General:

Name:

Nam Chu Hoai

Birthday:

31.07.1991

High School:

Abitur, Heinrich-Hertz-Gymnasium, Berlin, Germany

College:

Computer Science, Boston University, MA, USA

Interests:

Technology, Social Entrepreneurship, Programming, Photography

Work Experience:

Maps Offline (MArch 2008 - July 2008 )

iPhone Application for using the Maps Application without requiring active internet connection

Nam‘s Remote (January 2009 - now )

iPhone Application for remotecontrolling a PC/Mac by using modern technologies like MultiTouch Screen or Accelerometer for providing an experience like the Wii

Neuerdings.com (March 2009 - now )

journalist for neuerdings.com, the gadget blog of the biggest german-speaking blog company

Betterplace.org (August 2009 - now, Development paused)

iPhone Application for the online fundraising organization betterplace.org, with easy access to thousands of social projects all over the world

Virtualnights.com (March 2010 - now)

Nightlife photographer covering events at the most important locations in Berlin

Qualifications:

Start-Scholarship (December 2006 - July 2010)

Scholarship for talented young migrants, providing material (finances and pc) and non-material support ( Counselling, sklills-training workshops ...)

Abitur (May 2010)

German higher education entrance certificate, GPA: 1.3

Boston university Trustee Scholarship (October 2010 - NOW)

Boston University’s most prestigious merit-based award recognizes students who show outstanding academic and leadership abilities.

Programming Languages and Platforms:

Major: Objective-C, Java and iPhone, Mac

Minor: C#, C++, HTML, PHP, MySQL and Windows, Web

Activities and Engagements:

1. •    Varisity Baskelball Team
   

2. •    Yearbook Organisation
   

3. •    Project Week Organisation
   

4. •    Class President
   

5. •    Pupils representative (head boy)
   

6. •    Community Work for the Vietnamese Association of Berlin
   

Photographs in the Underground of Berlin (November 2007 - now)

Various Photographs of mine were shown on the entertainment screens of the underground of Berlin. Examples:

YouTube Videocontest of german parliament

- 3rd place

(September 2009)