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Bachelor of Science

University of Southern California

Computer Science Games

Trustee Scholarship

University of Southern California

USC faculty and staff select the recipients of this scholarship from an extremely competitive group of freshman applicants (100 out of 80,000). The award covers full tuition.

Masterworks of Horror

Engineer & Tech Artist

• Designed the board and card systems as proof-of-concept work
• Asked to pivot to tech art / shader creation for card effects, taught myself Unity's ShaderGraph system
• Gained experience with Jira and project management

USC Crossy Road

First professional published game.

• First time working with a game engine
• Learned the workflow of Godot and taught it to teammates
• Cultivated skills in team management and leadership

Game Designer

Annenberg Media

• Produce games for Annenberg's media website with over 15,000 users
• Improve game experiences through community feedback and weekly user playtesting
• Train other team members in game development fundamentals and code quality principles

Photographer & Programmer

USC Esports

• Coordinate photo staff for events
• Update and maintain the organization's Squarespace website

Secretary

Trojans Who Read

• Plan and lead monthly book discussion meetings for the club's 500 members
• Communicate with members about book polls and social events through weekly email newsletter
• Organize E-Board meetings and take detailed minutes of important information

Camp Counselor / Mentor / Producer

Girls Make Games

• Teach campers the basics of Construct 3, a web-based game engine
• Guide campers' ideas into a solid game concept, scoping as necessary to reach a finished project in 2 weeks
• Manage milestones and task sheet to ensure project is on time and still managable, scaling down whenever needed based on pace so campers don't get overwhelmed

Unit Director

Winding Trails Summer Day Camp

• Create and lead multiple daily activities for the unit's 150 campers (ages 7 through 9)
• Mentor new staff member and present actionable feedback through mid-summer evaluation
• Maintain relationships between camper parent/guardians through bi-weekly check-in phone calls

Substitute Counselor

Winding Trails Summer Day Camp

• Adapted to different groups every day, filling in for permanent staff in a variety of roles
• Interacted with over 300 different campers (ages 5 through 10) each summer
• Planned and led group bonding activities during free time and rainy days