Matthew Yang

7N747 Phar Lap Dr ● St Charles, IL ● (224) 213 2229 ● theonebanana@gmail.com

EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduation Date: May 2016
College of Engineering Major: Computer Science Cumulative GPA: 3.63/4.00
• Dean's List: 2012-2014 • Campus Honors Program
• James Scholar 2012-2014 • Tau Beta Pi Elected
• Received the Michael S. Hughes Award in Software Engineering for best CS 428 project, Canvas Graph
Creator, an HTML Canvas-based application for the creation of mathematical graph structures

EMPLOYMENT
Epic Systems Corporation Verona, WI
Software Developer September 2016 – March 2018
• Updated the appearance of lab result data in Epic Hyperspace
• Migrated modules written in VB6 code to the new web framework
• Mentored two new hires on the team through pair programming and weekly check-ins
• Reviewed and provided constructive feedback on code written by co-workers
• Fixed myriad bugs in the software, while documenting similar issues for triage to the relevant developers

Epic Systems Corporation Verona, WI

Software Development Intern Summer 2015
• Created and edited visual mockups based on project requirements
• Used front-end web development to build working prototypes
• Demonstrated project functionality during staff meetings, processed feedback and set new goals
• Actively adjusted project scope with regard to internship timeline
• Consulted with clients, quality assurance and other programmers to improve project’s visual aesthetic, clarity,
ease of use and efficiency

Materials Research Laboratory Urbana, IL

Engineering IT Helpdesk Associate July 2013 - Present
• Communicated with clients to fix a variety of problems regarding internet, software and hardware
• Maintained and scrapped printers and desktop computers
• Replaced hardware, installed software, reimaged computers and wiped hard drives

ACTIVITIES
Thomas M. Siebel Center Urbana, IL
CS125 Course Assistant January - May 2013
• Guided struggling Computer Science students through programming problems by forming connections
between components of an assigned task and its corresponding implementation in code
• Refreshed students' understanding of fundamental concepts and their application in practical scenarios
• Analyzed code to find errors and sources of anomalous behavior, then addressed these issues with the student

Illini Educational Presentations Champaign, IL

Webmaster September 2013 - Present
• Designed a custom website from scratch to promote the growth and legitimacy of the organization by coding
in HTML, styling with CSS and illustrating in Photoshop and Flash
• Created interactive educational modules using Adobe Flash
• Minimized hosting costs through external file services and CSS minimization

SKILLS
• Strongest Languages: Javascript, HTML, CSS/SASS
• Other Languages: Java, Ruby, ActionScript 3, C/C++, Matlab, Python, C#