Madalyn Parker
East Lansing, MI **823
Cell: 269-***-****
Email: ********@***.***
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Lyman Briggs Computer Science Coordinate Major, Chinese Minor, Dec. 2013
Michigan State University, Lyman Briggs, East Lansing, MI
GPA: 3.45/4.0
Courses
Past: Software Design, Operating Systems, Computer Architecture, Algorithms and Data Structures
Fall 2012: Software Engineering, Computer Networks, Server-Side Web Development (Ruby on Rails)
Spring 2013: Database Systems, Mobile App Development (Android)
WORK EXPERIENCE
TechSmith Software Developer Intern
Okemos, MI, September 2012-Present
ASP/.Net Web Development
Also working on Windows 7 Phone Application
Will work on Windows 8 Tablet Application in the next few months
FAST Enterprises LLC Developer/Analyst Intern
Sacramento, CA, May 2012-August 2012
Worked within Gentax software to improve performance and correct errors
Used deductive reasoning through both black- and white-box testing, driven by error logs, to locate errors, reproduce said
errors, and eliminate them using SQL and Visual Basic
Freelance Web Design
East Lansing, MI, Fall 2011-Present
Built www.njengardio.com from scratch using PHP, jQuery, and CSS
Used Kora (content management) to allow the user to input content without the help of a developer
MATRIX Student Developer, Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, Jan. 2011-Present
Utilized subversioning in order to work on projects simultaneously with other programmers
Created front-end web pages featuring breadcrumbs, audio/video display (Flow Player), and back-ends pulling from Kora
(content management program)
Made Kora (content management) more accessible and intuitive for users through UI improvements
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Study Abroad in Tianjin, China for Language and Culture
Summer 2010
Communicated with Chinese and English-speaking people in academic and relaxed settings using both Chinese and English to
convey meaning. Became familiar with the geography of China and the way its culture differs between provinces.
ORGANIZATIONS, HONORS, AND VOLUNTEER WORK
MSU Women In Computing K-12 Outreach Chair 2012-2013, Secretary 2011-2012, member Spring 2011-Present
o Girl Scout Workshop taught girl scouts basic programming using SCRATCH
o Outreach Chair plan and execute hands-on computing workshops for K-12 girls, with varying depth and difficulty
depending on age group, in order to spark interest in the field and demonstrate to younger girls that computer science
is not reserved only for boys
Michigan State University Student Housing Coop member Fall 2010-Present
NSF STEM Scholars Fall 2010-Present
o Cohort of 14 students studying the STEM fields, funded by the National Science Foundation
SKILLS
Programming Experience using C++, PHP, Python, MySQL, SQL, jQuery, CSS, HTML
Limited experience with Java, C, Visual Basic, Assembly, Ruby
Experience using Eclipse, SVN, GIT, Mac OSX, Windows XP/7, Unix/Linux, FTP, Terminal, Visual Studio, IDLE