My Resume

Software Developer and Visual Journalist

I am a computer science graduate with an upper level concentration in journalism. With over a decade of experience, I am an excellent software developer with additional interests in graphics design, UI/UX design and broadcast journalism. This experience is reflected in the work on my portfolio.

Education

University of Maryland, College Park, August 2020 to December 2024

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (with Upper Level Concentration in Journalism)

3.3 GPA

Work Experience

Datsura Analytics, Web Developer Intern (Remote)

June 2023 to August 2023

Datsura is a consulting firm which did not have a website, which was a detriment to their ability to attract customers.

Prototyped, designed and developed a new website to showcase the company’s capabilities. Documented maintenance instructions and handed off the website to the company. The website is actively being used by the company to attract customers.


Capital News Service, Broadcast Production Volunteer (College Park, MD)

September 2021 to December 2023

CNS is a news outlet run by the Merrill College of Journalism at UMD where students can gain real world journalism work experience.

Worked as a cameraman, graphics designer, floor director and teleprompter operator for live news broadcasts. Worked as a scriptwriter, storyboard artist and video editor (as well as cameras/graphics) for promo production. Produced animations and graphics (including in real time) for the 2022 Midterm Election Night Broadcast.


Fannie Mae (contractor), Computer Science Intern (Remote)

June 2021 to August 2021

The Common Cashflow Analytics (CCFA) software is utilized in the accounting and financial reporting division at Fannie Mae.

Wrote code in Java and debugged and streamlined JUnit tests being used to test CCFA software (whitebox testing). Gained experience with Agile workflow and the Unix Operating System.


Land Trust Alliance, IT Intern (Washington, DC)

June 2018 and August 2019

Land Trust Alliance holds an annual rally, and they need their laptops to be refreshed to near factory performance for it.

Rebuilt company laptops to restore them to near baseline performance ahead of the annual rally. Replaced laptop components, performed clean OS installs, then reinstalled LTA’s specified software and updates.

Skills

Programming in C++, Java, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, C, TypeScript and C#

Web development and UI/UX (Bootstrap, WordPress, Figma, Tableau, Datawrapper, Express.js, Vue.js, D3.js, cPanel, MongoDB, REST API, WCAG)

Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Premiere, Animate/Flash, After Effects, XD, Dreamweaver)

Journalism experience (writing in AP Style, reporting, live broadcast production, video production, data visualization)

Comfortable using both Mac OS and Windows

Languages

English   Native proficiency

Mandarin Chinese   Low Intermediate proficiency

Spanish   Basic proficiency