Career Objective
Education
Experience
Skills
Accomplishments & Honors
Affiliations
Community Service
Jenny Chang's Resume
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Seeking a position in a computer field. Offering computer skills in typing, designing web pages, logos and posters, and programming in Basic, Pascal, and HTML. Long range goal is to receive a master degree in Computer Science and Engineering.
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EDUCATION
Woodrow Wilson High School, Los Angeles, CA. Diploma expected June 1997. GPA 4.31. Honors courses: AP Chemistry, AP Language and Composition, AP Computer Science, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Calculus AB, Algebra II and Trigonometry, Geometry. Special emphasis on designing, math, and drafting.
El Sereno Junior High School, El Sereno, Los Angeles, CA. Every Saturdays and Sundays, studied Chinese in this school. Attended from 1993 to 1996. Expanded my knowledge to learn to write and read in Mandarin and Cantonese fluently.
University of California of Santa Barbara (Juniors Summer Program Major courses of study were Computer Science, Physics, and Painting June-August 1996).
Certificate, August, 1996. Full tuition scholarship.
Home Savings of America Career Awareness Program, Spring 1997.
Liaison Citizenship Program, Los Angeles, CA, completion in June 1997, adult class for career awareness/community service volunteering.
USC Role Models Leaders Project, Los Angeles, CA, certificate, Spring 1997.
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EXPERIENCE
Excellent human relations and communication skills.
Ability to speak three languages fluently: English, Spanish and Chinese.
Knowledge of Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS, MS Word 6.0, WordPerfect 6.1, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint, Access, Auto Cad, 3D Home Studio, and CorelDraw 3.0 & 4.0, Photo Paint, Print Shop Deluxe.
Ability to program in Basic, Pascal and HTML.
Experienced American Online, Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Ability to design web-pages for web-sites in HTML.
Designer for school Home Page.
Ability to do sketches and draw animation.
Reporter for Law Works-A Violence Prevention Project
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SKILLS
Strong sense of responsibility
Flexible-willing to take on a variety of tasks
Dedicated to highest quality of work
Enjoy a challenge
Open minded and imaginative
Ability to learn quickly
Willing to do extra work to gain valuable experience
Extensive artistic background
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HONORS
Graduated with a Gold Bearer on the junior high school diploma.
Achieved 6 times second place, 2 times third place for excellent academic and strong leadership skills in Chinese school.
High Honor Roll ever since 7th grade
Perfect Attendance ever since 7th grade
Participated in Optimist Speech and Essay Contest. Achieved 2 times second place.
Achieved Torch Certificate for accumulating 6 semesters in California Scholarship Federation (CSF) in 1996.
Certificate of Achievement in recognition for Wendy’s High School Heisman in 1996. Demonstrated strong academics, athletics performance and community involvement.
Competed in the 1997 USC Building Better Communities High School Competition. First time Wilson High had ever taken part in this competition.
Certificate for outstanding academic achievement as a recipient of the Ruben Salazar Memorial Scholarship in May 8, 1997.
Certificate for outstanding academic achievement as a recipient of the Asian American Educators Association in May 21, 1997.
Certificate of Achievement in Recognition of Top Ten Percent in June 11, 1997
Certificate of Achievement in Recognition of Economics in June 11, 1997
Certificate of Achievement in Recognition of Perfect Attendance-Six Semesters in June 11, 1997
Certificate of Achievement in Recognition of Salutatorian in June 11, 1997
President’s Education Awards Program in 1997
California Department of Education Recognition and Commendation in 1997
Bank of America Achievement Award in the field of Computer Studies in 1997
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AFFILIATIONS
Who’s Who Among High School Students 1997
USC Role Models Leaders Project
Law Works-Violence Prevention Project
California Scholarship Federation
Pacific Asian Club
Key Club-Community Service Chair and Public Relations Chair
WebMaster Club
Ephebian Society
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
Received an Internship from Telsys Communications, Inc. Duties: Design banners and the web pages for their Web site. (July--August 1997)
Translate in Spanish, English and Cantonese in 95’s Lotus Festival at Echo Park.
Decorate El Sereno Senior Citizen Center for a Thanksgiving and Christmas dance.
Serve food in a Christmas event at Griffith Park for El Sereno Senior Citizen Center.
Participation in the Precinct for Proposition BB - School Repair Bond (1997)
Volunteer in the local El Sereno Library
Volunteer in American Heart Association in American Heart Walk
Volunteer in graffiti clean-up in El Sereno Senior Citizen Center
Raised money in Key Club for Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD)-International Key Club
Volunteer in the Thanksgiving Canned Food Drive in Alhambra-Kiwanis Club
Volunteer with the American Cancer Society in annual walk event
Volunteer in the LA Marathon-Unification of Disabled Latin Americans
Planted trees with the TreePeople in Altadena Mountain-TreePeople
Volunteer with the Liaison Citizenship Program in cleaning Eastern Avenue on El Sereno
Chair and Volunteer for the Senior Home in Alhambra (May 13, 1997)
Painting on the school curves and over the graffiti (May 20, 1997)
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