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Seth Shoneman Resume

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Overview: I’m a senior in the Science & Engineering Magnet Program in the Freehold Regional High School District. My goal is to pursue an education and career in computer and information science. My GPA is 5.23 and I scored in the 99th percentile on the ACT, SAT and PSAT; and I recently became a National Merit Scholarship winner. I’m a hard worker and creative thinker.

Education

Manalapan High School | Junior Sept. 2018—Present

  • FRHSD Science and Engineering Magnet Program - Manalapan, NJ                              

  • GPA: 5.23 — High Honor Roll and 1st Decile

    • Relevant Courses: AP Computer Science, AP Chemistry, AP Statistics, Honors Precalculus, AP Microeconomics, AP Biology, AP Physics C, AP US History, AP English and Literature, AP Calculus BC, AP English Literature & Composition, Honors Multivariable Calculus, Honors Engineering Research, AP Environmental Science, AP Psychology

      • SAT = 1560 (Took once)

      • ACT = 35 (Took once)

      • PSAT = 1490 (National Merit Scholar)

      • Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction = 10 APs

Experience

Commvault | Intern Oct. 2021—Present

  • Working with a mentor, learning to use internal tools for building workflows and querying databases and consoles. Contributing skills to developing automated programs for temporarily changing employee permissions and logging changes - Tinton Falls, NJ

Swing Loose Indoor Golf | Developer July 2021—Present

  • Responsible for software development projects: automated newsletter software that scrapes data from multiple sources, financial consolidation reporting system and misc small issues. Work with peers and owner to debug code, and work on real-world use applications while meeting deadlines - Holmdel, NJ

PlanMee | Developer Oct. 2019—Present

  • Created intuitive, automated scheduling tool shared with district teachers and students working remotely during Covid pandemic - Morganville, NJ

GraviSim | Developer March 2021—Present

  • Created a user-guided gravity simulation for multibody interactions that allows for creation of different sized planets; the changing of gravitational strength; the pausing of interactions. The entire system is governed by actual gravitational properties.

Track & Price Software | Data Cleansing April 2019—Feb. 2020

  • Conducted data scraping, data input, and evaluated discrepancies between publicly available price listings and published valuations of world paper money notes by grading houses - Morganville, NJ

QuickChek  | Food Counter Clerk June 2019—Aug. 2019

  • Took and prepared customer orders, restocked inventory and provided extra help as required throughout store - Morganville, NJ

Honors

National Merit Scholarship winner May 2022

Published short story and poem in Echoes Literary Magazine May 2022

High Honor Roll every making period. 1st Decile Sept. 2018—Present

Won ‘Best Sustainability Hack’ and Top 10 Award’ at PennApps XXII, largest collegiate hackathon in country, as part of 4-person team Sept. 2021

Placed in Top 20% in Sciencious International STEM Writing Competition with Black Holes essay Sept. 2021

Earned Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction Award Aug. 2021

Featured with my PlanMee app on Channel 12 New Jersey News Dec. 2020

Best Speaker Award at JSA (Junior State of America) Washington DC Winter Congress 2020 – Mid-Atlantic Texas Region Feb. 2020

Graduated with Honors from summer Princeton University Communication & Speech class  July 2019

Completed IEEE Mini Engineering Academy  March 2019

Received President’s Education Award Program award (PEAP)  May 2018

Accepted into FRHSD Science & Engineering and Computer Science Magnet Programs   March 2018                                                      

Played lead character (Grandpa Joe) in school play, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”  May 2018

Graduated with honors from Monmouth County Arts Middle School Film Program  March 2017 

Extracurricular Activities

Hackathons  Sept. 2018—Present                                       

  • Major League Hacking FRHSD 2020 HackFRee Leadership Team 2020 | Presenter, Mentor & Instructor

  • PennApps XXI and XXII Hackathons 2020 and 2021| Competitor

  • CodeDay New York Hackathon 2019 | Competitor

  • Manalapan High School Hackathon 2019 | Competitor

  • iCIMs Halloween Hackathon 2018 | Competitor

Authoring “The Art of the Text Adventure" computer game book & “Python for Beginners” Book April 2021—Present

Collaboratively writing TV Show about dystopian society April 2021—Present

GitHub Coding Contributions Jan. 2018—Present

Improvisation Classes | Comedic Improvisation at Count Basie Center for Arts June 2016—Present

School Clubs Sept. 2018—Present

  • Coding Club | President 

  • Junior State of America  | Vice President, Debate Competitor

  • Robotics Club | Member

  • National High School Math Honor Society (Mu Alpha Theta) | Competitor

  • Math League | Competitor

  • Chemistry II Team | Competitor

  • Echoes Literary Magazine | Contributor

  • Technology Student Association | Member

  • National Honor Society | Member          

Skills and Interests

Technical: Intermediate Python 3, Basic C++, Intermediate Java, Tinkercad, iMovie, Swift, JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Hobbies: Arduino, Filmmaking, Writing, Gaming, Coding, Reading, Improvisation, Frisbee, Travel, Public Speaking

Charitable and Volunteering Activities

Homework Helpers | Tutor Dec. 2019—Present

  • Assist primary and middle school children with various math and English topics at the Monmouth County Library - Manalapan, NJ

Habitat for Humanity ReStore | Volunteer Oct. 2019—April 2020

  • Relocate heavy merchandise inside store, as well as move objects outside for customer availability - Freehold, NJ

Rescue Ridge & Tails of Hope Pet Rescues | Volunteer June 2015—Present

  • Assist with and promote events and adoptions of homeless cats and dogs - Spring Lake, NJ

iCan Shine Bike Camp | Volunteer Aug. 2019

  • Helped teach those with disabilities how to ride a bike independently - Lincroft, NJ

Garden State Film Festival | Volunteer March 2018-19

  • Took tickets and assisted patrons with seating - Asbury Park, NJ