IT Services Consultant
MouthWatchers · Contract
- Beverly, Massachusetts, United States · Hybrid
- As the IT Services Consultant, I was contracted to audit all technical aspects of the company. Following this audit, I engineered a migration from Network Solutions to Google for all Company email services and hosting. I worked to engineer a solution that resulted in only 15 minutes of downtime for the company, while also providing post-launch support.
- Skills: DevOps
Technical Program and Operations Manager
Wicked Pickleball · Contract
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Hybrid
- As the Technical Program and Operations Manager, I managed a team of sales and marketing specialists to move our various business initiatives. I also managed contractors that we employed for various projects. I was also the main engineer for all testing and development of MVPs for new platforms.
- Skills: Agile Project Management
Endpoint Systems Engineer intern
Harvard University · Internship
Director of Technologies
Engineering Hope · Contract
Technical Support Engineer Intern
Harvard University · Internship
Campus Leadership Roles
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Skills & Expertise
The technologies and tools I specialize in to build innovative solutions.
Programming Languages
- Python (Advanced)
- Java (Advanced)
- C/C++ (Intermediate)
- SQL (Intermediate)
- Bash/Shell Scripting (Advanced)
- Swift (Intermediate)
Machine Learning & Data
- Pandas & NumPy
- Scikit-learn
- TensorFlow & Keras
- Weights and Biases (wandb)
- Data Visualization
- Natural Language Processing
DevOps & IT
- PowerShell Scripting
- Linux System Administration
- SCCM & JAMF Pro
- Windows System Administration
- Cloud Services (AWS, Azure)
- Docker & Containerization
Web Development
- HTML (Intermediate)
- CSS (Intermediate)
- JS (Intermediate)
- Flask (Advanced)
- Render (Advanced)
Soft Skills
- Project Management
- Team Leadership
- Technical Communication
- Problem Solving
- Public Speaking
- Mentoring & Teaching
Featured Projects
A showcase of my recent work and technical projects.
Fine-Tuning an AI Sailing Rules Assistant
Fine-tuning a Flan-T5 model for answering questions about sailing rules and interpreting racing scenarios. The model is trained on JSON data containing instructions, optional context, and expected outputs to create an assistant that can answer questions about sailing rules.
WSL2 Server Infrastructure with GPU Acceleration
Systematic transformation of an HP ZBook Fury laptop into a robust, always-on home server infrastructure. Solved critical challenges including WSL2's idle shutdown behavior, secure SSH-over-Tailscale connectivity, and GPU passthrough configuration for CUDA workloads.
GroceryBarcodeScanner
A scalable microservice for scanning and categorizing thousands of retail products with machine learning integration.
HUIT_BoT
A Chatbot utilizing Natural Language Processing to assist new hires at Harvard University Information Technology by referencing documented information from past technicians by using natural language in a conversational format rather than fishing through a knowledge base.
Deep Learning Analysis with CNN-LSTM for Stock Market Predictions
This project implements a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model to predict stock prices. The model uses historical stock data, along with technical indicators, to forecast future stock prices. This financial technology solution demonstrates expertise in quantitative analysis and algorithmic trading strategies, directly applicable to private market investment platforms like Fidelity Private Shares.
Linux Server Monitering System "Dank's Squash Pie Monitor"
DSPM (Dank's Squash Pie Monitor) is a Python-based GUI application that monitors multiple Linux systems from a macOS or Windows environment. Leveraging SSH connections, the application periodically retrieves critical system metrics such as CPU usage, memory consumption, disk usage, and system uptime.
BullBar — Real-Time Stock Ticker
BullBar is a lightweight SwiftUI macOS utility that floats above all windows, displaying a fully customizable, always-on-top strip of real-time stock quotes via a secure Cloudflare Workers proxy to Financial Modeling Prep’s batch API—no user credentials required. Features include adjustable scroll speed, clamped hourly refresh intervals (to stay within free-tier limits), light/dark theming, low-power mode and “Select All”/“Deselect All” ticker management for maximum battery savings and simplicity.
Bartender-GPT
An iOS app written in Swift and optimized for iPhone—with functionality also on iPad. This ongoing project is published on the App Store and continuously receives feature updates.
Certifications
Professional certifications and credentials that validate my technical expertise and knowledge.
Jamf Certified Associate - Jamf Protect
Jamf Certified Associate - Jamf Pro
Recommendations
“Jason worked with our Endpoint Systems Management team as a coop. He quickly integrated himself into the team and found several ways to add value. He helped solve a long running problem of automating and standardizing the names for Mac computers. He then switched platforms and coded a solution for a Windows issue. Jason is a strong team player, an inventive problem solver, and an excellent programmer. I am confident that he will add value to any organization he works for.”
"A computer science major with minors in data science, business analytics, applied mathematics, and computer networking, Jason Dank's pursuit of a wide variety of academic knowledge has also led him to be actively engaged in various organizations on campus. Jason serves on the Wentworth Student Government (WSG) as the Executive Vice President and Chair to the Board of Directors. He represents the student body serving on the universities' Information Technology Steering Committee (ITSC) and the School of Computing and Data Sciences (SCDS) AI task force. He is also the president and captain of the Wentworth Sailing Team, and during the summer, he competes in large yacht racing in Marblehead, MA. Jason is passionate about developing resources for artificial intelligence, specifically in fine-tuning AI modeling and application development. This has led to creating several active AI applications while at Wentworth, including a full-stack web application that enables customers to get real-time price data on items available at the campus grocery store via their cell phones. He also has two others that he has published in the Apple App store. Without the generous scholarship support he has received, Jason believes that the success he has achieved attending Wentworth would not have been possible."
Get In Touch
Run the code to see my contact information!
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* Contact Information
* Run this code to display my contact details
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class ContactInfo {
constructor() {
this.name = "Jason Dank";
this.email = "jasondank@yahoo.com";
this.location = "Boston, Massachusetts";
this.linkedin = "linkedin.com/in/jason-dank";
this.github = "github.com/jdank417";
}
displayContactInfo() {
console.log(`Name: ${this.name}`);
console.log(`Email: ${this.email}`);
console.log(`Location: ${this.location}`);
console.log(`LinkedIn: ${this.linkedin}`);
console.log(`GitHub: ${this.github}`);
}
}
const myContact = new ContactInfo();
myContact.displayContactInfo();Contact Information
- Email: jasondank@yahoo.com
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jason-dank
- GitHub: github.com/jdank417