Alexis Walker
Education
Tufts University - Medford, MA
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering - 3.79 GPA, Expected Graduation May 2020
- Relevant Coursework: Data Structures (C++), Machine Structure and Programming (C), Web Programming
The Taft School - Watertown, CT
Professional Experience
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, LobbyView - Cambridge, MA
- UI/UX Programmer, December 2017 - present
- LobbyView is a Firm-level Lobbying and Congressional Bills Database (lobbyview.org)
- Designing a new front page and system to convey lobby report data to user using wireframing application Sketch - in the future, will be programming these updates into the existing site
MultiPlan, Inc. - New York, NY
- Information Security and Risk Management Intern, June - August 2017
- Led the Active Directory Security Groups cleanup initiative, utilizing Varonis DatAdvantage and CrowdStrike in pursuit of HITRUST certification
- HITRUST proves to clients that MultiPlan is taking the appropriate measures to secure the health information to which it has access - this project was one piece of that goal
Tufts Office of Campus Life - Somerville, MA
- Freshman Orientation Week Event Staff, August 2017
- Organized and executed events of Orientation Week for 1,400 incoming freshmen - team of 16 undergraduate students as a whole successfully executed over 40 events in five days
University of Maine Cooperative Extension - Orono, ME
- Sustainable Agriculture Research Intern, June - August 2015
- Gathered field samples, analyzed data, and presented findings to a group of researchers at the University of Maine
- Gathered information about effects of various soil additives on grains (rye, wheat)
- Research results available to farmers across Maine to improve production
Skills
- Programming Languages: C++, Java, C
- Software: MATLAB, Arduino, Varonis DatAdvantage, CrowdStrike
- Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux
Activities
Tufts Women in Technology 2017 conference - Medford, MA
- Logistics Committee Member, July 2017 - October 2017
- Managed the logistics of the various talks and panels to take place at the conference
Tufts Women in Computer Science (WiCS) - Medford, MA
- Member, September 2016 - Current
- Secretary, December 2017 - Current
Tufts JumboCode (People Making a Difference Team) - Medford, MA
- UX/Design/Secretary/Developer, September 2017 - Current
- Group of Tufts students that volunteer to develop software for nonprofit organizations
- Project has web and app components to manage volunteer assignments for quiz bowl competitions
Tufts 'Bolletin Project - Medford, MA
- Worked on front-end with team to program that compiles all upcoming Facebook events within the Tufts community into a chronological list and posts in bulletin format - project completed using node, express, jade, CSS, HTML, and Facebook's API
- Won the Newcomers' Prize at Tufts Polyhack 2016
Trinity College International Robot Contest - Hartford, CT
- The Taft School Team Member, September 2014 - May 2016
- Utilized C++ and Arduino for programming
- Received Outstanding Robot from CT honors from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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