Resume.

Contact Information

** Preferred method of contact is via email.

Education

• University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) 2007 - present

  School of Engineering and Applied Science. Intending to graduate 2011 with Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Digital Media Design, an interdisciplinary major in Computer Science, Fine Arts and Communication.

• Bethlehem Central High School (Delmar, NY) 2003 - 2007

Work Experience

• Software Engineering Intern - Google Inc. (Mountain View, CA) Summer 2009 and Summer 2010

  2010: Converted graphics samples built for deprecated O3D browser plugin to use O3D’s WebGL library. Implemented incomplete parts of the O3D-WebGL Javascript library.

  2009: Implemented profile photos for post page comments on the Blogger web application. Primary work in Java, Javascript (Closure) and Google/Blogger template systems.

• Technical Intern - BASIK Group LLC (New York City, NY) Summer 2008

  Documented and employed in-house Actionscript framework to create Flash website builds; implemented visual designs. Primary work in Actionscript, XML and PHP/MySQL.

• Residential Teaching Assistant (RTA) - Summer Academy in Applied Science & Technology (Philadelphia, PA) Summer 2008

  Worked as both an RA and TA for summer engineering program for high-school students.

• Assistant Webmaster - Chinese Community Center (Albany, NY) 2006 - 2007

  Administered CCC website and media content (photo gallery, news bulletin, documents).

• Freelance Illustrator, Programmer - Variety of Clients 2002 - 2007

  Select Clientele: Subeta.org (also served as Art Department Director), Sunnyneo.com

• CIS Department: Mentor and TA - University of Pennsylvania 2008 - 2009, 2010

  Mentor (spring 2008) and teaching assistant (fall 2008/spring 2009) for Introduction to Computer Science (CIS 110). Served as mentor and Teaching Assistant in Computer Science department. Assisting Professor Benjamin Pierce in Fall '10 for pilot course on programming design/fundamentals.

• Founder, Developer - Avatarlog 2005 - 2010

  http://avatar.starried.net - Founded and developed a PHP/MySQL-driven online gaming checklist application; supported over 80,000 registered members.

• Culture Studies Instructor - NYS Capital District Chinese School (Albany, NY) 2006 - 2007

  Instructed Chinese cultural arts and crafts to students aged five to twelve.

• Front End Associate - Price Chopper, Golub Corporation (Glenmont, NY) Summer 2007

Skills

• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Autodesk Maya; PHP, Java, XHTML/CSS/Javascript
• Some Experience with: Final Cut Pro, Adobe Flash, InDesign, After Effects; Python, Scala, C++

Projects

For a list of personal projects that I have worked on outside of employment, please see the Coding section of this website.

Related Coursework

At college level:

• In Design, Fine Arts and Communication:
  • Digital Design Foundations
  • 3-D Computer Modeling and Sculpture
  • Computer Animation
  • Topics in Animation
  • User Interfaces and the Web
  • Consumer Behavior in Marketing
• In Programming and Computer Science:
  • Database and Information Systems
  • Internet and Web Systems
  • Computer Graphics
  • Introduction to Algorithms
  • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
  • Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science
  • Programming Languages & Techniques I and II
  • Automata, Computing and Complexity
  • Applications of Scientific Computation

At high school level:

• Digital Photography
• Advertising Design
• Web Design

Awards and Honors

• E. Stuart Eichert, Jr. Memorial Prize Recipient (2010)
• University of Pennsylvania Dean's List (2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010)


• President's Educational Awards Program - Outstanding Academic Excellence Award (2007)
• AP Scholar with Distinction (2007)
• National Merit Finalist (2006 - 2007)
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Paul and Kathleen Severino Future Leader Award (2006)