Jack Gong

SOFTWARE ENGINEER BE(HONS) · jackgong48@gmail.com

Looking to challenge myself in all aspects of technology; present and future.


Experience

Produce Assistant

Countdown

Handling fruits and vegetables and interacting with customers are the main responsibilities of this position. This role requires an eye for presenting attractive displays and a commitment to meeting food and safety standards. Often times, customers will ask for help and it is our responsibility to be patient and good communicators so that they can have a positive experience and be happy to come back again.

December 2019 - Present

AUT Shadow a Leader Day

The Web Co, Patrick Howard

The aim of Shadow a Leader is to give Auckland secondary school students and AUT Faculty of Business, Economics and Law students the opportunity to follow a business leader and to understand what it takes to succeed in the leader’s field of endeavour. My leader owns a web development agency, based in Newmarket.

April 2021 - Present

Volunteering

Rogobals Auckland

Volunteering

Robogals Auckland is a student-run club based at The University of Auckland. This club aims to educate kids and young adults on the STEM field. One of the workshops I volunteered for was centred on teaching communication using morse code and delivering messages to the other kids with Lego Mindstorm robots.

April 2021 - Present

YTech NZ

Second-year Committee member

YTech is a non-profit organisation run by youth for youth. As a committee member, I was able to experience different aspects of running an organisation e.g marketing, registrations, keeping minutes etc. Previous events include ‘YTech: Walking on Mars’ and ‘AI: The World of Tomorrow’. The purpose of this organisation is to introduce STEM to young students so that they may have a better idea of what STEM is and if it is something they should consider looking into more.

January 2019 - Present

Education

The University of Auckland

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

GPA: 8.0

March 2020 - Present

Western Springs College

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

Clubs and leadership: International students leader, Tennis, Basketball

Excellence Endorsed at levels 1, 2 and 3

January 2015 - November 2019

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Workflow
  • Mobile-First, Responsive Design
  • Cross Browser Testing & Debugging
  • Cross Functional Teams
  • Agile Development & Scrum

Achievements

  • University of Auckland, Faculty of Engineering
    Deans Honour List (top 5% of cohort)

  • Startup company of the year
    Young Enterprise Scheme (2017)

  • ABRSM Level 8
    Attained with Achievement

  • NCSS Challenge - Python (Intermediate)
    Perfect Score (2016)