Caroline Chen

Avid Learner. Curious Explorer. Determined Problem-Solver
Computer Science & Management Economics Student at the University of Waterloo

Experience

Work

    TechNova

    Founder & Advisor

    Feb. 2021 - Present | Waterloo

    Microsoft

    Program Manager Intern

    May. 2021 - Aug. 2021 | Boston

    PagerDuty

    Product Manager Intern

    Jan. 2021 - Apr. 2021 | Remote

    DocuSign

    Product & Software Engineering Intern

    May 2020 - Sept. 2020 | Seattle

    Ritual.Co

    i18n Program Manager & Software Engineer Intern

    May 2019 - Aug. 2019 | Toronto

    Scotiabank
    Product Manager & Software Intern

    June 2017 - Aug. 2017 | Toronto

    Spirit of Math Schools Inc.
    Assistant Teacher

    Sept. 2014 - June 2018 | Toronto

    City of Toronto
    Swim Instructor & Lifeguard

    Mar. 2018 - Sept. 2018 | Toronto

Leadership

    Women in Computer Science (WiCS)
    Product Manager & Chair

    Jan. 2019 - present

    University of Waterloo

    Hack the North
    Monetization Program Manager - Sponsorship Director

    Feb. 2020 - Sept. 2020

    University of Waterloo

    Feds Orientation Committee
    Events Coordinator

    Jan. 2019 - Sept. 2019

    University of Waterloo

    FIRST Robotics Team
    Student Head

    Sept. 2014 – June 2018

    St. Robert CHS

    Engineering without Borders
  • Founder & President

    • Nov. 2016 – June 2018

    University of Toronto

    China Robotics Challenge

    Robotics Mentor

    July 2015 – Aug. 2015

    Shenzhen, China

    Canadian Education Exchange Foundation

    French Exchange Student

    July 2018 – Aug. 2018

    Paris, France

Education

University of Waterloo

Bachelor of Computer Science ~ Human-Computer Interaction
Management & Economics Minors
2018 - 2023
Waterloo, Canada

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
  • Python
  • C/C++
  • Selenium
  • Scheme
  • Ruby
  • HTML & CSS
  • Racket
  • Git

Certificates
  • IBM Professional Data Science Certification - Coursera | 2019
  • Robot Framework Test Automation - Level 1 & Level 2 | 2019
  • Standard First Aid & CPR-C - National Lifesaving Society | 2018
  • National Lifeguard - National Lifesaving Society | 2016
  • Swimming Instructor - National Lifesaving Society | 2016
  • High-Five Development Program - City of Toronto| 2018
  • Ethics Research Training - Panel of Ethics | 2020
  • AODA Certification - Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act | 2015

Projects

Financial Fore$t

Credit Management App | Winner of Google Cloud API
  • Best use of Google Cloud Platformfor use of Google Vision API to scrape receipt for total cost
  • Led team of 4 creating award winning web app, with a focus on ideation, user awareness and design
2020

DIYstagram

Personal Project | Photo Editing
  • Programmed filters for photographs using Python to create personalized styles
  • Designed each filter from scratch which allowed personal exploration and learning
2018

Scholarships

    Kothari Family Entrance Scholarship

    University of Waterloo

    2018 | $15 000

    President's Scholarship of Distinction

    University of Waterloo

    2018 | $2 000

Awards

    2020
  • SheHacks IV - Best use of Google Cloud API
  • Grace Hopper Scholar - Women in Computer Science (WiCS) Scholarship at the University of Waterloo
    • 2019
  • Grace Hopper Scholar - Women in Computer Science (WiCS) Scholarship at the University of Waterloo
  • WECode Harvard Scholarship - Computer Science Conference
    • 2018
  • Full Scholarship - CAN-CWIC - Canadian Grace Hopper Conference
  • Gold Award - Duke of Edinburgh - Indepenent Participant
    • 2017
  • Entrepreneurship Cup - SHAD - $500 Grant
  • Provincial Competitor - DECA - Winner Networking Competition