Shelby Ziccardi
Teaching Assistant at University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolShelby Ziccardi is a senior PhD candidate and experienced software engineer with nine years of industry and academic experience, currently teaching programming and software design at the University of Minnesota. She brings practical C++ and Java expertise from building interactive native Windows applications for high-profile clients and contributing to research and development projects, including a mixed-reality study on perception. Shelby combines rigorous academic training—MS and ongoing PhD in Computer Science—with hands-on work in graphics (GLSL), frameworks like Cinder, and software testing and design patterns. Known for clear communication and student mentorship, she designs course materials, leads labs, and supports complex deployments across diverse hardware. A pragmatic problem solver, she has a track record of creating tooling and plug-ins to streamline digital asset workflows and improve team frameworks.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at University of MinnesotaStudy Abroad Computer Software and Media Applications, Study Abroad Computer Software and Media Applications at Budapest University of Technology and EconomicsCertificate Multimedia, Certificate Multimedia at Portland Community CollegeBachelor’s Degree Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics and Computer Science at Lewis & Clark CollegeDa Vinci Charter Academy
English, Spanish
Github Skills (5)
cinder7
application-framework5
computer-vision1
python1
deep-learning1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
sziccardi/MovementMetrics
Oct 2021 - Dec 2022
Contributions:136 commits, 74 pushes, 8 branches in 1 year 1 month
sziccardi/sziccardi.github.io
Nov 2021 - Feb 2025
Contributions:16 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 3 months
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