Joseph Daprano
4th year Computer Science and Engineering student at The Ohio State University
Education
Bachelors of Science in CSE | The Ohio State University
AUGUST 2020 – PRESENT
• GPA of 3.47 / 4.0
• Multiple Dean’s List appearances
• Achieved 2nd Place in AU2021 Fundamentals of Engineering Showcase
• Assessed team performance and prototype effectiveness as part of a group design project for a personal safety alarm bracelet
Experience
Software Development Contractor | Independently Employed
September 2023 – PRESENT
- Developing a GUI to allow users to select from a list of both audio and optical illusions displayed on a 6’ touchscreen display. This is being developed using the Qt GUI framework and C++ and will be displayed at COSI in Columbus, OH
- Communicated effectively and regularly with a design team to determine and update project specifications
Exhibit Fabrication Intern | Columbus Center of Science and Industry (COSI)
MAY 2023 – PRESENT
• Fully developed a GUI to display food decomposition timelapses for an existing exhibit at the
museum and a technician interface to interact with the timelapse capture and generation
process using QT framework and C++
• Wrote a portable webapp to read, modify, and write JSON files storing RFID tags for wireless components of an exhibit using HTML and JavaScript
Skills
- C++, C, Java, x86-64 Assembly, Python
- HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript
- GDB debugger with C and x86-64 Assembly*
- Solidworks, Autodesk Maya, Blender
- Microsoft Office
- Adobe Photoshop/Premiere
- RedCap
- Ability to work in both team and independent settings
- Ability to predictably adhere to a set work schedule
- Communication and people skills
Activities
- Numerous 3D animation projects for both personal enjoyment and academic projects
- Wrote an elementary ray tracer in C++
- Hands-on projects including multiple PCs built, a remote-controlled ping pong practice machine, and an arc speaker
- Design and construction of server cabinet setups