The dreamers will inherit the earth.*
*But just in case that doesn't work out, I'm also: a designer, programmer, teacher, writer, and maker of things.
The lowdown
Rising senior at Harvard studying computer science. In love with design, technology, psychology, and language. Useful in a pinch as a walking Harry Potter encyclopedia.
I really dig
- minimalism
- logic puzzles
- souvenir shops in modern art museums
- banana matcha smoothies
- zeugmas
- sleeping
- the IKEA catalog
- ntris
- friendship-ruining board games
- Billy Janitsch
Work Experience
Software Engineering Intern
Palantir Technologies
starting June 2013
Front-end development intern in Palo Alto for Palantir Gotham (government analytics platform).
Teaching Fellow
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Sep 2012—Now
Lead weekly section of 12 students, grade problem sets and midterms, and hold weekly office hours for CS50: Introduction to Computer Science.
Web Developer
Freelance
Aug 2011—Now
Design and develop websites for clients including GateSwap, Cook Pine Solutions, and various student groups. Created Unfriend Finder, a Facebook application that reached over 350,000 users.
Design + Development Intern
Flow Asia
June 2012—July 2012
Handled information architecture, design prototyping, and front-end development for mobile sites.
Quantitative Reasoning Mentor
Crimson Summer Academy
June 2011—May 2012
Taught pre-calculus, basic computer programming, and photography to financially disadvantaged high school students. Also served as term-time mentor and led weekly homework help sessions.
Education
Harvard University
A.B. in Computer Science, expected May 2014
Concentration GPA: 3.79
Mouse over for relevant coursework- CS50: Intro to CS
- CS51: Abstraction and Design
- CS171: Visualization
- CS61: Systems Programming
- CS121: Theory of Computation
- STAT110: Probability
- CS124: Data Structures and Algorithms
- CS181: Machine Learning
- CS187: Computational Linguistics
Alpharetta High School
Graduated May 2010
National Merit Scholar + U.S. Presidential Scholar Semifinalist
→ Graduated May 2010. National Merit Scholar. President of symphony orchestra, Gay-Straight Alliance, and English honor society. Volunteer at HIV/AIDS clinic and youth empowerment newspaper. Member of varsity math and quiz bowl teams.
Organizations + Activities
The Harvard Crimson (2011—)
Web Design Executive / Online Design Comp Director
Women in Computer Science (2012—)
Secretary / Twitter Sensei
Ballroom Dance Team (2010—2012)
Webmaster / Judges' Liaison / Competitive dancer
Toolbox
- C
- Python
- Javascript / jQuery
- PHP
- SQL
- OCaml
- Prolog
- x86 assembly
- Windows
- UNIX
- Wordpress
- Django
- Joomla
- LaTeX
- HTML / CSS
- InDesign
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Mandarin Chinese
- Spanish
- French
- German
Stuck to the Refrigerator
Here are a few things I've made. (Psst—I'm always looking for new projects!)
Redesign of the Harvard Investment Association website.
Landing page for the Harvard Crimson's online design introduction process.
Brochure website for nonprofit benefiting disaster victims in Sri Lanka.
Craigslist-style marketplace for college students.
A new home on the web for the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club.
Simple text manipulation tool. (With attitude!)
Facebook defriending detection app—served nearly half a million users.
Visualization tool for filtering and comparison of colleges in the United States.
First iteration of personal website—still alive for the curious!
Owl Post
I love getting mail, even if it isn't scratched out on parchment and sealed with wax. I read every word that passes through my inbox and promise to respond to your message within 24 hours—less if there isn't a storm brewing. So type away!
You can also email me directly at angela@angelaconstance.com.