Macy So

Macy So

New York, New York, United States
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Experience

  • Microsoft Graphic

    Microsoft

    New York, United States

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    New York, United States

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    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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    Redmond, Washington, United States

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    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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    New York, United States

Education

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    Boston University

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    Activities and Societies: Founder @ PMReady, Co-director @ Ignite Student Council, Director @ Hack4Impact, Senior Account Executive @ AdClub

    Relevant Course: Combinatorics Structure (CS131), Geometric Algorithms (CS132), Computer Science II (CS112), Probability of Computation (CS237), Computer System (CS210), Principle of Programming Languages (CS320), Intro to Algorithms (CS330), Introduction to Natural Language Processing (CS505), Fundamentals of Programming Languages (CS350), Machine Learning for Business Analytics (BA476), Full-Stack Application Development (CS412), Schools & Colleges, Data Science Tools and Applications(CS506)

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    Activities and Societies: Global Transition Assistant, Social Media Team @ AAPI (Asian Atlantic Pacific Islander), Educator @ BeWell Club

    Fordham University Academic Dean's List (2020-2021)

    Transferred Sophomore year

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    Activities and Societies: Chief Executive @ Yearbook 2017-2018, President of Acapella Club

    Higher Level: Economics, Design Technology, English Language and Literature
    Standard Level: Business Management, Mathematics, Chinese Language and Literature
    Additional: Theory of Knowledge

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Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • Microsoft TEALS Program Graphic

    Teaching Assistant

    Microsoft TEALS Program

    - Present 1 year 2 months

    Education

    Serving as a Teaching Assistant remotely for Introduction to Computer Science at the Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy.

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    Product Mentor

    BobaTalks

    - Present 1 year 2 months

    Education

    You can find me here: https://bobatalks.com/program-management/

  • BU Spark! Graphic

    Product Mentor

    BU Spark!

    - 1 year 7 months

    Education

    Spring 2024: XC475 Product Mentor

  • adplist.org Graphic

    Product Mentor

    adplist.org

    - Present 8 months

    Education

    You can find me here: https://adplist.org/mentors/macy-so

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    Mentor

    Global Mentorship Initiative

    - 5 months

    Education

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    President

    PMReady

    - 6 months

    Education

    PMReady is a club that aims to promote and educate members of the BU community of the social and technological crossover there are in tech. We hope to build a community oriented and collaborative space for students interested in Project Management that hope to expand their knowledge and experience. We welcome all experience levels and look forward to being welcomed into the CS club community.

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    Product Manager

    Chosn Relationships

    - 4 months

    Social Services

    - Assist on pitch deck designs with the marketing team to create an investor-friendly deck for future VCs
    - Create an onboarding system for future interns and prepare documents for easy onboarding on Notions
    - Lead 10 interns in different teams, including branding, nudges, and marketing aspect of the company

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    Director of Logistics

    TechTogether Boston

    - 4 months

    Education

    In this cross-functional role, you’ll be collaborating with a team of students in the planning of an in-person TechTogether hackathon for your community. TechTogether hackathons are one of our biggest community engagement initiatives and continue to grow in size every year. As the Logistics Director, you will be responsible for crafting the vision of the event and overseeing the event planning. This role is perfect for someone that wants to develop their leadership, project management, event…

    In this cross-functional role, you’ll be collaborating with a team of students in the planning of an in-person TechTogether hackathon for your community. TechTogether hackathons are one of our biggest community engagement initiatives and continue to grow in size every year. As the Logistics Director, you will be responsible for crafting the vision of the event and overseeing the event planning. This role is perfect for someone that wants to develop their leadership, project management, event planning, and marketing outreach skill-sets.

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    Project Manager

    SunnySide

    - 9 months

  • CR8T Studio Graphic

    Administrative Assistant

    CR8T Studio

    - 2 months

    Education

  • Boston University AdClub Graphic

    Project Manager

    Boston University AdClub

    - 5 months

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    Web Developer

    TokenSpace

    - 7 months

    Science and Technology

    - Develop an interactive and user-friendly website for the company's image and boost audience engagement with app discovery
    - Custom code for the user interface for special effects and cater towards the company's image and over-arching brand image
    - Update and do regular maintenance for company's website for better engagement and outreach- Develop an interactive and user-friendly website for the company's image and boost audience engagement with app discovery
    - Custom code for the…

    - Develop an interactive and user-friendly website for the company's image and boost audience engagement with app discovery
    - Custom code for the user interface for special effects and cater towards the company's image and over-arching brand image
    - Update and do regular maintenance for company's website for better engagement and outreach- Develop an interactive and user-friendly website for the company's image and boost audience engagement with app discovery
    - Custom code for the user interface for special effects and cater towards the company's image and over-arching brand image
    - Update and do regular maintenance for company's website for better engagement and outreach

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    Account Executive

    Boston University AdClub

    - 9 months

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    Co Director

    Hack4Impact

    - 9 months

    Education

  • Director

    HackeRam

    - 1 year 2 months

    Science and Technology

    - Manage all departments and oversee the entire timeline of the hackathon from start to finish and make major executive decisions
    - Communicate with over 300+ attendees within our event discord channel, and monitor problems and resolve issues that might arise
    within the 48-hours event
    - Liaise with vendors, companies, and stakeholders during a 9-months event planning process to ensure everything is in order

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    Web Developer/Adviser

    Fight For Children

    - 4 months

    Children

  • Director Of Web Development

    MindSpace

    - Present 3 years 3 months

    Health

  • Project EIFL Graphic

    Design Team Lead

    Project EIFL

    - 3 months

    Education

  • 啓思中學 Creative Secondary School (Hong Kong) Graphic

    Yearbook Team Chief Editor

    啓思中學 Creative Secondary School (Hong Kong)

    - 1 year 10 months

    Arts and Culture

  • Boston University Graphic

    FY101 Student Instructor and Mentor

    Boston University

    - 5 months

    Social Services

  • AnitaB.org Graphic

    Mentor

    AnitaB.org

    - Present 7 months

    Science and Technology

Courses

  • Calculus I

    MATH1206

  • Calculus II

    MATH1207

  • Combinatoric Structures

    CS131

  • Computer Science I

    CISC1600

  • Computer Science II

    CISC2000

  • Computer System

    CS210

  • Data Science Tools and Applications

    CS506

  • Design Technology (Higher Level)

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  • Economics (Higher Level)

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  • English Language and Literature

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  • Faith and Critical Reason

    THEO1000

  • Foundation of Computer Science

    COMP3040

  • Full-Stack Application Design and Development

    CS412

  • Fundamentals of Computing Systems

    CS350

  • Geometrical Algorithms

    CS132

  • Information and Communication Technology

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  • Intro to Software Engineering

    SWEN261

  • Introduction to Algorithms

    CS330

  • Introduction to Creative Writing

    EN1202

  • Introduction to Java

    CS112

  • Introduction to Natural Language Processing

    CS505

  • Machine Learning for Business Analytics

    BA476

  • Philosophy and Politics

    PH155

  • Principle of Programming

    CS320

  • Probability in Computing

    CS237

  • Software Engineering

    SWEN261

  • Spark! Civic Tech Research Design Workshop

    DS290

  • UHC: Latin America

    HIST1400

  • Writing Research and Inquiry with Oral/Signed Expression

    WR151

Projects

  • ConsensUS

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  • Shuttle

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    Project Idea: build a web application that has centralized and accurate campus event information so that students can feel more encouraged to be active on campus
    Role: Founding software engineer + Project Manager

    Other creators

  • Jingle

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    Project Idea: I wanted to create a music recommendation application where friends can recommend each other new music every now and then. I also wanted to implement certain features so that people who are using the application will be able to explore and discover new musics that suits their preference.

    See project

  • HackeRam

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    - A student-led hackathon that is going to be held virtually, based in NYC
    - Being the host of the hackathon, managing all logistics and team dynamics along with outreaching to companies for sponsorships
    - Working alongside with the tech team to build a placeholder website for our first ever Fordham Hackathon

    Other creators

  • Queue

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    Work directly with our client (queue) to create promotional materials, to increase engagement within the app, and increase downloads.

    Other creators

  • BU Student Web-Recreation

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    Project Idea: A recreation of the BU Student Link website. The design has not changed for a long time, and my goal is to make it more modern and intuitive for new / transfer students like myself
    Product: Creating a React Web, with a new UXUI design
    Figma Link: https://www.figma.com/file/JSOV55VpTanzlVSU8PWNyT/BU-Web-Resign---Mock-Up?node-id=0%3A1

    See project

  • Contemplating the Cloisters: Public App Development Project

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    Project Idea: An interactive app for the iTunes and Android marketplace that platforms free and interactive guerrilla audio tours to visitors to The Cloisters museum
    -Built on content created by the students of ENGL 4142: Contemplating the Cloisters
    - Three main features: an interactive and updatable GUI built on the Cloisters museum floorplan; a simple media player streaming online audio content; and a dynamic text display with an option to playback prerecorded/online audio recitations.

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  • Hack Your Profile

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    Project Idea - ​Google cloud​ project to create a mental health virtual assistant that encourages users who are feeling down and provides positive affirmations
    Virtual assistant agent: Defined many intents, where combined intents can handle a complete conversation.

    See project

  • SB Hack VII

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    - Project Idea - Making a web chess game, using ​Python, Javascript & HTML/CSS
    - One other team member and I learn​ Vue.js​ to make the chess pieces more interactive while highlighting and moving the chess pieces more smoothly

    See project

  • No more hair tangles with glasses !

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    - Using CAD to help create a solution, and create a new product for the problem
    - Detailed development of a commercial product, find out the problem that exists and a solution
    - Making choices for commercial production, regarding DFM and DFA and other factors such as the cost and environmental factors

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  • Rube Goldberg Project, Hong Kong​ ​- Most Senselessly Complex Mechanism Award

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    - Built a contraption that is deliberately over-engineered to perform a simple task and linking with other groups in a complicated fashion to create a chain reaction.

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  • MakerBay Carol Reef Mapping

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    - Build a water drone and with a camera attached at the bottom to map the coral reef around the HK Water District
    - Research about different types of coral reefs, and identify them through the pictures that we took
    - Analyze and collect data to see the condition of the coral reef, and attempt to find resources to help save the carol reef to keep the Eco-environment.

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Honors & Awards

  • Team MVP

    Boston University AdClub

    Along with Best Client Brief, Best Problem Solving Team, and Most Effective Campaign Award

  • Best Use Of Google Cloud Award

    Hack Your Profile (Hackathon)

    - Project Idea - ​Google cloud​ project to create a mental health virtual assistant that encourages users who are feeling down and provides positive affirmations
    - Virtual assistant agent: Defined many intents, where combined intents can handle a complete conversation.

  • Consumer Council Culture Study Award, Hong Kong - MERIT

    Consumer Council

    - Built up a team and take on the leadership role to participate in this competition
    - Wrote a paper on the influence of how KOLs affect consumer purchases

Test Scores

  • IB Business Management SL

    Score: 6

  • IB ChineseLanguage and Literature SL

    Score: 6

  • IB Design and Technology HL

    Score: 6

  • IB English Language and Literature HL

    Score: 6

  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

    Score: 100

Languages

  • Cantonese

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Mandarin

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • English

    Full professional proficiency

Organizations

  • Hack4Impact - Boston Chapter

    External Director

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  • Inspiring Youth

    Technical Director

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  • BYTE Magazine

    Web Developer/Designer

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  • Tech Ladies

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  • Strike Magazine - Boston Chapter

    Design Team Member

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  • Mind Space

    Director of Website Develoment

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  • We Are Creator

    Vice-President

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