Vinesh Kannan

CS Program Manager, Exelon Summer Institute

May 2017 - Present

• Led team of four to design Java course for 30 college freshmen, 77% of class time spent coding.
• Worked with CDC experts, created six hours of interdisciplinary Java and public health curriculum.
• Created platform for students to design battleships in Java and compete in missions. Stimulates students of all skill levels and focuses on iterative, feedback-driven assessment.

Other Highlights

• Founded Omnipointment, EdTech startup improving team project assessment at 93 universities.
• Designed and taught enrichment programs for 500+ high school students, to date.
• Presented to 350+ educators over five conferences, including IL Computing Educators, TEDx, SXSW.
• Coauthored report on modern CS assessment techniques, used by 20+ high school instructors.

Fantasy Civics

• Built fantasy football-style game to explain Chicago city politics, recruited 60+ beta testers.
• Collaborated with team of four developers and two subject matter experts.

Clarity Hack Night

• Organized hack night for 40+ college students with Clarity Partners, a top Chicago technology firm.
• Created reusable capture the flag contest platform and 22 coding challenges to teach students about real world software engineering situations based on Clarity's work.

• HTML
• CSS/LESS
• JavaScript
• Java
• Python
• PHP
• SQL
• Git
• Open Source
• Firebase
• Google Apps Script
• Graphic Design

Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)

• Awarded Camras Scholarship, given to less than 1% of students.

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA)

• Selected as one of 250 students per year for rigorous, residential, STEM education program.