To whom it may concern,

My name is Kenneth Jao. My interests and expertise lie in both software and hardware design, supported by all relevant underlying mathematics. With experience in both front-end user interface design, implementing optimized and secure back-end algorithms, as well as an understanding of Unix system administration, I believe I would be a valuable asset to your software development team.

In my 6 years of programming experience, I have worked with several others on projects. We created a web application, Hourglass, to help students organize schoolwork collectively and more efficiently. Besides programming itself, I have taken the role of a project leader. I organize and structure the environment and requirements, to keep the workflow as smooth as possible. By having experienced the importance of standardization and documentation for projects, I believe I will easily adapt to far larger projects in the field, no matter what your team may be working on.

With regards to programming, I also have the following skills:

• Abstraction for object oriented programming
• Developing algorithms for mathematical concepts
• Understanding of network structures
• Data analysis and aggregation through scripting and scraping

Most importantly, I am confident in my ability to work with others in a high-paced environment, and will be a positive impact in the work that is done. Thank you for your time for reviewing my application among hundreds of others. I look forward to your response.

Sincerely,
Kenneth Jao