Jacob Cowan
Workplace Skills
- Fast & Flexible Learner
- Patient and Accomodating Educator
- Positive Collaborator
- Dedicated to Service
- Confident Communicator
- Passionate and Determined
- Critical and Analytical Eye
- Creative, Detail-Oriented Problem Solver
Technical Skills
- C++
- Java
- C#
- JavaScript
- SQL
- Git
- MERN Stack
- AGILE Development
- Unreal Engine
- Unity
- OpenGL
- Blender
Education
Universty of Washington Code Boot Camp
Sept – Dec 2020
- Certified Full Stack Web Developer
- Git Administrator and Database Designer
- Project Lead on final web app project
Auburn Riverside Senior High School
Sept 2012 – June 2016
- Volunteer tutor and assistant in Computer Science classes
- Electrical and Programming Lead in FIRST® Robotics Competition team
Work Experience
Mt. Baker Middle School
Paraeducator, COVID Test Administrator Sept 2021 – Present
- Coordinate with teachers to form plans for struggling students
- Explain tough concepts in new ways that make sense to students
- Build rapport with students across language and cultural barriers in ELL (English Language Learners) classes
- Mentor robotics students in programming, design, and project management
- Manage and administer rapid COVID testing procedures for hundreds of students per week
- Streamline the testing process to become the most reliably tested school in the district
Bulldog Carpet Installations
Flooring Installer June 2019 – May 2020
- Coordinate with other contractors to reach deadlines
- Learn new skills and tools in a rapidly changing environment
Auburn Skate
Floor Guard/Crew January 2017 – August 2018- Ensure customer satisfaction and safety of hundreds of skaters
- Skate maintenance and positive public interaction
- Build team morale and back up coworkers who need help
- De facto handyman, maintaining tools and decorations
Awards and Achievements
- Participant in multiple Game Jams on itch.io
- moodSing won Best UI/UX out of a cohort of 30 projects, 2020
- FIRST® Robotics District Chairman's Award, 2014
- Computer Science Student of the Year, 2016
- Third Place in Pacific Lutheran University Advanced Programming Competition, 2016
Hobbies and Interests
- Jewelry and Metalworking
- Tabletop RPG Game Mastering (Pathfinder, D&D, FATE Core, Genesys
- Roller Skating
- Jazz and Chamber Choir (12+ years)
- Guitar, Ukulele, Piano, Bass, and related instruments
- Making and playing games, of course!