I am a CS master at UIUC. As a software developer, I am passionate about building applications that can help people solve problems and achieve goals. As a computer scientist, I have strong interest in analyzing data and digging out facts from them. As such, I have been diligently developing and practicing my skills. I have interned with Twitter, Microsoft and HSBC. I have also developed multiple projects and participated actively in software engineering programs. In addition to development, I have been conducting research on data analytics and designed several frameworks for data analysis. Together with the plenty of coursework I took, from my experience I have built a strong skill set. I am enthusiastic about utilizing my skills to contribute to a better world.

Software Engineer Intern @ • Worked in the Machine Learning Infrastructure team, which develops machine learning services in Twitter • Conducted study on nonlinear feature extraction and developed various algorithms • Implemented scalable programs with Scalding to provide feature extraction services From May 2015 to August 2015 (4 months) San FranciscoProgram Manager Intern @ • Provided clients with advice on Azure cloud structure design in the Cloud and Enterprise group • Conducted big data analysis with Hadoop, Spark, Azure, to examine and demonstrate Azure products • Summarized 16 customer cases, analyzed 10 industry summaries, developed webpages to present our team’s achievements From June 2014 to August 2014 (3 months) Shanghai City, ChinaTechnology and Services Apprentice @ • Studied the workflow of managers in the team and accordingly developed an online database application with Access, VBA • Provided managers with high automation and capability to work on incidents collaboratively From July 2012 to August 2012 (2 months) Hong Kong

Master's Degree, Computer Science, 4.0 / 4.0 @ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign From 2014 to 2016 Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science & Mathematics, First Class Honors, CGA: A- @ The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology From 2010 to 2014 International Exchange Student, Computer Science & Mathematics, 3.88 / 4.0 @ University of Toronto From 2013 to 2013 High School Diploma, Science, 669 @ The Affiliated High School of South China Normal University From 2004 to 2010 Gary Zhang is skilled in: Data Mining, Java, C++, C#, Python, Scala, Spark, HBase, Hadoop, VBA, Matlab, SQL, Eclipse, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, MySQL, Microsoft Office