Zoey Ballard
Software Systems Engineer at Collins Aerospace
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex United States
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Top SchoolZoey Ballard is an embedded software engineer pursuing dual degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, with a strong focus on aerospace, embedded systems, robotics, and cybersecurity. She has hands-on experience integrating Linux and FPGA systems—having led software integration for a FIPS 140-3 cryptographic prototype, written kernel modules, and designed AXI-Lite interfaces—while also building interactive demos with Flask and Bootstrap. Her background spans robotics research at Carnegie Mellon, swarm control work, and practical cybersecurity training via a Google Career Certificate, reflecting a blend of research and production skills. Based in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, she pairs technical depth with teaching experience as an honors and circuits lab TA, and maintains an active personal site and GitHub to showcase projects. An avid hiker and sketcher, she brings curiosity and interdisciplinary problem-solving to mission-driven aerospace software.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Google Career Certificate, Cybersecurity, Google Career Certificate, Cybersecurity at Grow with GoogleAssociate of Science - AS, Computer Engineering, 3.88 (GPA), Associate of Science - AS, Computer Engineering, 3.88 (GPA) at Dallas CollegeBachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at The Honors College at the University of HoustonBachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 3.5 (GPA, Junior), Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 3.5 (GPA, Junior) at University of HoustonHigh School Diploma, 4.39 (GPA, 9th-10th Grade), High School Diploma, 4.39 (GPA, 9th-10th Grade) at Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women'S Leadership SchoolHigh School Diploma, Computer Engineering, 4.23 (GPA, 11-12th Grade), High School Diploma, Computer Engineering, 4.23 (GPA, 11-12th Grade) at Richland Collegiate High School of Math Science Engineerin10th-12th Grade, 10th-12th Grade at Girls Who Code
English, Spanish, Latin, Chinese
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Github Skills (46)
hexo10
javascript9
nodejs9
typescript8
statusbar8
static-site-generator7
android-development7
android-app7
android-library7
dialogs7
python7
weibo6
android-studio6
android6
kotlin6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
ZoeyWoohoo/Minimalism
Aug 2018 - Nov 2020
Contributions:5 releases, 49 commits, 29 pushes in 2 years 3 months
itsCoder/weeklyblog
Aug 2016 - Sep 2018
This is the repository of itsCoder's WeeklyBlog.
Contributions:15 commits, 20 PRs, 17 pushes in 2 years 1 month
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