P AUL KERNFELD
Brown University Box ****, Providence, RI 02912 abpi48@r.postjobfree.com paulkernfeld.com 814-***-****
E DUCATION
Brown University Providence Class of 2012
C oncentration: Computer Science A.B. Concentration GPA: 3.9
U ndergrad Courses: Machine Learning, Computational Linguistics, Robots, Educational Software, AI
G rad C ourses : Bayesian Nonparametrics, Statistics, Computational Linguistics, Trading Agents
Duke Study in China Beijing Summer 2009
Intensive Mandarin Chinese language study GPA: 3.7
S OFTWARE D EVELOPMENT
Twilio Web Developer Intern Summer 2011
Built the API Explorer, an in-browser console for Twilio s REST API
Determined features, co-designed UI, wrote JS, integrated design work, prioritized work, deployed, promoted
Took ultimate responsibility for all aspects of the project, including scope and release date
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Program Manager Intern Summer 2010
Designed, delivered, and tested a feature to fix a set of top priority usability issues in the WP7 front end
Wrote specs, investigated legal and technical issues, and managed project progress
Robots Are People Too Gameplay, Physics, Networking Spring 2010
Designed and coded a physics engine in C++ supporting collision responses, particles
Wrote a networking protocol to sync players, enemies, and world state over the network
Projects
Developed the front end for an online history textbook replacement for an education class
Developed a multiplayer phone-operated tanks game for HackNY Fall 2010 with classmates, won 2nd place
Developed a multiplayer space shooter in VB6 using DirectX for input, sound, and graphics
L EADERSHIP
Brown CS Dept. Undergraduate Group VP, President 2009 2011
Organized talks and other events, e.g. Angus Davis, Facebook, Betaspring, 10gen, Jane Street, bit.ly
Grew organization from 5 to 15 active members, developed regulations to scale
Organized from scratch a day-long programming competition for over 30 high school students from 7 schools
Started a software jobs mailing list, now with over 120 subscribers and over 100 job posts
Machine Learning, Intro. Probability Teaching Assistant 2011 2012
Develop projects, assist students on office hours, grade homeworks and tests, run labs
S KILLS
E xperienced W ith : Python, Javascript, Java, HTML & CSS, Matlab
F am iliar W ith : PHP & MySQL, Max/MSP/Jitter, C++, Sage
I NTERESTS
H obbies : Mandarin (Advanced Intermediate), running, Capoeira, soccer
C ooking: Currently studying Szechuanese cuisine full time in Szechuan
C ocktails : Write a blog, Fine Cocktails for Normal People, on my website