Joshua Parfitt is a software engineering student at Penn State University.
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Name Joshua Parfitt
Nationality Canada
Languages English
Skills C++
Interests Undergraduate Research
Groups Penn State University
Registered 2023
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Summary[edit | edit source]

I am a hard-working and capable software engineering student at Penn State University with a strong desire to pursue undergraduate research. I have a strong academic background, as shown by the fact that I made the Dean's List in my first semester, and 1 year of C++ programming experience (currently learning Python). Last summer, I was able to complete a software engineering internship, during which I received valuable one-on-one mentoring from Daniel Vijayakumar (Senior Software Engineer) and developed a multi-platform user-interface for a productivity app called vicit-diem, exceeding the expectations of my mentor by completing my assigned project 2 weeks ahead of schedule. In my spare time, I also co-lead and teach the children's Sunday school class at Westmount Bible Chapel and am volunteering to help organize a Christmas program for several long-term care homes in the Peterborough area.

Education[edit | edit source]

Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering (Expected Graduation: May 2026)

The Pennsylvania State University (GPA: 3.93)

Dean's List 1st semester

Relevant Coursework:

  • Introduction to Programming Techniques
  • Intermediate Programming
  • Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
  • Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
  • Matrices

Project Experience[edit | edit source]

vicit-diem-ui[edit | edit source]

  • Mentored by Daniel Vijayakumar, Senior Software Engineer at Unity with an M.Sc. in Computer Science and 10+ years of professional industry experience
  • Developed a multi-platform user interface for a productivity app called vicit-diem:
    • Implemented main program functionality with C++
    • Enabled cross-platform compatibility and consistent user experience with wxWidgets
    • Automated program compilation with build script
    • Used cJSON for parsing and manipulating JSON files
  • Exceeded expectations of mentor by completing assigned project 2 weeks ahead of schedule
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