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Fremont, California, United States

Factory Software Team• Implemented an application migration to display factory production-line, step-by-step Task data in tabular grid and exportable spreadsheets, useful in historical data auditing and non-conformance analysis (15% faster querying)• Integrated Angular standalone components, Go CRUD API routes, and SQL DB-migration scripts to create an enterprise-wide notification banner, sending critical, real-time system announcements instantaneously to all factory floor end-users… Show more Factory Software Team• Implemented an application migration to display factory production-line, step-by-step Task data in tabular grid and exportable spreadsheets, useful in historical data auditing and non-conformance analysis (15% faster querying)• Integrated Angular standalone components, Go CRUD API routes, and SQL DB-migration scripts to create an enterprise-wide notification banner, sending critical, real-time system announcements instantaneously to all factory floor end-users across all international Tesla Giga-Factories Show less

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

(Spring 2024) Course: CS 3304 (Comparative Languages - C, Rust, Pascal, Racket, Haskell, Scala, Prolog, Ruby, C++)▪ Assisted students in developing understanding of various programming languages across several paradigms: Procedural languages (C, Rust, Pascal), Functional programming languages (Racket, Haskell, Scala), Logic programming languages (Prolog), and Object oriented languages (Ruby and C++).▪ Helped reinforced class topics in more detail such as [1] Language Definition… Show more (Spring 2024) Course: CS 3304 (Comparative Languages - C, Rust, Pascal, Racket, Haskell, Scala, Prolog, Ruby, C++)▪ Assisted students in developing understanding of various programming languages across several paradigms: Procedural languages (C, Rust, Pascal), Functional programming languages (Racket, Haskell, Scala), Logic programming languages (Prolog), and Object oriented languages (Ruby and C++).▪ Helped reinforced class topics in more detail such as [1] Language Definition Techniques: Syntactic description methods, Characteristics of grammars, Backus-Naur Form, COBOL notation, and Pascal railroad diagrams, [2] Fundamentals of Programming Languages: Basic operations, Control structures, Data structures, and Input/output, [3] Language Types: Procedural languages, Functional programming languages, Logic programming languages, and Object oriented languages, [4] Elements of translation: Compiler concepts, Interpretation, Self-evaluating languages, and Extensible languages, and [5] Studies of specific languages.▪ In charge of holding 10 office hours every week to assist students with understanding the assignments, comprehending specific paradigm concepts, and debug issues relating to programming logic and language-specific syntax. Show less

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

(Spring 2024) Undergraduate Research Assistant (VT Course Learning Objective Dashboard App)▪Topic Focus: Full-Stack Web Development (System Design, Frontend/Backend/Database, Cloud Deployment)

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

(Fall 2023) Course: CS 2505 (Introduction to Computer Organization I - Linux, C, x86-Assembly)▪ Assisted students in developing understanding of the utilizing the Linux command-line, basic computer architecture fundamentals in x86-64 Assembly, and low-level programming concepts in the C programming language.▪ Helped reinforced class topics in more detail such as basic Linux commands (with Bash-Shell scripting), C basics (such as variables, (primitive) data types), handling I/O from the… Show more (Fall 2023) Course: CS 2505 (Introduction to Computer Organization I - Linux, C, x86-Assembly)▪ Assisted students in developing understanding of the utilizing the Linux command-line, basic computer architecture fundamentals in x86-64 Assembly, and low-level programming concepts in the C programming language.▪ Helped reinforced class topics in more detail such as basic Linux commands (with Bash-Shell scripting), C basics (such as variables, (primitive) data types), handling I/O from the terminal (stdin, stdout, and stderr streams) and files, arrays, pointers, C-strings, structures, numeric base and data representation, bitwise operations, program compilation, debugging with tools such as GDB (GNU Debugger) and Valgrind, and understanding basic x86-64 Assembly programming.▪ In charge of holding 10 office hours every week to assist students with understanding the assignments as well as debug issues relating to C-Programming assignments whether it be any of the following low-level programming problems: undefined behavior, segmentation faults, or memory leaking. Show less

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

(Fall 2023) Course: CS 4974 (Independent Study) - CS Genome Project▪Topic Focus: AI LLMs and Full-Stack Web Development

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

(Spring 2023) Course: CS 3714 (Android Mobile Software Development - Kotlin)▪ Assisted students in developing mobile applications on the Android platform in the Kotlin Programming Language▪ Helped reinforced class topics in more detail such as basic GUIs, Model-View-ViewModel Design Pattern, Fragments, Navigation, Coroutines, Persistence and Internet, Services, Background Receivers, Location and Sensors, and Touch & Graphics.▪ In charge of holding 10 office hours every week to… Show more (Spring 2023) Course: CS 3714 (Android Mobile Software Development - Kotlin)▪ Assisted students in developing mobile applications on the Android platform in the Kotlin Programming Language▪ Helped reinforced class topics in more detail such as basic GUIs, Model-View-ViewModel Design Pattern, Fragments, Navigation, Coroutines, Persistence and Internet, Services, Background Receivers, Location and Sensors, and Touch & Graphics.▪ In charge of holding 10 office hours every week to assist students with the assignments, debug issues relating to Android Studio IDE as well as problems with Gradle Build System, and offer to help GTAs (Graduate Teaching Assistants) in demoing larger HW assignments throughout the course after initial deadlines Show less

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

(Fall 2022) Undergraduate Research Assistant (Data Freshness and Age of Information Optimization Research)▪ Topic Focus: Theory and Algorithms▪ Researched into the topic of Data Freshness and Age of Information Optimization, a method focused on utilizing non-linear functions to analyze and optimize data network packet transfer. Algorithms are beneficial towards increasing accuracy of data collection as well as visualization.

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

(Fall 2022) Course: CS 2114 (Software Design and Data Structures - Java)▪ In charge of running 5 hours of lab and 5 office hours every week, assisting students by answering course-related questions on course concepts, programming labs, and Java projects▪ A course focused on developing OOP concepts - abstraction, inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation, software design principles, algorithm development and analysis, and implementation & application of classic data structures such as… Show more (Fall 2022) Course: CS 2114 (Software Design and Data Structures - Java)▪ In charge of running 5 hours of lab and 5 office hours every week, assisting students by answering course-related questions on course concepts, programming labs, and Java projects▪ A course focused on developing OOP concepts - abstraction, inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation, software design principles, algorithm development and analysis, and implementation & application of classic data structures such as ArrayLists, Linked Lists, Stacks, Queues, and Binary Search Trees. Show less

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

(Spring 2022) Course: CS 1064 (Intro to Programming in Python)▪ In charge of producing solutions and grading 200+ students’ programming assignments and projects.▪ In charge of holding 6+ office hours every week to assist students with the programming language’s concepts & assignments.▪ A course focused on introducing the fundamentals of computational problem-solving and writing basic software solutions using the Python programming language. Topics include basic data types (strings… Show more (Spring 2022) Course: CS 1064 (Intro to Programming in Python)▪ In charge of producing solutions and grading 200+ students’ programming assignments and projects.▪ In charge of holding 6+ office hours every week to assist students with the programming language’s concepts & assignments.▪ A course focused on introducing the fundamentals of computational problem-solving and writing basic software solutions using the Python programming language. Topics include basic data types (strings, integers, floats, lists, sets, dictionaries), statement sequencing, control structures, functional decomposition, recursion, file I/O, basic digital-image and multimedia graphics processing, and introducing basic OOP concepts such as classes, objects, and methods. Show less

Mclean, Virginia, United States

Capital One Technology Internship Program (TIP)• Developed the Map-Your-Spend Application (React.js), allowing prospective and current Capital One customers to receive customized financial recommendations based on their personal spending categories to encourage saving• Enhanced customer experiences across the 50+ Capital One Cafés & Branches by improving the Ambassador-Powered Experience Application (Swift) and Wi-Fi Landing Page (React.js) to have more intuitive UI navigation•… Show more Capital One Technology Internship Program (TIP)• Developed the Map-Your-Spend Application (React.js), allowing prospective and current Capital One customers to receive customized financial recommendations based on their personal spending categories to encourage saving• Enhanced customer experiences across the 50+ Capital One Cafés & Branches by improving the Ambassador-Powered Experience Application (Swift) and Wi-Fi Landing Page (React.js) to have more intuitive UI navigation• Interacted with backend-APIs on the Map-Your-Spend and APEX Application. Show less

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

• In charge of the Virginia Tech SASE chapter's website, especially continual maintenance, regular updates on dates of SASE Fall and Spring Semester events along with posting event pictures• Generate Google attendance forms for all SASE events (Internal/External) for the Fall and Spring Semester• Perform annual data analytics using Microsoft Excel for the Virginia Tech SASE chapter, reporting statistics on member demographics & diversity along with member event attendance trends… Show more • In charge of the Virginia Tech SASE chapter's website, especially continual maintenance, regular updates on dates of SASE Fall and Spring Semester events along with posting event pictures• Generate Google attendance forms for all SASE events (Internal/External) for the Fall and Spring Semester• Perform annual data analytics using Microsoft Excel for the Virginia Tech SASE chapter, reporting statistics on member demographics & diversity along with member event attendance trends throughout the past academic year• 2022-2023 School Year: Helped with the relocation of the VT SASE organization website domain hosting and code repository from Virginia Tech over to external sources such as GitHub and GoDaddy, • 2022-2023 School Year: Assisted in VT SASE organization website speedup through the introduction of the front-end build tool Vite into the technology stack, leading to approximately 80% speedup in the loading of images and other static assets. Show less

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

• Researched and explored innovative Unikernel technology, contributing to the development of a more efficient, lightweight alternative to traditional Linux-based containerized images, aimed at improving system performance• Designed and deployed a modern DSP Spectrogram application with real-time audio processing using Three.js on a Kubernetes cluster to promote developer usability and efficiency, replacing their outdated interfaces built in C

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Computer Science

GPA: 4.0 / 4.0 (Cumulative) Concentrations in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (ML / AI) and Software Engineering Relevant.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Majoring In Computer Science, Minoring In Mathematics, Graduated (Completed Undergraduate In 3 Years)

Activities and Societies: Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE), Google Student Developer Student Club (GDSC), Vietnamese.

High School Diploma, Graduated

Activities and Societies: Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society), National Honor Society, Science Olympiad, and Vietnamese Student.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Duo Enrollment Classes throughout the duration of High School Courses Taken: Analytic Geometry and Calculus III.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Duo Enrollment Courses Throughout the Duration of High School Courses Taken: NOVA Summer JumpStart Program.