Will Howell

I live in Raleigh, NC, which has been my home for the past 15 years. Outside of work, I juggle a few hobbies — lately my priority has been finding tournaments and leagues that help me grow my competitive muscle.

Currently I work at Stripe where I focus on building features for cross-border payments on surfaces like Checkout and Payment Links.

#Professional Experience

With a degree in electrical engineering, I started my career building circuit boards and firmware. But I quickly fell in love with web development and haven't looked back. Find more information on my LinkedIn.

#Hobbies

🎾 Tennis

USTA profile

♟️ Chess

Chess.com(last updated 1 hour ago)

• Rapid - 1883 (peak 1924)
• Blitz - 1524 (peak 1715)
• Bullet - 1540 (peak 1729)

USCF

• Classical - 1755 (peak 1789)
• Blitz - 1242 (peak 1359)

FIDE

• Classical - 1673 (peak 1721)
• Blitz - 1606 (peak 1627)

🏋️‍♂️ Lifting

I tested my 1RMs most recently during the last week of 2021, and they came out to:

• Squat: 295 lbs
• Deadlift: 340 lbs
• Bench: 205 lbs
• OHP: 140 lbs

I'm not sure I'll ever push those numbers, but reaching the 1000 Pound Club someday would be sick.

🏄‍♂️ Surfing