intro π
Hey there~ it's Joyce, your friendly neighborhood cat-lover and struggling computer science student! From developing full-stack apps to class projects, I love the way coding enhances my problem-solving skills and breathes life into all my ideas. My goal is to create technology that sparks positive change, whether that be simple apps or tools that revolutionize the world. π β€οΈ
Some of my other hobbies include reading, journaling, window shopping, and cafe hopping! Hit me up if you need korean drama reccomendations...or just a fellow hopeless romantic to confide in :,) Also, I'm always looking for gym buddies to become strong muscle mommies with. Enough with this long-winded intro, let's keep scrolling ~
currently...
- taking distributed systems, computer security, and logic design :D
- watching the great british baking show and ιε°±ζ―θ‘θ S4
- listening to these dope artists - kuiper, laufey, enhypen π΅
- reading books: this, this, and this. curious much? yes, GO CLICK. you won't regret.
- working on this website π and having fun!
experience.
- STEP Intern, June '24 - Sept '24 (Kirkland)
Worked on a cool database optimization project. Learned a lot about Google internal tools and had WAY too many coffee chats. Also made lifelong memories playing Squid Game VR (TEAM SQUIGGLER!!) π¦, go-karting (fell in love with Formula 1 after this) ποΈ, clearing a museum escape room (level impossible) πΌοΈ, and checking out red pandas at the zoo πΌ!
ELFIN
- Flight Software Engineer, Oct '23 - Present
Writing the flight software for a satellite mission at UCLA. Designed data handling layers between ground servers and flight computers.
LA Blueprint
- End Overdose Project Lead, Sept '24 - Present
Continuing the Blueprint mission of creating tech for good in our upcoming project with End Overdose!
- IDONTMIND Developer, Sept '23 - July '24
Developed a React Native app for logging health habits, mental health check-ins, and daily journaling, designed to be eventually deleted as users progress into healthier mental states β€οΈβπ©Ή.
- FOTC Developer, Sept. '22 - July '23
Built a React web app to serve as a centralized resource bank for the "Friends of the Children" nonprofit. Worked with 6 developers in weekly 6-hour sprints, creating software deliverables across a 7-month period.
Daily Bruin
- Bruinwalk Developer, Sept. '23 - Present
Dev-ops for the bruinwalk.com site.
- Software Engineer Intern, Sept. '22 - June. '23
Develops and maintains official website for UCLAβs 100-years-and-running newspaper, The Daily Bruin. Uses React and other web application frameworks to build interactive tag pages for 30K monthly viewers.
Perfect Corp.
- Software Engineer Intern, June '23 - Sept '23 (Taipei)
Engineered CRUD APIβs using Hibernate ORM and Spring to track client product statuses. Developed Node.js scripts to automate Strapi endpoint testing. Constructed paginated React.js tables to sort, filter, export makeup SKU data on the B2B service console page.
projects.
about: a web app i built with 10 other student developers/designers in Blueprint ('22-23)! done in partnership with the nonprofit "Friends of the Children," which pairs underserved youth with professional mentors. our app serves as a centralized resource bank for the organization's administrators, mentors, and caregivers :)
features: global announcement wall, login/user profile system, nested folders page, mentees modules page, and more!
built with: react, nodejs, express, firebase, google api's
about: web app that streamlines the process of ridesharing, specifically for (broke) UCLA students. users are able to create and join ridesharing groups that can lower the cost of Ubering to their favorite destinations! built in a team of 5 for the course cs35l (software construction lab).
features: bulletin board for active rideshare groups, ability to create/edit/delete rideshare postings, user-specific join/leave groups page, login/user profile system
built with: nextjs, react, nodejs, express, firebase, mui
about: a mobile app that blends your location and music taste, bringing geographic control of your music to your fingertips!
features: generating location-based song reccs, viewing friends' locations and current song, and creating custom playlist rooms with your music buddies :)
built with: react native, nodejs, postgresql
about: 2-player video game parody of βMario Partyβ in C++. characters Peach/Yoshi navigate a Monopoly-like board to collect coins whilst dodging random projectiles and avoiding monsters Boo/Bowser.
features: designed using C++ inheritance concepts such as abstract base classes & pure virtual functions.
built with: c++
about: a graphical user interface that plots intensity/lifetime data obtained from 3D single-molecule tracking instruments. determines DNA transition state probabilities (the rate at which DNA hybridizes) & analyzes a molecule's fluorescence time traces using a hidden Markov model.
features: check the presentation!
built with: matlab, python
Misc. Websites βοΈ
Developed multiple websites for a different organizations and events across the years.
π The Daily Bruin π»
π Superposition Fremont π
π AHS Computer Science First Club π©βπ»
π Terris Challenge π§βπ¬
more about me.
an unasked-for detour into my life and whatnot. sowwie.
achievements
random flute awards
- 1st place instrumental solo - us open music competition
- abrsm grade 8 flute with distinction (awarded 32 credits @level 3). oh i hated these tests.
- state solo festival superior rating - california music educators association
- got into san francisco conservatory of music... but didn't go rip.
more random awards lol
- president's volunteer gold service award
- american high school academic block award, academic honor pin
- 2x AP scholar with distinction
no ucla scholarships T^T well yes.
manifesting a job outta college, good grades, and clear skin please π₯Ή
album rec's πΆ
- pieces by IU π§©
- i've ive by IVE π
- still blue by gemini π§
- ~how i'm feeling~ by lauv π¨
- moodswings in this (to) order by dpr ian π«
- to love in the 21st century by lyn lapid π
media rec's βοΈ
- π°π·: 25 21, misaeng, itaewon class, my mister, hello my 20's
- π¨π³: the untamed, love like the galaxy, reset, snow sword stride
- π―π΅: your lie in april, jujutsu kaisen, horimiya, attack on titan, parasyte
- π: les miserables, wuthering heights, jane eyre, beloved
inspiring stuff β¨
favorite... π
- pets: CATS, CORGIS, SAMOYEDS.
- apps: notion, todoist, dream
- kaomoji: β¦Τ (Β―οΉΒ―Τ )
- kpop: enhypen (ddeonuuwu), le sserafim, newjeans, gidle
- people: linh truong, IU, zhao lusi, my mum, YOU! π«Ά
