Kevin Cho

chokevin.github.io

chokevin@hawaii.edu

chokevin

chokevin

2540 Dole Street

Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 USA

Interests

Internet of Things (IBM Bluemix, Ambient Dynamix), Mobile Development , Financial Technology

Skills

Languages and Frameworks: C, C++, Java, Javascript, React Native, Python, Web Development

Toolsets/OS: MacOS, Ubuntu, Git/GitHub, g++

Education

University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

B.S., Computer Science (expected Spring, 2018)

2014 - Present

Work

Undergraduate Research intern, University of Hawaii

ambientdynamix.org/

Backend developer for UH Ambient Computing Laboratory

  • Backend/DevOps engineer focused on designing smart campus systems through preemptive allocation of smart spaces using Microsoft Azure and Python
  • One of the founding members of the UH Ambient Computing Laboratory supporting project team with virtual and augmented reality research

2017 - Present

Software Development Engineer, Amazon

www.amazon.com/spark

Full stack developer for Amazon Spark

  • In charge of an implementation and scaling of the end-to-end Amazon Spark publishing experience using React Native/Flux and Java/Spring which is used in >80% of all published posts
  • Designed backend to support two different API integrations
  • Refactored existing code for increased readability and reusability
  • Built unit and integration tests for 100% code coverage using JUnit, Jest, JaCoCo, and Istanbul
  • Practiced Agile development and presented design documentation which covered the full product lifecycle

2017 - 2017

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, University of Hawaii at Manoa

www.ee.hawaii.edu/

Teaching assistant for object-oriented programming and digital logic design

  • Instruct on C++ and object oriented programming paradigm through labs and homework to 26 students weekly
  • Design bash scripts to automate testing of lab assignments
  • Lead 25 students in FPGA and basic digital circuit design through weekly labs

2016 - 2017

Microelectronics Technical Intern, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems

www.northropgrumman.com/

RF/Software engineering in charge of testing and automation

  • Developed MATLAB GUI which streamlined amplifier loadpull and speed up postprocessing by 15%
  • Utilized Red Hat Enterprise Linux server for CAD simulation and scripting
  • Simulated calibration structures using ADS and Sonnet 2D EM software packages
  • Tested GaN, GaAs, and InP transistors for power and gain

2016 - 2016

Activities

Software Developer, Smart Campus Energy Lab

scel-hawaii.org/

Developer for data visualization and backend technologies

  • $5700 in funding from University of Hawaii at Manoa Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
  • Implemented plot generation through the plot.ly Python API for collected sensor data
  • Pioneered unit and integration testing through pytest, coverage, and nose which led to 100% code coverage

2016 - Present

Software Developer, Ambient Computing Group

www.ambient.uni-luebeck.de/research_dynamix.html

Developer for IoT technologies

  • Android plugin developer for an Internet of Things (IoT) smart gateway framework for IoT interaction
  • Implemented plugin with Google Nearby API for proximity-based web content loading for easy access, secure IoT endpoints

2016 - Present

Professional organization involvement

  • President, IEEE-HKN Delta Omega Chapter, 2017-Present
  • Webmaster, IEEE Student Branch, 2017-Present
  • Member, IEEE Student Branch, 2014-Present
  • Student Advisory Board Chair, IEEE Student Branch, UH Manoa, 2015-2016

Awards

Chancellor's Scholarship, University of Hawaii, 2014-Present

Scholarships awarded $10000/yr to the top 5% of freshman enrollment at UH Manoa

References

Available upon request