Photo from the University of Kansas “Sprayhawks” Water Ski Team
Technical Skills
Programming Languages:
- C, C++, and C#
- Java
- Python
- Racket (dialect of Lisp/Scheme)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA):
- Completed Cisco’s two-year program and passed certification test
- Understand routed/switched networks, WAN connections, and networking protocols (802.11, IPv6, etc.)
Software Development Interests (so far)
- Artificial Intelligence – coursework experience with state-space search algorithms, optimal decision-making, and planning algorithms using PDDL
- Financial Software – algorithmic and high-frequency trading
- Space Communications – RF transmission using CCSDS protocols and DVB-S2, optical communications with dynamic pointing
- Cryptography – coursework experience with public-key encryption schemes, including RSA
- Android Development – including coursework and independent projects shown here
See Personal Projects pages or Employment History for more technical experience
Other Skills & Experience
KU Engineers Without Borders establishing a new program in Kaliro, Uganda
Self Engineering Leadership Fellow
- Highly selective engineering fellowship focused on leadership and business
- Coordinated KU’s High School Design Competition – Team Lead for Lego Mindstorms Coordinators
- Planned and organized the 2013 SELF community service program, benefitting the KC Great Santa Run
Engineers Without Borders
- Uganda Program Lead for the KU Student Chapter
- Founded a water supply project in Kaliro, Uganda and completed an assessment trip in January 2015
- Led a successful implementation trip to Uganda in January 2016 (see our Uganda video)
- Coordinated local events such as Trick or Treat So Others Can Eat, Christmas Shoeboxes, and Cheap Lunch
Other Student Organizations
- Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
- KU “Sprayhawks” Water Ski Team