Derek Finnell

Computer Science Student | Software Engineer | Former Executive Chef & Catering Director
Greater Cleveland, OH
330-814-4955 | Email | Website | GitHub | LinkedIn

Education

Franklin University | Columbus, OH
B.S. Computer Science | Expected August 2026

• GPA: 4.0
• Relevant Coursework: DSA, Cloud Fundamentals, Operating Systems, Databases, Web Applications, Distributed Systems

Technical Skills

• Languages - Java, C#, Python, HTML/CSS, Javascript
• Frameworks/Databases - Spring Boot, ASP.NET, Flask, FastAPI, MySQL, PostgreSQL
• Tools & Platforms - Git, GitHub, Docker, GitHub Actions, Linux, WSL

Work Experience

Nosh Catering | Hudson, Ohio
Executive Chef/Catering Director (Spring 2011 - Current)

• Led company-wide team for large-scale events serving up to 1,000 guests
• Managed scheduling, budgeting, vendor coordination, and logistics
• Implemented systems and documentation to scale operations
• Wrote automated Google Apps Script scripts to track unique inbound/outbound emails per account to determine baseline inquiry and response activity.

Projects

Personal Portfolio Website | Jekyll, SCSS, GitHub Actions, GitHub Pages

• Customized a Jekyll-based static site by overriding theme SCSS, layouts, and includes while preserving an organized and readable structure.
• Implemented scoped CSS to support page-specific styling without global regression.
• Designed and maintained a minimal CI/CD pipeline using Github Actions to build, test, and deploy static assets to Github Pages.