NAJA A.

MACK
nmack@claflin.edu | (803)840-4374
PERMANENT ADDRESS
CAMPUS ADDRESS
2955 Hermitage Drive 400 Magnolia Street
Sumter, SC 29150 Orangeburg, SC 29115

OBJECTIVE___________________________________________________________________________________________
To gain a job position of a Software Designer with HP

EDUCATION__________________________________________________________________________________________
CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY
ORANGEBURG, SC
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Expected Grad: May 2010
Overall GPA: 3.36/4.00, Dean’s List, Honor Roll

RELEVANT COURSES___________________________________________________________________________________
Calculus I & II, Applied Discrete Mathematics, Probability & Statistics, Differential Equations, Applied Math, Intro to C++,
Object Oriented Design & Analysis, Computer Organization, Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, Theoretical
Concepts, Computer Networks, Embedded Systems, Signals & Systems, Digital Signal Processing, Software Engineering,
Project Design, Technical Writing

WORK EXPERIENCE___________________________________________________________________________________
CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY
ORANGEBURG, SC
Resident Assistant August 2007 – May 2010
 Build a positive community on floor, assist residents with both personal and academic concerns, and put on monthly
programs for residents.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE________________________________________________________________________________
BROWN UNIVERSITY
PROVIDENCE, RI
Intern May 2009 – August 2009
 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in the emerging Materials Research Science & Engineering Center
via the Leadership Alliance.
 Mentor: Dr. Joseph Mundy, Professor of Engineering (Research)
 An “Interactive Histogram Tool” was created to analyze data in a specific region of a 3-D model.

CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY
ORANGEBURG, SC
Intern May 2008 – July 2009
 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP)
 Mentor: Mr. Ananda Mondal, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
 A classification model is being developed based on the hypothesis that viral genomes can be classified based on
genome lengths and number of genes.

CONFERENCES________________________________________________________________________________________
ANNUAL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM CHANTILLY, VA
Oral Presenter
July 24 – 26, 2009
 Title: “Enhancement of Visualization Tools for 3-D Computer Vision”
 The purpose of this research was to enhance the information retrieved from 3-D models.

ANNUAL HBCU-UP NATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ATLANTA, GA

Oral Presenter October 28
– 31, 2008
 Title: “Analysis of PROTEIN FASTA Data for Viruses”
  The purpose of this research was to develop a model that can be used as a potential technique for identifying new
viruses, which in turn will help in drug selection or drug design for unknown viruses. 

HONORS AND AWARDS_________________________________________________________________________________

Alice Carson Tisdale Honors Scholarship, SC Life Scholarship, Dean’s List, Honor Roll, Rudolph Canzater Scholar, Who’s
Who Among American Colleges and Universities, National Society of Black Engineers Pyramid of Excellence: Torchbearer
Recipient

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES &COMMUNITY SERVICE_____________________________________________________

National Society of Black Engineers, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Student IT Council, Claflin University Annual Phone-
a-thon, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, March of Dimes, Salvation Army, American Red Cross, National
Kidney Foundation, Adopt-A- Highway, Meals on Wheels

LEADERSHIP__________________________________________________________________________________________
President, National Society of Black Engineers; Vice-President, National Society of Black Engineers; Second Vice President,
National Society of Black Engineers; Programs Chair, National Society of Black Engineers; Senator, National Society of
Black Engineers; Scholarship Chair, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; Dorm Representative, Student IT Council

TECHNICAL SKILLS____________________________________________________________________________________
Proficient in Windows OS, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Word, Microsoft
PowerPoint, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access(SQL and databases), Drishti, Adobe Acrobat;
Intermediate in C++, Perl, C#,

REFERENCES__________________________________________________________________________________________
Available upon request