Albert (Sammy) Yee

Interests

Esports and Gaming within Education , Learning Disabilites , AR/VR Development , Middle and High School Technology Enrichment , Gaming Communities , Broadcast Production

Skills

Languages and Frameworks: C, C++, C#, R, Swift, Python, HTML, CSS

Toolsets/OS: MacOS, Windows 10, Ubuntu, GitHub, X-Code, OBS

Education

University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

B.A./M.A., Economics (expected Spring, 2025)

  • Unofficial transcript available upon request

2021 - Present

Work

ACE Peer Mentor, UH Manoa First Year Programs

manoa.hawaii.edu/undergrad/freshman/

Mentored freshmen at UH Manoa

  • Mentored 20-30 first-year students at UH Manoa per Fall Semester
  • Facilitated credited writing intensive UNIV 110 course
  • Individually met with each of the 20-30 first-year students three times during the semester to ensure they were successful during their first semester at the university

2022 - Present

Production Assistant Intern, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and The Overwatch League

www.hawaii.edu/news/2022/07/12/overwatch-league-returns-to-uh//

Project Aloha Internship at Overwatch League in Partnership with UH Manoa

  • Assisted in set up, operating, and break down of the venue for Overwatch League’s 2022 Midseason Madness Tournament
  • Worked alongside OWL staff to create a player-friendly environment

2022 - 2022

Kokua (Intern), Purple Maia

purplemaia.org/

  • Assisted in running promotion booths at various events
  • Tested and tweaked course materials
  • Completed routine maintenance and updated software for computers and other devices
  • Assisted teaching in Art and Game Design classes

2019 - 2021

Activities

President, Manoa Academy of Gamers

Lead officer for club operations

  • Run weekly general meetings and officer meetings
  • Plan year, events, and operations for the MAG
  • Apply and and obtain sponsorships for MAG
  • Ensure deliverables and communicate with sponsors

2021 - Present

Assistant Game Designer, Assets High School, Game Design Mentorship

www.assets-school.org/

Teaching assistant for Game Design Mentorship

  • Advanced knowledge in Swift and X-Code
  • Developed teaching skills for basic Swift concepts, and debugging code errors
  • Mastered basic game design concepts. Gained experience in Scratch, Swift, and X-Code

2018 - 2019

Other volunteer experience,

  • Chapter President, Pacific & Asian Affairs Council, Assets High School Chapter, 2019-2021
  • Webmaster, Hawaii Figure Skating Club, 2018

Awards

Dean's List, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Social Sciences

The Dean's List recognizes students with a superior academic record, i.e., a minimum current grade point average of 3.5 for 12 or more credits of academic coursework

Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023

Provost Achievement Scholarship, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

$10,000 per year for 4 years, and this scholarship is open to Hawai’i residents with a 3.7 cumulative high school GPA or higher to be considered.

2021

References

Available upon request