Alan Wan

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science | GPA: 4.0
Oregon State University - Corvallis, OR | Expected Graduation: March 2026

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology
Kansas State University - Manhattan, KS

Languages: Python, C, C++, C#, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL, MASM x86 Assembly

Frameworks & Tools: React, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, Git, GitHub, Unity, REST APIs, Bash/WSL/Linux

Nov 2024 - Present

Provided real time technical support and neurological data analysis to surgeons by performing multimodal testing (SSEPS, MEPs, EMG) and configuring electrode arrays to ensure patient safety during spinal surgery.
Diagnosed system failures and optimized monitoring setups by calibrating and adjusting neurodiagnostic hardware and software in high pressure surgical environments.
Documented electrophysiological activity, maintained electronic medical records, and contributed to QA processes by auditing technologist cases and mentoring new hires for board certification.

Built a fullstack CRUD application to log and manage user exercise data, featuring a responsive frontend with React and React Router
Developed RESTful API endpoints with Express.js, connecting to MongoDB for persistent storage with user validation and error handling

Developed a multi threaded C++ simulation using OpenMP to model the dynamic interactions between deer, grain, temperature, and precipitation over a six year span
Ensured thread safety using barrier synchronization to prevent race conditions

Developed a chess variant with a custom board rendering system that supports multiple player perspectives
Created a turn based game loop that validates moves and maintains game state with player specific visibility constraints, ending when a king is captured

Designed a shooter game with player movement, shooting mechanics, collision detection, and sound effects
Utilized loops and arrays to continuously and randomly generate enemies

Built a fully functional web based calculator with support for mouse and keyboard input
Implemented core arithmetic operations and features like negative numbers and decimals
Developed responsive UI with input validation and visual feedback

Developed an Etch a Sketch web app that dynamically allows the users to draw by hovering over a customizable grid
Implemented grid generation with real time resizing based on user input and interactive UI with event listeners to track mouse movement
Built reset functionality and manipulated the DOM to create and clear grid elements