Preston L. Cook

I‘m a Management Information Systems (MIS) graduate from The University of Texas at Austin, with minors in Computer Science and Applied Statistics. In January, I‘m going to begin my Master‘s in Computer Science at Georgia Tech with a specialization in Machine Learning. While business is my academic focus, software engineering is my passion, leveraging technology to create innovative solutions and improve business processes.

Preston.L.Cook@gmail.com

Software Development Engineer I

General Motors Financial – Arlington, TX

Build and maintain .NET APIs deployed on Azure for a new Salesforce project that improves how customer experience agents handle loan servicing calls. Ensure high availability of loan servicing applications and lead integrations between Salesforce, Azure, and internal systems.

Feb. 2025 – Present

Freelance Web Developer

Self-Employed – Dallas, TX

Built two full-stack MERN applications for student startups, collaborating with engineers and designers from concept to launch. Implemented secure JWT-based authentication with role-based access control and designed responsive UIs in Tailwind CSS for polished, production-ready user experiences.

May 2023 – Present

Information Technology Associate

The University of Texas System – Austin, TX

Delivered technical support for Windows, Mac, and Office365 environments. Coordinated equipment logistics and ensured timely system setup, improving reliability and user satisfaction.

Jun. 2024 – Dec. 2024

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (MIS 333K, MIS 304, BAX 305)

The University of Texas at Austin – Austin, TX

Supported 300+ undergraduates by helping design programming assignments, exams, and exercises. Led exam reviews, held office hours for debugging and concept reinforcement, developed robust test cases, and managed a semester-long web development competition for 37 student teams.

Aug. 2022 – Dec. 2023

A chrome extension supporting students with planning for UT's course registration.

A chrome extension supporting students with planning for UT's course registration.

UT Registration Plus

Co-developed a popular Chrome extension with over 60,000 users, streamlining course registration. Allows students to view real-time class availability, professor ratings, and historical grade distributions directly within UT's registration interface, supporting informed course selection.

  • Built with React and TypeScript for scalability.
  • Styled using Tailwind CSS with animations by Framer Motion.
  • Designed a user-friendly interface for seamless interactions using Figma.

Velago

Designed and developed a resource referral platform with Next.js to enable healthcare providers to connect underserved Austin communities with vital medical and non-medical services.

  • Built a responsive interface using Tailwind CSS, ensuring an intuitive experience for clinics and patients across all devices.
  • Implemented a scalable serverless backend on AWS with PostgreSQL, facilitating authentication and secure service access.

Newswordy

At HackMIT, I developed a Django-based web application that uses IP geolocation to recommend personalized articles from over 150 sources, allowing users to browse predefined categories, search for relevant articles, and save articles to their profiles.

  • Built with Python and Django for the backend, using HTML templates and Jinja2 for rendering
  • Styled with Bootstrap (via CDN) and custom CSS

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Preston.L.Cook@gmail.com

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Dallas, TX

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(972)-837-7554

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