Yash Dalal

Web Designer | Photographer | Food Enthusiast

I am a junior at Washington University in St Louis studying computer science and design. I am interested in front-end and back-end web development, mobile app development, communication design and entrepreneurship. I would like to use these diverse skills to become a better programmer and entrepreneur, hoping to work on both the technical and creative aspects of the projects I am engaged in.


Experience

"I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." - Richard Feynman


Webmaster

IDEA Labs National Network

St. Louis | October 2015 - present

As webmaster of the IDEA Labs National network, I attend weekly board meetings and collaborate with the leadership to individually manage the server, domains, front-end and back-end of the website. I am currently working on redesigning the IDEA Labs website to change the focus of IDEA Labs from a local chapter to a national network of groups and make it more user-friendly in order to attract more sponsors.

Click to see my work on IDEA Labs

Co-Founder

Layman Technologies

St. Louis | June 2015 - present

Collaborated with a business student experienced in leadership, economics and strategy, to develop Layman Technologies, a technology start-up that utilizes artificial intelligence to translate advanced topics into accessible and useful content. Conducted technical research and began work on a prototype for the software. Calculated financial models for business costs and revenues. Executed major strategic business decisions.

Software Engineering Intern

LaunchCode

St. Louis | October 2014 - August 2015

LaunchCode is a St. Louis based non-profit startup that aims to create economic opportunity through apprenticeships and job placements in technology. At LaunchCode, I Pair-programmed in Ruby on Rails with employees and interns to improve the existing website. Additionally, I coordinated with the operations and education teams to make web pages for ongoing educational events. I also worked on a prototype for a website that will provide beginner programmers a guide to introductory programming in many languages.

Senior Online Editor

Student Life, the newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis | January 2014 - present

As senior online editor for Student Life, I managed the website using Wordpress and the LAMP stack, and redesign and add features to the website as required. I am currently working on a new iPhone app for the newspaper in order to help retain and increase readership in an audience that is increasingly moving online. Link: www.studlife.com

Lead Teaching Assistant, CSE 131

Computer Science Department, Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis | August 2015 - December 2015

In addition to the responsibilities of a teaching assistant, I guided and mentored 6 new teaching assistants, was a "point person" for specific questions on the exams and was involved in organizing regrades for students.

Teaching Assistant, CSE 131

Computer Science Department, Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis | August 2014 - present

As a teaching assistant for CSE 131 in my fourth semester, the introductory computer science course, I attended lab sessions and office hours for five hours a week helping 50-100 students understand Java. I also graded labs weekly and exams twice a semester.

Education


Washington University in St. Louis

Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), 2013-2017

Major: Computer Science | Minor: Design

GPA: 3.72

Dhirubhai Ambani International School

International Baccalaureate, 2011-2013

Mumbai, India

Bombay International School

Indian Certificate of Secondary Education, 1999-2011

Mumbai, India

Projects


IDEA Labs

As webmaster of IDEA Labs, I am independently working to completely redesign the existing website, and have both creative and technical responsibility for its implementation.

Live website: idealabsincubator.org

iOS app for Student Life

I am part of a team of four students that is working to develop a news app for Student Life, Washington University's newspaper. We are making the app in Xcode using Objective-C.

Click here for github repository

WUHack, 3rd Place

My team created a web app which helps avid concert goes plan itineraries if they need to travel to watch their favourite artists live. We used the metoer.js framework and worked with the APIs of stubhub and tripadvisor to make this.

Photography

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  • Sunset, Rome
  • Brookings Drive, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Churchgate Station, Mumbai
  • Arcade Fire Concert, St. Louis