WORK EXPERIENCE
TEDxUofW - Seattle, WA
Designer (2016) » Production Manager (2017) » Curator (Present)

• Manages the entire team, totaling 30+ members, and oversees high level planning
• Managed a team of five to organize the day-of logistics for a TEDx conference
• Created event branding and logo for a consistent and positive interaction experience

University of Washington Housing & Food Services - Seattle, WA
Resident Advisor

• Directly oversees 50+ residents of the Engineering Living Learning Community
• Studies diversity, conflict resolution, and event design and advertisement training

Robolink Inc. - San Diego, CA
Intern (2016)  » Instructor, R&D, and Multimedia (Jun. 2018 - Oct. 2018)

• Taught coding principles to various ages using robots, drones, and self-driving cars
• Tested and showcased products through weekly iterations with a team of engineers
  

• Outer Space
  
• Movies & Film
  
• Computer Sci.
  
• Storytelling

Get to know me a little more:

Resume​

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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Rainy Dawg Radio - DJ

• Curates and hosts a weekly show that is streamed live on-air

University of Washington - Mobile Planetarium Volunteer

• Teaches astronomy as a part of outreach to local elementary and high schools

League of Amazing Programmers - Volunteer Teacher

• Prepared students of various ages for the AP Computer Science Exam

League of Amazing Programmers - Student

• Completed courses in Web Security, App Design, and Software Engineering
  

Expected Grad. Jun. 2020

Autumn 2017

RECOGNITION & CERTIFICATIONS
Achievements: Java SE 8 Certification, 8 wins and 12 nominations in various film festivals
Honors: UW Dean’s List, AP Scholar with Honors, Scholastic National Gold Medal Recipient
Scholarships: New York Life Foundation Scholarship, Purple & Gold Scholarship

SKILLS
Design and Video Production:

• Ableton, Adobe Creative Suite, Audacity, Celtx, Cinema 4D, FCP X, Figma, G Suite, 
  ​InVision, Marvel, Maya, Microsoft Office, Slack, Tableau
• Design: 3D modeling, digital manipulation, graphics, logos, prints, social media
• Video: advertisement, animation, editing, interviews, live events, narratives
  

Technology and Research:

• AJAX, C/C#/C++, CSS, HTML, JSON, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Processing, R, SQL
  
• Android Studio, Arduino, Eclipse, GitHub, MatLab, PyCharm, SketchUp, SolidWorks, Terminal
• Agile, data (collection, wrangling, visualization), ideation, interaction design, physical computing, 
  ​product evaluation, prototyping, Scrum, Test Driven Development, usability testing, user research
  

Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Intermediate), Japanese (Intermediate)

   Interests

• Sustainability
  
• Music
• Design
• Emotions

About

EDUCATION
University of Washington - Seattle, WA

• BS in Human Centered Design and Engineering
  
• Minor in Environmental Studies

Tsinghua University - Beijing, China

• Discussed and developed internationally-focused sustainability solutions
  

About TJ Gascho

Hello, my name is TJ Gascho, pronounced "Tee Jay Gash-oh". I am currently studying Human Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington. I am still uncertain of my exact career path, but I know that along the way I want to be an astronaut, an animator, a designer,  a filmmaker, a researcher, and so much more.

2016 - Present

2017 - Present

2016, 2018​

2017 - Present

2016 - Present

2012-2016​

2010-2016