Zedong/Russell Xun | 荀泽栋

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I am a Software Engineer, Game Developer, Mathematician, and Guitarist.

Working at Amazon | Search Experience Science

Studied at Washington University in St. Louis, University of California, San Diego, Sage Ridge School.

Interned at Huawei Technologies, Tesla, WUSTL, Deloitte.

Living in Santa Clara, California

Born in Chengdu, China.

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Education

Washington University in St. Louis | BS in Computer Science && BS in Mathematics

Aug 2019 - May 2022 | St. Louis, MO

University of California, San Diego | Major in Computer Science

Transferred. Jun 2019 | San Diego, CA

  • Transferred to Washington University in St. Louis after freshman year.

Experiences

Amazon | Search Experience Science | Software Development Engineer

Oct 2023 - Present | Palo Alto, CA

  • Working on search science data pipeline build
Amazon | Alexa Shopping | Software Development Engineer

August 2022 - Oct 2023 | Santa Clara, CA

  • Worked and lead on multiple Alexa Shopping Notification projects
Huawei Technologies | Software Engineering Intern

May 2022 - August 2022 | Guangdong, CN

  • Responsible forthe front-end development of an internal online smart chat engine that provides extensive data for supply chain management using Vue.js.
  • Developed and launched an internal 3D globe data visualization tool utilizing Cesium.js and Cesium Unreal in August for supply chain management.
  • Mobile Development - Wrote and reviewed code forthe mobile version of supply chain smart engine, deployed on internal Huawei mobile client.
TESLA | Software Engineering Intern

April 2018 – Jun 2018 | Reno, NV

  • Worked on optimizing algorithms on delivery robots routes in the factory
  • Produced an officialreport through data collections and analyses of the company current funding issues.
Deloitte | Technology Consulting Intern

May 2019 – Aug 2019 | Chengdu, CN

  • Created an automated Python program for a pharmaceutical client, HitGen, to produce annual tax fund reports utilizing financial data collected throughout the corporation. The extracted data accelerated Deloitte's IPO audit processes with HitGen's by reducing manual effort and preventing human errors.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS | Teaching Assitant

Dec 2019 – Present | St. Louis, MO

  • TA for Video Game Development II(2021-2022). Computer Security(2021-2022). Rapid Prototype Development and Creative Programming(2019-2020). Object-Oriented Software Development(2021).

Projects

Island Escape -- 3D Adventure

A Unity3D adventure game where the player needs to complete tasks, fight minions, and finally find a way out the island. The game is published on itch.io. Complete instructions can be found on the game page. (This may take couple minutes toload.)

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Hey, Kong -- Pixel Adventure

A Unity2D pixel adventure game where the player needs to engage in combats, discover clues, and finally rescue his friend. The game is also published on itch.io. Complete instructions can be found on the game page.

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Personal Calendar

Builta Personal Calendar in JavaScript that allows users to add and remove events dynamically and share events with other users: Front-end:JavaScript, Back-end:AJAX. MySQLasdatabase. Library:JQuery

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News Sharing Site

A simple blog site where users can register, login, post, comment, and like posts, etc using MySQL and PHP.

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Cloud File Storage

A simple file storage site where users can register, login, and store documents in the cloud using MySQL and PHP.

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Instagram Clone

A fun HTML clone of instagram.

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Contact

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