Student, Baseball Player, Web Developer, Math Instructor
Richard Liu
Resume
Richard Liu
1019 Everglades Dr., Allen, TX 75013
972-878-8629
EDUCATION
Allen High School
300 Rivercrest Blvd.
Allen, TX 75002
Class of 2019
GPA (Weighted, 5.0 scale): 4.4643
Class Rank: 15 of 1608
SAT: 1550/1600
SAT Math 2: 800
SAT Biology M: 770
PSAT: 1480/1520
AP Scores
Human Geography: 5
World History: 5
Art History: 5
US History: 5
Calculus BC/AB: 5/5
English Language: 5
Biology: 5
Physics 1: 5
BASEBALL
Dallas Mustangs Baseball Club: 2013-Present
Competed in tournaments at Division 1 universities including Baylor, Texas A&M, Texas, TCU, KU, Texas Tech, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Wichita State, Dallas Baptist, UT San Antonio, UT Arlington, University of Houston, Rice, Texas State, ACU, Trinity, University of Dallas, etc. as well as the spring training complexes of the Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals, and Boston Red Sox.
Played during the Summer, Fall, and Spring (prior to high school) and would travel to play in tournaments (some out of state, including OK, CA, KS, AZ, NY, FL, CO, MO, NE, LA, AR) nearly every weekend in the Summer, in addition to league games during the week.
Played in major showcases including PGBA Texas Fall Championship, PGBA Invitational at Baylor, AABC Ken Griffey Jr. World Series, PGBA Elite Championship, etc.
Allen High School Baseball: 2015-Present
Infield starter and primary pitcher. Played in Spring district games and did offseason training in the Fall and Summer. Went through Performance Course training and workouts at Michael Johnson Performance.
Headfirst Honor Roll Camp: 2018
High academic college recruiting camp in Long Island, NY.
Stanford All-Star Baseball Camp: 2016 & 2017
Baseball recruiting camp at Stanford University. Stayed in the student dorms for three days and met with college coaches. Evaluated in pitching, hitting, fielding, and running, and played games.
Perfect Game Underclass National Baseball Showcase Main Event: 2016
Baseball showcase in Fort Myers, Florida. Awarded Top infield velocity and was highlighted three times in the event. Played at the Boston Red Sox spring training complex (JetBlue Park).
Area Code Baseball: 2016
Invited to try out in an elite showcase in front of MLB scouts.
Select Travel Teams:
NTX Eagles: 2014-2016
Texas Raiders: 2011-2013
NTX Longhorns: 2010
McKinney Marshalls: 2009
Traveled around Texas and out of state to play in tournaments such as the AAU National Championship (ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, FL), AAYBA Championship, Triple Crown tournaments, USSSA tournaments, Strikes Against Cancer, Tara Sawyer Memorial Classic, Oklahoma Texas Shootout, etc.
Recreation Baseball
Played in local recreation leagues since age 4.
ACTIVITIES
Hack Club Founder and President: 2017-Present
Communicated with the Hack Club CEOs (Zach Latta and Max Wofford) in California to receive Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud9.io. Founded Hack Club at my school, an organization helping students learn the basics of web development and coding. Taught my baseball teammates and other students Git, Shell Commands, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc. Built personal website and apps hosted on AWS.
Community Youth Leadership Camp: 2012-Present (Counselor 2018-Present)
Weeklong boarding camp with over 500 campers at TAMU Commerce. Led my class of 33 campers through activities based on leadership and culture. Taught dance, arts and crafts, cooking, sports, and chant. Also communicated with the campers’ parents and managed their daily needs and safety. Went through 3 weeks of counselor training and reunion.
National Honor Society (NHS): 2016-Present
A society based on scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Volunteered through Allen High School by tutoring, fundraising, Adopt-a-Highway, organizing band performances, serving at elementary school events, etc.
Key Club: 2017-Present
Strengthened the local community through acts of service and volunteering. Volunteered at the concession stands at football games, Kids Against Hunger, Kiwanis International, sold chocolate for fundraisers, etc.
National Computer Science Honor Society: 2017-Present
Encouraged enthusiasm for computer science and promoted academic excellence and service among computer science students. Competed in team-based and individual coding/programming competitions such as OC3 and Coder Merlin.
UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund): 2017-Present
Provided education and welfare for needy children around the world. Wrote letters, raised money for charity, organized clothing donations, etc.
Eagle Tutors: 2017-Present
Tutored peers in Algebra II, Precalculus, Calculus, and Physics before and after school as well as during privilege periods. Helped teachers grade papers.
National Math Honor Society (Mu Alpha Theta): 2017-Present
Developed strong scholarship in math as well as enjoyment of the subject.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Math Instructor at Mathnasium of Allen: July 2017-Present
Math instructor to elementary through high school students. Responsible for teaching, communicating with parents, organizing syllabuses, helping students with homework, housekeeping the center, etc. Reinforced concepts by drawing pictures, using chips/playing cards/blocks, and asking questions. Completed three weeks of instructor training. The average session has from 30-60 students.
AWARDS
National AP Scholar: 2018
National Merit Commended Scholar: 2018
Golden Eagle: 2018
Eagle Scholar: 2017
PG Underclass National Showcase Main Event Top Infield Velocity and 3 Game Highlights: 2016
All-Region Band: 2015 & 2016
Highest rating of Superior Solo & Ensemble: 2016
Math University Interscholastic League (UIL) Awards: 2015 & 2016
COMMUNITY SERVICE
English Workshops: 2016-Present
Hosted English workshops for high school students in China through Skype and WeChat. Helped Chinese students read and comprehend reading passages, answer questions, and write about various topics.
Allen ISD: 2015-Present
Cleaned up band concerts, sorted music, set up equipment, organized elementary school events, helped teachers clean rooms, served as the PhoenixCon cleanup captain, etc.
Allen Baseball Home Run Club: 2015-Present
Volunteered at and organized events to raise money for Allen Baseball. Sold tickets at baseball games, bagged food donations at the First United Methodist Church, sold Eagle Cards to teachers and other students.
Allen Community Outreach (ACO): 2015-Present
Helped the needy in various ways such as filling dirt into the elderly’s houses’ foundations, stocking food, working at the resale shop, organizing donations, managing clothing donations, etc.
Allen Teen Court: 2015-Present
Served as an attorney for teens who committed misdemeanors. Completed training from the Allen Municipal Court and worked in various cases with different defendants. Also served on the jury to determine the charges.
State Farm Neighborhood of Good: 2017
Made sandwiches and bagged lunches for needy kids in downtown Dallas. Featured on the local news.
McDonald’s Education Workshops: 2017
Helped prepare food for attendees, set up and cleaned up conference rooms.
Allen Arts Alliance: 2015-Present
Served various aspiring artists in promoting their artwork. Surveyed pedestrians in Watters Creek Village, bought supplies at Market Street, helped decorate and advertise for the Allen Arts Festival.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Front End Web Development
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, jQuery, AngularJS, RESTful API, JSON
Computer Languages
Swift, Shell Script, Python
Version Control
Git
Development Tools
Emacs, Sublime Text
OS
Windows, Linux, iOS
Hobbies
Photography/Cinematography: Photoshop, Adobe
Video Editing: iMovie, YouTube content creator
Playing Musical Instruments: Saxophone, Piano, Clarinet
Traveling: China, Japan, South Korea, Canada