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Karen Mai

Karen Mai

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    SDE @ Amazon Prime Air | BS in CS + Applied Math '23 | Girls Who Code, Rewriting the Code, Amazon Future Engineer, Dell and Google Conference Scholar

  • Education

    • Boston Latin School

      2016 - 2021
      High School Diploma High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

      Activities and Societies: Girl’s Volleyball Team | RS-DS player, Asian Students in Action | External Liaision, Guidance Office | Student Leadership, Ski and Snowboard Club | President, Orchestra | Violist AP Courses: Comparative Government, Calculus BC, Statistics, Literature, Computer Science Principles, US History, French, World History | Regular Courses: Capstone, Physics, Graphic Arts, Chemistry

    • Urban College of Boston

      2021 - 2021
      Dual Enrollment Health

      Human Nutrition and Food Service Sanitation

    • Tufts University

      2020 -
      Pre-college Summer Program

      Math on Poverty and Inequality, Foundation of Law and Ethics, Special Topics in Psychology, Linear Algebra

    • Harvard Extension School

      2019 -
      Summer Program

      Activities and Societies: Intramural Volleyball Principles of Economics: Microeconomic and Macroeconomics

    • Roxbury Community College

      2020 - 2021
      Dual Enrollment SOCIAL SCIENCES

      Human Conduct and Value, Art History and Appreciation, Introduction to Sociology, Urban Sociology

    • Cambridge College

      2020 - 2021
      Associate's degree Business Administration and Management, General 3.96

      Accounting I + II, Business Law, Principle of Banking, Human Resources, Principles of Financial Services, Leadership and Management, Consumer Credit, Business Writing and Communication, Business Ethics, Principles of Public Relations, Critical Thinking, Statistics, Environmental Science, American Literature, Anatomy and Physiology, Financial Literacy, Political Science

    • Babson College

      -
      Summer Study Program Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

      Introduction to the Entrepreneurial Experience

    • Bunker Hill CC

      2018 - 2021
      Dual Enrollment

      College Writing I+II, Drawing for Observation

    • Brandeis University

      2021 - 2023
      Bachelor's degree Mathematics and Computer Science 3.9

      Activities and Societies: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Fellowship, TRIO SSSP, First Gen, International Business Scholar

    • Fisher College

      2020 - 2021
      Dual Enrollment Information Technology

      Computer Concepts and Applications, Management Application and Information Systems

    • Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

      2020 - 2021
      Dual Enrollment SOCIAL SCIENCES

      Technology and Society, American Politics, Financial Accounting, Sustainability and the Human Condition

    • Suffolk University

      2021 - 2021
      Dual Enrollment

      Black Studies & Public History

  • Experience

    • ABCD Inc

      Jun 2017 - Jul 2018
      SummerWorks Summer Intern

      Participated in a professional workshop development curriculum of financial literacy, professionalism, safety laws, and protocols at work. Experienced various work fields through internships provided by the organization.

    • Blue Hills Ski Area

      Dec 2017 - Dec 2020
      Ski Snowboard Instructor + Rentals Assistant

      Taught private, semi-private, and group lessons. Trained here for my Level One Examination (from the American Association of Snowboard 🏂🏼 Instructors). Helped prepare hundreds of rental🎿 equipment for skis and snowboards each week.

    • The Calculus Project Inc.

      Jun 2020 - Aug 2021
      Peer Tutor

      The Calculus Project (TCP) is a grassroots-style initiative to dramatically increase the number of students of color and low-income students who complete AP Calculus 🧮 in high school. Joined the team as a peer tutor aiding in classes and running independent review sessions for Computer Science in Python 👩🏻‍💻, Algebra, Pre-Calculus, and AP Calculus.

    • Amazon Web Services (AWS)

      May 2021 - Aug 2022
      Amazon Future Engineer

      Created a full-stack end to end project to capture customer's sentiment on emails received about AWS tools/events.

    • Sanofi Genzyme

      Jun 2021 - Sept 2021
      Biostatistician

      Explored the pharmaceutical 💊 industry, biotechnology 🧬, and healthcare field. Developed strong analytical skills in conducting analyses with statistical software. Gained knowledge of drug and clinical development process. Practiced excellent attention to detail, quality, and scientific rigor. Learned up-to-date technical knowledge of epidemiology and biostatistics methods🔬.

    • Brandeis University

      Oct 2021 - Dec 2023

      As a teaching assistant for Software Engineering👾, Mobile App Development, Introduction to Python, Advanced Programming in Java, and Software Entrepreneurship, I attended all class and lab sessions, worked closely with student through office hours, updated the class LATTE and Gradescope website, and corrected ✅ almost thousands ‼️of tests and programming homework assignments. Helped out the BUGS program as a 🔢 Calculus I and II tutor.Helped Student Accessibility Support to provide a copy of my own class notes ✏️ directly to approved students with documented disabilities that make class notetaking a challenge. Attended all classes and took legible comprehensive notes. To have this role, I had to have a minimum cumulative GPA and be selected based on good communication, listening, interpersonal, effective time ⏰ management, and organization skills while being detail-oriented, responsible, reliable, and prompt. Was notetaker for almost every class I took. Show less

      • Teaching Assistant

        Aug 2021 - Dec 2023

      • Research Assistant (RA)

        Oct 2021 - Jun 2022

    • Amazon

      May 2023 - Sept 2023
      Software Development Engineer

      Designed, Engineered, and Tested the full automation of bonus and advance payments that is between the editors and the authors. Implemented the business metrics dashboard to analyze timeline of the payment process to discover bottlenecks.

    • Amazon

      May 2024 - now
      Software Engineer

      Responsible for designing and implementing features for internal applications that optimize drone delivery operations. Expertise in utilizing AWS services such as RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, DynamoDB, CDK, etc to build scalable, cloud-based solutions. Involved in full-stack development, handling both frontend and backend tasks, and taking ownership of end-to-end project delivery. Mentoring and onboarding new engineers to ensure seamless integration into the team. Managing documentation to maintain clear, comprehensive records of technical processes and system architectures. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Adult First Aid/CPR/AED (In Process of Recertification)

      EMS Safety Services
      Jul 2018

    • ServSafe Manager

      ServSafe Certified
      Aug 2020

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Karen Mai
      3rd Place in Healthcare Innovation Division Stanford TreeHacks Mar 2023 Created an accessible tool to compare if medications taken together will cause adverse reactions. We use the NIH's Drug Interaction API for the most reliable and up-to-date data on this topic. https://github.com/devikadwivedi/TreeHacks2023
    • Awarded to Karen Mai
      One of Most Innovative Apps Brandeis University's Software Entrepreneurship Course May 2022 Reuse and Relive is our startup idea that helps students live more sustainable lives. Buying new items, from clothes to dorm furniture is expensive and unsustainable. Buying used items from others is cheaper. However, dealing with strangers over the internet can be a pain. This is where R&R comes in. We create a tight knit community on college campuses, where students can take advantage of the thousands of used items that get thrown away every semester by other students. Our platform allows… Show more Reuse and Relive is our startup idea that helps students live more sustainable lives. Buying new items, from clothes to dorm furniture is expensive and unsustainable. Buying used items from others is cheaper. However, dealing with strangers over the internet can be a pain. This is where R&R comes in. We create a tight knit community on college campuses, where students can take advantage of the thousands of used items that get thrown away every semester by other students. Our platform allows students to buy, trade, and sell items with other students. Show less
    • Awarded to Karen Mai
      Dean's List Brandeis University Jan 2022 The Dean's List is an academic honor attributed to students whose semester GPA is 3.50 or higher. To be eligible, you must have taken at least 3 full courses (12 credit hours) for a letter grade, and not have received a grade of D, E, NC or U (labs and PE are included).
    • Awarded to Karen Mai
      Approbation with Distinction Boston Latin School, Rachel Skerritt (Headmaster) Feb 2020 Achieved a record of A- or higher in all subjects including conduct are entitled to this certificatie.
    • Awarded to Karen Mai
      Honorable Merit (Magna Cum Laude) American Classical League and National Junior Classical League Jun 2019 Outstanding Performance in the National Latin Examination
    • Awarded to Karen Mai
      The President's Award (Gold Medalist) - Feb 2019 Volunteered over 500 hours of service at local organizations (Chinatown Main Street, YMCA, Youth Enrichment Services)
    • Awarded to Karen Mai
      International Youth Innovation Design Competition (Gold Medalist) 国际青少年创新设计大赛 Jul 2017 Created a model car powered with physics that went over a ramp.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Ski Snowboard Instructor, Track and Field Coach, Administrative Assistant

      Issued by Youth Enrichment Services on Sept 2016
      Youth Enrichment ServicesAssociated with Karen Mai

    • Community Advocate

      Issued by Chinatown Main Street Program on Jul 2018
      Chinatown Main Street ProgramAssociated with Karen Mai

    • Volunteer, Intern

      Issued by YMCA of Greater Boston on Oct 2016
      YMCA of Greater BostonAssociated with Karen Mai

    • Journalist

      Issued by Sampan Newspaper on Apr 2018
      Sampan NewspaperAssociated with Karen Mai

    • Writer

      Issued by National Association of Asian American Professionals - Boston Chapter (NAAAP Boston) on Mar 2017
      National Association of Asian American Professionals - Boston Chapter (NAAAP Boston)Associated with Karen Mai