Harry Lachenmayer

Imperial College London—MEng in Computing (currently in final year, graduating end of June 2015)

St. Kilians Deutsche Schule Dublin

• Achieved 580 of 600 possible points in the Irish Leaving Certificate
• Was awarded a scholarship for full 6 years of secondary schooling

Software Engineer Intern, Knowledge Exploration (Events) Team, Google, Inc.—New York City, USA

• Developed and launched a new version of the Event knowledge card shown on the main Google search page (>100k impressions/day), featuring improved i18n, more consistent styling and additional functionality
• Performed extensive refactoring of several related components in C++ and Java serving code
• Technologies used: Java, C++

Software Engineer Intern, YouTube Annotations Editor Team, Google, Inc.—Zürich, Switzerland

• Added chapter marker functionality to the YouTube annotations editor
• Built a working prototype of a new version of the annotations editor
• Created a reusable timeline component for use in YouTube editing interfaces
• Technologies used: JavaScript, Python, ActionScript

Web Developer, TEDxAlbertopolis

• Implemented the web site for the first TEDx conference in London’s Royal Albert Hall, based on Photoshop mockups by a professional designer
• Technologies used: Node.js, CoffeeScript, Stylus, express.js, Tumblr API

Software Development Engineer Intern, Amazon.com, Inc—Seattle, WA, USA

• Implemented and shipped an iPhoto Import feature for Amazon’s Cloud Drive Mac desktop app, working in Objective-C on the client-side and Java on the server-side
• Proof-read and improved the French and German translations for Cloud Drive’s web and desktop UIs
• Prototyped and started development of an iPhone app

Web Developer, TEDxImperialCollege—London, United Kingdom

• Designed and implemented conference website front-end using HTML, CSS and Javascript, interfacing with WordPress-based backend
• Designed custom roller banners for use on the day of the conference
• Implemented a live Twitter and Flickr feed for display on-stage during intermissions

English Tutor, Schulkolleg Institut Dr. Rampitsch—Stuttgart, Germany

• Taught one-on-one English lessons to a student at Abitur level (A-Level equivalent)

Java Developer, KSB, S.A.S.—Gradignan, France

• Responsible for rewriting from scratch a set of valve recommendation tools in Java, which were originally written in Visual Basic (~10K LOC in Java)
• Proof-read English and German translations of data sheets and valve assembly instructions, correcting spelling and grammatical errors

FounderBus

• Participated in a startup competition set on a bus from Oxford to Paris via Cambridge, London and Antwerp
• Designed and developed a landing page, and a mock profile page for a fashion crowd-funding platform
• My team advanced to the international finals, pitching to VCs at Microsoft Paris

Dublin City University

• Successfully completed a full semester of first year Engineering at the age of 16 while in Transition Year (first year of high school in Ireland)
• Scored near the top of the class in “Software Development for Engineers” module, which was taught in C

Model European Parliament—The Hague, Netherlands

• Was part of a 5-person delegation representing Ireland to debate on current issues with young people from all over Europe, speaking in the Dutch national parliament

CTYI (Center for Talented Youth Ireland)

• Participated in 3-week summer courses “for young people aged between 12 and 16 years, who have been identified as having high academic ability (95th percentile in mathematical and/or verbal reasoning)”
• Completed courses in Computer Applications (2007), Chinese Language & Culture (2008) and 21st Century Skills (2009)