Jamos Tay

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Email: jamostay@gmail.com

Academic Experience

National University of Singapore (2015 - Present)

• Bachelor of Computing (Honours) in Computer Science
• GPA: 4.69 (Year 1)
• Enrolled in ELITe programme by IDA

NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (2007 - 2012)

• Graduated with the NUS High School Diploma, Distinction (A-Level Equivalent)
• GPA: 4.2
• Honours in Mathematics, Majors in Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry

Work Experience

DSO National Laboratories, Intern (2011 May - 2011 Jun)

• Part of an Advanced Research Project (ARP) spanning a year
• Worked with DSO Engineer to implement a programming language sensitive to dimensional units based off C
• Presented at YDSP Congress and awarded Merit Grade

ECS Holdings Limited, Intern (2015 May - 2015 Nov)

• Interned at IT Company that caters to IT infrastructure needs of other businesses
• Tested and modified open-source software (CURA) to work with custom 3D printers
• Designed and developed C# applications for ECS clients using Visual Studio and SQL Server
• Proposed and implemented unique solutions regarding database systems, storage and manipulation

NUS, Research Assistant (2016 Jun - 2016 Dec)

• Collaborating with professor for a research project involving processing and analysing data of past soccer games
• Developed and optimized SQL scripts to retrieve and display relevant sets of data from a large (3GB) dataset

NUS, Teaching Assistant (2016 Jun - Present)

• Collaborating with professor to develop an E-Learning resource for an accountancy module
• Creating an interactive website and game system to facilitate teaching of the module

Open Source Contributions

PowerPointLabs

Product site

PowerPointLabs is a free, open source plugin written in C# which makes creating engaging PowerPoint presentations easy.

• Worked as a core member in a team of 6, implementing features and doing bug fixes over the course of a semester. Co-wrote one major features with a coworker (Crop Lab).
• Project received an Honourable Mention award at the 10th STePs, a public event within the faculty that allows students to showcase projects.

Contributions to Plugin
Contributions to Website

freeCodeCamp

Repository on Github

freeCodeCamp is a friendly open source community where users learn to code and help nonprofits. Users can work through self-paced coding challenges, build projects, and earn certificates.

• Did bug fixes. Wrote a new challenge lesson, which required knowledge of the codebase.

Contributions to Website
My experience

Organizational Experience

Boarding School Student Leader (2011 Jan - 2011 Nov)

• Managed a hostel cluster of over 20 people
• Responsible for student welfare, such as safety issues, resident feedback and disseminating important information
• Organized and planned monthly events, and handled logistics such as expenses and equipment

Skills

Programming

• Fluent in Java, JavaScript, C#, VB .NET, SQL, experience in C, Python
• Basic experience in web dev: HTML/CSS, jQuery, node.js, mongoDB
• Experience with Visual Studio, Eclipse, Netbeans, SQL Server, Git

Projects

• Participated in hackathons, such as Hack&Roll 2016 and Facebook Singapore Regional Hackathon
• Finished several online courses on Coursera and Codecademy
• Completed NUS Orbital course under Apollo 11 (most advanced) level: Developed an online multiplayer game in HTML/JavaScript and a website hosted on node.js
• Developed an online server for an online MMORPG with a small team of coders over the course of a year. Modified an open source Java server program to add custom features and new gameplay mechanics
• Created a PC port of a popular arcade game in VB .NET. Released online publicly, which garnered over 1000 downloads