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Education

University of Twente
Enschede, The Netherlands – PhD Philosophy and Computer Science
October 2018 - Current (Predicted 2022)
Working on the BRIDE project, researching smart cities and stakeholder interests and interactions in implementing "smart" enhancements to cities. The conduit for this research is a 3D printed bridge by MX3D. 

Stanford University
Stanford CA – M.S. Symbolic Systems
September 2016 - March 2018 (3.8/4.0 GPA)

Wrote thesis, "Tech": The Curse and the Cure on why and how Silicon Valley should support economic security. Studied basic income and both corporate and artificial intelligence ethics. 

Stanford University
Stanford, CA – B.S. Computer Science
September 2013 - June 2017 (3.5/4.0 GPA)

Studied human computer interaction. Worked with team to design and build app to assist low income and minority students with finding summer opportunities and scholarships.

Development Experience

Stanford Computer Science Department
Stanford, CA – Course Assistant
September 2017 - December 2017

Led two weekly two hour studios on need-finding, designing, and developing applications for a more equal society for CS147: Intro to Human Computer Interaction. Advised seven groups through the full design cycle to create high fidelity mobile application prototypes.

Stanford AARC
Stanford, CA – Computer Science Tutor 
September 2016 - March 2018

Tutored drop-in as well as class focused sessions for all of Stanford’s introductory CS classes including: CS106A/B/X, CS107, CS103, and CS109. Assisted with debugging, theory, and teaching problem-solving skills.  

Splunk
San Francisco, CA – Front End Web Dev Intern
June 2015 - September 2015

Built pages using Javascript and Backbone for new search feature, while writing program documentation and completing bug fixes.

Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies
Stanford, CS – Java and Robotics Head Counselor
June 2014 - August 2014

Managed staff of five in a house of 40 high school students for two three week sessions. Facilitated daily three hour Java and Robotics labs. Assisted students in programming robots to follow mazes and battle in an arena.

Management Experience

Stanford Basic Income Lab
Stanford, CA – Program Administrator 
April 2017 - October 2017

Built website for the newly established Basic Income Lab using Drupal, planned and organized conference for 50+ international participants while working with multiple stakeholders and the lab director.

Stanford Residential Education
Stanford, CA – Financial Manager
September 2015 - June 2016

Managed finances for a house of 36. Tracked and managed expense reports. Created and held individuals to budget. Created and communicated scholarships so that finances would not prevent members from participating in house events.

Stanford Residential Education
Stanford, CA — Residential Assistant
September 2014 - June 2015

Provided tools and resources for mental and physical well being to 34 residents in Muwekma-Tah-Ruk (Native Theme House). Organized events for entire house. Responsible for sending out communications and resolving interpersonal conflicts. 

American Councils for International Education, 
Hangzhou, China – Assistant Resident Director
June 2013 - August 2013

Supervised U.S. youth (15-18 years old) in Hangzhou, China for the U.S. State Department National Security Language Initiative for Youth summer program in collaboration with American Councils. Also traveled and provided support to adjacent programs in Nanjing, Shanghai, Beijing, and Suzhou.

Projects and Community Work

Oobi The Universal Basic Income Application
Founder
April 2017 - February 2018

Designed, user tested, and prototyped an application that runs opt-in basic income through local community investments

StreetCode Academy
Design Mentor
January 2017 - August 2017
Assisted students in making their designs a reality in East Palo Alto maker-space

Connect 
Project Manager, Developer
September 2015 - March 2016

Worked to build application to help low-income and minority students find summer programs, scholarships, and academic year opportunities on team of four

Awards

Lunsford Public Speaking Award Nominee
Acknowledgement of superior design and delivery of speech on the benefits and limitations of prestigious universities.

BSCS Academic Achievement Award
Received for earning a 3.5+ GPA for 6+ quarters.

Elizabeth Blodgett Hall Scholar 
Full merit scholarship to Bard College at Simon’s Rock. (Attended for one year before transferring to Stanford.)

National Security Language Initiative for Youth Fellowship 
Full merit scholarship to study Mandarin at Beijing No. 80 High School for the 2011-12 academic year

Skills

Soft Skills
Tech Ethics, Teaching, HCI, Public Speaking, Writing, Management

Coding Languages
C, C++, Java, JS, HTML/CSS, MATLAB

普通话 (Mandarin Chinese)
Advanced Proficency

Español (Spanish)
Intermediate Profiecency
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