# Jerica H. > AI/ML Engineer at Amex | Formation Mentor Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jerica Standing at the intersection of engineering, business, and the humanities, I am creating a future of technology that optimizes human experiences and empowers business and social innovation. When I succeed, we all succeed. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer - AI/Machine Learning @ American Express Jan 2025 – Present | New York, New York, United States ### Technical Mentor @ Formation Jan 2022 – Present • Leading group coaching sessions for data structures, algorithms, and frontend development. Deliver individualized feedback for Fellows' technical and professional development. Currently have hosted 1,200+ hour-long sessions maintaining high standards of coaching, facilitation, inclusivity, and reliability. • Supporting new mentor onboarding through reverse shadowing sessions and providing feedback and coaching on best practices. Formation is a virtual fellowship program for software engineers who seek impactful roles and career growth at the most innovative tech companies in the industry. Our unparalleled outcomes are the result of innovative adaptive learning technology, comprehensive curriculum of engineering principles, and commitment to building a diverse engineering community. ### AI/ML Instructor, Curriculum Manager @ Inspirit AI Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 ### Summer Immersion Program Moderator @ Girls Who Code Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 ### PM x Instructor @ Ada Developers Academy Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Seattle, Washington, United States • Led lesson planning and delivery of Ada's full-stack curriculum that prepares students from non-technical backgrounds to enter the workforce as software engineers. Core topics include Python, OOP, algorithmic strategies, Flask, Postgres, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, and React with a series of complex individual and group projects. • Ideated, produced, and taught original supplemental content for advanced frontend web development, mobile-responsive design, accessibility, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science. • Product manager for curriculum innovation and refinements. • Project manager for 10 synchronous student capstone projects: guiding successful project deliveries and providing coaching on best technical and design practices. • Completed intensive and continual Diversity-Equity-Inclusion and anti-racism training to break down systemic barriers in the way of student and community success. Ada’s mission is to prepare women and gender expansive adults to be software developers while advocating for inclusive and equitable work environments. Our cost-free training program includes a collaborative learning environment, individualized support (mentors, tutors, a network of mental health supports, affinity groups), and an applied learning internship. ### Figure Skating Coach @ Sno-King Ice Arenas Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Greater Seattle Area • Taught private and group figure skating lessons for diverse age groups, backgrounds, and levels, following US Figure Skating Association's learn-to-skate curriculum. ### Engineering Program Manager @ Microsoft Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Greater Seattle Area Millions of users. Billions of dollars. Thousands of cutting edge constantly evolving services. Planet-wide reach. The Commerce and Ecosystems (C+E) team enables one of Microsoft’s most business-critical needs: digital monetization of products and services. C+E is responsible for delivering millions of transactions and one great experience for licensing, purchase, fulfillment, billing, and financials within Microsoft. We design and execute programs that safeguard the critical processing of revenue transactions and financial recognition throughout a complex ecosystem of services. Founding leader of the C+E Early in Career Community (Ascent) "Camp Microsoft" leader for summer interns ### Class of 2021 @ Leadership Tomorrow Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Seattle, Washington, United States Leadership Tomorrow brings together a cohort of ~80 leaders across the public, private, and non-profit sectors. During the 10-month Flagship Program, the cohort will learn about the elements of a healthy community and how they are interconnected. We look at issues from a systemic point of view, consider diverse perspectives, and practice collaborating across differences. There is specific emphasis on how systems of inequity, particularly racial inequity, must be addressed to cultivate a healthy and resilient community. Graduates of LT Seattle have a deeper understanding of the issues that shape the Puget Sound region, are inspired to get engaged in their community, and have the leadership skills necessary to get things done. ### Fellow @ Jubilee Media Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Los Angeles Area With mentorship and guidance from the Jubilee team and other industry professionals, Fellows are given the task of taking a concept from ideation to completion. They gain hands-on experience in producing, directing, cinematography, and editing, and see firsthand what it means to create successful content for a digital platform. Jubilee Media exists to bridge people together and inspire love through compelling stories. We create shareable human-centric videos that create connection, challenge assumptions, and touch the soul. ### Google Summer of Code Software Engineering Intern @ AnitaB.org Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Remote • Self-designed and executed a software proposal for an open-source Ruby on Rails app that serves as the interface between Peace Corps volunteers and applications developed by Systers Open Source. • Refactored the existing codebase for feature extensibility and to comply with security standards. Implemented Github and Google OAuth for different user types (developers and volunteers) and a forum board discussion board for bug and feedback reporting with upvoting and conversation thread management features leveraging open source technologies. • Authored comprehensive integration tests and load tests for new features and user flows. ### Teaching Assistant, Department of Computer Science @ Cornell University Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Ithaca, New York Area Taught data science, data mining, and visualization during weekly office hours (JavaScript, D3.js); mentored students on teamwork and storytelling with data. Courses: • CS/INFO 3300: Data-Driven Web Applications (Spring 2018) • INFO 5100: Visual Data Analytics for the Web (Spring 2018) ### Teaching Assistant, Department of Computer Science @ Cornell University Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Ithaca, New York Area Assisted students with course concepts and assignments during office hours, co-taught weekly recitation sections, monitored Piazza, and graded assignments and exams for 560+ students with course staff. Hosted orientation sessions to help students acclimate to Cornell and Cornell CS. Courses: • CS 1110: Introduction to Computing with Python (Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017) • CS 1113: Transition to Python (Fall 2016, Fall 2017) ### Executive Board Member @ Women In Computing At Cornell Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | Ithaca, New York Area • [2017-2018] Spearheaded an initiative to teach leadership, ideation, project management, teamwork, and event planning skills to a cohort of allies for women in computing. Lead and teach in training sessions, oversee program, team, and individual member success. • [2015-2016] As a career development director, I planned, organized, and led events related to personal and technical development, including technical interview preparation workshops, freshman orientations to CS at Cornell, internship panels, resume reviews, and various tutorials (LaTex, Git, Vim, machine learning, and web development). • [2014] As the website director, I revamped the WICC website by applying HTML, Sass, JavaScript, PHP, and Bootstrap for greater accessibility, representation, and professionalism. Measured improvement using Google Analytics. Upheld general board member duties: • Coordinated event logistics, mentored underclassmen, onboarded new executive board members, led instructional web development workshops, and taught local students through Girls Who Code. ### Kessler Fellow @ Cornell University College of Engineering Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Ithaca, New York Area Lauded as "one of the most innovative entrepreneurial Programs at Cornell" the Kessler Fellows Program provides entrepreneurial engagement for a select group of junior engineering students. The year long, fully funded Program consists of entrepreneurial education, personal exploration, startup engagement over the summer with partner companies, and reflective inspiration. ### Engineering Leadership Program Teaching Assistant @ Cornell University College of Engineering Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Ithaca, New York Area The Engineering Leadership Certification Program is a highly selective one-year program that develops engineering students' unique capabilities to make an impact on the world and live a life of purpose and fulfillment. As a student in the 2015 cohort, I... • Completed an intensive curriculum with lectures, seminars, supplemental instruction, hands-on challenges, retreats, and fieldwork. • Collaborated with a team of 6 to enact an impactful leadership project that promotes the values of empathy and equality. • Changed my life. (read more about it in my portfolio www.jericahuang.com/portfolio) As a Teaching Assistant for the 2016 cohort, I... Served as a leadership mentor, co-led classes, learned and applied coaching skills, contributed to the leadership certification curriculum, and continued to explore applications of authentic leadership. ### Software Engineering Intern @ Google Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area Mobile Ads SDK & Infra EngProd • Expanded compatibility for SmartDiff, a native C++ contextual UI diffing service, to the Android development environment. Authored an API and wrapper class that provides cross-platform enablement using the Java Native Interface and specialized Protocol Buffers. Pitched to the Google-wide image diffing and comparison framework. • Designed and implemented a novel data visualization for SmartDiff results. • Attended the Google Women in Engineering summit, heard talks by other women engineers at Google about their experiences in the industry, and participated in professional and leadership development workshops. • Completed courses: Search Inside Yourself (Mindfulness-based Emotional Intelligence for Leaders), C++, Android Development, ProtoBuf, Blaze, SSTable, RecordIO, and Dremel. • Volunteered in GoogleServe, participated in Lean IN-terns. ### Pro Advisor and Project Reviewer @ Codecademy Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 • Provided real-time, 1:1 assistance to Codecademy Pro students around the world by clarifying programming concepts tied to curriculum exercises, debugging code, and offering supplemental resources for their individualized learning path. • Authored official project code reviews and imparted industry advice for aspiring freelance web developers studying in the Codecademy Pro Intensive program. • Applied mastery of HTML, CSS, Sass, JavaScript, d3.js, jQuery, Ruby on Rails, AngularJS, React, Python, and Java, as well as expertise about various facets of software development. First university student hire. Codecademy is the easiest place to learn to code online, with 300+ hours of online content provided for free to millions of learners around the world. ### Web Developer and Event Director @ BigRed//Hacks Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Ithaca, New York Area • Designed BigRed//Hacks’ public image and streamlined the event management system following the event’s inaugural year. • Brainstormed and developed from scratch a hackathon management web application with a team of 7, which supported 1500+ applicants. Functionalities included an application submission and review interface, travel logistics allotment, and admin event management. • Orchestrated logistics for 450+ student participants from across the country during the event weekend. Allocated over $70,000 in funding from corporate sponsors. ### Explorer Intern (Software Engineering + Program Management) @ Microsoft Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater Seattle Area Rotated through the program manager and software engineer roles in a self-designed, end-to-end project for the Language and Compiler Platform Strategy team within the Visual Studio & .NET department (Developer Division). • In the PM rotation: performed customer interviews, determined design needs, and developed user stories within the Developer Division space. • In the SWE rotation: Iterated upon insights to create and refine viewing experiences for SARIF, Microsoft’s standard static analysis tool output format, in the forms of a Visual Studio Extension (VSIX), a VS Code extension, and an internal standalone viewer. • Onboarded a continuous integration platform, Appveyor, for continuous automated testing and software builds. • Refactored aspects of the SARIF SDK to comply with quality standards. ### CodeU Participant @ Google Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 • Worked under a Google mentor in an exclusive program for high-potential candidates to strengthen and develop technical skills, as well as implement a software project with a team. • Completed an online data structures and algorithms curriculum, developed a Wikipedia search engine in Java, and implemented a web interface supporting asynchronous search and question-answering functionalities. • Attended the weeklong CodeU summit at Google Headquarters in August for career development workshops and to showcase our team project. ### Participant and Event Organizer @ 3 Day Startup Cornell Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Ithaca, New York Area • Worked with a team of 4 to reserve work space for an entire weekend, recruit 40 students with a wide range of backgrounds, cater food and drinks, invite top-notch entrepreneurs and investors, pick the best ideas for technology startups during the Friday brainstorming session, and assist participants in releasing a minimum viable product by final night. The idea of 3 Day Startup is to start technology companies over the course of three days and build enough momentum among a network of motivated people to sustain the companies beyond the weekend. 2014 Participant, 2015 Event Organizer ### 2015 Fellow: Full-Stack Web Development Intern @ PennApps Fellows Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Greater Philadelphia Area • Paired with a Philadelphia-based startup dedicated to promoting access and participation in in-person classes, for an 11-week internship. • Rebuilt the site architecture as it transitioned from the CakePHP 2 framework to the Symfony framework. • Enhanced the user onboarding experience, developed site functionalities, and created site assets. • One of 14 students selected for the fellowship out of over 400 applicants, based on demonstrated interest in technology, technical skills, and active participation in regional hackathons. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) Cornell University ### Program in Algorithmic and Combinatorial Thinking Princeton University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jericahuang - Portfolio: http://www.jericahuang.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/jerica JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jerica/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13