Emily L. Chang

Objective An interesting and challenging full-time position as a Java software engineer, located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA.
September 1996-present.
B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, June 2000. Minors in Biomedical Engineering & Psychology.
Candidate for M.Eng. in Computer Science and Engineering, June 2001. GPA: 4.7/5.0.

Relevant Courses:
  • Computer System Engineering (6.033)
  • Artificial Intelligence (6.034)
  • Computer Language Engineering (6.035)
  • Probabilistic Systems Analysis (6.041)
  • Math for Computer Science (6.042)
  • Introduction to Algorithms (6.046)
  • Laboratory in Software Engineering (6.170)
  • Computer System Architecture (6.823)
  • Knowledge-Based Application Systems (6.871)
  • Structure of Engineering Revolutions (6.933)
San Francisco University High School San Francisco, CA.
September 1992-June 1996.
GPA: 3.5/4.0. SAT: 800M/800V. Presidential Scholars Candidate, National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar.
Skills Computer Languages: Java 1.0-1.3(AWT/Swing), JavaScript/VBScript (ASP), Perl/CGI, PL/SQL, HTML/XML, CSS, ABAP/4, C, Scheme.
Operating Systems: Unix/Linux, Windows NT/2000/9x.
Software: Emacs, LaTeX, Gimp, Star Office/Word, Photoshop, Visual Cafe, Visual J++, Visio, SAP.
Languages: Fluent in English, Taiwanese, and spoken Mandarin Chinese.
Recent Experience
MIT Media Lab Cambridge, MA.
September 2000-present.
Research Assistant, Software Agents Group
Developed a Just-In-Time messaging system called "Hanging Messages" in which a message is sent to a recipient at a specific location during a designated time period. Research focus was a client-side agent that assisted the user by intelligently and aggressively filtering incoming messages, reducing information overload.
Term: 30 hrs/wk.

Closedloop Solutions, Inc. San Carlos, CA.
June 2000-August 2000.
Technical Staff
Worked on the first customer release of Spendcap, a web-based dynamic financial planning tool using Java servlet technology. Wrote and maintained PL/SQL scripts for QA and customer database initialization.
Summer: 50 hrs/wk.

MIT Laboratory for Computer Science Cambridge, MA.
September 1999-May 2000.
Software Design Group
Developed a Java-based visualization tool for use in software design; program interprets and graphically represents textual object models produced by existing software.
Term: 10 hrs/wk.

Goldman, Sachs & Co. New York, NY.
June 1999-August 1999.
Information Technology Summer Intern
Designed and implemented various client-server web applications, using both client and server-side scripting and a Sybase SQL Server database. Resulting programs were fully functional dynamic web sites comprised of CGI scripts written in Perl and ASP scripts written in JavaScript/VBScript on Microsoft IIS 4.0.
Summer: 40 hrs/wk.

MIT Media Lab Cambridge, MA.
January 1999-present.
Digital Life consortium
Designed and wrote a Java interface for scalable multicasting; the delivery of broadcast video using every receiver as shared memory.
Winter: 25 hrs/wk. Term: 10 hrs/wk.

UMAX Technologies, Inc. Fremont, CA.
May 1998-August 1998.
SAP Technical Team Associate Programmer
Designed and implemented a process for inbound and outbound serial number collection, verification, and input into SAP. Implementation included a bar code scanner program and a BDC transaction based ABAP/4 input program. Also assisted in installation of GenTran software for SAP compatible EDI functionality.
Summer: 40 hrs/wk.

MIT Information Systems Cambridge, MA.
March 1998-December 1998.
Athena Consultant
Worked as a consultant for Athena, MIT's campus-wide distributed network. Provided assistance to users, including students, faculty, and staff, with online, phone, and walk-in questions concerning Athena software, hardware, and account configurations.
Term: 10 hrs/wk.
Background/
Activities
US Citizen, Tau Beta Pi (Career Fair Webmaster), Eta Kappa Nu (Women's Initiative), Association of Taiwanese Students, Society of Women Engineers, Tennis & Softball (HS varsity), Music (piano), IM Sports (tennis, hockey).


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