Education
Cornell University, College of Engineering, Ithaca, NY - 2011
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Minor in Information Science.
Minor in Industrial Systems and Information Technology. Dean's List three
semesters. 3.58 GPA.
Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey - 2007
Honors Diploma. The most selective independent private high school in
Turkey.
Experience
Software Engineer, RiskMetrics Group; Boston, MA - May 10-August 10
Developed an internal framework called Pistol that was used to test the
functionality and analyze the performance of another large-scale company
product, Position Information Service.
Software Engineer, RiskMetrics Group; Cambridge, MA - August 09-December 09
Developed a product called Report Definition Editor which will be widely
used both by the company and its clients. Gained extensive knowledge about
software development cycle.
Mac Consultant, Cornell Information Technologies; Ithaca, NY - August 08-
August 09
Provided technical assistance to the entire student body and faculty on
campus.
Extern, Morgan Stanley; New York City, NY - March 08
Shadowed various employees. Observed daily routines and learned about
experiences at the Global Technology Services Department.
Intern, Morrison Textile Machinery; Fort Lawn, SC - July 05-August 05
Interned at the Engineering Department. Designed machine layouts and plans
using AutoCAD.
Extracurricular Activities
Teaching Assistant, INFO 2040; Ithaca, NY - January 09-present
Held weekly office hours for Networks which had an enrollment of 500
students. Proctored and graded exams. Received acknowledgement in the
textbook, Networks, Crowds, and Markets.
Researcher, Web Lab; Ithaca, NY - August 09-present
Designed a research project, which heavily makes use of Map-Reduce
programming paradigm, along with a team of MEng students to analyze the
evolution of .gov domain.
Vice President, Engineering Student Council - August 08-August 09
Coordinated and publicized all the events and activities arranged by the
Engineering Student Council for the student body in the College of
Engineering.
Co-founder, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity NY Beta Chapter- January 08-August
09
Created the foundation for the chapter on campus with a group of students.
Substantially improved the standards of the fraternity and regained its
charter with SigEp Nationals.
Co-editor, Untitled: Photo Magazine - October 07-August 09
Collected photo submissions from the student body. Published an issue each
semester.
Secretary-General, Robert College International Model United Nations -
April 07
Served as the Head of the Organization for the conference with 500
participants.
Ahmet Burak Bekdemir
Software Developer
Programming
Java
JavaScript
Python
OCaml
SQL
Visual Basic 6
HTML & CSS
Design
Photoshop
InDesign
f-1 Visa Holder
profile
Seeking a full time opportunity as a software developer. Has a strong
passion for building robust and efficient applications that exhibit strong
user experience qualities.
address
151 Dryden Rd Apt 419
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone
*****@*******.***
Web
www.burakbekdemir.com
Relevant coursework
Object Oriented Programming
Functional Programming
Discrete Structures
Analysis of Algorithms
Theory of Computing
Scientific Computing
Computer Organization
Operating Systems
Data-Driven Web Applications
Web Information Systems
Information Technology
Large-Scale Information Systems
Software Engineering