Resume of Jason Chua

Jason Chua
MS Journalism student BS Computer Science graduate

About

A Computer Science graduate trying to blend the latest in technology with traditional media.

Work Experience

USC Annenberg Media
https://www.linkedin.com/company/18042688
August 2021 – Present
Multimedia Journalist
Highlights
  • Created day-of-air stories for radio, video, and digital distribution.
  • Focused on utility journalism for local audience.
  • Utilized Adobe Premiere Pro, Audition, and Arc XP CMS.
lkldnow.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/10079704
January 2021 – May 2021
General Assignment Reporter
Highlights
  • Reported on local news stories.
  • Utilized the WordPress block editor/Gutenburg/
Florida Polytechnic University
https://www.linkedin.com/company/3071061
February 2018 – September 2020
Frontend Web Developer - PhoenixNest
Highlights
  • Built Campus-wide Innovation Platform - Engaged 1/3 of the student body.
  • Optimized software for performance - O(n!) -> O(n)
  • Recognized at GCEC - International Award, Tied with Harvard.
  • Designed cohesive UX working with brand guidelines.
  • Utilized Bubble.io, Agile development (SCRUM), Microsoft PowerBI.
Ant Link Research
May 2020 – August 2020
Algorithm Intern
- Algorithm design and analysis - Entropic Compression Research

Volunteer

Layers - Student Newspaper
January 2019 – May 2021
Editor, Founder
Highlights
  • Started first campus newspaper. • Set up and configured high-performance (500 users/second) NGINX WordPress and mail server.
  • Developed brand identity and social media strategy for publication.
Try Not to Dice - D&D LiveStream
January 2018 – November 2018
Live Stream Director
Highlights
  • Coordinated / Called shots of 3 camera live production.
  • Supervised set design, lighting, and camera blocking.
  • Designed airchain, utilized AJA capture, Newtek NDI and Open Broadcaster Studio, OBS.
Cowboy Television
May 2017 – November 2020
Full-Stack Web Developer
Highlights
  • Coded reactive website using PHP, HTML, CSS and JS.
  • Created content management systems and playlist based video player
  • Implemented GIT based development and deployment workflow

Contact

Education

  • 2021 2022

    University of Southern California

    Master of Science - MS

    Journalism

    Courses
    • JOUR 532 - Introduction to investigative reporting
    • JOUR 546 - News, numbers and introduction to data Journalism
    • JOUR 568 - The art of micro food journalism: Los Angeles and California
    • JOUR 560 - Seminar in mass communication law
    • JOUR 554 - Reporting with data
  • 2017 2021

    Florida Polytechnic University

    Bachelor of Science - BS

    Computer Science

    Grade: Magna Cum Laude (GPA: 3.89)

    Courses
    • COP 4415 - Data Structures
    • DIG 2520 - Digital Media Production
    • COP 3353C - Introduction to Unix
    • COP 4531 - Algorithm Design & Analysis
    • COP3834 - Web Application Development
    • IDS4930 - Applied Liberal Arts Certificate Capstone
    • COP 2271C - Intro to Computer Science
    • CAP 4612 - Machine Learning

Skills

User Interface Design
Multi-camera Directing
Adobe Premiere Pro
Web Development
java
Node.js
WordPress
Tricaster
PHP
Java
Digital Storytelling
Git
Linux
Broadcast Design
Radio Production
NodeCG
Scrum
After Effects
ASP.NET Razor
AJAX
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)