Professional Basketball Player for the Fujitsu Red Wave || University of Chicago Alum

Sophia North

Professional Basketball Player for the Fujitsu Red Wave || University of Chicago Alum

Available to hire

Professional Basketball Player for the Fujitsu Red Wave || University of Chicago Alum

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

Japanese
Fluent

Work Experience

Professional Basketball Player at Fujitsu Red Wave
April 1, 2025 - Present
Compete in the WJBL, Japan’s premier women’s basketball league, and play games across Japan and Asia. Maintain a rigorous training schedule including twice-daily team practices, individual workouts, strength training, and conditioning. Analyze game and practice film to identify strategic improvements and present findings in team meetings. Present monthly performance reviews and strategic goals to Fujitsu Sports Division leadership. Provide Japanese-English translation for teammates to enhance team communication and cohesion.
Software Engineer Intern at Springer Capital
June 1, 2023 - September 1, 2023
Collaborated in teams to design and develop real estate web pages from scratch; Gained hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Apps for workflow automation and process development; Implemented new UI/UX features and enhancements to improve website functionality and user experience.
App Development Intern at Trokt
June 1, 2021 - August 1, 2021
Used Ionic to create an MVP that met the intended use case of a mobile app; Designed and planned modifications needed for a successful version 1 of the application; Used Agile software development to work through and deliver features and bugs; Learned the basics of front-end development through the Ionic framework.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science; Minor in Data Science at The University of Chicago
January 11, 2030 - March 1, 2025

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment