Hrishikesh Shanmuganathan

Motivated high school student with a track record of academic excellence. Strong background in computer science, 3D modeling programs, STEM, and business. Aiming to gain professional work experience while utilizing excellent communication and time management skills.

Ping Pong 2D

• Self-paced developed using C++ and SDL2 in visual studio.
• This is a simple 2D 2-player ping pong game.
• Through making this project, I learned a lot about simple game development and the basic structure of a game.

DirectX 12 custom rendering engine

• A self-paced project developed using C++ and Direct3D 12 in Visual Studio.
• This took a while to develop as there are many, many aspects to this that need to be learned.
• I learned so much through this project, and I am quite knowledgeable in this field even though this project is not finished.
• The purpose of this project is to be able to render 3D objects given the object’s vertices, shaders, textures, and other info in a separate file.

• Software Engineering Job Simulation at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Python Data Structures - University of Michigan - Coursera.

• HOSA Top 30 Creative Problem Solvers in the World and State Champion
• Taekwondo First Degree Black Belt
• 2-time MATHCOUNTS State Finalist
• Active community volunteer
• 3-time Ohio Invention League Industry Innovator Award Winner (Health & Safety Category, Toys & Games Category)
• USCF 1760+ Rated Active Chess Player
• Tamil Language Speech and Thirukkural recital competitions winner. (Cultural Awards)
• School Math team officer.
• Active Speech & Debate and Model UN member.
• Photography and Film Interest