Zak Wegweiser

Software Engineer

Back-End Developer

Web Designer

Front-End Programmer

App Developer

About Me

Hi! My name is Zak Wegweiser and I am a software engineer. I love working on projects that can help shape others through technology. I work on designing apps and software to help people any way I can. From education to entertainment, my goal is to make everybody the best version of themselves!
When I was in High School I founded a company called Appitt, where I would assist local companies by making custom apps and software. This not only helped me teach myself how to code, but I grew passionate about programming and how I can use technology to help others. When I first started Appitt my goal was to help anybody, company or individual, teenager or adult, man or woman, get an on the app store. Today, I have expanded my goal to continue to be the best engineer as I can, so I can help as many people as I can through technology!

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Education & Leadership

Brown University

Class of 2021

TA for three Computer Science courses.
Microsoft MSFT3C Coding Competition Finalist
Hartshorn-Hypatia Freshman Math Prizewinner

Stanford University Online, Top 10%

2017

Accepted into accelerated program for advanced math students for two semesters

Calhoun School

Valedictorian of 2017

Peer Leader - mentored a group of rising freshman
Science Olympiad Team Founder
Four-year Varsity Basketball Team Counder
President of the Chess Club

Experience

Apple tvOS

Software Engineering Intern

Interned as a software engineer on the Apple tvOS team for two years! Not only was this one of the best learning experiences of my life, but I was able to make a real impact by prototyping future projects and shipping my own code! I also won the Apple iContest, a competitive event among interns seeing who can present the best idea for Apple's future!

Hack@Brown 2019

First Place (Overall & Facebook)

For Hack@Brown 2019, my team of four developed Babel Fish, a video chat web app that translates speech in real-time for everyone else in the call, breaking down language barriers globally! We won first place and were invited to compete at Facebook’s Global Hackathon Finals with only 20 other teams for the second year in a row! (Project progress on Github)

Yale Hackathon 2017

First Place (Overall & Facebook)

For YHack 2017, my team of four developed Sight, an app that helps visually impaired people monitor their surroundings with face and voice recognition and Facebook’s SDKs. Won first place and invited to Facebook Global Hackathon Finals. (Project progress on Github)

Apple Worldwide Developer Conference

WWDC 2017 Scholarship Recipient

Selected along with 350 other students across the nation to attend Apple’s annual Developers Conference hosted by Tim Cook. I was hosted in CA, surrounded by the best and brightest programmers, and was one of ten chosen to meet and greet Michelle Obama!

Calhoun School

Teacher & Developer

Enlisted as a faculty member to develop and teach a Web Programming class for 9th-12th graders. Transformed our school’s pen and paper scheduling system to online software. I was then hired as the Head Scheduler, arranging all 250 students’ schedules.

Horticultural Creations (HCInc)

Software Developer Intern

Developed an app to route weekly truck deliveries and monitor daily progress. Also, worked as an IT consultant, addressing all technical issues.

Appitt LLC

Software Engineering Startup

Founded startup in high school and worked with various local schools and businesses to develop mobile and web applications as well as back-end software.

Testimonials

Bridie Gauthier

Head of Montessori School of Manhattan

"The superb quality of the numerous products that Zak's company has supplied to our schools is surpassed only by his consistent, timely, and courteous customer service. It is always a pleasure doing business with Zak and Appit LLC. I have and will continue to highly recommend this company to many of my colleagues and friends across many different industries..."

Steven Kravit

CTO United Way of Metropolitan Dallas

"On behalf of the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas I would like to congratulate you on winning the Code for Good Dallas Challenge. You listened to the challenge, you organized around a solution, and you developed a solution. You far exceeded your fellow competitors.

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Hackathons such as this one, foster competition and innovation in a way that propels society at large forward. One team may have won the hackathon, but we all won… you won."

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Dan Aarons

Aarons & Associates

"In the year that I have known Zak he has exhibited extraordinary care and attention towards his responsibilities. As a software designer to our inner office traffic management department; Zak was responsible for revamping our tracking system to contemporary and present-day needs...Of particular value to us are Zak's organizational abilities, his enthusiasm, and commitment to doing the job; all of which is done with minimal supervision..."

Steve ehrlich

Horticultural Creations

"Zak designed a program for us that not only meets our needs but he can modify any time we need it to perform another function. It is truly a pleasure to deal with someone who is capable, creative, and caring. He responds to our requests any time we need him..."

Dr. Dwayne Hinz

Cochrane Dentists

"In the last three years Zak has taught me the technical programming skills needed to develop my own applications. He did this through teaching videos and emails. Zak showed great skills in mathematics, physics, programming and problem solving. He is a great teacher and adapted the material for my learning style. Zak has a subtle sense of humour that made the learning process enjoyable..."

Coding Skills

Objective-C

Swift

Python

Java

PHP/MySQL

HTML/CSS/JS

C

More Skills

Adobe Photoshop

Microsoft Office

Gamesalad

Sketch Design

iMovie

Server Management