Kyle Zhang

Lake Oswego, Oregon | [email protected] | 503-782-7009 | https://github.com/RiptideStar

Experience

Intern, ValleyWater Capital Manangement, April 2020 to Present

Perform data analyses and implement trading algorithms using Python and AI

Technology Instructor, Tech4Kids & CFAP Youth Council, May 2020 to Present

Teaching students with hands on technology projects (Code in GitHub: https://github.com/RiptideStar)

• Python Programming with AI & Machine Learning Projects
• Game Programming Using Unity & C#
• Learn Python, Web Crawlers, Website Creation & Data Visualization with Hands-on Projects
• Psychology of Gaming & how to manage and balance it with School Life for parents and children

Full Stack Developer, April 2021

• Designed and Developed a Covid19 Vaccine Finder - a Web Crawler App using Python + Flask + Shell Scripts + SQLite.
• The website continually crawling / checking / reporting covid19 vaccine sign-up sites for availability. If available spots are found, registered users are notified thru email immediately.
• User Site: http://47.88.59.62:5000/
• Github: https://github.com/RiptideStar/covid19signupStatus

Summer Intern, Nan Cancer Research Lab at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), June - Sept. 2019

• Over 400 hours under the supervision of Dr. Nan in his Lab, a leading Cancer Imaging Lab nationwide, I implemented and automated multimodal microscopy with NanoJ-Fluidics using low-cost Lego hardware controlled by ImageJ-based software.
• Basically, I applied the knowledge I learned from FLL & FTC (robotics competitions) to leverage the Lego robotics hardware to automate the imaging process based on this research paper published on Nature

Lab Assistant, Chemistry Lab at Oregon State University, July - August 2020

Under the supervision of Dr David Ji, I implemented the data processing program using Python (GitHub below):

• Python program processing chemistry research data

Software Lead, FTC Robotics Team (Fellowship of the Robot), Sept. 2018 - Mar. 2020

• Leading Software Programming for the team
• Top 10 team in Oregon (out of 209 teams)
• Qualified for 2019 World Tournament Championship in Houston.

Software Lead, Destination Imagination Team, Sept. 2015 - May 2016

• Led the design and implementation of a robotic squirrel using Lego hardware
• Won the State Championship and represented Oregon in the World Tournament at the University of Tennessee. Ranked 19th worldwide.

Skills

Python, Java, C++, C#, JavaScript, Linux Shell, SQL
AI, Machine Learning, Neural Network, TensorFlow, Keras
VS Code, MS Visual Studio, MATLAB, PyCharm, OpenCV, Git/GitHub, Unity, Unreal

Education

Lake Oswego High School, Lake Oswego, OR

Planned Graduation 2022
GPA: 4.5

Computer Science, Portland Community College, OR, 2019 - present

CS140, CS160, CS161, CS162, CS179, CS233, CIS284, CS260, CIS275, EC201, EC202
GPA: 4.0

Robotics and Quantum Computing by Prof Perkowski at Portland State University, OR 2020

Machine Learning, Online Class by Andrew Ng, Stanford University, 2020

Volunteer / Community Service

• Teaching community students on computer science, game development (c#, c++), and AI (python)
• Helping students with video gaming problems
• Coaching tens of kids on tennis (since I was 12) thru private lessons and camps - Inspiring kids to be active with sports
• Recruiting fellow students to the robotic team and to inspire others to innovate
• Volunteer in the annual Portland Rose Parade every year since I was 9