Jasmine Emanouel
Software Engineer based in Sydney, Australia
I use software to make the world a better place
I am currently studying a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in (Software), Diploma in Professional Practice at the University of Technology Sydney with a graduation date of May 2022.
I grew up in an interesting time for technology. Whilst in my early years the internet was not common in every household, I was lucky enough to grow up using it. Thanks to my dad who gave me my very first laptop at the age of 2, my main hobby was playing games from Bob the Builder to Stardoll. This morphed into Youtube and social media as I grew up. Technology has shaped my very essence.
Despite this, I did not grow up wanting to work in the Technology sector. For most of my life, I didn't know my hobby could turn into a job. Even when I was trying to sort my life out (at the crisp age of 15), the thought did not cross my mind. At the time, my favourite TV show was Arrow, and my favourite character was Felicity Smoak (yes, I am now aware of how unrealistic those scenes were). That's where my sister suggested I just go into the tech world. It made sense with my history and at the time I thought "why not, if I don't like it I can just change degrees".
Now, at the tail end of my degree with many internships and jobs under my belt, I can thank Felicity Smoak and my sister for pushing me in this direction.
My goal is to use software to better the world and work with a company and team whose goals align to mine.
Work Experience
Software Engineering Intern @ Google
November 2021 - February 2022
Technologies: SQL, C++
Role
- Developed a tool to analyse data to highlight problems that can be directly addressed to provide better data targeting
- Worked within an existing codebase to provide a better, more clear user experience through both the front and backend
Reference
This reference is provided in a personal capacity and must not be considered to be on behalf of Google Inc. I hosted Jasmine over summer 2021/2021 when she developed a tool to help analyze our team's data to identify problem areas. Jasmine was involved in all aspects of the project: she independently researched different ways to identify these cases, came with a viable design, gathered feedback and then successfully implemented the chosen design. Jasmine was great to work with and I would welcome the opportunity to work with her again.
-Direct Manager
Academic Projects
Quantum Computing
Goal: Develop a website where students can make a quantum algorithm and submit it so the teacher can mark it.
This project was a part of a university class I took. As a team, we developed this program to facilitate the teaching of quantum computing at the university. I was the front-end lead and was responsible for developing the main drag-and-drop component. This was done using the react-beautiful-dnd library which worked perfectly for this purpose.
Telemetry
Goal: Connect a student made race-car to this telemetry program to monitor the car (live) throughout a race.
What I loved about this project was creating something technical for the motorsports team, something which is very masculine and making it aesthetically pleasing. Up until this point, all software had no ui design which I thought was a shame. The easy-to-interepret nature of this program was able to increase the efficiency of the program and further validate the need the team had for it.
Academic Experiences
2020
Microsoft Protege Competition
Placed in top 16 nationwide by designing an innovative, technically and financially feasible solution to vastly improve the quality of emergency services personnel training
This was a fantastic opportunity to challenge creativity and innovation through designing for real world problems. The theme was improving the preparation, management or recovery of a bushfire, an important topic.
2019
Google Case Competition
Placed first out of all teams across four major universities through designing a chrome extension that will provide added assistance and a better experience for students with additional learning needs
This competition required thinking outside of engineering alone and into the feasibility of that design. The business and finances aspect was heavily analysed to ensure a sustainable solution.
2018-2019
Software Developer @ UTS Motorsports Electric
Integrated into the team as the sole software developer. Mainly focusing on designing and building a new website and a telemetry system to visualise the cars performance.
Built upon the existing website through wordpress and updating articles and images to reflect the current team. Taking the time to ensure the theme was on brand and the detailing was correct was a positive learning experience. It branched upon existing skills to grow into a more dynamic and rounded engineer.
2019
UTS Lucy mentoring program
Through the program, was partnered with an industry professional who mentored me formally over one year and informally since.
Being partnered with Beverly was an immense growth opportunity. She consistently challenged and taught me and imparted her invaluable knowledge about being both in the technology industry and a woman in this industry.
Research
"How can machine learning (ML) be leveraged to predict the occurrence and trajectory of bushfires?"
I will be completing my capstone research project in 2022. My research explores how machine learning can be leveraged to predict when a bushfire may occur. Weather characteristics of a fire from the smouldering phase will be considered and data will be collected historically.
Leadership
2019
OWL Mentor @ UTS Women in Engineering and IT
I mentored a group of first year females in Engineering and IT to help them succeed at UTS. This took on a variety of roles ranging from giving advice to being the friend they need. I gave them a friendly face to help ease into university life and together we created our own community.
2019
Student Mentor @ UTS Tech Society
I mentored people who were new to the society to help ease them into the events and culture. I gave advice for both university life and technology and encouraged them to pursue their own side projects.
Teamwork
Netball Player
I have been playing netball for over ten years. This is my favourite activity to participate in because of the teamwork involved.
As a team, we work together both on the court and off. On the court, communication is critical. Knowing who is available to pass to and when to be alert for a ball can be a game changer. Off the court, planning plays and organizing positions and time on/off is critical.
Unfortunately, the only image I had was when I was injured. You will have to believe me when I say that I can play. (My injury was from playing)
UTS Motorsports
I was an active team member working in the electrical department. I worked with them to design the sensor system and how it would integrate into the software I wrote.
This was a fantastic opportunity to learn how to work with team members who deal with content I am not familiar with. Understanding acronyms and asking questions to ensure I understood what they meant was critical to the integrity of the project.
Where to from here
I have had an exciting career so far. From interning at amazing companies to incredible competitions to being at university, I am beyond happy with my progress.
I want to keep this momentum going into a graduate role where I can refine my skills and become a rounded engineer. I will continue the development of my career working at Apple as a graduate engineer.
