Hi my name is
Winston N. Tan
About Me
Hi there! I am a currently a senior, pursuing a degree in Computer Science (CS) at the
University of Maryland. I am involved in relevant extracurricular activities, projects and
internships, that give me hands-on experience in software development and engineering. I'm constantly
on a lookout for new ways to challenge myself and grow both personally and professionally.
Outside of CS, I enjoy spending time with friends and family, play on intramural sports
such as soccer, basketball and volleyball, and being involved in student organizations.
Skills
Languages
Python, Java, C, C++, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Ruby, Ocaml, MATLAB, Assembly
Libraries/Framworks
Node JS, Express, Jupyter, MongoDB, Neo4j, Flask, RESTful APIs, Pandas, Numpy, JUnit, Apache, Ajax, jQuery, Bootstrap
Tools/Operating Systems
Git, GitHub Desktop, Docker, Ardunio, Blender, Postman, Anaconda, Google Colab,
Jupyter Notebook, VS Code, Exclipse, IntelliJ, MobaXTerm, Gephi
Operating Systems
Linux, MacOS, Windows
Experience
- Collaborated with a team of 3 to create a full-stack graph application that significantly streamlined the HR department's candidate management process.
- Utilized Python/Flask and Django to develop and design RESTful API endpoints allowing communication between front and backend components.
- Incorporated Alchemy.js (open-source graph visualization library) to visualize data as nodes and edges.
- Integrated HTML, CSS, JS, jQuery, and Ajax to create dynamic web pages for data interaction and visualization.
- Developed CSV parser which extracts information(i.e. skills, name, contract, etc.) to generate Cypher queries for ingestion into Neo4j database.
- Ulitlized Python and RESTful API to help test and develop the backend (sever-side) of a government prototype. Leveraged HTML to help develop and update the front-end (webpage) of a the prototype.
- Used Postman to help employ RESTful API requests to update a GIS Cesium Map. This helped simulate military combat by pinning locations of potential target and enemies.
- Developed 3D models via Blendor to allow a variety of viewing options in ingest into virtual reality (VR) worlds (i.e. Spatial) for meetings.
- Tested pre-release tools like Virtualitics, an advanced AI analytics tool that facilitates data filtering and generates 3D models from large datasets.
Projects
Some links are clickable- Lead a team of 7 to develop an automous rover capable of navigating through a randomized course and extinguish flames as the lead engineer.
- Developed and designed the capabilities of the rover to autonomously navigate through the course via C++ and Arduino.
- Configured and optimized each ultrasonic sensors, servo, and wheel motors, to enable the rover to autonoumsly perform its tasks and navigate the course on its own.
- Gathered and parsed (BeautifulSoup) over 9000 data points the top 50 teams from an NBA database. The time range our team (group of 4) focused on were between 2010-2020.
- Utilized Pandas and NumPy filter out certain categories (i.e. FGP, W%, L%). Analyzed the statistics to help bring a thorough analysis of a team's success.
- Developed a weather application that displays weather information based on the city the user inputs.
- Used Node.js and Express to develop the server-side (backend) of the application. Express handles HTTP requests and perform specific actions based on the requests.
- Integrated MongoDB to store and manage weather information, allowing users to access their search history and favorite locations.
- Incorporated HTML and CSS features to develop an intuitive and clean UI for the user. Animated loading screen using keyframes and Javascript.
- Implemented RESTful API to retrieve and fetch real-time weather information using openweathermap.org's api.
- Created a simple webpage that mimics a Terrapin Webstore via HTML and CSS.
- Incorporated HTML features such as forms, fields, links, and other tags to enable website navigation across multiple pages.
- Configured Apache and XAMPP to serve as a local server. This allowed the webpage to take in user input and store information locally for later use.
- Developed Battleship game by processing text files containing the ships or attack strategies.
- By processing the text files, it can build a 10x10 gameboard of ships and perform attacks on the opponent's gameboard.
- Familiarized myself with Ruby's built-in data structures, code blocks, and text processing capabilities.
- Implemented algorithms for regular expression (regex), NFA (Non-Deterministic Finite Automaton), and DFA (Deterministic Finite Automaton).
- Converts regex to NFA, NFA to DFA, and vice-versa.
- The algorithms determine whether a given string is accepted as a regex, NFA, and DFA.
- Implemented popular data structures such as Binary Search Trees, AVL Trees, Scapegoat Trees, AA/Red Black Trees, Bloom Filters, and Kth Nearest Neighbors (KNN).
- Many of the projects listed have implemented insert, delete, search, and miscellaneous methods.
- Developed the guts of a shell that supports functionality of boolean operations, pipes, file redirection, and logical functions such as AND or OR.
- Facilitates features of C such as pointers, input/output redirection, makefiles, threads, and processes.
- Visualized the navigation of the paths taken from the designated start to end.
- Implemented several graph algorithms such as Breadth-First Search, Depth-First Search, Dijkstra's Algorithm, and more.
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