Alexander Peal
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Experience
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VTHacks
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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UX Organizer
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Jan 2023 - Present
Focused on making the 11th edition of Virginia Tech's premiere hackathon engaging and inclusive for attendees as part of the User Experience (UX) committee. Enhanced the experience of over 600 hackers at the event by coordinating event scheduling, and collaborating with other student organizations such as the Society of Women Engineers at VT and the VT Competitive Robotics Organization to run workshops during the event. Helped set a new record for registrants (1000+) and overall diversity (200% increase.) Show less
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General Dynamics Mission Systems
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Software Engineer Intern
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May 2023 - Aug 2023
Supported the Electronic Warfare (EW) team at Progeny Systems (now GDMS) by independently developing a user interface for an RF block downconverter testing framework written in Python, MATLAB, and C. Created a wireframe for the design through meetings with team members, and built a working interface using Python, tk, and tcl with an observed test efficiency increase of 83% and support for seven different tests. Application was successfully demonstrated to other DoD subcontractors as part of a greater proposal for a chance to win a multi-million dollar contract. Additional work consisted of maintaining diagnostic tools for embedded systems using JavaScript and HTML in a Fedora environment ran in Oracle VirtualBox. Show less
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Fairfax Collegiate, LLC
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Programming/Robotics Instructor
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Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
Responsible for preparing and teaching lessons to groups of up to 20 students in various subjects, including Python programming, robotics, high school mathematics, and Scratch programming. Contributed to the success of the summer academic program by creating two instructional videos and providing individualized support to students. Created additional assignments and activities beyond the provided curriculum to maximize student engagement. Responsible for preparing and teaching lessons to groups of up to 20 students in various subjects, including Python programming, robotics, high school mathematics, and Scratch programming. Contributed to the success of the summer academic program by creating two instructional videos and providing individualized support to students. Created additional assignments and activities beyond the provided curriculum to maximize student engagement.
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Fairfax Collegiate, LLC
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Instructor
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Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
Provided 1-on-1 support to students, enhanced the existing curriculum through activity planning, and oversaw additional small group instruction. Acted as a substitute instructor in over 12 instances, seamlessly continuing instruction and maintaining a high level of classroom engagement. Taught classes in a wide variety of subjects, including Python programming, robotics, elementary-school mathematics, chemistry, advanced writing, and forensic science in both an in-person and online setting. Provided 1-on-1 support to students, enhanced the existing curriculum through activity planning, and oversaw additional small group instruction. Acted as a substitute instructor in over 12 instances, seamlessly continuing instruction and maintaining a high level of classroom engagement. Taught classes in a wide variety of subjects, including Python programming, robotics, elementary-school mathematics, chemistry, advanced writing, and forensic science in both an in-person and online setting.
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Education
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Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science -
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology