Melissa Winstanley's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Melissa Winstanley's work experience at Convoy: Melissa Winstanley is currently a Software Engineer at Convoy Inc. from June 2012 to September 2012 (4 months) in Seattle. Worked on Google Maps team, contributing to Street View and Photo Tours.Software Engineer at Google from June 2011 to September 2011 (4 months) in Mountain View, CA. Contributed production code to Google’s Music app for Android, including backend and frontend features and bug fixes. Added new streaming-related features for use with Google Music Beta and was solely responsible for implementation of new “Now Playing” screen UI for Ice Cream Sandwich. Assistant Environmental Scientist at Private Consultant from June 2008 to September 2008 (4 months) in Bellevue, WA. Compiled and analyzed water/soil quality data. Prepared report summarizing background information and human health risks at petroleum-contaminated site. Developed electronic document database in Access by review of historical documents pertaining to dozens of sites. Software Engineer at Facebook from December 2013 to January 2020 (6 years 2 months) in Greater Seattle Area. 2017-2020: Real-Time Infrastructure, Facebook's real-time stack, powering experiences in News Feed, LIVE videos, Messenger, Instagram and many more. Large scale, low latency distributed system and the corresponding platform APIs for products, connecting devices to real-time experiences.2013-2016: Posts search retrieval & ranking. Designed, improved, and added ranking features. Trained ML models. Spearheaded new features to improve the search product. Tech lead of the group responsible for search within your social network. Lecturer, Department of Computer Science at University of Washington from March 2018 to June 2018 (4 months) in Greater Seattle Area. Lecturer for CSE 374, Programming Concepts & Tools for non-majors in Spring 2018 for 100 students.https://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse374/18sp/.Lecturer, Department of Computer Science at University of Washington from June 2013 to September 2013 (4 months) in Greater Seattle Area. Taught CSE 143 (second-quarter Java programming). Head Teaching Assistant, Department of Computer Science at University of Washington from September 2011 to June 2013 (1 year 10 months) in Seattle, WA.Organized teaching assistants for introductory computer science courses. Collaborated with instructor to determine grading criteria, section materials, and plan course events (review sessions, exams). Taught weekly lectures for 50-100 students on other topics in computer science.Primary assistant for undergraduate senior course in Computer Networks. Teaching Assistant, Department of Computer Science at University of Washington from September 2010 to June 2011 (10 months) in Seattle, WA. Taught a weekly discussion section for 23 students in CSE 142/3 (Computer Programming I/II – Java). Collaborated with instructors and teaching assistants to grade assignments and establish teaching methods.Research Experience for Undergraduates Intern, Community Ecology at University of Washington from June 2009 to June 2010 (1 year 1 month) in Seattle, WA. Studied the role of nutrient availability in maintaining diversity in a Californian serpentine

🎓 Education

Melissa Winstanley's educational background and work readiness were first explored in an online survey she took in order to get a better understanding of her interests and goals. She enjoyed taking the online survey because it allowed her to get a general idea of her motivations for wanting to pursue a career in computer science. Additionally, her undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the University of Washington gave her the knowledge and skills needed to pursue a career in this field.One of the primary reasons that Melissa wanted to pursue a career in computer science was because she found it to be extremely fulfilling, challenging, and engaging. She loves developing algorithms and working in a collaborative environment. In addition, she is passionate about teaching and advising computer science students in her spare time. Melissa also enjoys working with teams and building elaborate projects.Although she has a few years of experience in the field, Melissa is currently working on her PhD in Computer Science at the University of Washington studying algorithms, data structure, and security. She is motivated to continue learning and growing in her career in order to be able to provide the best possible services to her students and colleagues.Since her undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the University of Washington, Melissa has also worked as a software development manager and data analyst. She has found that her skills, experience, and drive have helped her pursue a successful career in computer science. In her free time, she enjoys reading, playing video games, and spending time with her family.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

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