Lucca Prada

Summary

Computer Programming & Analysis student and WSIB Scholars Award recipient with a year of enterprise backend experience (Java/Spring Boot) and a parallel track record of shipping AI products end to end. At WSIB: health-check automation, secure request handling, and library modernization alongside senior developers. Independently: designed, built, and deployed an AI phone receptionist and an automated lead-response product for small service businesses - owning product design, unit economics, code, and deployment.

Experience

IT Solution Delivery Co-op - Technology · Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)

London, ON · May 2025 – Present (consecutive terms)

• Built backend enhancements for WSIB's health-check automation platform using Java, Python, Spring Boot, and Spring Boot Admin.
• Implemented secure HTTP request handling with JWT tokens and cookies in enterprise systems.
• Led hands-on work in the iText PDF library upgrade: analyzed legacy modules, fixed breaking changes, and ran regression tests.
• Debugged and refactored legacy Java for reliability and readability; traced production requests through stack traces safely.
• Awarded the WSIB Scholars Award (full scholarship) recognizing technical capability and initiative.

Independent Product Developer - Atrio & Outpace

London, ON · 2025 – Present

• Designed and built Atrio, an AI phone receptionist that learns a business from its website and answers calls naturally (Next.js, Vapi voice agents, Claude API).
• Designed and built Outpace, a speed-to-lead system that replies to inbound leads in the owner's own voice within minutes and automates follow-up (Next.js, Claude, Turso); modeled pricing, ~90%+ gross-margin unit economics, and safety rails (plan limits, AI budget caps).
• Currently pitching both products to a local service business through live, working demos.
• Completed 15+ paid freelance automation and utility projects (Fiverr), managing full lifecycle from requirements to delivery; built and maintain the Twins Cafe website.

Co-op Developer · DevLift

London, ON

• Debugged and extended client software; delivered Java and JavaScript modules within Agile ceremonies.

Projects

• Portfolio site - hand-written HTML/CSS/JS with local-first interactive features (cursor replay, persistent drawing, print-to-résumé). luccahp1.github.io/portfolio
• luccaserver - self-hosted Ubuntu server (nginx, systemd, Tailscale, UFW) running personal apps and deployments.
• AI currency recognition - Python computer-vision exploration; robotics club mechanical & programming contributions.

Skills

Languages: Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL, C++

Backend: Spring Boot & Spring Boot Admin, REST APIs, MVC, JWT/cookie auth, Node.js/Next.js

AI: Claude API integration, voice agents (Vapi), prompt & agent design, cost/limit engineering

Frontend: React/Next.js, HTML/CSS, Tailwind

Data & Ops: MySQL, SQLite/Turso, relational design · Ubuntu, nginx, systemd, Tailscale, Git, Vercel, Postman

Practices: Agile, debugging legacy codebases, technical documentation, regression testing

Education

Fanshawe College - Computer Programming & Analysis

London, ON · Sep 2024 – Present · WSIB Scholars Award (full scholarship)

Coursework: Java, Python, SQL, C++, web technologies, Agile, system design.