| title | Benjamin Ryan Resume |
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Majors: Computer Science (B.S.), Japanese Studies (B.A.)
- Pursuing technical education with a liberal arts foundation
- Member of the inaugural graduating class of the Japanese Studies program
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- Created a MIDI to WAV file converter in Python without external libraries or tools that could convert any standard MIDI file to raw binary or WAV output, shift frequencies, adjust sample rate, etc.
- Integrated my converter into the company’s existing digital signal processing suite in C
- Updated GUI elements of an existing digital signal processing interface in Java
- Worked collaboratively with the Acoustic Interface & Ranging team to ensure that my work was aligned with the larger team’s goals
- Oversaw all aspects of non-profit’s donations warehouse, including inventory, storage, and outflow during peak donation season as well as conducting facility tours and assisting community events
- Managed 145 volunteers for a group total of 1,300 work hours
- Served 128,914 students through managing an outflow of 40,000 books and school supplies
- Managed digital and physical archives for company projects, including digitization of physical projects
- Collaborated on architectural drafting projects using AutoCAD
- Developed a web crawler in Python using BeautifulSoup to gather links from a smart device forum
- Researched the security of smart device networks and helped to run test communication scenarios
- Programming Languauges: Python (Proficient), Java (Experienced), C and C++ (Experienced)
- Programming Tools: Git/Gitlab/Github (Proficient), Linux (Proficient)
- KVM and virtual machines (*Experienced)
- Japanese language (Proficient)
- One of 150 volunteers selected out of 600 to assist 22 incoming freshmen transitioning to college life
- Lead Organizer for Cypher VI, William & Mary’s 6th annual hackathon, elected by my peers
- Drafted sponsorship documents, budgets, promotional materials, and event plans
- Lead a team of organizers during the planning cycle to collaboratively make decisions regarding the event and to delegate responsibilities within the planning cycle, even throughout an international pandemic