Christian Aaron Gould
Phone #: 469-471-1845
Email: cagould@smu.edu
Hello! My name is Christian Gould, I am a young, aspiring software engineer currently studying computer science at SMU.
I am currently a Junior as SMU, taking Applied Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing.
Relevant Classes
-Java
-C++
-Discrete Computational Structures
-Data Structures
-Introduction to Engineering Design
-Algorithms
-Databases
Projects
Java Grading Program
- Developed in Shell and Python
- Connects to Canvas using the Canvas API
- Downloads all the submissions of students given in a text file
- Fixes the directories fo the students who do not follow normal submission guidelines
- Compiles all java projects students submit
- Runs all java projects using Expect scripts which send inputs to the program
- Saves the outputs of all the programs that are run
- Posts comments and grades using the Canvas API
Data Structures Grading Program
- Developed in Shell and Python
- Clones all github repositories of students to be graded
- Runs all cmake projects the students made with text file arguments
- Runs valgrind on each cmake project
- Scans the valgrind output file for lost blocks and presents it to the user
- Posts grades and comments on canvas
Search Engine
-Parses .Json Articles, developed in C++ over 3 weeks
-Created a Hashmap and AVL tree data structure, and used each to store information from the 100,000 .json articles from the CORD-19 dataset
-Parsed through all 100,000 .json files in approx. 26.5 seconds, and the user could search for Authors and words in the dataset, and be returned the id of the article containing the search
Sentiment Analysis
-Used a custom wrapper for c-strings for all data input, with char arrays only being used when inputting from a file.
-Dataset consisted of 50,000 pre-sorted movie reviews.
-In the project, the first 40,000 reviews were used in order to create a classifier from a lexiconical approach.
-The final 10,000 reviews were tested using the classifier and produced 51% accuracy.
Algorithm Analysis
-Program analysed the number of comparisons made by 6 different sorting algorithms:
Gnome sort, insertion sort, quick sort, merge sort, selection sort, and bubble sort.
-A total of 30 data sets were used, with 10 varying sizes, and 3 arrangements:
in-order, reverse order, and randomized order.
Auto-Indexer
-Used custom vector and linked-list classes for the project.
-An input file was given, which listed words and subcategories.
-Each of the words were printed in the output file with its corresponding page numbers.
Flight Planner
-Program did an exhaustive search using iterative backtracking for constraing optimization.
-Custom stack adapter class as well as adjacency list wrapper class was made from scratch.
-input was a list of possible flights, their time to take the flight, cost, as well as the airline.
-other input file consisted of a list of requested flights, and the optimization factor, wich was either cost or time.
-The iterative backtracking algorithm used a stack in order to keep track of where in the list it was.
-The output file consisted of the top three flight combinations to achieve the requested flights.
Relevant Work Experience
1. Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021: TA for KNW 2300
-Worked with students based upon an Agile workflow
-Debug Arduino C code
-Debug electrical wiring
2. Spring 2021, Fall 2021: TA for Data Structures
-Work with students to debug C++ code
-Assist students in creating custom data structures including: string, vector, linkedlist, hashmap, adjacency list
3. Summer 2021: Internship at McKesson
-Worked with a team of 6 software engineers, and 1 project manager
-Workflow was an AGILE setup
-Created from scratch in Java the McKesson Diagnostics Library for use by all of the Automation and Mobility department
-This library was to be a debug library for use in finding bugs in code. Its main function was to print out the
call stack in order to help engineers better debug their code.
-Written using CDI, in order to allow for easy expandability of the library.
Hobbies and Interests
-I love reading about and driving old American cars, I can in fact name off all 22 trim levels of the Dodge challenger.
-I like to work on calligraphy whenever I get the chance, at home I love to practice with my various dip pens.
-Working out and lifting weights is a passion of mine, I am working towards my personal trainer's certification.