Software Electrical

Experience

JOANNA Software Development Intern, WaPo Labs / The Washington Post (May 2012 Aug. 2012)

Incorporated author byline into the Trove news personalization platform which powers

S. KAO

Washington Post Social Reader, Personal Post, and Trove.com by editing the existing

backend database through exposing it to the user on the front end

Worked with Amazon Web Service products, SQLAlchemy, and Apache Solr

Decreased Google crawl errors from 1,400 per day to 0

Education

Massachusetts Institute of USA TODAY College Correspondent (Jan. 2012 May 2012, Sept. 2012 current)

Technology, Cambridge, MA, Developed and reported on news and features stories relevant to college students for

June 2013 USA TODAY weekly through the Collegiate Correspondent Program

Chosen as one of 14 correspondents out of over 500 applicants

Candidate for Bachelor

Designed and created interactive graphics to accompany several news stories

of Science in Electrical

Engineering and Computer

Online Media Editor (Feb. 2012 current), The Tech (Oct. 2009 current)

Science

Created new department to develop The Tech s online presence

Manage interactive visualization developers, video staff, and bloggers

Minor in Science Writing

Engage readers and build brand by utilizing Facebook and Twitter

GPA 4.2/5.0 Responsible for conceptualizing and producing interactive visualizations and video to

supplement content

Relevant Courses:

Software Studio*, User Previous positions: Campus Life Editor (Feb. 2011 Jan. 2012), Production Editor (Sept. 2010

Interface Design and Feb. 2011), News Reporter (Aug. 2010 Feb. 2011)

Implementation, Software Managed department of over two dozen writers and cartoonists

Construction, Introduction Edited columns, student/student group profiles, cartoons, puzzles

to Algorithms, Artificial Designed page layouts and enforced content deadlines

Intelligence, Intro to Civic

Drs. Mark Daly & David Altshuler Lab, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA (Apr. 2010 Mar. 2012)

Media*, Science Journalism

* current courses Created a simulation to test power and error statistics on new statistical tests that detect for

low frequency and rare variants in the genome

Skills

Dr. Jeffrey C. Murray Genetics Lab, Iowa City, IA (May 2007 Jan. 2010)

Programming: Python,

Developed study investigating the associations of bilirubin and feeding methods with

Java, Ruby, PHP, Rails,

retinopathy of prematurity in premature babies. Project led to 3rd place finish in national Young

Pyramid, Pylons, HTML,

Epidemiology Scholars Competition

JavaScript, CSS, jQuery,

Created SQL scripts to merge two existing databases and catch data errors

Raphael.js, Leaflet.js

Implemented user interface for researchers to enter data collected by DNA sequencing

Graphics: Adobe

Photoshop, InDesign,

Leadership

Illustrator, Apple Final Cut Pro

Statistics: R, SPSS, SAS, Course VI (EECS department) Associate Advisor (Sept. 2010 current)

PLINK Advise sophomores coming into the EECS department

Databases: MySQL

MIT Student Ambassador (Sept. 2010 current)

Speak about student life and research at MIT to alumni and prospective students at MIT events

Affiliations

ONA, Hacks/Hackers, IRE

ReachOut Tutoring Program (Sept. 2009 May 2010)

Tutored 9-year old girl in reading and writing at Cambridge Community Center

Contact Developed curriculum to fit student s interests and needs

320 Memorial Drive, Rm. 229

Cambridge, MA 02139

Publications

*****@***.*** Kao, J. S., Dawson, J. D., Murray, J. C., Dagle, J. M., Berends, S. K., Gillen, S. B. and Bell, E. F.

319-***-**** (2011), Possible roles of bilirubin and breast milk in protection against retinopathy of prematurity.

http://joannaskao.com Acta Paediatrica, 100: 347 351. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02069.x

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