Arkira Chantaratananond


About Me

As a student dedicated to all things art, technology and people-related, I strive to bring energy, compassion and innovation to all sides of my work. I focus on building software that inspires social good and creativity.

Location

Stanford, California
Olympia, Washington
Education
    Stanford University
    September 2016 - June 2020
    degree
    Bachelor's
    majors
    Computer Science
    Music Business Technology
    Music Performance
    coursework
    CS 106A - Programming Methodology
    CS 106B - Programming Abstractions
    CS 107 - Computer Systems
Work Experience
    Novel Effect
    Full Stack Development and Graphic Design Intern
    July 2017 - present
    company
    Novel Effect
    title
    Full Stack Development and Graphic Design Intern
    overview
    • Interned for Novel Effect, a voice recognition entertainment startup • Created an Android feature that recognizes the user's voice as he/she reads a book to a child, then records and plays back that voice with book-specific sound effects and music • Designed various book covers to be displayed in app • Scripted a data scraper that immediately integrated its data with company spreadsheets
    Stanford University
    Mentor for Girls Teaching Girls To Code
    March 2017 - present
    Expedia
    Software Development Apprentice
    June 2016 - August 2016
    Olympia High School
    Co-Founder, Vice President & Lead Instructor
    October 2015 - June 2016
    Microsoft
    Girls Who Code Alumna
    June 2015 - August 2015
Fun Fact

I adore classical music and I'm really good at binge-eating Hot Cheetos!

Passion

Music, technology, and their intersections. I'm also passionate about people, refreshing designs and practicality.

Skills
Languages
EnglishThai
Technical skills
cc++csshtmlInDesignjavajavascriptjquerymatlabPhotoshoppython
Skills
Ability to meet deadlines, thrive under pressureGraphic DesignInDesignInterpersonal CommunicationLearn relatively fastMicrosoft Officeswing dancingviolaWeb Development
Leadership
    Stanford Symphony Orchestra Commitee
    Stanford Swingtime
    App Development Workshop
    Graphic Designer for Stanford MINT Fashion Magazine
    She++ Fellow
Hobbies
Recreating Bob Ross Paintings on Microsoft Paint
Viola
Swimming
Social Dancing
Reading Classic and Russian Literature
Asking People If I Can Pet Their Dog