Specialties: Computer Systems Design and Verification, Augmented Reality, Computer Graphics Strengths: Strategic Thinker, Developer, Positivity, Activator, Maximizer Website: ocf.io/andrewxz

Performance Analysis Engineer @ • Performed use cases performance validation and trade-off analysis for next-generation mobile system-on-chips (SoCs) • Implemented SoC models and interface layers to agent models/RTL and software simulation platforms in C/C++ • Initiated a trace-based system performance/traffic pattern analysis and visualization tool powered by python and sqlite3 From June 2014 to November 2015 (1 year 6 months) San Francisco Bay AreaImproving User Experiences in Indoor Navigation with Augmented Reality @ • Designed a user interface framework that delivers an interactive indoor navigation experience through 3D augmented graphical views aligned with indoor objects • Demonstrated our application in the CITRIS Invention Lab at Berkeley, providing augmented navigation, interactive device instructions, demo products display and device reservation lookup for lab visitors and apprentices • Developed on the Android mobile platform powered by OpenGL graphics, orientation sensors and an indoor position simulator From September 2013 to May 2014 (9 months) San Francisco Bay AreaGraphics System Design Intern @ • Initiated and developed text processing and pattern matching tools for massive netlist and log files • Performed MIPI DSI (Display Serial Interface) modeling and video stream simulations From May 2013 to August 2013 (4 months) Greater San Diego AreaUndergraduate Researcher: Diagnosing Performance Violations at System Level Using Data Mining @ • Localized the latency and throughput violations using a concurrent pattern mining approach • Applied domain knowledge to filter out up to 92.8% of transaction traces, increasing mining efficiency • Set up a system-level modeling platform for on-chip bus communication in SystemC and TLM From October 2012 to May 2013 (8 months) Urbana-Champaign, Illinois AreaAlgorithm and System Design Intern @ • Implemented the color processing algorithm based on 3D look-up table gamut mapping for Mirasol display • Optimized memory placement algorithm and reduced look-up table size by a factor of 4 From June 2012 to August 2012 (3 months) Greater San Diego AreaTeaching Assistant @ Mentored online and held office hours for around 250 undergraduate students From September 2011 to May 2012 (9 months) Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Master of Engineering (MEng), Computer Science @ University of California, Berkeley From 2013 to 2014 Bachelor, Electrical and Computer Engineering @ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign From 2010 to 2013 Chu Kochen Honors College @ Zhejiang University From 2008 to 2010 Andrew Zhong is skilled in: C++, C, x86 Assembly, Algorithms, Computer Architecture, Python, Linux, Verilog, Matlab, ModelSim, Android, Operating Systems, LaTeX, OpenGL, Java