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Devyn Allen (He/Him)
Software Engineer

I'm a 2021 graduate of Prairie View A&M University, where I earned my B.S. in Computer Science. While at PV, I attended Google Tech Exchange, interned at Apple twice, built a platform called Products of Prairie View, and failed to launch a startup.

Feel free to reach out to me about anything.

September 2021 — Present
Cupertino, CA
I build tools that help executives and engineering managers make informed decisions.
June 2021 — July 2021
Remote
Black Venture Capital Consortium Intern (http://bvcc.vc)

Software Engineer Intern at Apple

June 2020 — August 2020
Cupertino, CA
* Developed an internal web app to maintain and scale accounts for QA engineers, using CI/CD pipeline on internal cloud computing infrastructure, eliminating manual tasks and saving 1 – 3hrs/week * Proposed an educational initiative in support of minority students to Apple Executives, generating a blueprint that was utilized to increase recruitment efforts and outreach to students at HBCUs and HSIs * 1 of 35 selected to the Apple HBCU Scholars Program; received internship and $15,000 scholarship

Software Engineer Intern at Apple

April 2019 — July 2019
Cupertino, CA
* Developed a command line tool to automate the process of comparing performance results of Mail OS builds, reducing the overall time needed for managers to decide whether to ship the build or not * Collaborated with engineers to determine the most efficient & feasible approach to build command line tool * 1 of 34 selected to the Apple HBCU Scholars Program; received internship and $25,000 scholarship

Software Engineer Intern at Lockheed Martin

May 2018 — August 2018
Mountainview, CA
* Learned LabVIEW Graphical Programming language to comprehend Performance Monitor application. * Replicated smaller version of LabVIEW Performance Monitor to prove understanding of language and application functionality. * Researched and tested Win32 API, .NET Framework and C# DLL to write Performance Monitor in Visual C++ (2008).

Bachelor's in Computer Science

August 2017 — May 2021

Activities and Societies

Baptist Student Ministry Abundance of Hands Ministry Student Government Association

Awards, Scholarships, and Fellowships

Google Tech Exchange (2019) Apple HBCU Scholar (2019, 2020) Intel HBCU Scholar Dorm Room Fund Blueprint Investor Track Black Venture Capital Consortium Fellow Unknown 8 Award

MBA

Not enrolled yet

Activities and Societies

Selected as a Moelis Fellow, a prestigious deferred MBA fellowship awarded to top college seniors; ultimately decided not to enroll.

📖 Grad School Prep

Ask me anything about the deferred MBA application process

✍🏾 Essay Feedback

I like to think I'm decent at essays, especially for grad school applications

🫱🏾‍🫲🏿 Job Referral

Willing to refer qualified candidates to Apple

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