This is an expanded version of my resume, last updated December 2025.
You can also view my CV and my one-page resume as PDFs.
Work Experience
Research Engineer L5   
July 2023 - Present
Research Engineer L4   
July 2021 - July 2023
Software Engineer L3   
July 2020 - July 2021
Software Engineering Intern   
May 2019 - August 2019
Reality Labs Research, Meta
  • Currently on team investigating wearable input combined with a contextual AI-powered interface
  • Designing and implementing novel interaction techniques with Unity (C#), Kotlin, and multiple prototype devices
  • Authored publications about the projects PinchType, Wrist Deflection Scrolling, and Squiggle

Head Teaching Assistant   
August 2019 - May 2020
Teaching Assistant   
August 2017 - May 2018
Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science
  • One of about twenty TAs for the course "Great Ideas in Theoretical Computer Science" (150-250 students, depending on the semester)
  • Taught two weekly classes of about fifteen students each, held office hours, graded assignments, and worked with students individually
  • As co-head TA, coordinated TA responsibilities and supported the professors

Research Assistant   
May 2018 - December 2018
Carnegie Mellon University Human-Computer Interaction Institute
  • One of eight students working with professor Jessica Hammer on the project VR Home, which explores the potential of virtual reality to augment people's homes
  • Built and programmed four prototype virtual reality spaces in Unity for the HTC Vive
  • Reviewed literature, developed research questions, conducted playtests/interviews, synthesized results as co-author of research paper

Engineering Practicum Intern   
May 2017 - August 2017
Google (YouTube Developer Infrastructure)
  • Developed interface for monitoring test statuses in real time across Google
  • Independently implemented five new features over the course of the summer
  • The interface was used by YouTube to enable on-call rotations to identify and respond to issues faster, and to keep the organization on track for frequent and reliable releases
Education

Carnegie Mellon University
May 2020
Pittsburgh, PA
  • Degree: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
  • Minors: Media Design, Film and Media Studies
  • QPA (GPA): 3.95
  • Honors: University Honors, Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa Member, Senior Leadership Recognition Recipient, Palantir Women in Technology Scholarship
Publications

Jacqui Fashimpaur, Tovi Grossman, Ben Lafreniere, Naveen Sendhilnathan, Kashyap Todi, Tianyi Wang, Ting Zhang, and Tanya R. Jonker. Squiggle: Multimodal Lasso Selection in the Real World. UIST 2025.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3746059.3747684

Jaewook Lee, Tianyi Wang, Jacqui Fashimpaur, Naveen Sendhilnathan, and Tanya R. Jonker. Walkie-Talkie: Exploring Longitudinal Natural Gaze, LLMs, and VLMs for Query Disambiguation in XR. CHI EA 2025.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3706599.3720236

Hyunsung Cho, Jacqui Fashimpaur, Naveen Sendhilnathan, Jonathan Browder, David Lindlbauer, Tanya R. Jonker, Kashyap Todi. Persistent Assistant: Seamless Everyday AI Interactions via Intent Grounding and Multimodal Feedback. CHI 2025.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3714317

Jacqui Fashimpaur, Amy Karlson, Tanya R. Jonker, Hrvoje Benko, and Aakar Gupta. Investigating Wrist Deflection Scrolling Techniques for Extended Reality. CHI 2023.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3580870

Lauren Herckis, Jessica Cao, Jacqui Fashimpaur, Anna Henson, Rachel Rodgers, Thomas W. Corbett III, and Jessica Hammer. Exploring Hybrid Virtual-Physical Homes. DIS 2020.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3357236.3395561
Honorable Mention Award (top 5%)

Jacqui Fashimpaur, Kenrick Kin, and Matt Longest. PinchType: Text Entry for Virtual and Augmented Reality Using Comfortable Thumb to Fingertip Pinches. CHI EA 2020.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3334480.3382888


Other Experience

teammate   
May 2020 - Present
Art/Story Lead, Puzzle Writer
  • Teammate Hunt, teammate's recurring puzzle hunt, is a week-long online event
  • The latest Teammate Hunt had over 603 participating teams
  • Contributed puzzles and artwork to Teammate Hunt since 2020
  • Managed teams of eight artists and writers to create the 2021 and 2025 hunts' plot and visuals
  • Acted as Creative Lead for the 2023 MIT Mystery Hunt (written by teammate)
  • See more on my Puzzle CV

TEALS   
August 2021 - May 2022
Volunteer Teaching Assistant
  • TEALS is a Microsoft Philanthropies program in which volunteers help teach high school computer science classes
  • Collaborated with team of five to teach a year-long introductory class with twenty students
  • Led several lectures, answered student questions, and graded programming assignments

Puzzlehunt CMU   
June 2017 - May 2020
Co-President, Puzzle Writer
  • Puzzlehunt CMU is a student organization at Carnegie Mellon that writes and organizes puzzle hunts
  • Managed staff of eight students to host five college puzzle hunts over two years
  • Reached out to sponsors, promoted event, oversaw creation of puzzles and hunt website, distributed food and prizes during event
  • Our largest hunt lasted 24 hours and had 1400 participants
  • See more on my Puzzle CV

Independent Filmmaking   
2014 - 2016
  • 2016 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival - Official Selection
  • 2016 Iowa High School Speech Association All-State Festival - Selected Performer (1 of 16)
  • 2015 National PTA Reflections - Outstanding Interpretation (highest honor: 1 film selected)
  • 2015 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival - Official Selection (2), Best Student Short
  • 2015 Landlocked Film Festival - Official Selection
  • 2015 Iowa High School Musical Theatre Awards - Outstanding Achievement in Publicity
  • 2014 Iowa High School Speech Association All-State Festival - Selected Performer (1 of 16)
Skills

Unity • C • C# • C++ • Maya • JavaScript • Python • Kotlin • Adobe Illustrator • Photoshop • Premiere • Web Development • Android App Development • Interaction Design • User Research • Video Production • Visual Design • Public Speaking