Experience
Jason Salavon Studios
UX/UI Designer and Developer Intern
Summer 2021
Designed and implemented responsive mobile version of artist site that ensured consistency with the desktop interface
Migrated site to Amazon Web Services Lightsail, while maintaining site features
Configured Apache2 and Django for serving site on Ubuntu EC2 instance.
Now Pow
Software Engineering Intern, Integrations
Summer 2020
Wrote C# and JavaScript code to integrate client systems with Now Pow products
Developed connections between APIs and front-end applications
Wrote and executed quality assurance tests
Created email whitelist for testing environments
Resolved code conflicts resulting from updating Typescript and Bootstrap packages
Worked with engineering team in Agile environment to prioritize and schedule deliverables
Human Computer Integration Lab
Intern
Winter 2020
Built prototypes of MagnetIO, a wearable haptic actuator and battery-free vibrating patches using a user-centered design process
Compiled articles on soft haptics and wearable technologies for literature review for CHI paper
Media Arts Data & Design Center
Web & Game Designer
Summer 2019, Spring 2020
Team member and module developer for two transmedia games Terrarium and A Labyrinth.
Used HTML and other tools to design webpages and digital experiences on a weekly basis.
Created digital assets using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and web layouts
Media Arts Data & Design Center
Student Staff
2019 - 2020
Member of team that launched and operated fabrication and game lab
Evaluated and managed various software and hardware products
Trained students on Laser Cutter, 3D Printers, and other fabrication tools
Mathematics Research Experience
Apprentice
Summer 2018
Accepted into paid, competitive internship of intensive study and research in mathematics
Explored various fields through lectures, including intensive study of differential geometry
Education
Expected March 2021
BS Mathematics
University of Chicago
Coursework Includes:
Real and Complex Analysis
Linear and Abstract Algebra
Point Set Topology
Expected March 2021
Minor in Media Arts Data and Design
University of Chicago
Coursework Includes:
Art and Machine Learning
Experimental Animation
ARTGames
Alternate Reality Games
Life Drawing
Coursework in Computer Science
Introduction to Human Computer Interaction
Introduction to Computer Systems
Computers for Learning
Leadership
Le Vorris & Vox Circus, University of Chicago
Board Member: Recruitment & Web, Director
March 2019 - Present
Managed social media presence, including updating logo
Organized and taught quarterly training classes
Led recruitment of new members
University Theater, University of Chicago
Head Costume Designer
September 2017 - June 2019
Managed design, production, and budget for costumes for multiple productions
Collaborated with production team on designs
Housing & Residence, University of Chicago
House Secretary, Orientation Aide
March 2018 - May 2019
Part of leadership team that organized activities for 80-person residence hall
Chosen to lead and organize orientation and teambuilding activities for 35 incoming students
Skills
Programming Languages
C/C#
Python
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
Django
Software
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe CC
Blender
Unity
Visual Studio
Other
Customer Service
Project Management
Fabrication Equipment including 3D printers, Laser Cutters, CNC Routers