Jeriann Hsiao

Jeriann Hsiao

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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About

I’m a University of Waterloo nanotechnology engineering graduate passionate about solving…

Experience

  • Pontosense Graphic

    Pontosense

    Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

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    Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

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    Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

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    Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

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    Waterloo, Ontario

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    Toronto, Ontario

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    Waterloo, ON

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    Brantford, ON

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    Kitchener, ON

Education

  • University of Waterloo Graphic

    University of Waterloo

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    • Graduated with Distinction on the Dean's Honours List

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    • Recipient of the Huayu Enrichment Scholarship granted by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan
    • Obtained certification for TOCFL Band B Level 3 in 7 months from near-zero fluency

Volunteer Experience

  • Waterloo Nanotechnology Engineering Student Society Graphic

    President

    Waterloo Nanotechnology Engineering Student Society

    - 11 months

    Science and Technology

    • Established first mentorship program in program's history, pairing 50 mentees to senior mentors

  • Outreach Squad

    Waterloo Women in Engineering

    - 2 years 3 months

    Science and Technology

    • Inspired and encouraged the next generation of female engineers by advising over 100 high school girls at UW's Go ENG Girl and Grade 11 Girls Conference as a workshop lead and Q&A panel guest

  • University of Waterloo Graphic

    Engineering Ambassador

    University of Waterloo

    - 4 years 8 months

    Science and Technology

    • Mentored 5 younger nanotechnology engineering students through the Shadow Day program and represented my program and faculty at many UW open houses, first-year orientation events, EngChats, and the Ontario University Fair

Courses

  • Computing (Python, MATLAB, COMSOL)

    NE 336/113/111

  • Product management (user centred design methods, customer experience design, sales)

    SYDE 548, BET 430/350

Projects

  • TAIWANT (to learn Taiwanese Mandarin)

    Full-stack web app built with React, Express, and MySQL that improves the Chinese reading and learning experience for other English speakers wanting to learn Taiwanese Mandarin like myself!

  • Bell Changemakers

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    • Won 1st place in hackathon judged by 3 Bell engineers
    • Collaborated with 4 other engineers across 2 time zones to deliver full-stack web app in 24 hours that allows users to vote for the change they want Bell to invest in in their communities

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  • Endonostix - University of Waterloo Capstone Project

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    • Placed 3rd in engineering program and in design analysis competition sponsored by ANSYS
    • Pitched MVP of diagnostic tool for endometriosis that lowers diagnosis time by 90% for 200M women

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  • Butterfly - 1st in Product Buds & Design Buddies' Product Splash Competition

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    • Placed 1st out of 66 teams, judged by Product Lead at Netflix and Senior UX Director at Sony PlayStation
    • Collaborated with 1 designer and 1 product manager to survey 10 young adults, analyze 5 competitors, conduct 4 user tests, and pitch business case and prototype of app

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