Engineer Engineering

Julia S. Ma *****.**@*****.***

Portfolio: juliama.com +1-443-***-****

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Cambridge, MA

Master of Science in Media Arts and Sciences June 2012

Highlighted Coursework: Pattern Recognition and Analysis; Tangible Interfaces; Eccescopy: Eye and Ear-

Centered Shared Augmented Reality; Networks, Complexity and their Applications; Fractals and Chaos

California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering June 2006

Highlighted Coursework: Analog Circuit Design; Electromagnetic Engineering; Digital Signal Processing;

Communication Systems Fundamentals; Signals, Systems, and Transforms

Experience

Orange Labs, Paris, France Aug 2012 - Present

Windows phone team intern:

o developing tools that automatically check UI design constraints for Orange apps on Windows Phone 7

Viral Spaces, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA Aug 2010 June 2012

Research Assistant:

o mapped links and similar interests between companies of different sectors into meaningful visualizations

o developed an AR application that shared images from specific events to future visitors of that location

o created a massively-multiplayer online game for users to interact in both the virtual and physical worlds

o engineered real-time visualizations of a building s energy usage to influence people s behaviors

o implemented an auto-categorization of research project themes in the Media Lab database

5th Combat Communications Group, United States Air Force, Robins AFB, GA Aug 2006 Aug 2010

Flight Commander: ensured deployment readiness for 700+ personnel; deployed people to support state-side

and overseas missions in 20+ locations; planned and coordinated all logistics for group-level exercises

Site Engineer: developed contingency plans for base closures overseas

Deployed Commander: managed a team of 16 people to provide communication infrastructure to a

US/Pakistan joint fighter training exercise

Communications Engineer: planned and coordinated all engineering and logistics for squadron-level

exercises; managed squadron budget of $200k/year

Multi-Res Modeling Group, Caltech Computer Science, Pasadena, CA June 2003 Sept 2003

Research Fellow: programmed blended algorithms for subdividing meshes to model 3D surfaces

Skills

Software: Python, Java, C#, C, Matlab, Assembly, HTML5, Javascript, Processing

Hardware: microcontroller programming, circuit design

Languages: English fluent, Chinese conversational, French - basic

Other: machining, glassblowing, blacksmithing

Conferences and Awards

MIT Energy Conference Showcase (2011); 5 Combat Communications Support Squadron Company Grade

Officer of the Quarter (2010); Caltech Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (2003)

Activities

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, glassblowing session; MIT Media Lab IOIO Hackathon; Boston Music

Hack Day; MIT Media Lab Student Committee; MIT Curling Club; MIT Glassblowing Lab; MIT Blacksmithing

Lab; Cambridge Symphony Orchestra; Puzzle challenges; Aerial acrobatics; Distance running

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