ABOUT ME

Hello world! I'm Alex, a 4th year undergraduate student at the University of Waterloo in Canada. I study Systems Design Engineering, an engineering discipline that takes a holistic approach to solving problems and has a heavy focus on User-Centered Design.

As a person who loves problem solving (my favourite subject in school was math), and as a person who wants to be in a position to help the world, I love software and technology. I'm genuinely excited for future advancements in technology and I want to be involved in shaping that future.

I'm expected to graduate in April 2014, and I'm planning to work full-time after graduation.

You can find out more about me below!

EXPERIENCE

May ~ Aug. 2013

Flipboard Inc.

University Intern

Palo Alto, CA

Building features for Flipboard's advertising platform.

Aug. ~ Dec. 2012

Microsoft

Program Manager Intern

Shanghai, China

Owned and released new features for Microsoft's Commerce Management Agent Tool: fraud detection, declined transactions, and O365 authentication flow

Jan. ~ May 2012

AMD(Advanced Micro Devices)

Software Engineering Intern

Markham, Canada

Designed and developed several internal tools; most interesting is the Thermal Chamber Scheduling System, an internal tool for booking chamber spaces.

PROJECTS

Metagenomics Database

Metagenomics Database, which houses the total genetic data from soil samples collected across various regions of Canada. VISIT WEBSITE

Tic-Tac-Talk

Tic-Tac-Talk is an Android application. See who is near you. Play a game of Tic-Tac-Talk. More than just a game of Tic-Tac-Toe. DOWNLOAD APK

Goal-line Technology

Goal-line technology prototype for association football, using RF technology. WARNING: loud cheering (turn down your speakers) WATCH VIDEO

I have some ideas around the topic of personal analytics that I haven't acted upon yet.

Contact me if you are interested in working on a project together.