Education

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MIGPA: 3.89Expected Graduation: May 2014

• BS in Computer ScienceMajor GPA: 3.97
• Minor in ChineseMinor GPA: 3.75

Experience

Microsoft Software Development InternshipSummer 2012

• Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

• Started development of a new testing framework for printer drivers

• Worked with COM, Javascript, XML, and C++

• Heavy use of design patterns, especially the Composite and Visitor patterns

Medication Shortages DashboardFall 2012

• Contract work for a local company through the MSU CSE Capstone course

• Development of a Ruby on Rails web application for Spectrum Health

• Aggregate and report data on medication shortages

• Enable pharmicists to plan courses of action for weathering or overcoming a shortage

Ruby on Rails Web Application DevelopmentSummer 2012 - Present

• Development of five different Ruby on Rails web applications

• Fluid/Responsive web design

Digital Evolution Research, MSUFall 2011 - Spring 2012

with Dr. Charles Ofria and Dr. Aaron Wagner

• NSF-funded research on the evolution of group formation in predator-prey systems

• Use of evolutionary computation to shape the behaviors of digital organisms

• Responsible for implementing predator behavior in C++

• Use of the Git version control system and unit testing

Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Programming, MSUFall 2011

• Aided a professor by leading lab sections and grading programming projects in Python

• Host weekly help room sessions to work with and teach students individually

Complex Network Research, MSU2010-2011

with Dr. Erik Goodman

• NSF-funded team research on the effects of regulation of ICT networks

• Used Learning Classifier Systems to evolve a realistic simulation of an ICT network

• Responsible for creating front-end visualizations and graphics interfaces in Java

• Studied evolutionary programming and machine learning techniques

Extracurriculars

Board Member of ACM Chapter at MSUSpring 2011 - Present

Vice President and Programming Competition Chair

• Organize student events on Computer Science and Engineering topics

• Work with corporate sponsors to host technology talks and seminars

• Give presentations on various aspects of computing and programming

• Run monthly programming contests to prepare students for the ACM ICPC competition

Michigan State Programming TeamSpring 2011 - Present

• Weekly practices, writing programs to solve puzzles in three-person teams

• Problems similar to those of Google's Code Jam

• A focus on dynamic programming and algorithm efficiency for large input data sets

Relevant Coursework

• CSE 498 - Senior Software Designcurrent: 4.0
• CSE 422 - Computer Networkscurrent: 4.0
• CSE 435 - Software Engineering3.5
• CSE 830 - Advanced Algorithms4.0
• CSE 480 - Databases4.0
• CSE 450 - Compilers4.0
• MTH 309 - Linear Algebra4.0

Skills

• Proficiency in Java, C, C++, Objective-C, Python, BASH, HTML/CSS, Javascript, and PHP