Chua​ ​Kien​ ​Chuan,​ ​Chris  Profile 

Email:​ ​[email protected]  Contact​ ​Number:​ ​+1​ ​352​ ​234​ ​4439 

Front-end​ ​engineer​ ​at​ ​Thousand​ ​Eyes,​ ​Inc.​ ​Fresh​ ​graduate​ ​of​ ​Computing​ ​(Communications​ ​and​ ​Media)  at​ ​the​ ​National​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Singapore,​ ​School​ ​of​ ​Computing. 

Experience  Thousand​ ​Eyes,​ ​Inc. 

Front-end​ ​Engineer  Reports​ ​—​ ​January​ ​2014​ ​-​ ​Current 

Extended​ ​the​ ​dashboard​ ​framework​ ​to​ ​allow​ ​creation​ ​of​ ​reports​ ​for​ ​customers​ ​to​ ​see​ ​their​ ​data  through​ ​a​ ​multitude​ ​of​ ​formats.​ ​Data​ ​is​ ​aggregated​ ​and​ ​rendered​ ​on-the-fly​ ​as​ ​data​ ​widgets​ ​are  dragged-and-dropped​ ​into​ ​the​ ​custom​ ​report.​ ​Designed​ ​an​ ​architecture​ ​for​ ​streaming​ ​data​ ​to​ ​the  front-end​ ​data​ ​and​ ​live​ ​rendered.​ ​Built​ ​a​ ​streaming​ ​back-end​ ​data​ ​aggregation​ ​pipeline​ ​and​ ​cache​ ​for  aggregated​ ​data. 

  Dashboards​ ​—​ ​October​ ​2013​ ​-​ ​Current 

Built​ ​a​ ​framework​ ​for​ ​user-customizable​ ​dashboards​ ​see​ ​their​ ​data​ ​through​ ​an​ ​extensible​ ​list​ ​of​ ​data  widgets.​ ​Designed​ ​the​ ​architecture​ ​for​ ​rendering​ ​custom​ ​layouts.​ ​Built​ ​a​ ​visualization​ ​to​ ​call​ ​attention  to​ ​time-sensitive​ ​alert​ ​data.   

Web​ ​Performance​ ​Data​ ​Collector​ ​—​ ​July​ ​2012​ ​-​ ​Current 

Built​ ​and​ ​maintained​ ​a​ ​product​ ​to​ ​collect​ ​network​ ​performance​ ​metrics​ ​from​ ​the​ ​browser. 

  Harvard​ ​University,​ ​Scientists’​ ​Discovery​ ​Room​ ​Lab 

Undergraduate​ ​Student​ ​Research​ ​Intern  FloTree,​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Life​ ​on​ ​Earth​ ​Project​ ​—​ ​June​ ​2011​ ​-​ ​April​ ​2012 

Designed​ ​and​ ​built​ ​prototypes​ ​for​ ​visualizing​ ​evolutionary​ ​processes​ ​across​ ​generations.​ ​The  prototypes​ ​are​ ​built​ ​and​ ​tested​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Microsoft​ ​Surface​ ​SUR40​ ​platform​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Harvard​ ​Museum​ ​of  Natural​ ​History.​ ​FloTree​ ​is​ ​currently​ ​showcased​ ​at​ ​the​ ​California​ ​Academy​ ​of​ ​Sciences. 

  National​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Singapore 

Lead​ ​Programmer​ ​(Human​ ​Computer​ ​Interaction​ ​Lab)  SandCanvas​ ​Project​ ​—​ ​December​ ​2009​ ​-​ ​January​ ​2011 

Developed​ ​multi-touch​ ​tabletop​ ​application​ ​for​ ​creating​ ​sand​ ​animations​ ​on​ ​a​ ​touchscreen.  Implemented​ ​GPU​ ​techniques​ ​for​ ​realistic​ ​physical​ ​sand​ ​rendering​ ​and​ ​simulation​ ​to​ ​achieve  interactive​ ​frame​ ​rates.​ ​Produced​ ​videos​ ​for​ ​presenting​ ​the​ ​work.​ ​SandCanvas​ ​received​ ​the​ ​Honorable  Mention​ ​Award​ ​at​ ​the​ ​CHI​ ​2011​ ​(ACM​ ​SIGCHI).​ ​SandCanvas’​ ​demonstration​ ​video​ ​won​ ​Best​ ​Design​ ​at  CHI​ ​2011​ ​Video​ ​Showcase.​ ​SandCanvas​ ​made​ ​an​ ​appearance​ ​at​ ​SIGGRAPH​ ​2011​ ​Dailies​ ​and​ ​Studio  Talks. 

 

Lead​ ​Programmer​ ​(Human​ ​Computer​ ​Interaction​ ​Lab)  Qualitative​ ​Analysis​ ​on​ ​Online​ ​Support​ ​Forums​ ​Research​ ​Project   —​ ​January 2010​ ​-​ ​December​ ​2010 

Wrote​ ​a​ ​data​ ​mining​ ​application​ ​(crawler)​ ​to​ ​gather​ ​data​ ​required​ ​for​ ​analysis.​ ​Developed​ ​a​ ​platform  based​ ​on​ ​a​ ​content​ ​management​ ​system​ ​(Drupal)​ ​to​ ​store​ ​and​ ​perform​ ​coding​ ​analysis​ ​on​ ​the​ ​crawled  data. 

Royal​ ​Roomba​ ​(CS4348​ ​Interactive​ ​Systems​ ​Project)   —​ ​August​ ​2011​ ​-​ ​December​ ​2011 

Designed​ ​and​ ​implemented​ ​desktop-server-mobile​ ​system​ ​for​ ​real-time​ ​maneuvering​ ​of​ ​a​ ​Roomba,  and​ ​viewing​ ​a​ ​video​ ​feed​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Roomba​ ​through​ ​a​ ​Google​ ​Android​ ​phone. 

Participate!​ ​Mobile​ ​Application​ ​(CS3248​ ​Design​ ​of​ ​Interactive​ ​Systems)   —​ ​January​ ​2010​ ​-​ ​May​ ​2010 

Designed​ ​and​ ​implemented​ ​desktop-server-mobile​ ​interaction​ ​system​ ​for​ ​real-time​ ​recording​ ​and  ambient​ ​visualisation​ ​of​ ​student​ ​participation​ ​in​ ​a​ ​class​ ​setting.​ ​Involved​ ​used​ ​of​ ​Google​ ​Android, 

Adobe​ ​AIR,​ ​and​ ​server-side​ ​Javascript​ ​platforms. 

 

Crazy​ ​Conductor​ ​Revolution​ ​Game​ ​(CS3249​ ​Elements​ ​of​ ​User​ ​Interface​ ​Design)   —​ ​October​ ​2009​ ​-​ ​December​ ​2009 

Implemented​ ​a​ ​gesture-based​ ​Adobe​ ​Flash​ ​game​ ​that​ ​used​ ​accelerometer​ ​input​ ​from​ ​a​ ​Nintendo  WiiMote. 

Forty​ ​Seven​ ​LLP

Director  Online​ ​Content​ ​Management​ ​System​ ​Startup​ ​—​ ​January​ ​2008​ ​-​ ​June​ ​2010 

Set​ ​up​ ​open-source​ ​content​ ​management​ ​system​ ​(Drupal).​ ​Designed​ ​and​ ​implemented​ ​theme​ ​for  content​ ​management​ ​system. 

 

Education  ■ ■  

National​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Singapore   —​ ​Cumulative​ ​Average​ ​Point:​ ​4.68​ ​/​ ​5.0​ ​(First​ ​Class​ ​Honours)  Victoria​ ​Junior​ ​College​ ​—​ ​GCE​ ​‘A’​ ​Level:​ ​4​ ​distinctions​ ​out​ ​of​ ​4​ ​subjects 

Co-Curricular​ ​Activities  ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

 

Varsity​ ​player​ ​for​ ​NUS​ ​Pool​ ​Team​ ​in​ ​National​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Singapore 

IT​ ​Director​ ​in​ ​National​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Singapore​ ​Entrepreneurship​ ​Society  Senior​ ​Mentor​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Rock-Climbing​ ​Club​ ​in​ ​Victoria​ ​Junior​ ​College  Vice-Chairman​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Marist​ ​IT​ ​Society​ ​in​ ​Maris​ ​Stella​ ​High​ ​School  Secretary​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Rock-Climbing​ ​Club​ ​in​ ​Maris​ ​Stella​ ​High​ ​School 

Secretary​ ​in​ ​Executive​ ​Committee​ ​of​ ​IT​ ​Squad​ ​in​ ​Maris​ ​Stella​ ​High​ ​School 

Awards  ■ ■ ■ ■

Lee​ ​Kuan​ ​Yew​ ​Gold​ ​Medal​ ​(Best​ ​Graduate​ ​Throughout​ ​Course​ ​of​ ​Study)  Shaw​ ​Foundation​ ​Scholarship​ ​Award​ ​2011/2012​ ​Academic​ ​Year 

Dean’s​ ​List​ ​on​ ​2008/09​ ​Semester​ ​2,​ ​2009/10​ ​Semester​ ​2,​ ​2010/11​ ​Semester​ ​1  Annual​ ​Scholastic​ ​Achievement​ ​Award​ ​2004,​ ​2005,​ ​2009,​ ​2010​ ​by​ ​Tung​ ​Ann​ ​Association

Skills​ ​and​ ​Hobbies 

 

Computing 

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Expert​ ​JavaScript​ ​(both​ ​front-end​ ​and​ ​back-end)  Well-versed​ ​with​ ​web​ ​technologies:​ ​HTML,​ ​CSS  Proficient​ ​in​ ​C#,​ ​C++​ ​and​ ​Java  OpenGL​ ​and​ ​OpenGL​ ​Shading​ ​Language​ ​(GLSL) 

Adventure 

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PADI​ ​Advanced​ ​Open​ ​Water​ ​Diver  Rock-climbing​ ​Level​ ​2  One-Star​ ​Canoeist  Junior​ ​Black​ ​Belt​ ​in​ ​Taekwondo  Basic​ ​Windsurfing​ ​Course 

Language 

■ Native​ ​speaker​ ​of​ ​English  ■ Proficient​ ​in​ ​Chinese​ ​(spoken​ ​Mandarin​ ​Chinese)  ■ Basic​ ​knowledge​ ​of​ ​Bahasa​ ​Indonesia​ ​and​ ​spoken​ ​Hokkien​ ​dialect