SOCIAL MEDIA
JEFFREY KINARD
LinkedIn: [Link]/in/jeffrey-
kinard-92637214a
OBJECTIVE
Facebook: [Link]/[Link].5
Currently seeking full time employment starting in the summer of 2021 in Software Development. I
Twitter: @polberjeff19
would like to work in machine learning research and/or application, data science or front-end software
development. Instagram: @polberjeff19
CONTACT INFO Website: [Link]
119 Stanton Ave., Apt. 717, Bedspace – D, Ames, IA, 50014
T: (817) 929-6688 // E: jkinard@[Link]
EDUCATION STATEMENT
Motivated senior honors student at Iowa State University
2017 - 2021 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY actively pursuing a B.S. in Computer Engineering with a
Major in Computer Engineering, Minor in Data Science minor in Data Science. Experienced researcher with the
Coursework in Object-Oriented programming, algorithm 3.75 / 4.00 ability to communicate effectively within a diverse team
design and analysis, computer architecture, software of varying majors while also demonstrating exceptional
development and data science practices. results independently. Skilled in artificial intelligence,
computer vision, complex algorithm design and general
software development. Able to adapt to new environments
EXPERIENCE quickly and demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills.
June 2020 - Present SOFTWARE ENGINEER INTERN
IBM - Cloud and Cognitive Software TECHNICAL SKILLS
Summer Software Engineer Intern for IBM’s Cloud Pak for Data - Data
Virtualization team, where I worked with the caching squad. Responsible
Python MIPS Assembly
for writing code that gathers performance metrics to be used by the caching
Java Eclipse/PyCharm IDE’s
team. Also responsible for coordinating with several engineers and teams to
C/C++ Computer Vision
make sure code complies. Participated in IBM Intern Hackathon.
Verilog Algorithm Design
VHDL Microsoft Office
Spring 2018 - Present UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
ARM Cortex-M4 Adobe InDesign
Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University
SQL Agile
Undergraduate researcher for several computer vision projects in the
Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering department. Projects include
tracking and behavioral analysis of different livestock using non-invasive LEADERSHIP
computer vision. Responsible for compilation of computer vision models,
publishing technical documents and educating new project team members.
Dean’s List 2017 - Present
Honors Program 2017 - Present
Summer 2019 INSTRUCTOR
Honors Student Board Executive 2017 - 2018
iD Tech
Tau Beta Pi Honor Society 2019 - Present
Traveling programming instructor for middle and high school students over
HackISU IX Winner 2018
topics in Python programming and AI techniques. Responsible for leading
HackISU XI Winner 2019
daily lessons, providing daily activities, documenting progress and hosting a
weekly parent showcase.
REFERENCES
Spring 2019 TEACHING ASSISTANT - COM S 227
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University Dr. Joshua Peschel, Assistant Professor
Teaching assistant for COM S 227 - Introduction to Object-Oriented T: (515) 294-4814
Programming. Responsible for leading a weekly lab, holding weekly office E: peschel@[Link]
hours, proctoring exams and grading coursework.
Dr. Armin Maraghehmoghaddam, Assistant Professor
T: (606) 356-4409
PROJECTS E: [Link]@[Link]
Fall 2019 THREAD. Spring 2018 SOCCAR STARS
COM S 309 Semester Project HackISU IX Winner – Best Use of Augmented Reality
Worked on a team of 4 undergraduates to create client- Worked with a team of 3 undergraduate engineers to create
server Android application that select user’s daily outfit augmented reality soccer simulator in 36 hours. Simulator
based off database of user’s clothing. Responsible for was written in Python and utilized the OpenCV library
frontend app development, image processing and paired with Microsoft Kinect to detect ball in space. Project
matching algorithm. won the augmented reality category at HackISU IX.
