ABOUT
My name is Samantha Yee and I'm in my second year at the University of Waterloo studying Systems Design Engineering!
This past co-op term I worked as a UI/UX Designer at Health Canada and during my previous co-op I worked as a software engineer.
I love designing and creating new ideas. During my free time I enjoy coding/designing side projects, reading, working out and traveling.
I'm currently looking for spring 2024 co-op opportunities in front-end or full stack development and design, let's connect!
SKILLS
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
Python
C++
Figma
MY EXPERIENCES
UX Designer @ Health Canada
Oct-Dec 2023 | remote
- Spearheaded a project to improve the design and structure of Canada's Food Guide dashboard - the second most viewed on Canada.ca with 9.7+ million visits in the past year - through conducting usability tests, heuristic evaluations and creating a usable prototype in Figma
- Proposed and implemented several design recommendations on Canada.ca, created on Figma and Canva adhering to WCAG and Canada's style guidelines
Tools: Figma, Canva, UserZoom
Software Engineer
@ Health & Rehab Research inc.
Jan-Mar 2023 | remote
- Built and tested a machine learning classification model that continuously analyzes patient vital signs in order to detect underlying medical conditions up to an accuracy of 78%, as part of a larger mobile app development
- Using various data integration techniques, manipulated and interepreted datasets with over 4.6 million values
Tools: Python, Git, Google Colab, MS Excel
Code Instructor @ Code Ninjas
Jun 2021 - Aug 2022 | Oakville, ON
- Taught the fundamentals of programming in JavaScript, Node.js and Scratch to over 500 students through the design and development of games
- Encouraged creativity and problem-solving skills in kids ages 5-14 through game creation in Roblox and Minecraft and programming LEGO robots using SPIKE Prime
Tools: JavaScript, Node.js, LEGO robotics
Assistant Teacher
@ Spirit of Math Schools
Sept 2019 - Jun 2022 | Mississauga, ON
- Worked closely with students in grades 3-6 to teach them advanced mathematical problems, which significantly improved their academic performances
- Coached, organised and prepared lessons for groups of up to 40 pupils per class
PROJECTS
A program designed to donate electronic devices to rural, low-income areas, focusing on Indigenous reserves
Tools: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, jQuery, SQL, PHP
A social app to encourage users to achieve their fitness goals by blending the social aspects of BeReal with personalized daily challenges
Tools: Figma, Swift
A Figma wireframe of my portfolio to display projects I've worked on, emulating Netflix's UI - currently implementing this into code
Tools: Figma, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
A series of coding challenges in areas like Python, Product Design & Machine Learning - one of which was launching a responsive food review blog with HTML & CSS
Tools: Python, HTML, CSS