SARAH MENG - Resume

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School-issued email: shm3px@virginia.edu | Phone: Request via email

Education


University of Virginia, College of Arts and Sciences
Charlottesville, VA
Bachelor's in Computer Science, GPA 3.598 (unweighted)
Minor in Linguistics
August 2016 – May 2020
Coursework: Algorithms, IT Concepts & Security, Defense Against the Dark Arts (cybersecurity), Computer Architecture, Cloud Computing, Web Programming Languages, Human-Computer Interaction, Theory of Computation, CS Education

Skills


Technical: Java, C++, Python, Lean, PHP, JS, HTML/CSS, Git, Tableau, LaTeX, MS Excel formulas, Adobe Dreamweaver/Photoshop. Familiar with AWS
Languages: Spanish – proficient writing, conversational speaking
Other: Usability testing, regular expressions, data analysis, communication, peer mediation, teamwork, fast learner

Experience


Teaching Assistant, Discrete Mathematics (CS 2102)
August 2017 – May 2020
  • Adapt to 4 different professors and their approaches to the course over 6 semesters
  • Collaborate and coordinate with 4 professors and 5-20 TAs per semester over 6 semesters to better teach material, improve the course, hold review sessions, and manage logistics
  • Reinforce and enhance students’ understanding of core concepts during office hours
Web Manager, Virginia Women's Chorus
January – December 2019
  • Managed website updates to increase accessibility, improve usability, and update content
Web/SWE Intern and Team Lead, HackCville
July – August 2018
  • Designed and conducted usability tests with 2 teammates on HackCville's website
  • Drafted 4 wireframes together for the home page based on feedback from 10 participants

Projects


UI/UX Developer, SyllabiShare
June 2020 – present
  • Develop web app using Django in a small team to facilitate college syllabus sharing
  • Improve UX by ensuring responsivity and accessibility
  • Learned enough Django in one week to start adding new features
Make Your Own Stationery (class project)
January – May 2019
  • Developed web app prototype locally with a classmate using PHP, JS, HTML, and CSS that would allow users to make custom stationery
  • Learned enough PHP from scratch in one semester to develop a functioning, responsive website that uses cookies and login information with security in mind
"Hoogle" Prototyping (class project)
January – May 2018
  • Built 3 digital/paper mock-ups of a student event system with 2 teammates
  • Tested mock-ups together with 5 participants to evaluate usability and UX
Web Accessibility Checker Website (hackathon project)
March 24-25, 2018
  • Designed a checker for common HTML accessibility errors with 2 teammates

Awards


Louis T. Rader Undergraduate Teaching Award
May 2020
  • Received for excelling as an undergraduate teaching assistant for three years with constructive suggestions for a course and exceptional help for students
  • Awarded annually by UVA’s computer science department for excellence as either a student instructor or an undergraduate teaching assistant
  • 10 recipients for the 2019-2020 academic year, out of over 100? undergraduate teaching assistants and student instructors in the department