Jake Messick Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, United States

Working under Research Technology Services, assisting with maintaining the High-Performance Computing systems under the George Washington University, including Pegasus, Gamov and other clusters. Current Tasks (as of 8/23/2024): Revamping the public-facing website with improved explanations and tutorials for new researchers working with the department, as well as revising technical documentation for better readability, reduced repetition and greater consistency across different divisions of RTS's infrastructure. Assisting with transfer of Virtual Machine infrastructure from one platform to another, as well as providing up-to-date reference material on the layouts and algorithms present in the new platform for posterity.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Originally began work as the lead Localization Specialist for the English language release of War Spell. In the lead up to the official public beta, translated and revised numerous documents relating to not only in-game strings, but also marketing materials, official strategy guides, social media posts and various other related documents. Since release, responsible for localization and proofreading all incoming content for weekly updates, standardizing and revising all text across the entire War Spell English localization, collaborating with narrative team to correct and adjust their writings for in-game use, and playtesting as updates come out to verify accuracy of content and formatting.Currently, working as a Localization Specialist for the English localization of The Grand Mafia, essentially doing the same tasks that I did for War Spell but in a significantly more collaborative environment given the larger scale and workforce behind The Grand Mafia.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Worked as a student assistant at both Gelman and Eckles libraries at the Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon campuses respectively while attending the university. Supported students and faculty in finding texts, building research projects, accessing online resources and similar customer service roles. Was one of the major student volunteers for the large book reorganization project undertaken at Gelman Library in Summer 2022, where I had to verify, resort and straighten over a dozen full bookshelves to ensure they were in Library of Congress order. Had particular strengths with Eckles Library, as one of the few people who worked pre-pandemic at the location who was rehired after the two libraries were unified under the same management after the pandemic. During the pandemic, I was one of the major student workers employed for the PDF remediation project, where we were given several university public documents and had to edit them for accessibility guidelines.

Arnold, Maryland, United States

Served as a Front Store Associate, in both cashier and stock roles, depending on the day. For the former, responsible for patron inquiries, signing up customers with loyalty programs, fulfilling photo orders and general customer service related to non-pharmacy matters. For the latter, assisted with organizing and shelving new stock, straightening and reordering products, and rotating on sale signage throughout the store.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mathematics And Chinese (Double Major), 3.89 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Member of Pi Mu Epsilon, Mathematical Honors Society Member of the 2023 National Collegiate Chinese Honors.

High School Diploma (International Baccalaureate Program), 36 (Ib)