reo — dev & kitchen

I don't love writing code, but rather love writing elegant code. I want to use my technical and non-technical skills to create products that can have social impact and better the lives of many people. I personally am really passionate about low-level programming, since it makes my heart dance and understanding of such levels allow me to further understand higher level programming languages. Also, I love powers of 2.

Technical Skills

Languages

Java C MIPS Assembly C++ C# Python JavaScript R SQL

Frameworks & Libraries

React Node.js Express Next.js

Tools & Platforms

Git Linux REST APIs Unity Aseprite RStudio Blender Davinci Resolve

// CS Interests

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CS/Math Interdisciplines

What's CS without Math?

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If I were to describe what really excites me in life, it is numbers, not writing code. So, in that regards, I am just as much a math person as I am a CS person, so fields such as cybersecurity and networks, or machine learning which all build off of fundamentals of mathematics such as graphs, matrices, or data analysis are all fields that excite me so much more than just writing code.

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Computer Architecture

How computers actually work

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Since I built my own PC, I was always interested in the hardware side of computing, and in college after taking a class in C—where I needed an underlying understanding of pointers and memory—I wanted to know more about how computers actually work behind the scenes. Now, understanding the underlying computer architecture in assembly such as how registers work and how memory is accessed helps me write more efficient code. Also, I love the IEEE-754 binary float representation.

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Software Development

Let's make things!

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Simply having that power to create something that people across the world can easily access feels really amazing. Different skills allow you to create different products, but many products such as software that can be created through computing skills are ones that can really reach out to many people across the world which I think is really fascinating, and can help give an impact to more peopple worldwide. I personally love making video games, since it can bring many people together and bring a smile to their faces.

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Algorithms & Theory

Elegance is life. Life is elegance.

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The part about being a programmer that I enjoy the most isn't the mere process of writing code, but rather thinking about writing clean and elegant code. When writing algorithms, it requires understanding and choosing appropriate data structures, such as stacks, queues, binary trees, etc. The process of thinking about how to approach writing an algorithm just brings me pure joy, and proving their correctness allows me to apply knowledge I acquired through my discrete mathematics class.

// Courses Taken

// Experiences / Activities

Grader

CSC-151

Peer mentor and provides feedback to each student with individual comments to accelerate peer education.

MAT-215

Peer mentor that provides feedback in a timely manner and gives comments to help students learn from mistakes.

Mentor

CSC-161

Teaching assistant for CSC-161. Attend classes to support professor, such as answering students' questions, proctor quizzes, take attendance, etc. Host weekly mentor sessions to cultivate environment for peer education where students can ask questions about any concepts they are unsure about, or ask questions about labs. Also create practice questions to help prepare students for their weekly quizzes.

"Cherish every moment." "Life is an adventure." These are the mottos I live by, and in this ever fast moving world, life is full of uncertainty. However, I try to live every moment full of smiles, and so I always try to make people laugh, no matter how pathetic a joke I have on mind may be. Afterall, in this day and age where AI can do so much, what makes us human is not our technical skills, but more so us humans being... humans right?

💡 Fun Facts

I can name all 47 U.S. presidents which I memorized when I was 7 or 8 (Sorry, it's not 6 or 7 ;)
I played competitive tennis for over a decade before an injury ended my run.
I like to listen to K-Pop 🎵 and I take Korean classes in college :D (한국어 조금 할 수 있어요!)
I have hit the highest competitive rank in two different titles—Fortnite and Pokémon.

✨ Hobbies & Interests

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Cooking

I live to eat, not eat to live.

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After moving to Iowa for college, the only way to eat the Japanese food I love was to cook it myself. What started as necessity has grown into one of my biggest passions — I now regularly host group dinners for friends.

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Tennis

I got that ball knowledge ;)

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With over a decade of experience, it was a big part of family tradition. I played from when I was six, practice day in and day out, then became the co-captain of my middle school and high school's tennis club. I have since then become injured such that I no longer play competitively, but it still remains as a big part of my identity, and a way for me to connect with family and friends.

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Gaming

Gaming is not just for kids!

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To burn my competitive drive I previously had in tennis, I strived to put in my 120% even when playing on the server. My goal remained the same: I just wanted to win. I have tried to brush up my skills in numerous games across different genres, and found most success in reaching the highest rank in Fortnite and Pokemon, and many of my friends I made in high school were those I was able to connect through these games.

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Computers

A CS major isn't complete without liking computers right?

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It started out with a conversation with my father on my way to the airport when moving back to Japan. He proposed I buy a PC instead of the newly released Nintendo Switch. Then, I started playing Minecraft as my first game, discovering the file system in Minecraft was a eureka moment for me. This was the start of my obsession with computers, where I later built my own PC by buying individual components, and later discovered the joy of writing code in the form of making a Minecraft mod. The rest is history.

🌟 Experiences / Activities

TEDxYouth@Tokyo

Director

Plan and coordinate event from start to finish, managing a team with over 50 high school students, spanning across 6 different teams.

Tech Team Leader

Responsible for technology setup for the event, focused around filming and recording the in-person event, and streaming it to audiences worldwide.

Hiroo Gakuen Senior High School

Student Council: Treasurer

Managed entire budget for clubs and events hosted in the school, such as our annual school festival which brings in over 4,000 visitors each year.

Tennis Team: Co-captain

Served as the co-captain in the junior high school team and the senior high school team. Facilitated after school practices and helped reserve tennis courts for practice matches and longer practice sessions. Despite having a congenital foot disease since birth, practiced hard and became the strongest player on the team in my grade.

Grinnell College

Japanese Cultural Association: Treasurer

Responsible for planning and creating the budget for events that we host to spread Japanese culture to all students on campus.