Employment & Experience

Hardware Developer Intern

IBM | May 2026 - Aug 2026

Incoming Summer 2026!

Software Developer Project Lead

NewHaptics | Aug 2025 - Present

Tech Stack: Python, PyCharm, Docker
Created braille-accessible Minesweeper game compatible with a specialized tactile display hardware to be debuted at CES 2026
Met biweekly with stakeholders and company leadership to share development updates and outline project goals
Managed team of four student developers, distributing project tasks and implementing GitHub workflows and best practices

Software Engineer Intern

Everstory | May 2025 - Oct 2025

Tech Stack: TypeScript, React, Tailwind, Postgres, Supabase, Docker, AWS, Vite
Built full-stack authentication system for early learning encyclopedia app, enabling access for up to 50,000 users
Spearheaded map feature development with clickable markers and zoom control to visualize geospatial database content
Designed PostgreSQL schema to efficiently manage encyclopedia entries, location tags, and user history
Created 25 Adobe XD wireframes and translated them into screens with reusable Storybook UI components
Operated in Agile startup with weekly sprints, GitHub Actions CI/CD, and design reviews with CEO and CTO

Research Intern

University of Michigan | Sep 2023 - Apr 2024

Tech Stack: Python, C, MQTT, I2C, GPIO, Raspberry Pi
Prototyped 22/26 Midwest embedded IoT climate management system with potential 30% HVAC energy savings
Developed script to process 17,000+ RPi GPIO I2C sensor readings daily for real-time environment monitoring
Performed economic analysis to research, purchase, and integrate four sensors, microcontrollers, and relays
Implemented MQTT network protocols to enable sub-second latency in real-time sensor data transmission
Authored and presented research poster to 140+ attendees at MRADS Spring Research Symposium

22/26 Midwest Poster presented at Michigan Research and Discovery Scholars Research Symposium in April 2024

Projects (more coming soon)

USB HID Macro Pad with SPI OLED Display (work in progress)

Tech Stack: C, STM32, USB HID, SPI, OLED (SSD1306)

Developing USB HID firmware on STM32 for debounced macro key inputs and real-time report handling. Integrated SPI OLED display for live status and mode feedback with embedded UI, enhancing user interaction.

Check back soon for repo link!

Hi, I'm Kara Wong!

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