Elizabeth Carney - Resume
Elizabeth Carney - Resume

Elizabeth Carney

Silver Spring, MD � ------------ � ------------ ------------/in/elizabeth-kim-carney
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Education

Smith College, Expected May 2021
Major: Computer Science, Minor: East Asian Languages
GPA: 3.75/4.0

Relevant Coursework: Intro to CS (Python), Data Structures (Java), Microprocessors and Assembly Language, Computer Graphics (Javascript), Theory of Computation, Digital Circuits and Systems, Advanced CSS Concepts, Intelligent User Interfaces (Python), Linguistic Structures

Activities: Smithies in CS (Board), Student Academic Advisor

Experience

Prototyping Studio Design Partner, 09/2018�Present
Smith College Design Thinking Initiative

� Lead monthly workshops teaching students how to use makerspace equipment such as laser cutters, 3D printers, hand tools and more.
� Assist students one-on-one with projects and safety training.

Lead STEAM Teacher, 06/2017�08/2018
Horizons Greater Washington, D.C.
� Developed six-week summer lesson plans for a class of middle schoolers exploring drone physics, flight, and electronics.
� Created summer curriculums for three elementary school classes introducing the scientific method and design thinking.

Projects

Data Structures Final Project, 05/2018
� Used Java to design an interactive GUI to illustrate graphs with features
such as adding and removing nodes and edges, editing node and edge data, depth-first traversal, and breadth-first traversal.

Handwriting Recognition Research, 01/2018�05/2018
� Created ground-truth documents in MATLAB from images of Syriac handwriting that will be used to train a machine learning algorithm.

SheHacks Boston, 01/2018
� Awarded Best Use of Open Source Data for Social Good (Two Sigma).
� Built an application with one other engineer that compares locations of
trash cans to population density in Boston using JavaScript and the Google Maps API.

Skills

Programming Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, HTML/CSS, Arduino
Software: Inkscape, CorelDraw, Blender, TinkerCAD, Cura, Excel
Hardware: 3D printer, laser cutter, vinyl cutter, Arduino, Raspberry Pi
Professional: Confidently speaks in public, conversational in Chinese,
manages projects efficiently and supports co-workers