About Me

Hello, my name is Alfred Zhuang and I am a fourth-year Computer Science major at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Currently, I'm interested in full-stack web development with the hopes of one day becoming a Software Engineer.

I love to design and create software applications, with the aim of bringing joy and convenience to others with every application that I create.

Besides coding, in my free time, I love to travel, work out, and play videogames. During the pandemic, I've also begun to learn how to cut hair and cook.

Background

While I learned a little bit of the basics of Java when I was younger, I didn't really get started on properly learning the coding language until senior year of high school. That year, I was given the opportunity to take AP Computer Science A, where we learned the fundamentals of Java. After enjoying my experiences coding in that course, I decided to major in Computer Science. In freshman year of university, I brushed up on my fundamentals of Java. Then, in my sophomore year of university, I began to branch out, trying out mobile development with Flutter and beginning to learn full-stack web development. In my junior year of university, I spent time learning more about web development and had the opportunity to join Capital One as a Software Engineer Intern. Now, in my senior year of university, I hope to explore more about the different topics in computer science, such as Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and more through taking elective courses.

Education

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona - B.S. in Computer Science (August 2019 - May 2023)

I'm currently studying at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona to get my Bachelors of Science degree majoring in Computer Science. Throughout my time at this school, I learned a lot about the world of computer science and was able to determine that I wanted to be a Software Engineer in the future. Throughout the many different courses that the school offers for Computer Science majors, I was able to learn the fundamental topics like data structures, algorithms, and more. Not only that, but through electives, I was able to learn more about specific topics such as User Interfaces or Web Search, things that I enjoyed learning more about.

Experience

Capital One - Software Engineer Intern (June 2022 - August 2022)

I joined Capital One as a Software Engineer Intern under the 10 week Technology Internship Program in the summer of 2022. I got to work on a team of over 10 people to help build a full-stack application. In specific, I worked on the frontend portion of the application, focusing on using a tech stack that consisted of React, TypeScript, Jest, and Redux to build out the user interface. I also got the opportunity to integrate our new project with another already existing project where I primarily used React, TypeScript, and Jest to build out the UI. Through that experience, I also got to learn more about GraphQL as it was a part of the implementation that I needed to work with to render information in the UI. In addition to working on this application throughout the duration of the summer, I got to participate in Capital One Coders (a program that focuses on building the future technologists in local communities), where I mentored students that were learning HTML and CSS. I also was able to get the AWS Certified Practitioner Certificate, which I studied and tested for during the internship. I was also able to attend 2 in-person events that were organized by Capital One, where I got to meet fellow interns and associates at Capital One. The first event was held in the office that I was based out of (San Francisco, CA) and the other was held in the headquarters (McLean, Virginia).

2022

NBA Chrome Extension

A google chrome extension that shows that day's NBA games and their scores to the user

2021

Recipe Randomizer (Python)

A website that users can use to generate a random recipe and can automates the process of adding items to the cart.

School-E (HTML/CSS/JavaScript)

A google chrome extension that allows users to store things such as links and emails while also being able to access a to-do list for their courses.

Bobaful (Typescript/ReactJS)

A website project that was created as an ordering website for a business named Bobaful.

Coding Journal (HTML/Bootstrap/Node.js)

A website that allows users to keep track of their progress and learnings in coding.

Zoomin' (Node.js)

A discord bot that helps to remind students when they have a class, any upcoming tests and quizzes, or any homework due.

2020

Looking For Group

Created at IvyHacks 2020. A website that aims to bring users together, allowing people to connect through creating or joining groups.

Trieuloo Twitter Tracker (Node.js)

Created at SillyHacks 2020, won Hacking with Amazon AWS. A twitter bot created for a top 1% player of a game called League of Legends taht tweets out statistics of their most recent game.

Dragonfist Fitness (Dart/Flutter)

An android application that gives workouts for users based on the body part that they would like to exercise.

Valuable Vocabulary (Java/Swing GUI)

My first ever personal project. A random word generator for learning new vocabulary.