Vanessa Tan +65 9144 2826 | vanessa_yun@mymail.sutd.edu.sg

PERSONAL PROFILE A highly independent and proficient self-learner with an interest in acquiring new skills and technical knowledge of software engineering and application development. Possesses strong teamwork skills and a penchant for problem solving and analytical thinking that would be an asset to any team. EDUCATION Singapore University of Technology and Design Singapore • Bachelor of Engineering (Information Systems Technology and Design), Honours May 15 to Present • GPA 4.63/5.0, Expected Summa Cum Laude, A C Toh – SUTD Scholarship Holder • Date of Graduation: August 2018 Zhejiang University Zhejiang, China • Asian Leadership Programme – awarded to top 30% of cohort May 16 to Aug 16 • Flagship exchange programme that involved working on design-centric hands-on projects and visits to top Chinese

tech companies such as Alibaba ACADEMIC RESEARCH PROJECTS StatNLP Group, Singapore University of Technology and Design Singapore • Conducted literature review on semantic natural language processing techniques Sep 16 to Present • Independently studied Machine Language course by Stanford University on Coursera to

prepare for project State Key Lab of CAD&CG, Zhejiang University Zhejiang, China Ambiance: Web Application for Air Pollution Data Visualisation (Team Leader) May 16 to Aug 16 • Led a team of 3 members to ensure that project deliverables were submitted in accordance to project requirements • Self-taught from scratch web development skills needed to create the application within 1 month • Used HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, and Python Flask micro-framework to create the front-end and backend of an

air pollution dataset visualisation web application • Used Adobe Illustrator to design user interface and visualisations mock-up • Used Python SciPy library to construct a model to allow the application to predict the number of respiratory disease

patients given air pollutant readings

Institute for Infocomm Research, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore Give a Hand: Designing and Developing a Neuroprosthetic Hand Mar 13 to Jan 14 • Initiated and independently conducted a research project on building an EEG-controlled prosthetic hand using C#

programming and LEGO Mindstorms, both of which was learnt over the course of the project • Project won the Gold award at the 2014 Singapore Science and Engineering Fair and was selected as one of 6 top

projects out of more than 300 project submissions to represent Singapore at the prestigious Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) held in Los Angeles, California

• Won the 4th Place Grand Awards in Category for the project at Intel ISEF over more than 1,787 competing finalists from close to 80 countries.

TECHNICAL PROJECTS Cloud Platform for Collaborative Coding Singapore • Initiated an interest-based personal project that utilizes Microsoft Azure cloud hosting to Nov 16 to Present

create a collaborative workspace for programmers • Used HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Python Flask micro-framework to create the web application Conference Room Booking and Authentication System, Security Design Lead Singapore • Worked in a team of 6 to use an embedded system and mobile application platform that Sep 16 to Present

allows users to make, track and enforce conference room bookings in the university • Spearheaded the development of automated QR and NFC code generation to authenticate and enforce conference

room bookings within the app • Used Java programming language to create the Android user app CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Badminton Club Executive Committee Singapore Events and Publicity Director Oct 16 to Present • Worked in the committee to assess and reorganize club training programmes and recruitment policies • Organized intra-college badminton games in the university to promote the club to the student population • Maintained the club’s social media platforms to ensure consistent outreach to students and the public

Overseas Community Service Programme Vietnam Student Volunteer Sep 16 to Present • Collaborated as a team to plan the facilities to be built in the commune and source for suppliers for construction

materials • Creatively overcome the problem of limited funding by designing play areas for village children that uses

inexpensive or self-made components Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics Singapore Volunteer Mandarin Tutor Jan 15 to Jul 15 • Taught mandarin to a class of 10 foreign domestic workers on a weekly basis. • Meticulously designed course syllabus and lesson materials for students to ensure high relevancy and application

by students to their daily lives and work Dunman High School Chinese Orchestra Singapore Sectional Principal Jan 09 to Dec 14 • Spearheaded the pioneer batch of Guanzi instrumentalists in the orchestra. • Performed in annual public concerts and bi-annual Singapore Youth Festival, where orchestra won Gold with

Honours. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION • Programming Languages: Python, Java, HTML5, CSS, Javascript, MySQL • Microsoft Office Skills: MS Excel, MS Word, MS Powerpoint • Fluent in English and Mandarin (spoken and written) • Enjoys playing musical instruments and badminton