Ava Tan Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York City Metropolitan Area

Ithaca, New York, United States

• Oversee and allocate $8,000 for 8 sub-teams with over 40 officers to organize professional, academic, and social programming for over 200 general body members and the greater Cornell computer science community

Ithaca, New York

• Organize 10 social events per semester to promote unity across the Cornell computer science community• Coordinate a semesterly mentorship program that connects over 75 underclassmen with upperclassmen mentors

New York, New York, United States

• Developed the React frontend and Node.js backend for a configurable subscriber sign-up form using the React library dnd-kit for Mobile Text Alerts (MTA), an SMS marketing platform with over 20k+ customers• Performed end-to-end testing using Cypress to ensure the full functionality of the manage subscribers feature

• Teach 6 weekly one-hour classes to students beginning to learn computer programming• Tailor lessons and projects using Scratch/Python to facilitate deeper understanding of basic programming topics

New York, New York, United States

• Reorganized and converted admin, keyword, and thread logic from PHP codebase to scalable Node.js app for Mobile Text Alerts (MTA), a mass notification system with 20k+ users • Created the campaigns feature for MTA’s Shopify app with a React.js frontend and Node.js backend

• Worked on a team of 4 to develop an event planning web application tailored for student organizations on college campuses as a part of the Propel incubator program at Cornell• Conducted user research with over 20 potential users and developed a fully functional Figma prototype• Presented progress at weekly standups and pitched product at a final Demo Day for Cornell students and faculty

• Facilitated discussion on Python fundamentals and guided 80+ students through online lab activities• Held bi-weekly office hours to offer one-on-one support for assignments, labs, and course material

• Designed fully interactive app prototype using Figma and conducted user testing to iterate on design• Developed an MVP of app with React Native, Google Firebase, CSS, and Github using Agile methodology and pitched our product/business model to professionals in the tech industry

Morristown, New Jersey, United States

• Created and deployed rewards page using HTML and CSS on Drifter Organic’s Shopify site (drifterorganics.com)• Redesigned and optimized portfolio site using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and integrated custom Wordpress blog (micaelahoo.me)

• Worked alongside a team of 5 developers to design and build a fully responsive and accessible club website based on the client’s requests using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript• Conducted comprehensive user testing and utilized client feedback to produce multiple iterations of the website design and functionality

Cedar Knolls, New Jersey

• Greeted and interacted with customers to ensure an enjoyable dine-in experience• Handled monetary transactions with in-house, phone, and online customers

New Brunswick, New Jersey

• Conducted month-long research project at Rutgers University to develop and program an autonomous vehicle and traffic monitoring system with machine learning• Presented final research at a final symposium for Rutgers professors• Accepted into the MIT/IEEE Undergraduate Research Conference and published in IEEE Xplore

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Association of Computer Science Undergraduates, Chinese Students Association, Women in Computing at Cornell

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Girls Who Code, STEM Academy, Pit Orchestra, Captain of Mock Trial Team, Program Director of WJSV School Radio.