Computer Science High School

Joan Smith

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EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ! Expected Graduation 06/2012

! B.Sc. in Physics, GPA: 4.3

! Work includes advanced physics laboratory experience in classroom and research settings and graduate

! level computer science coursework.

Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, Chicago IL ! Graduated 06/2008

! Graduated ranked 6 of 500

! University of Illinois at Chicago advanced computer science classes for college credit, including: Database

! Design, Compiler Design, Computer Architecture II, Hardware-Software Interface, Computer Architecture III

EXPERIENCE

Quanta Lab, MIT, Cambridge MA ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 05/2011 present

Physics Researcher for Professor Isaac Chuang

! Developing experimental apparatuses for manipulating single ions to perform quantum computations.

! Expertise in laser systems, cryogenics, and interfacing python with laboratory equipment for automation.

KATRIN Particle Physics Experiment, MIT, Cambridge MA ! ! ! ! 01/2011 - 05/2011

Physics Researcher for Professor Joseph Formaggio

! Designed and developed a revolutionary particle physics software system to model and simulate the

! geometry of large scale experiments.

! Travelled and worked with an international team of developers and physicists.

Accenture, Boston, MA ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 06/2011 08/2011

Consulting Analyst, Infrastructure Security, Product Offerings and Development

! Designed and implemented improvements and add-ons to existing enterprise security software, with a future

! patent possible. Managed developers for the design and development of additional security offerings.

Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Summers 2009 and 2010

! Developed an Apple internal web tool to netboot remote machines into an OS build with a preinstalled third

! party app. Triaged binary compatibility bugs using regression testing.

! Designed, optimized and implemented search in the body of email messages for iOS devices in Obj-C.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA ! ! ! ! 01/2009 - 9/2010

Undergraduate Research Assistant to Computer Science Professor Martin Rinard

! Using Pin and C to determine memory usage of a program based on input characteristics to predict how

! much memory is needed a priori.

Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, IL! ! ! ! 05/2008 - 9/2008

Paid Intern, Space Visualization Laboratory

! Created and delivered presentations to museum guests focusing on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and

! future lunar exploration.

SKILLS

Pro cient in: Python, Java, C#, Objective-C, C, JavaScript, PHP

Experience with: SQL, C++, Pin, MIPS, x86 assembly, HTML/CSS

Experience with Laboratory hardware and software, especially tools intended for Physics and Astronomy

Writing Samples available: http://web.mit.edu/joans/www

AWARDS AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES

President: Undergraduate Women in Physics, elected Spring 2011.

2011 Orloff Award Winner for Service to the Physics Department

Organized Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics in January 2011, with 150 attendees and 10

! speakers

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