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Hi, I'm Zac Tang!

I'm a fresh graduate student at Cornell University majoring in Information Science and Computer Science. I have been living in the US for the past 6 years studying, and I'm eager to show my skills and my passion in the industry!

Currently, I'm looking for a full-time Software Developing job starting 2021 Summer after graduation. If you find me a good fit for your company, please don't hesitate to reach out to me to schedule an interview or a quick conversation!

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Quick Intro about myself

• Master of Engineering in Operations Research and Information Engineering, Cornell University
• Bachelor's Double Major in Computer Science and Mathematics, New York University

• 2 years' experience in software development
• 6 years' experience in coding
• Strong fundamentals in Data Structures, Algorithms, Algebra and Probability
• Java, C++, Python (Pandas, Scikit Learn, Tensorflow), Go, etc.
• HTML, CSS, Javascript, Node, Express, EJS, Bootstrap, React, SQL(Postgres, MySQL), MongoDB, AWS, Azure

• Experience in machine learning, deep-learning, RL, convex optimization, etc
• Experience in quant trading, fixed income, options, etc
• Experience in software/web development, Agile cycles, cloud, containers, testing, etc
• Experience in holding discussion sections, facing clients, giving presentations
• Multiple model/software development internships and client-focus experiences
• Currently looking for a full-time job in software engineering

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What I'm proud of

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Efficient Work and Study

I have my own way of working and studying efficiently, so I usually have a lot of free time to learn stuff that I really enjoy :)

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Strong fundamentals

I have always loved numbers

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Commmunication and Group Work

I love to talk and share my ideas, and comfortably work in any team size.

My skills

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Programming Languaes

Java, C/C++, Python, Go, R, Matlab

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Web Development

Front-end: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap.js, React.js

Back-end: Node.js, Express.js, Passport.js, EJS

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Database

SQL(PostgreSQL, MySQL), MongoDB (Atlas)

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Cloud and Containers

AWS (S3, RDS, EC2), Azure, Docker

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Machine Learning Frameworks

Numpy, Pandas, Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch

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EDUCATION

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    2015 - 2019
    Cornell University

    Master In Operations Reserach and Information Engineering

    GPA: 3.9 / 4.0

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    2019 - 2021
    New York University

    B.A double Major in Computer Science, Mathematics

    GPA: 3.6 / 4.0

RESUME

Academic Projects

  • In Progress
    Online Lecture Survey Platform

    Cornell University, New York City, NY

    Building a full-stack online survey platform for Professors and Classmates

  • Sep – Dec 2020
    Deep Reinforcement Learning Research

    Cornell University, New York City, NY

    Explored how Deep RL techniques could be applied to high-frequency trading

  • Feb – May 2019
    Stock Selection with Machine Learning

    New York University, New York City, NY

    Classified stocks from NASDAQ in order to differentiate high-performance stocks based on historical data

Check out other apps that I've built!
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Experience

  • Feb – May 2020
    Software Engineering Intern

    Symba Intern Management Platform, San Francisco, CA

    Designed and extended a web-based platform that provides a novel solution in remote internship and staff management

  • May – Aug 2020
    Quantitative Developer Intern

    Wisdom Capital Asset Management, New York City, NY

    Focused on analyzing, developing, and backtesting a variety of statistical and ML strategies

  • 2017 - 2020
    Teaching Assistant

    Cornell University and New York University

    Prepared and led weekly recitations and office hours, explained data structure and algorithm concepts to over 40 students

STRENGTHS

Hard and Soft Skills

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Front-end Development

I have built many web-apps all by myself, and I'm very proficient with popular front-end development libraries such as Bootstrap.js and React.js.

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Back-end and Cloud Development

I have an extensive history of working with SQL and NO-SQL databases, in addition to courses taken at school, and multiple internship and project experiences working with AWS (EC2, RDS, S3), Azure and Google Cloud.

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Machine Learning

This is my greatest interest besides software engineering. I have completed numerous projects utilizing cutting-edge industry standard ML-algos for employers and during in-course projects.

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Leadership

I've worked as a Data Sturctures teaching assistantfor 3 years, and I'm very commfortable speaking publicly and treating everyone equally. My students enjoy discussion sections I lecture, and I'm glad I paved a smooth road in CS for them.

Get in touch!