Maxwell DeDona

maxdedona.weebly.com | (248) 974-2583 | dedonama@msu.edu

18893 Valencia Street, Northville, MI 48168

OBJECTIVE
Secure a full time position in the gaming industry, pursuing knowledge in software development

EDUCATION
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Expected Grad. May 2020
B.S. in Computer Science, Minor in Game Development & Design
Specialization in Mathematics
CSE GPA: 3.52 / 4.0 Cumulative GPA: 3.66 / 4.0

EXPERIENCE
Computer Science Capstone - Team Auto Owners Fall 2019
● Collaborate with a team of individuals over a semester to develop and deploy company projects
● Develop a Virtual Reality environment with intent to educate employees on safety practices within
a restaurant environment

Teaching Assistant - Algorithmic Thinking and Programming Fall 2019 - Present

● Work alongside an assistant to mentor students in an introduction to programming course
● Facilitate learning of Excel, Assembly, and primarily Python programming concepts

Professorial Assistantship Fall 2016 - Spring 2018

● Work alongside a Professor, aiding them in editing graduate papers, grading coursework, website
management, and documenting software citations.

Project FOCUS Fall 2016 - Spring 2018

● Work on the Fast Object Oriented C++ Ultrasound Simulator in MatLab, used to accurately
recreate pressure fields generated by transducers and phased arrays.
● Help test software capabilities, note discrepancies in code, and implement software onto multiple
operating systems.

AFFILIATIONS
Honors College, Member, Fall 2016 – Spring 2020
Pursuing enriched academic environments, while maintaining a minimum 3.2 GPA
MSU Marching Band, Sousaphone, Fall 2016 – Spring 2020
Squad Leader Fall 2018 - Spring 2020

SKILLS
Proficient in Python, C, C++, C#, Unity Real-Time Development Platform
Familiar with Ableton, Wwise, MatLab, Linux, ARM Assembly
Working knowledge in Java

ACTIVITIES
Spartan Brass, Road Cycling through Zwift