Zachary Oldham

I am a second year computer science student at the University of Illinois. I am a James Scholar here and I have been a course assistant for CS 125 since spring 2018. In the summer of 2017 I interned at VORA Labs as a full stack web developer along with 7 other interns to help launch a new startup. During this experience I learned the importance of structured group coding, and became familiar with the agile methodology and the use of GitHub in the IT industry. I also learned how to use Ruby on Rails to create a website during my work as a full stack developer. In the summer of 2018 I worked at Kore Wireless as an intern. I worked on several proofs of concept intended to determine software preference accross the entire company, and I created a piece of software that removed duplicate incoming entries via a modified bloom filter. In high school I was recognized as a National Merit Finalist, and took 7 Advanced Placement classes, 5 of which were STEM related. I have been on the deans list every semester at the University of Illinois.