About me

I'm a junior at Cornell University studying Information Science with tracks in Human Centered Systems and Information Systems. After an internship in technical support at Bloomberg, I realized how software and applications are often unnecessarily hard to use. As a result, at Cornell I'm concentrating my studies in Human Computer Interaction and taking classes in web development and interface design.

Outside of class, I am also involved the design team for an Android application to create conference calls with a unique user experience. You can find out more by checking out OpenComm.

In my personal time I enjoy long bike rides, nail art, scary stories, and naps with my puppy Hanzo.

Education

Cornell University
Bachelor of Science, Information Science
Graduation Date: May, 2013
Cumulative GPA: 3.391, Major GPA: 3.750
Honors/awards: Dean's List, Daniela Retenly Scholarship
Relevant Courses:

Introduction to Web Design and Programming
Communication and Technology
Networks
Linear Algebra
Intermediate Design and Programming for the Web
Object Oriented Programming
Mathematical Methods for Information Science
Human Computer Interaction
Information Retrieval
Organizational Communication
Biological Statistics
Research (OpenComm)
Advance Human Computer Interaction
Introduction to Rapid Prototyping
Data Driven Web Applications
Cognitive Psychology
Research (OpenComm)

Experience

Information Systems: Bloomberg L.P. (Tokyo, Japan)

  • Provided 1st line technical support to Bloomberg employees for account and permission administration, computer and software functionality problems, telecoms, mobile technology, and AV
  • Upgraded a significant portion of the office's PCs, laptops, and mobile billing records
  • Investigated the costing and management feasibility of constructing an unstructured network
    • Calculated costs and benefits involved with equipment, cabling, and facilities
    • Considered various scenarios where unstructured networks would be more suitable
IT Development/Marketing: Piku Media (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Created spreadsheets detailing customer complaints to improve the site and add features
  • Added functions to the user interface which solved the source of issues raised by customers and staff

Extracurricular Activities & Research

Treasurer: Cornell User Experience Design

  • Handle finances of the club including application for funding and compiling expenses
  • Help establish and register this new club for the academic year
  • Provide ideas and feedback for club goals and activities as part of the executive board
Design/Publication: OpenComm
  • Redesign user interface, interactive functions, voice and call settings for an audio conference application on Android
  • Design mock-ups for interface which included the progression of steps users could take
  • Present designs to software development team and explained application specifications
  • Lead branding aspects of the application including the logo
  • Responsible for presentation and development of content, interactivity, and design of research project website
Website Developer: Cornell Exchange
  • Designed and helped add functionality to Cornell Exchange, a website for students to exchange textbooks and other school-related goods
  • Focused primarily on back-end development with the database and web programming
  • Actively participated in brainstorming and planning new features for the website

Skills

  • Language
    • Japanese (native speaking, business writing level)
  • Computer
    • Software: Microsoft Word & Excel, Photoshop, Bloomberg
    • OS: Mac OS X, Windows XP/7
    • Programming: Java, HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, MySQL