Jiayi Cao

214-901-4452 | jiayicao@utexas.edu

EDUCATION
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX May 2024
Bachelor of Arts, Rhetoric
GPA: 3.91
Minor or Certificate: Elements of Computing Certificate
Relevant Coursework: Elements of Computers & Programming, Elements of Software Design, Elements of Networking,
Technical Communication & Social Justice, Information Design

SKILLS
Technical Skills: Proficient in Python, Unix/Linux, and GitHub; Intermediate in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Excel, and HTML;
Basic in Java; Highly skilled in writing and communication
Language: Fluent in Chinese

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Daily Texan, Austin, TX September 2022 - Present
Regular Issue Designer, Newsletter Writer
● Using Adobe InDesign to design pages, including overall layout and graphic elements, for the weekly Tuesday issues of the
Daily Texan
● Creating weekly overviews of stories from the Daily Texan for the Weekly Rewind Newsletter
● Adapting quickly to changes and challenges in the workplace to efficiently meet print deadlines
UT Austin Megayear Research Group, Austin, TX January 2022 - Present
Undergraduate Research Assistant
● Contributing to a dashboard which allows users to match spectral data with models
● Creating a tutorial and documentation for the updated version of the interactive dashboard
● Adding new slider to the dashboard to allow users to more accurately fit models to data using a visual model-data comparison
● Writing python code to allow the program to work with the most recent astronomical models
● Analyzing spectral data of six young stars to draw conclusions on the patterns and distribution of starspots

OTHER EXPERIENCE
Pizza Press, Austin, TX August 2021 - Present
Employee/Editor
● Providing customer service and assistance
● Efficiently preparing and serving food and drinks in an assembly line manner
● Maintaining sanitary environment for food preparation and dining

PROJECTS
Food Insecurity Manual for Technical Communications & Social Justice Course Spring 2022
● Compiled research on how those experiencing food insecurity can access helpful resources
● Wrote instructions for how to deal with food insecurity as a general citizen and a UT student
● Designed with a partner a two-page document aimed at UT students in various stages of life who may be experiencing food
insecurity with custom visuals
Project HETDEX SPRINT Fall 2020 and Spring 2021
● Analyzed over 100 sets of data and images as a participant of a day-long UT research project which aims to study how the
universe has evolved over time
● Collaboratively categorized data and images as nearby galaxies, distant galaxies, or noise