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    Nathaniel D. Kwok is currently completing a post-baccalaureate pre-medical program at USC with a 4.0 GPA. He received a Master's in Computer Science and a BS in Computer Science from Cornell University with a 3.4 GPA. He has research experience in neurology, psychology, and human-computer interaction labs. His technical skills include programming, databases, embedded systems, and machine learning.

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    Nathaniel D. Kwok is currently completing a post-baccalaureate pre-medical program at USC with a 4.0 GPA. He received a Master's in Computer Science and a BS in Computer Science from Cornell University with a 3.4 GPA. He has research experience in neurology, psychology, and human-computer interaction labs. His technical skills include programming, databases, embedded systems, and machine learning.

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    Nathaniel D.

    Kwok
    3584 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90007 | (408) 504-6880 | [email protected]

    EDUCATION
    University of Southern California, College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
    Post-Baccalaureate Pre-medical Program
    Cumulative GPA: 4.0/4.0

    Completing in Fall 2015

    Cornell University, College of Engineering, Ithaca, NY


    Graduated in Spring 2014
    Masters of Engineering in Computer Science
    B.S. in Computer Science, Minor in Electrical & Computer Engineering
    Cumulative GPA: 3.4/4.0
    Engineering Courses: Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Databases, Embedded Systems,
    Operating Systems, Applied Bioinformatics Programming
    Math & Science Courses: Chemistry (1 year), Physics (3 semesters), Organic Chemistry (1 semester), Biology (1 year)
    Biochemistry, Probability & Statistics (2 semesters), Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Calculus (up to multivariable)

    RELEVANT WORK & PROJECT EXPERIENCE


    Dan Geschwind Laboratory of Neurology, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine
    Spring 2015 Present
    Volunteer Research Programmer
    Built SQL database to track NGS genomic data for the largest-ever study of autism genetics in in African-Americans

    Built an automated, parallelized processing/quality control/analysis pipeline for the aforementioned project

    Bosco Tjan Laboratory of Psychology, University of Southern California


    Summer 2014 Present
    Assistant Researcher & Volunteer Software Consultant
    Built an image processing pipeline to prepare functional magnetic resonance images (fMRIs) for activation analysis in
    FSL and freesurfer
    Authoring the manuscript for a psychophysics research study on attention deployment in peripheral vision
    Francois Guimbretire Laboratory of Human Computer Interaction, Cornell University
    Fall 2013 Spring 2014
    Software Engineer & Research Assistant
    Lab researches potential uses for innovative kinds of multi-touch and near-surface (non-contact) sensory devices

    Programmed an ARM microcontroller to collect and transmit sensory data from multiple LED-transistor pads
    Wrote software to visualize (OpenGL) and analyze the sensory data coming from the microcontroller

    Okta, Inc., San Francisco, CA


    June August 2013
    Software Development Intern
    Worked on an enterprise-grade, cloud-oriented identity management (single sign-on) platform for web applications
    Delivered a heuristic-based sign-on mode for the application that parses login page HTML and automatically
    populates them with the pertinent user credentials, eliminating the need for manually-created site flows
    Worked intimately with all layers of the software stack, from database/schema (Hibernate, SQL) to the core server
    architecture (Java, Scala) to front-end/UI design (JavaScript)
    Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University
    Software and Embedded Systems Development

    Fall 2012 Spring 2013

    Developed an embedded systems chip/tag with RFID, real-time clock, and onboard memory to attach to the legs of
    Canadian geese to record migration patterns from the Atlantic to the Arctic Circle
    Wrote a communication protocol allowing many ID tags to transmit data to a single base receiver without collision

    Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA


    June August 2012
    Software Engineering Intern
    Wrote libraries to automate host server and client VM procedures (such as installing host/guest operating systems,
    migrating a VM to a new physical host while maintaining zero downtime, deploying a VM from an Open Virtualization
    Format file)

    SKILLS AND INTERESTS


    Programming Languages: Proficient in Java, C/C++, Python, MATLAB, OCaml, MySQL, PHP; Learning Ruby, JS, Perl

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