Hello, I'm
Melissa Melaugh
and I'm a developer
About
Information:
| Age: | 27 |
| Phone: | +353 831 985 732 |
| Email: |
melissa.melaugh@gmail.com
L00131543@student.lyit.ie |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
| Countries Permitted to Work: |
United States of America (Citizen)
Ireland (Tier 4: Family of Irish Citizen) |
Personal Statement:
Computer Science is my passion and being able to marry it with my second love, Biology, would be my absolute dream.
I have worked in a number of different jobs ranging from home health care to retail to a DevOps programmer. Each of these positions have given me different skills that will help me excel in any job I take on.
Awards and Honours
| Award | Awarding Institution | Date(s) Awarded |
| Coursera Scholarship | Coursera | 2018 - 2019 |
| DevOps Scholarship | Pramerica and Skillsnet | 2016 |
| Margaret Freund Endowed Scholarship | Cedar Crest College | 2011 - 2014 |
| Dean's Scholarship | Cedar Crest College | 2010 - 2014 |
| Art Scholarship | Cedar Crest College | 2010 - 2014 |
| LeidyRhodes Scholarship | Boyertown PA Local Scholarship | 2010 - 2014 |
| Honourable Mention | Health and Wellness Conference | 2013 |
| First Place | Health and Wellness Conference | 2012 |
Education
Coursera
Letterkenny Institute of Technology
| Course: | Ninth Level Certificate in Developmental Operations |
| Dates Attended: | June 2016 - November 2016 |
| Grade: | 67.66% (Upper Second) |
Cedar Crest College
| Course: | Bachelor's of Science Biology |
| Dates Attended: | August 2010 - August 2016 |
| Grade: | 3.1240 (Second) |
Independent Education
| Course | Date Completed |
| Udemy - Java Tutorial for Complete Beginners | January 2018 |
| Udacity - Machine Learning | January 2017 |
| Udacity - Intro To Java Programming | July 2015 |
| Udacity - Intro To Computer Science | June 2015 |
Skills
Programming
- Research
- Object Oriented Programming
- Machine Learning
- Java
- Python (2 and 3)
- C#
- HTML, CSS, and Javascript
- Bootstrap
- jQuery
- MatLab
- Jenkins
- Maven
- Selenium
- Bash Scripting
- Batch Commands
Biology
- Research
- PCR
- DNA Sequencing
- Titre Determination
- Microarrays
- Western Blot
Other Skills and Interests
- Tutoring: Mathematics and Programming
- Photography
- Crafts, Knitting, Crochet, and Woodwork
- Drawing, Painting, Calligraphy
- Animal Care and Dog washing
- Report Writing, Story Writing
Experience
Private Tutor
| Title: | Private Tutor |
| Dates: | April 2019 - Present |
| Type: | Part Time |
| Supervisor: | Wesley McLucas |
| Responsibilities: |
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Ulster University
| Title: | Visiting Researchers |
| Dates: | January 2019 - Present |
| Type: | Volunteer - Part Time |
| Supervisor: | Dr. Mia Siddique |
| Responsibilities: |
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| Project: | Neural Network Project |
| Date: | January 2019 - Present |
| Role: | Visiting Researcher (Team of 1) |
| Supervisor: | Dr. Mia Siddique |
| Description: | Explore the various implementations of Neural Networks, especially in a deep learning sense. Currently this project is exploring image processing and classification. |
Healing Arts
| Title: | Sales Assistant |
| Dates: | February 2017 - Present |
| Type: | Volunteer |
| Supervisor: | Rowena Corner |
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Pramerica
| Title: | DevOps Intern |
| Dates: | September 2016 - November 2016 |
| Type: | Internship |
| Supervisor: | Karen Green |
| Responsibilities: |
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| Reason for leaving: | Temporary contract for LYIT's DevOps Certificate |
| Project: | Jenkins Development |
| Date: | August 2016 - November 2016 |
| Role: | Intern Lead Developer (Team of 1) |
| Supervisor: | Karen Green and team |
| Description: | Create an automated environment for delivering a simple application, including automatically running Maven. |
| Project: | ITIL Development and Region Management |
| Date: | October 2016 |
| Role: | Intern Region Manager (Team of 1) |
| Supervisor: | Emmet McGee |
| Description: |
Create a memory map of the ITIL process and gather information on a region management problem that occurred in the QA and UAT environments causing testing to stop. From this information a report including a root cause analysis had to be put together and delivered. |
Dealz
| Title: | Sales Assistant |
| Dates: | October 2015 - December 2015 |
| Type: | Part-Time |
| Supervisor: | Barry Green |
| Responsibilities: |
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| Reason for leaving: | Hired only for Seasonal Work |
Public Partnerships LLC / Liberty Resources
| Title: | Home Health Aide |
| Dates: | April 2011 - September 2014 |
| Type: | Part-time |
| Supervisor: | Kathi Cain |
| Responsibilities: |
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| Reason for leaving: | Moved Country |
| Project: | Anual Tax Preperation |
| Date: | April 2011 - September 2014 |
| Role: | Organiser (Team of 2) |
| Supervisor: | Kathi Cain |
| Description: |
Help organise medical bills and other expenses to take to the tax office to receive necessary deductions. |
| Project: | Montly MS Support Group |
| Date: | April 2011 - September 2014 |
| Role: | Organiser (Team of 2) |
| Supervisor: | Kathi Cain |
| Description: |
Print out documents in preparation for the meeting, drive Kathi to the support meeting, hand out the documents, and assist anyone who needs help at the meeting (including getting food for those with limited mobility). |
| Project: | Monthly Report Generation |
| Date: | January 2014 - September 2014 |
| Role: | Organiser (Team of 2) |
| Supervisor: | Kathi Cain |
| Description: |
Organising all bills and submitting them to the parent company for reimbursement |
| Project: | Biannual Report Generation |
| Date: | April 2011 - December 2013 |
| Role: | Organiser (Team of 2) |
| Supervisor: | Kathi Cain |
| Description: |
Organising all bills and submitting them to the parent company for reimbursement |
Morning Star Fellowship
| Title: | Media Assistant |
| Dates: | June 2005 - August 2014 |
| Type: | Volunteer |
| Supervisor: | Travis Moser |
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| Reason for leaving: | Moved Country |
| Project: | Christmas Play |
| Date: | 3 Days December 2011 |
| Role: | Spotlight (Team of 1) |
| Supervisor: | Travis Moser |
| Description: | Took a one day crash course in running spotlights, and ran spotlights for a three day production of the Christmas play. |
| Project: | Annual Woman's Conference |
| Date: | 2010 - 2014 |
| Role: | Lights (Team of 1) |
| Supervisor: | Travis Moser |
| Description: | Programmed and ran lights for the anual event. |
Cedar Crest College
| Title: | Media Services Consultant |
| Dates: | January 2011 - April 2014 |
| Type: | Part-time |
| Supervisor: | Judy Titus |
| Responsibilities: |
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| Reason for leaving: | Hired as a Student Worker and Graduated Cedar Crest College |
| Project: | Job Handbook |
| Date: | January 2014 - April 2014 |
| Role: | Organiser (Team of 1) |
| Supervisor: | Judy Titus |
| Description: | Create a handbook on how to do the Media Services job, and train students with the handbook. |
| Project: | Montly Usage Reports |
| Date: | January 2011 - April 2014 |
| Role: | Organiser (Team of 1) |
| Supervisor: | Judy Titus |
| Description: | Draw up a monthly report of what media was checked out to assist the library to know what sections would be worth getting more media for. |
| Project: | Update Media Services Role |
| Date: | January 2011 - December 2013 |
| Role: | Organiser (Team of 1) |
| Supervisor: | Judy Titus |
| Description: | Organise the media services role and documents to make the job run smoother. This included making new request sheets that were more comprehensive for professor's orders. |
Cedar Crest College
| Title: | Student Researcher |
| Dates: | January 2012 - August 2013 |
| Type: | Volunteer |
| Supervisor: | Dr. Alan Hale, Dr. Audrey Ettinger, and Dr. Joy Karnas |
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| Reason for leaving: | Main labratory work was shut down after retirement of Dr. Hale. |
| Project: | Develop a new method to determine the titre of bacteriophage in solution |
| Date: | August 2012 - August 2013 |
| Role: | Lead Researcher (Team of 1 - 4) |
| Supervisor: | Dr. Alan Hale |
| Description: |
Develop and test a new method to determine the titre of bacteriophage in a given solution as the current standard method of determining titre is inaccurate. A key problem in this research is overcoming the challenge of phage becoming air-born during dilution. This research came to an early end due to Dr. Hale's retirement, however, I was given permission to continue this research forward independently or with a new advisor. |
| Project: | The effect of teratogens and medications on brain cells in development |
| Date: | May 2013 - August 2013 |
| Role: | Researcher (Team of 6) |
| Supervisor: | Dr. Joy Karnas and Dr. Audrey Ettinger |
| Description: |
Inject teratogens (such as prescription medication) into the developmental environment of a chicken embryo and study the effects on gene expressions in the brain of the embryo. Growing Brain cells in an incubator and studying the effects of medication thought to stimulate neuronal growth. |
| Project: | Health and Wellness Conference 2013 - Mice Cutting Their Genes |
| Date: | January 2013 - April 2013 |
| Role: | Researcher (Team of 1) |
| Supervisor: | Dr. Joy Karnas |
| Description: |
Process the RNA expression in mice brains after their mother was given oral or injected medication including a control, and present findings on a poster at the health and wellness conference. Received an Honourable Mention for this work. |
| Project: | Health and Wellness Conference 2012 - Chicks and Their Genes |
| Date: | January 2012 - April 2012 |
| Role(s): | Researcher (Team of 2) |
| Supervisor: | Dr. Audrey Ettinger and Joy Karnas |
| Description: |
Process the RNA expression in chicken brains when injected with the popular Multiple Sclerosis medication Baclofen which helps to reduce and prevent muscle spasms, and present findings on a poster at the health and wellness conference. Received an First Place for this work. |
Chestnut Knoll at Home
| Title: | Home Health Aide |
| Dates: | April 2012 - January 2013 |
| Type: | Part-time |
| Supervisor: | Linda Detwiler, LPN |
| Responsibilities: |
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| Reason for leaving: | Interfered with University work |
Cedar Crest College
| Title: | Information Technology Consultant |
| Dates: | August 2010 - December 2010, May 2011 - August 2011 |
| Type: | Part-time |
| Supervisor: | Shannon Pretko |
| Responsibilities: |
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| Reason for leaving: | Promotion to different department |