https://blog.coursera.org/learner-story-film-architecture-python-programming/
- Pursuing Master's in Computer Science: specifically interested in functional programming, languages and data science
RELEVANT COURSEWORK:
Udacity Nanodegrees:
AT and T Scholarship for Udacity's Data Analyst Nanodegree (2017-2018)
Google/Udacity Front End Developer Scholarship (2017)
Introduction to Programming via AT & T Scholarship (2017)
- Google/ Udacity Scholarship Winner (2017)
- AT and T Aspire to Tech Winner
- Chosen as team leader (1 of 8) to mentor peers.
Mentor, Udacity Introduction to Programming Nanodegree(2017)
- Individual mentorship in Python for selected students (average 15-20 students per term)
Glendale Community College: Discrete Structures(C++), Advanced C++ (C++), Data Structures (C++), Intro to Algorithms (Java), Programming in C/C++, SQL (Oracle SQL), Intro to Robotics(C), Advanced Soldering Technology, Intro to Programming with Java, Electronic Circuits, Solid State Devices
Coursera: Machine Learning/ Data Visualization (2013-present)
Verified Certificates: Python Data Representations, Data Science Maths, Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals, The Data Scientist's Toolbox, An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python, Programming for Everyone (Python), Practical Machine Learning (R), R Programming (R), Data Visualization (Excel), Reproducible Research (Python), Intro to Mathematical Thinking
EdX: Computational Theory (2017)
FutureLearn: Functional Programming in Haskell (2017)
Verified Certificate: Programming for Correctness (LaTeX, Matlab, Hoare Logic)
Google: 2 - Cloud On-Board Certificates of Completion (2017)
Programming Languages: (in terms of fluency, proficiency and familiarity) Python (most proficient), C++, (most familiar), Java, JavaScript, Haskell, PureScript, Matlab, R, Rust
Package Familiarity: Pandas, Numpy, BeautifulSoup
Other: Git/Github, LaTeX, Coq, Sublime Text Editor, Jupyter iPython Notebook, Mathematica
Frameworks: Bootstrap.js
Databases: Familiar with mySQL, PostgreSQL, BigQuery
Systems: Familiar with Linux, Windows, MacOS, Kali, Vagrant, VirtualBox
Concepts: Test Driven Development, Mob Programming, Pair Programming, Unit Testing / Linters (Pep8, HTML/CSS)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Mentorship, Learn Teach Code (2017)
- Mentored by Seattle-based developer for three months in making chat application, "Babble"
- Chosen out of 100 applicants (1 of 2) to work as a team with mentor for Python-based mentorship using Mithril, Tornado and Python
- Mentored two mentees on fundamentals of Python and computational thinking
Mentorship, Learn Teach Code (2017) "Intro to FullStack JS", "Intermediate FullStack JS"
- Chosen as one of ten students for "Unbootcamp", a four-week boot-camp learning and working in JavaScript (full-scholarship recipient).
- Learned JavaScript, CSS, HTML.
- Collaborated on an Application that matches users who would like to find a study-buddy (Firebase, HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
Women Who Code and Philosophie (2017) "Coding for Product"
- Designed and Coded an Application in a team, in five weeks (using Node.js, Express, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Firebase, Bootstrap.js, Postgresql, Heroku, InVision)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Featured by Coursera as profile for auto-didactic student in Data Science/ Python specialization (2017)
- Featured on Django Girls' Impact Report (2017)
- Top 500 on CodeWars
- NCAS (NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars) NASA Aerospace Scholar (with on-site portion at Jet Propulsion Lab, programming a robot)
- Recepient of Who's Who Award 2008
- Best BFA Award 2008 (as chosen by Faculty)
- High School Cambridge Advanced Level subjects: Physics, Mathematics, Art
- Evaluation Member for Clojure Grant Committee (for Clojure West 2017)
EDUCATION:
Glendale Community College (2015-2018), Los Angeles
- Intention to obtain Associates Degree in Computer Science
- Intention to transfer to a Four-year degree and obtain a Computer Science Degree
Cornell University, 2008 (one semester) Ithaca College, 2004-2008 (BFA) Spacecraft Flight Software Workshop 2017 (NASA workshop held at John Hopkins Applied Laboratory)
SCHOLARSHIPS/GRANTS: Clojure/Conj 2017 (Baltimore, Maryland) Clojure/Conj 2016 (Austin, Texas), Clojure West 2017 (Portland, Oregon), LambdaConf 2017 (Boulder, Colorado), LambdaConf 2018 (Boulder, Colorado), StrangeLoop 2017 (St. Louis, Missouri), AT and T Aspire to Tech 2017 winner, Google/Udacity 2017 Scholarship winner, Women in Leadership / Peggy Williams Scholarship 2008, Presidential Merit Scholarship(2004-2008), AccelerateU LinkedIn (LA) Recruiting Event Applicant/Attendee (2017) SCNA (Software Craftmanship America Conference) - 2017 Grant recipient
INTERESTS/GROUPS:
- member of several meetups and participant of workshops such as Rails Girls LA (2016), Django Girls (2017), Lambda Ladies (2017)
- member of Women Techmakers Silicon Valley Chapter (early career)
- member of SVROS (Silicon Valley Robot Operation System)
- volunteer for SCALE (Southern California Linux Expo) (2017, 2018)
- volunteer for POPL (Principles of Programming Languages) (2018)
- member of Null Space Labs (hackerspace in Los Angeles), LA PureScript Meetup
- WSA (Womens' Sailing Association)