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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
Helped organize event, present opening ceremonies, and provide coding assistance
Taught Python Workshop
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