Jungsik Jackson Byun Personal Blog

About

Hello! My name is Jungsik Jackson Byun. I am a software developer at General Motors. In 2019, I received my bachelor's degree in Computer sicne from University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with an overall 3.73/4.0 GPA, major 3.80/4.0 GPA, honor student, Magna Cum Laude.

Throughout my academic career, I have persistently been praised as dedicated and accountable by my professors and peers for my work. An exceptionally creative individual with strong analytical skills. Offering outstanding ability to work with various programming languages, including C++, C, Java, C#, Ruby, Javascript, SQL, HTML, XML, CSS, and PHP.

Career

  • Student Assistant

    • The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
    • Aug 2016 – May 2019
    • Edinburg, Texas
    • Assisted over 1,000 International students with registration, enrollment and visa requirements. While working, I developed an information desk sign-in system to track student visitor’s needs.

  • Robotics Instructor

    • Sylvan Learning
    • Jun 2017 - Jul 2017
    • McAllen, Texas
    • Worked for 14 hours/week, on experience and skill. Provided STEM lectures to 60 high school students. The program helped students understand engineering and inspire them to join the STEM field through the use of LEGO Mindstorm EV3. In IDEA Frontier (Brownsville), students in my class were awarded 1st and 2nd place; In IDEA (Pharr), students in my class were awarded 1st, 3rd, and Best Design award by the IDEA Public School system.

  • Summer Intern

    • Korean American Chamber of Commerce USA
    • July 2014 - August 2014
    • Los Angeles, California
    • Selected by SoonChunHyang University as 1/10 people. Assisted over 300 companies by phone, and referred them to the appropriate department according to their requests. Learned the building components of what makes a start-up company, how to establish a name and brand, and how to conduct business in a public and private setting.

  • Student Partner

    • Microsoft
    • Jun 2017 - Jul 2017
    • Seoul, South Korea
    • Nationally Microsoft Korea selected only 100 students who majored in computer science for Microsoft Student Partners. Participated as a Plan Maker of MSP and changed position to developer. Mastered Microsoft’s software tools, languages (C#, XAML), awarded innovation top 10 prize in programming competition “Imagine cup Korea“ and taught programming skills with university students. https://imagine.microsoft.com/en-us/msp

  • Ucrew

    • Microsoft
    • August 2013 - November 2013
    • Seoul, South Korea
    • Help students use computer technology more efficiently by incorporating skills into their studies. Discussed the needs of the students by explaining how these needs could be met by specific products and services. Emphasize product features based on analyses of students’ needs and on technical knowledge of product capabilities and limitations. Provided students with ongoing technical support.

  • Surface Ambassador

    • Microsoft
    • August 2013 - November 2013
    • Seoul, South Korea
    • Answer user inquiries regarding computer software or hardware operation to resolve problems. Read technical manuals, confer with users, or conduct computer diagnostics to investigate and resolve problems or to provide technical assistance and support. Greet customers and ascertain what each customer wants or needs. Provided assistance by explaining any misconception regarding a product.