1. Shawnee Gao
10412 Litzsinger Rd, St. Louis MO 63131 (314) 933-6143​ ​shawneegao@gmail.com​ github.com/shawneegao
Education
Washington University in St. Louis, Class of 2016
GPA 3.48/4.00, ​Bachelor of Science in Computer Science​, ​German Minor.
Skills
Web Development/Scripting:​ JavaScript, Ember, React, Flux, Node, Express, Angular, jQuery, Webpack, Python,
Ruby/Rails, PHP, AWS EC2/S3, HTML, CSS/SASS/LESS, Handlebars, JSON
Core/Databases:​ Java, C++, C# (.NET and Mono), MySQL, Ember Data Store, Data Migration
Deployment/Testing: ​Docker, CoreOS(Fleet, etcd), Quay, Gitlab CI, Sentry, Nunit, Qunit, Rspec, Mirage
Concepts:​ Object Oriented Development, API Integration, Unit/Integration/Acceptance Testing, Responsive Design, UI/UX
Work Experience
Radialogica LLC. ​ St. Louis, July 2016 - Present
Junior Software Developer
● Currently developing radiotherapy analysis web application to be used at all ​40 Veterans Health Administration to
inspect the ​quality of cancer treatments for veterans and to ultimately improve patient survival.
● Refactored .NET application to comply with TDD. Wrote unit tests with Nunit so it can run on Linux using Mono.
Integrated with Sentry (for error reporting) and Gitlab CI. Achieved over 90% code coverage.
● Implemented application customizations for our various clients including an auto organ structure-mapping service.
● Developed an Ember CLI Deploy pipeline for simple one command deployment; this included writing Node packages
for building and pushing Docker images and npm versioning (Github: ​ember-cli-deploy-docker​ and ​version​).
● Acted as ScrumMaster for 2 months. Lead sprint reviews, sprint planning and retrospectives for a 6 member dev team.
Exegy Inc. ​St. Louis, May - September 2015, ​​ December 2015 - January 2016
Web Development Intern
● Architected and implemented a live market data visualization web application using Angular I, allowing clients to
analyze and make decisions about market trends through interactive graphs and data tables.
● Co-designed and implemented a secure user registration and password recovery system.
● Expanded application to include a super admin dashboard to manage dozens of clients and their subscriptions.
Department of Computer Science , Washington University ​St. Louis, January 2015 - May 2016
Computer Science II Teaching Assistant, General Computer Science Tutor
● Responsible for leading lab periods, grading tests and assignments, and holding office hours and review sessions.
● One-on-one tutor for topics including Object-Oriented Programming, Systems Software, and Algorithms.
Digital Humanities for German Department ​St. Louis, January - May 2015
Research Assistant
● Contributed to Department Chair’s research to ​find relationships between literature and history by writing Python
scripts analyzing syntax patterns in German literature from different time periods.
Collegiate Leadership
Women’s Panhellenic Association January - December 2014
Vice President of Campus and Community Outreach
● Advocated college readiness by leading​​ Greek Serve, an event where inner city school students were invited to
WashU to learn about college opportunities and to participate in activities with Greek organizations and other student
groups.
Alpha Phi Omega (Community Service Fraternity)
VP of Fellowship, VP of Active Membership, Bylaws Chair, New Member Educator September 2013 - May 2015
● Expanded our chapter’s volunteer opportunities and improved the retention of our members by 20%.
● Inaugurated as a member of the Golden Sash Committee for ​continuous​ leadership and dedication to the chapter.
Github
Portfolio​: ​github.com/shawneegao/React-Portfolio
Buddy’16 Campaign​:​github.com/shawneegao/buddy16
Smart Mirror:​github.com/shawneegao/smartMirror
Interests
Amateur artist: ​www.instagram.com/artbyshawneegao
Wannabe yogi and rock climber