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TING SZE YING

Software Engineer | Opportunist | Marketeer


SZE YING

ABOUT SZE YING

Hello! I am Te(Ting) Sze Ying, a second year undegraduate student at National University of Singapore. You can call me Sze Ying, or SY for short.

I am pursuing a double degree in Computer Science and Business Administration in School of Computing and School of Business respectively. To me, the knowledge I gain in Business Administration greatly helps me in building software in Computer Science with the goal of creating customer value in mind.

My passion lies in software engineering, and I plan to embark on more full stack projects. Some day I hope to build a software that millions of people use!

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S K I L L S

Productivity

Microsoft Word
90%

Microsoft Powerpoint
90%

Microsoft Excel
90%

Adobe Photoshop
60%

Web/Database

HTML/CSS
80%

SQL
20%

Programming/Scripting

Java
80%

C
60%

Ruby on Rails
40%

Javascript
20%

Swift
20%

Others

English
90%

Chinese
90%

Leadership
60%

Project Management
60%

Writing/Publications
50%

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E D U C A T I O N

National University of Singapore (NUS)
Aug 2014 - Present

  • Bachelor of Computing (Honours) in Computer Science
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours)
  • Kent Ridge Undergraduate (Merit) Scholarship - Awarded for academic excellence, excellent co-curricular activities records and outstanding leadership equalities
  • NUS Students' Computing Club - Deputy Director of Freshmen Orientation Projects 2016
  • NUS Students' Computing Club - Freshmen Social Camp Programme-Logistics Sub-committee 2015
  • NUS Students' Computing Club - Publicity Sub-committee 2015
  • Volunteers in the Catch Up Programme at Jalan Kukoh Residential Centre organized by NUS Rotaract Club - Tutors primary school children in Mathematics

    • National Junior College (NJC)
    Jan 2010 - Dec 2013

  • Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Advanced Level - General Paper, Higher Mother Tongue (Chinese), Project Work, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Economics, Research
  • NUS-A*STaR NJC Science Research (NJC H3-STaR Programme)
  • NJC H3-STaR Programme - Attained Merit Award in Singapore Science and Engineering Fair 2013
  • NJC H3-STaR Programme - Attained Merit for H3 Research Curriculum under Singapore-Cambridge General Certification of Education Advanced Level
  • Edusave Awards for Achievement, Good Leadership and Services (EAGLES) award - Awarded for leadership qualities, service to community and schools, and excellence in other non-academic activities
  • A*STaR Science Award - Awarded for strong aptitue and interest in math and science
  • NJC Western Dance - Secretary from July 2012 to July 2013
  • Student leader for Overseas Community Involvement Programme Cambodia

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    P R O J E C T S

    TAMCHIAK

    Tamchiak is a web application built on Ruby on Rails with HTML, CSS and some JavaScript/jQuery. With Tamchiak, groups of friends can create channels to collate their food orders with ease, then use the inbuilt service to split bills after.

    Contribution: My team of 2 (including myself) built this application from scratch in about two months. During this time, my partner and I conducted independent learning of Ruby on Rails, built the product and invited ~70 users to test our application. This project was done with no external help from mentors.
    Tamchiak GitHub Repository

    ROUND 2
     Round 2 is a web application built using Ionic framework and node.js. Built with the idea of reducing wastage of expired food in supermarkets and stores alike, Round 2 is a virtual supermarket, where items will be priced less towards their expiry dates. This entices users to purchase items nearer to their expiry dates - something that they usually will not do.

    Contribution: This project was done by a team of 4 (including myself). Other than coming up with the concept behind this project, I also helped to build a mockup of items uploaded by supermarkets. On top of that, I also added a function for users to search for nearby stores and items according to coordinates that they key in for their home location and their desired radius of proximity from this location.
    GitHub Repository
    TEMPO
     Tempo is a Java application that has both a text user interface and a graphical user interface. Tempo aims to allow users to manage their schedule with just a single line command. Other than the CRUD functions for events (with a start/end date and time), tasks (with deadline) and floating tasks (no deadline), Tempo also supports CRUD of recurring events and tasks. Other services that Tempo provide include natural language input and flexible input formats.

    Contribution: My team of 4 (including myself) built this application from scratch with advice from a teaching assistant. This project was done as part of a Software Engineering module and was completed in one semester. During the semester, we designed the architecture of the application and various component designs before working on the actual code.
    Download GitHub Repository

    PROMPTU
     Promptu is a Android mobile application that helps business professionals go on their business travel with great ease. Promptu features a calendar function to help users keep track of their schedule while on business trips. This calendar function allows for automatic extraction of important dates and documents from PDF files to be put in users's schedules on top of manual management of the calendar function. Promptu also features a carousel function which displays queries and requests from colleagues of the user on business travel who are back in the local company. Users can then respond to these queries and requests with a quick click on the YES or NO buttons. This will then trigger the sending of an email to the respective colleague.

    Contribution: Other than taking part in the idea creation process, I also built a mockup of the carousel function to display requests and queries from colleagues back in the local company. The mockup included the swiping left/right to view queries and requests and the clicking of YES/NO buttons. I also managed a Facebook page to market this application.
    Facebook Page Promotional Video
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    W O R K

    National University of Singapore
    School of Computing Open Day Ambassador (Mar 2016)

  • Explained course requirements to potential freshmen and their parents
  • Shared my student life experiences with potential freshmen

    • Life is Tech! Programming Camps
    Mentor (Jun - Dec 2015)

  • Coached a 8-year-old student mentee to build a basic iPhone calculator application using Xcode and Swift in 2 hours.
  • Coached two 10-year-old student mentees to design a web page using Brackets, HTML and CSS in 2 hours.
  • Coached a 14-year-old student mentee to build various iPhone applications such as a basic calculator and games using Xcode and Swift in a 5-days camp.
  • Taught students basic programming concepts not provided in the given tutorials.
  • Learnt extra features and functions independently outside provided training to teach the students extra knowledge after they completed the basic tutorials.

    • Jaa'kin Pte Ltd
    Sales Assistant (May - Sept 2014)

  • Designed posters to be put around the store during promotional periods.
  • Participated in discussions about marketing efforts for the shop.
  • Ensured pleasant experience for customers while performing sales pitching and cashiering duties.

    • National Junior College
    Research & Science Teaching Assistant (Jan - Apr 2014)

  • Designed educational cards and posters for the Science curriculum to help students better understand Quantum Physics.
  • Designed a website for the Singapore International Science Fair
  • Taught the subjects Chemistry and Physics as a relief teacher for Secondary 3 – 4 students.
  • Performed administrative work for the Research department in preparation of the students’ participation of Singapore Science and Engineering Fair.

    • "The difference between who you are and what you want to be is what you do."
    - Bill Phillips
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