Preston G. Corless

June 2022 - PresentBachelor's in Computer Science, Minor in Physics | Brigham Young University - Idaho | Rexburg, Idaho

• 1st place in BYU-Idaho's Fall 2022 Hackathon during freshman year
• 1st place in BYU-Idaho's Fall 2023 Hackathon (sponsored by MLH, GitHub and Verizon, among others), also winning its "Best Use of Google Cloud" award
• Member of BYU-Idaho's Computing Society presidency since Fall 2023

September 2015 - June 2020International Baccalaureate Diploma | International Academy of Macomb | Macomb, Michigan

• Contributed to a variety of clubs, including the Coding Club and the Political Science Club
• 1460 on the SAT, including an 800 (perfect score) on the math portion
• Took HL and Honors classes including English, Spanish, Biology, and Physics

January 2023 - April 2023Software Developer Intern | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (ICS Department)

• Led the WhatsApp integration efforts for the Area Book Android missionary app (now titled "Preach My Gospel")
• Provided unique insight and valuable feedback into the mechanics of missionary work with regard to the Area Book app (only returned missionary on the team who used the app)
• Gained proficiency in Kotlin Language and Object Oriented Programming on the job

July 2022 - January 2023Social Media Specialist | Bonneville Meats | Meat Wholesaler

• Revived the Facebook page and began frequent posting schedule to allow for more outreach and community attention of the business
• Consulted on the company's web site design, resulting in significant SEO improvements, including a 30-point increase in Google PageSpeed Insights score

July 2018 - March 2020Recreational Gymnastics Instructor | Cutting Edge Athletics | Gymnastics Facility

• Coached kids from ages 5 to 11 in recreational gymnastics
• Consulted on the design for the company's web site