Christopher T. Leung

Education

• B.S. Computer Science and Engineering, UCLA, 2004
• M.S. Computer Science, USC, 2008
• Advanced Chinese, Shanghai Jiao Tong / Fudan University, 2010
• Nanodegree, iOS Development, Udacity, 2017
• Nanodegree, React JS, Udacity, 2017

Employment

• Software Engineer, Google, 2018-Present
• Founder and CEO, Art of Silk, 2011-2018
• Director, China Office, USC Viterbi School of Engineering, 2009-2011
• Founder and CEO, FreedomCase, 2013-2017
• Founder and Executive Director, Project:Possibility, 2007-2009
• Campus Ambassador, Sun Microsystems, 2007-2008
• Software and Video Engineer, NASA JPL 2004-2008
• Web Developer/IT Consultant, Chem-Mat, 2004-2005
• Lead Applications Developer, PRT, 1999-2005
• ASP Developer, EsourceCode, 2003-2004
• IT Specialist, UCLA Human Genetics 2001-2003

Awards

• USC Alumni Club of Shanghai, Annual Gala Merit Award, 2013
• Shanghai Jiaotong University Liuyuan Scholarship, 2010
• NASA Group Achievement Award, Science Planning and Execution - Phoenix, 2009
• Sun Microsystems Campus Ambassador of the Month, May 2008
• Order of Arete, Inductee, USC Student Recognition Award, 2008
• Senator of the Year, USC Engineering Graduate Student Association, 2008
• Leadership Award, USC Office of International Services, 2008
• 1st Place, USC Google-All-Nighter Coding Competition, 2008
• 2nd Place Academic, USC Webfest, 2008
• NASA Group Achievement Award, 3rd and 4th Extended Mission Team - MER, 2008
• NASA Team Bonus Award, Internet2 Implementation - Phoenix, 2007
• NASA/JPL Spot Award, Outstanding Achievement - Odyssey 2006
• NASA Group Achievement Award, Development and Test - Desert RATS, 2006
• NASA/JPL Spot Award, Beyond the Call of Duty - Cassini, 2005
• NASA Group Achievement Award, Exceptional Service - MER, 2005
• 1st Place, UCLA OpenGL Animation Competition, 2004

Related Press

• "Freedomcase: Adjustable case and stand for Microsoft Surface." ZDNet. 14 February 2014
• "Viterbi School’s Shanghai Office Roaring with Life." Viterbi News. 17 February 2010
• "USC to Open Office in Shanghai." USC News. 4 August 2009
• "Closing tech gaps with open-source fixes." Daily Bruin. 3 February 2009
• "Software ‘code-a-thon’ in California." Ability Magazine (UK) Issue 72. Winter 2008.
• "Project:Possibility coders hack for the disabled." ZDNet. 18 December 2008.
• "Software That Opens Worlds to the Disabled." NY Times. 17 December 2008.
• "Meet Chris Leung...." Sun Developer Network Channel. 18 August 2008.
• "Empowering Innovation." USC Trojan Family Magazine. Autumn 2008.
• "Student Recognition Awards for Viterbi Trio." Viterbi News. 5 May 2008.
• "A Noble Project Full of Possibilities." USC News. 2 April 2008.
• "Project:Possibility : An Open Source Software Collaboration...." USC Stevens.
• "Viterbi Masters Candidate Rallies Student Coders...." Viterbi News. 25 March 2008.
• "Software program helps the disabled." USC Daily Trojan. 10 April 2008.