grace fong
http://www.fongmingyun.com/

E-Mail: gfong@seas.upenn.edu 

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education
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Post-Secondary: University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science 

Major: Bachelor’s of Science and Engineering in Digital Media Design
Minors: Fine Arts, Consumer Psychology
Expected Graduation Date: May 2010 

Relevant Coursework: Computer Graphics Programming, Digital Figure Modeling, Advanced Topics in Animation, Web Design, Algorithms.  

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experience
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Intro Computer Science, Teaching Assistant: Jan 2008 – present 
I conduct lab, design and grade homework, and administer exams.

ACM SIGGRAPH, Vice-Chair: Jan 2009 - present 
Member since Sept 2006.  Treasurer from 2008-2009. I work with other students to create animations as well as coordinate and fund club events. 

3-D Modeler, Research Assistant: July 2007 – present 
In the lab of Dr. Norm Badler. I create low-polygon models, animations, and environments for crowd simulations and instructional Air Force videos.

Freelance Illustrator: Dec 2004 - present 
I provide miscellaneous illustration for private clientele in a self-managed, internet business.  I also organize convention trips for Boiled Fish Studios.

Computer Graphics, Resident Teaching Assistant: July 2008
I lived with and taught an intensive 3-D modeling course to high school students at UPenn.

Juror’s Award, University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Art Show: Dec 2006

Interface and Game Design, Sid’s Adventure: July 2005 
Educational children's web game published in Flash.

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technical skills
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Graphics:   Autodesk Maya, Adobe Photoshop, AfterEffects, Dreamweaver, InDesign.

Programming Languages:   C++, Java, HTML/CSS. 

Familiar With:   Pixologic ZBrush, PHP/MySQL, LaTeX, Python, MATLAB, UNIX.