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‌mphinney@iastate.edu‌  ‌
Megan‌‌R.‌‌Phinney‌  ‌
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EDUCATION‌  ‌
‌Iowa‌‌State‌‌University—Ames,‌‌IA‌ ‌ ‌May‌‌2022‌  ‌
● Bachelor‌‌of‌‌Science‌‌in‌‌Computer‌‌Engineering‌  ‌
● Academic‌‌Honors‌  ‌
o ISU‌‌Competitive‌‌Excellence‌‌Scholarship‌  ‌
o ISU‌‌Electrical,‌‌Software‌‌and‌‌Computer‌‌Engineers‌‌as‌‌Leader‌‌Scholarship‌  ‌
o College‌‌of‌‌Engineering‌‌Dean’s‌‌List‌  ‌
● Related‌‌Coursework‌  ‌
o Operating‌‌Systems,‌‌Computer‌‌Architecture,‌‌Software‌‌Development,‌‌Embedded‌‌  
Systems‌  ‌
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SKILLS‌  ‌
‌Coding‌‌Languages‌  ‌
● C‌‌(7‌‌Semesters),‌‌Java‌‌(6‌‌Semesters),‌ ‌Python‌‌(2‌‌Semesters),‌‌GNU‌‌Make‌‌(1‌‌Semester),‌  ‌
Autotools‌‌(1‌‌Semester)‌  ‌
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‌Software‌‌Platforms‌  ‌
● Eclipse‌‌(6‌‌Semesters),‌ ‌Linux‌‌(4‌‌Semesters),‌‌Vim‌‌(4‌‌Semesters),‌ ‌GitHub‌‌(3‌‌Semesters)‌  ‌
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‌Leadership‌‌Skills‌‌    ‌
● 3‌‌years‌‌of‌‌experience‌‌with‌‌planning‌‌and‌‌leading‌‌STEM‌‌outreach‌‌for‌‌K-12‌‌students‌  ‌
● 3‌‌years‌‌of‌‌being‌‌a‌‌member‌‌of‌‌Electrical,‌‌Software‌‌and‌‌Computer‌‌Engineers‌‌as‌‌Leaders‌  ‌
○ NSF‌‌funded‌‌study‌‌where‌‌they‌‌are‌‌seeing‌‌if‌‌underrepresented‌‌students‌‌are‌‌ 
given‌‌additional‌‌support‌‌through‌‌financial‌‌aid,‌‌creating‌‌student‌‌and‌‌faculty‌‌
 
networks‌‌and‌‌professional‌‌development‌‌seminars‌‌will‌‌they‌‌stay‌‌in‌‌the‌‌STEM‌‌ 
pipeline.‌  ‌
● 3‌‌years‌‌of‌‌being‌‌president‌‌and‌‌having‌‌other‌‌leadership‌‌roles‌‌in‌‌my‌‌dance‌‌company‌‌   ‌
● 1‌‌year‌‌tutoring‌‌freshman‌‌level‌‌computer‌‌engineering‌‌courses‌ 
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‌Speaking‌‌and‌‌Writing‌‌Experience‌‌   ‌
● Wrote‌‌a‌‌proposal‌‌for‌‌Grace‌‌Hopper‌‌Celebration‌  ‌
● 1‌‌year‌‌experience‌‌of‌‌writing‌‌code‌‌documentation‌‌used‌‌in‌‌production‌  ‌
● Given‌‌three‌‌presentations‌‌of‌ ‌well-received‌‌presentations‌‌with‌‌around‌‌80‌‌people‌‌in‌‌ 
attendance‌  ‌
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AWARDS‌  ‌
Distinguished‌‌Student‌‌Performance‌‌Award‌‌‌2021‌,‌‌Los‌‌Alamos‌‌National‌‌Laboratory‌  ‌
Summer‌‌2021‌  ‌
● Given‌‌to‌‌six‌‌students‌‌throughout‌‌the‌‌lab‌‌based‌‌on‌‌nominations‌‌from‌‌mentors.‌‌   ‌
● Award‌‌based‌‌on‌‌positive‌‌contributions‌‌toward‌‌the‌‌Laboratory,‌‌outstanding‌‌interpersonal‌‌ 
skill,‌‌workplace‌‌professionalism,‌‌notable‌‌initiative‌‌and‌‌exceeded‌‌expectations.‌  ‌
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 ‌WORK‌‌EXPERIENCE‌  ‌
‌Los‌‌Alamos‌‌National‌‌Laboratory‌‌HPC-ENV‌,‌‌High‌‌Performance‌‌Computing‌‌Intern‌—L ‌ os‌‌Alamos,‌‌NM‌   ‌
Oct‌‌2020–Present‌  ‌
● Contribute‌‌to‌‌Charliecloud‌‌open‌‌source‌‌project‌‌by‌‌adding‌‌new‌‌features,‌‌improving‌‌performance,‌‌  
and‌‌updating‌‌code‌‌documentation‌‌when‌‌adding‌‌13‌‌pull‌‌requests‌‌into‌‌production.‌‌    ‌
● Auto-Mounted‌‌SquashFS‌‌for‌‌Charliecloud‌‌Containers‌‌Project‌  ‌
o Modified‌‌Charliecloud’‌‌runtime‌‌workflow‌‌to‌‌utilize‌‌SquashFUSE‌‌new‌‌library‌‌  
functionality.‌  ‌
o Updated‌‌Charliecloud‌‌build‌‌to‌‌only‌‌build‌‌SquashFS‌‌workflow‌‌if‌‌they‌‌had‌‌required‌‌  
libraries.‌  ‌
o Skills‌‌included:‌‌Autotools,‌‌GNU‌‌Make,‌‌C,‌‌multiple‌‌processes,‌‌signal‌‌handlers‌  ‌
Women‌‌in‌‌Science‌‌and‌‌Engineering‌,‌‌Student‌‌Role‌‌Model‌—A ‌ mes,‌‌IA‌  ‌
Sept‌‌2018–Present‌   ‌ ‌
● Lead‌‌STEM‌‌activities‌‌for‌‌students‌‌with‌‌the‌‌goal‌‌of‌‌keeping‌‌students‌‌in‌‌the‌‌STEM‌‌pipeline.‌  ‌
● Updated‌‌all‌‌curriculums‌‌to‌‌clarify‌‌instructions‌‌for‌‌Student‌‌Role‌‌Models‌‌and‌‌create‌‌a‌‌better‌‌  
experience‌‌for‌‌students.‌  ‌
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‌Los‌‌Alamos‌‌National‌‌Laboratory‌‌HPC-DO‌,‌‌Supercomputer‌‌Institute‌‌Fellowship‌—L ‌ os‌‌Alamos,‌‌NM‌   ‌ ‌
‌June‌‌2020–Aug‌‌2020‌  ‌
● Supercomputer‌‌Institute‌‌Bootcamp‌  ‌
o Learn‌‌how‌‌to‌‌operate,‌‌build,‌‌configure‌‌and‌‌test‌‌a‌‌virtual‌‌compute‌‌cluster‌‌by‌‌creating‌‌our‌‌  
own‌‌from‌‌scratch.‌  ‌
o Skills‌‌included:‌‌Slurm,‌‌Werewolf,‌‌Ansible,‌‌system‌‌services,‌‌cluster‌‌booting‌‌and‌‌  
provisioning,‌‌monitoring‌‌and‌‌performance‌‌analysis‌  ‌
● Prototyped‌‌Auto-Mounted‌‌SquashFS‌‌for‌‌Charliecloud‌‌Containers‌‌    ‌
o Simplified‌‌Charliecloud’s‌‌SquashFS‌‌workflow‌‌by‌‌incorporating‌‌auto-clean‌‌up,‌‌reducing‌‌  
the‌‌number‌‌of‌‌user‌‌commands‌‌at‌‌no‌‌additional‌‌performance‌‌cost.‌  ‌
o Converted‌‌the‌‌FUSE‌‌filesystem‌‌operation‌‌from‌‌the‌‌existing‌‌SquashFUSE‌‌executables‌‌to‌‌  
library‌‌functions.‌  ‌
o Skills‌‌included:‌‌C,‌‌multiple‌‌processes,‌‌signal‌‌handlers,‌‌performance‌‌testing‌  ‌
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‌Iowa‌‌State‌‌Academic‌‌Success‌‌Center‌,‌‌Tutor‌—A ‌ mes,‌‌IA‌ S‌ ept‌‌2019–May‌‌2020‌   ‌
● Planned‌‌and‌‌led‌‌small‌‌groups‌‌in‌‌course‌‌review‌‌to‌‌help‌‌with‌‌their‌‌retention.‌  ‌
● Courses‌‌tutored:‌‌Calculus‌‌I,‌‌Object‌‌Oriented‌‌Programming,‌‌and‌‌Introduction‌‌to‌‌Computer‌‌  
Engineering‌  ‌
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ADDITIONAL‌‌PROJECTS‌  ‌
‌Virtual‌‌Student‌‌Cluster‌‌Competition‌‌at‌‌SC‌‌Team‌‌Member‌‌2020‌ F
‌ all‌‌2020‌  ‌
● Collaborated‌‌with‌‌a‌‌team‌‌from‌‌North‌‌Carolina‌‌State‌‌University‌‌to‌‌set‌‌up‌‌a‌‌virtual‌‌cluster‌‌to‌‌get‌‌  
the‌‌best‌‌performance‌‌for‌‌our‌‌required‌‌applications‌‌and‌‌benchmarks‌  ‌
○ Benchmarks‌‌included:‌‌LINPACK,‌‌HPCG,‌‌IO500‌  ‌
● Wrote‌‌reproducibility‌‌report‌‌after‌‌configuring‌‌cluster‌‌to‌‌run‌‌specific‌‌tests‌‌based‌‌on‌‌accepted‌‌paper‌‌  
from‌‌previous‌‌year’s‌‌Technical‌‌Program.‌  ‌
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i‌Rumba‌‌Mars‌‌Rover‌‌   S‌ pring‌‌2020‌  ‌
● Collected‌‌data‌‌from‌‌sensors‌‌to‌‌tell‌‌the‌‌iRumba‌‌when‌‌and‌‌where‌‌to‌‌move‌‌to‌‌create‌‌our‌‌own‌‌  
version‌‌of‌‌a‌‌Mars‌‌Rover.‌ 
● Updated‌‌designs‌‌in‌‌order‌‌to‌‌accommodate‌‌new‌‌required‌‌virtual‌‌workspace.‌‌    ‌
● Skills‌‌included:‌‌microcontroller,‌‌PING‌‌sensors,‌‌c.‌  ‌
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