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Hi, my name's Scott, and I'm a senior studying computer science and business at UT Austin.

I'm currently concentrating my studies in software engineering and have a growing interest in web development.

I'm a native Houstonian and am currently based in Austin. Outside of school, I enjoy kickboxing, video editing, and playing piano.

Education

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  • school B.S. Computer Science
  • school Business Minor
  • workspace_premium 3.7161 GPA
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  • location_on Austin, TX

Relevant Coursework

  • Intro Programming
  • Data Structures
  • Algorithms & Complexity
  • Computer Architecture
  • Operating Systems
  • Autonomous Robots
  • Progamming for Performance
  • Prin. of Machine Learning
  • Software Engineering
  • Data Management
  • iOS Mobile Computing
  • Modern Web Applications

Skills

Languages

Experienced

  • Java
  • Python
  • C++
  • HTML
  • CSS

Familiar

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • C
  • SQL
  • Swift

Tools

  • React
  • Flask
  • SQLAlchemy
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • Neo4j
  • Git
  • Docker
  • AWS

Projects

homepage of an online species database

Responsive Web App

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  • Built a dynamic website using React & Flask hosted on AWS to display data on endangered species
  • Collected & cleaned data from 3 external APIs using Python scripts, resulting in a relational database of 499 unique plants, animals, & states stored across 12 tables
  • Implemented searching, sorting, & filtering of data using SQLAlchemy, resulting in a RESTful API capable of multiple queries & pagination
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Responsive Web Page

  • person Front End
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  • location_on Houston, TX
  • Built a personal portfolio using HTML, CSS, & JavaScript hosted at cs.utexas.edu/~scottlai
  • Achieved cross-platform compatability by writing 2 media queries, providing a comfortable user experience on all screens as small as 375 pixels wide
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File Explorer Graphical User Interface

  • person Programming & Logistics
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  • Built a user interface to display an EXT2 file system navigable by keyboard input
  • Compiled the project's progress, results, & demo video into a presentation earning 4.4% higher than the average
depth sensor camera mounted on a robot

Position Prediction Algorithm

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  • location_on Austin, TX
  • Coded an algorithm to predict a person's movement using depth sensor data from an Azure Kinect camera
  • Reduced error by 30% by applying a Kalman filter, allowing for accurate predictions 8 frames into the future

Certifications

HTML course certificate

HTML Essential Training

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CSS course certificate

CSS Essential Training

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JavaScript course certificate

JavaScript Essential Training

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Git course certificate

Git Essential Training: The Basics

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responsive layout course certificate

Responsive Layout

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React course certificate

React.js Essential Training

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Experience

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Student Lab Assistant

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  • Retrieved lab equipment on-demand within 30 seconds by memorizing the layout of the supply room, saving 90 minutes per semester & allowing all classes to start on time
  • Performed various tech-related tasks: machine start-up, organizing equipment, tech support, software installation

Honors

University Honors

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Rodeo Scholar

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