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» http://www.jessicazwang.com/ I'm an aspiring designer + developer, currently entering my fourth year as an undergraduate studying computer science + math at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). I'm passionate about the intersection of design and technology, specifically about creating beautiful and seamless interactions and experiences in the tech products of the future. I'm currently open for potential freelance projects. Feel free to drop me a line if you'd like to connect or chat.Software Engineering Intern @ - Developed (full-stack) internal tools for News Feed in PHP + React.js, improving engineer efficiency. - Worked closely with PMs and designers to drive direction of internal tools. - Prototyped new model for feed backend representation of stories. From June 2015 to August 2015 (3 months) Teaching Assistant @ TA for 6.813/6.831 User Interface Design & Development, an advanced subject in EECS. - Developed course materials and class quizzes. - Lead weekly studio recitation sessions and held office hours during the semester. From January 2015 to May 2015 (5 months) Interaction Design Intern @ - Designed an interactive exhibit for the New York Historical Society in New York, NY to incorporate the latest technology with historical content. - Wrote scripts to scrape historical and modern day content off of the web. From January 2015 to February 2015 (2 months) Research Intern @ - Collaborated with researchers on the Printable Robotics platform, a platform that aims to bring cut-and-fold robots to mainstream use. - Developed a user interface for robot component creation with Django/Python to abstract the component creation process for the target non-technical user. From June 2014 to August 2014 (3 months) User Experience Design Intern @ - Performed UX research by designing and conducting user tests on company website. Analyzed results and provided design and feature improvements. - Interviewed users and created personas of company's advertising solution software. - Participated in design meetings and provided feedback on product wireframes. From January 2014 to February 2014 (2 months) Residential/Teaching Assistant @ - Graded and held office hours for a computational geometry class of 50+ students. - Aided 200 middle and high school students for three weeks at an intensive math residential summer program. From July 2012 to August 2013 (1 year 2 months) Undergraduate Researcher @ - Analyzed clinical human lung cancer samples to detect mutations in specific genes through DNA sequencing methods. - Designed primers for gene sequencing and performed sequencing laboratory experiments. - Acquired proficiency in microbiology skills such as primer design, DNA extraction, gel electrophoresis, and polymerase-chain reaction (PCR) - Collaborated with researchers in both Mandarin Chinese and English. From May 2013 to July 2013 (3 months) Undergraduate Researcher @ - Created a SUMO protein fusion that increases yield of glucaric acid, a high-value chemical, in a synthetic biological pathway for its production. - Performed protein analysis from high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and western blot data. From January 2013 to May 2013 (5 months) Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science and Engineering @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology From 2012 to 2016 High School @ Dutch Fork High School From 2010 to 2012 Jessica Wang is skilled in: Python, Javascript, Node.js, Java, jQuery, User Interface Design, HTML 5, CSS3, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, LaTeX, User Experience Design, Matlab, Interaction Design, Django, Data Visualization