Tanner Young

tanner-ky.github.io

tannerky@hawaii.edu

tanner-ky

Tanner Young

Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744 USA

808-343-3014

Interests

Software Engineering , Artificial Intelligence , Gaming Industry

Skills

Languages and Frameworks: C, C++, Java, Javascript, Python

Toolsets/OS: Windows, Eclipse, Git/GitHub, Linux, PuTTY, Arduino IDE, LSTS

Education

University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

B.S., Computer Science

  • 3.55 GPA

2019 - 2024

Work

Computer Science Assistant, Applied Research Laboratory at the University of Hawaii

arl.hawaii.edu/

Worked as computer science assistant under Noah Hafner, PhD

  • Conducted a trade study on single board computers as an alternative for the Raspberry Pi Zero
  • Developed new capabilities with existing hardware for debugging and troubleshooting
  • Gathered, logged, and parsed data from a variety of sensors using Python
  • Tested a variety of hardware components for compatibility with the LSTS toolchain

2023

Lab Intern, University of Washington

www.washington.edu/

Worked as an intern at the University of Washington under Dr. Chris Hague, PhD

  • Conducted research on generating stable cell lines expressing the Somatostatin receptor 2
  • Collaborated with and learned from a team of graduate students
  • Used various lab skills to conduct the experiments

2018

Lab Intern, University of Pennsylvania

www.upenn.edu/

Worked as an intern at Penn Vet under De'broski R. Herbert, PhD and Yingbiao Ji, PhD

  • Conducted research on Trefoil factors and LINGO genes effect on immune response
  • Worked closely with multiple PhDs and graduate students to further my research
  • Cited as a coauthor in the completed research paper

2017

Activities

Sunday School Assistant, Kailua Baptist Church

www.kailuabaptist.org/

Helped to teach children in Sunday School

  • Worked with groups of younger children
  • Explained and aided them in understanding the message each week

2014 - 2016

Awards

Manoa Academic Merit Scholarship, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2019-2023

Scholarship is an automatic $2,000 scholarship per year for four years of undergraduate study for first-time degree seeking students. Students must have a 3.5 GPA, 1200 SAT or 23 ACT upon the time of application to UH Manoa.

Dean's List, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2020, 2022, 2024

Undergraduate students are awarded the Dean's List distinction if they: (1) earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher based on 12 credits or more taken for a grade (C/NC courses do not count), and (2) do not receive grades of W, I, F, or NC for that semester.

References

Available upon request