Preston Corless

Skills

Programming Languages:	C#, C/C++, Dart, Erlang, Golang, Kotlin, MOS 6502 Assembly, MySQL, Rust
Scripting Languages:	Bash (Shell Scripting), JavaScript, Lua, Python
Certifications:	CompTIA Security+ SY0-701
Development Environments:	Android Studio, Arduino, Eclipse, JetBrains Rider, Vim, VS Code
Web Technologies:	Firebase, HTML5, CSS, JSON, Protocol Buffers (Protobuf)
Other Technologies:	Command Line, Docker, Flutter, Git, Jetpack Compose, Linux, Terraform, Unix
Spoken Languages:	English (Native), Spanish (Fluent), Portuguese (Intermediate), Mandarin Chinese (Beginner)
Soft Skills:	Adaptability, Balanced Lifestyle, Enthusiasm, Grit, Innovation, Leadership, Public Speaking

Jul. 2022–Apr. 2025B.S. in Computer Science | Brigham Young University–Idaho | Rexburg, Idaho | 3.94 GPA

Co-founded and served as President of BYU–Idaho's Computing Society, helped bring attendance up to 200+ people
Returned to the Computing Society twice as a guest speaker
Won 1^st place in two hackathons; BYU–Idaho's Fall 2022 Hackathon, and a Fall 2023 multi-university hackathon sponsored by MLH, GitHub and Verizon, among others

Jan. 2024–Apr. 2025Paid Student Peer Advisor | Brigham Young University-Idaho | Rexburg, Idaho

Helped dozens of students bolster their resumes and portfolios, and gave invaluable networking advice and assistance
Recommended 2 students to recruiters, getting them their first internships

Sept. 2023–Apr. 2024Paid Teaching Assistant (ECEN 106) | Brigham Young University-Idaho | Rexburg, Idaho

Guided students through coursework pertaining to computer systems and low-level programming
Facilitated weekly lab exercises in embedded systems

Jan. 2023–Apr. 2023Android Developer Intern | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (ICS Department)

Increased contacting productivity by 15% for application end-user base of over 50,000 by introducing and implementing new WhatsApp-related features, leveraging WhatsApp's public APIs
Identified and corrected errors in Spanish localization of application
Added or changed 10,017 lines of code in application codebase in the span of approximately 3 months
Worked with Android Studio, Jetpack Compose, Git, and Kotlin in a professional environment

Jul. 2020–Jun. 2022Missionary | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | El Salvador

Gained fluency in Spanish Language, and became immersed in Salvadoran culture
Worked 74 hours weekly with 11 other missionaries throughout mission; coordinated and worked with 50+ more
Served hundreds of people through proselyting and service projects
Spoke on multiple occasions to groups of 100+ people

Personal Projects	Learning Outcomes
Nintendo DS port of WebAssembly runtime	Embedded Systems, Containerization, Foreign Function Interface (FFI)
Canon, command-line scripture reference tool	Golang, Standard Input/Output Piping
Cairn, a stack-based programming language	Rust Language, Low-Level Optimizations
Accurate CHIP–8 emulator	Hardware Virtualization, Memory Management
PxStream, a fractal-inspired photo file format	C language, Data Compression
Yeet Ball, a mobile game made with Apache Cordova	JavaScript, Mobile Development
Super Rex Dash, a mod of Super Mario Bros.	6502 Assembly Language, Binary Patching

Service

Volunteered in three hurricane/flood cleanup efforts: Hurricane Harvey (Houston, Texas), Hurricane Florence (Wilmington, North Carolina), and dam flooding in Midland, Michigan
Led a Winter Clothing distribution project hosted by local church (giving 10K+ lbs. of clothing to those in need in Detroit area), participated in four others
Organized an annual neighborhood Earth Day cleanup event
Served in presidency of community religious organization