Hi, I'm Melanie
University of Chicago, 2021B.S in Computer Science (Specialization in Systems), Minor in Statistics
I graduated from The University of Chicago in 2021, and I am currently a software engineer at Databricks.
I am interested in AI, distributed systems, cybersecurity, and human computer interaction, and I love designing and building things that make life more productive, such as making everyday tasks more accessible or efficient.
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June 2020 - August 2020
During Summer 2020, I was a Software Engineering Intern at Lyft Level 5 (Autonomous Vehicles Devision), where I worked on mapping vehicle trajectories to lane sequences on given map frames in real time.
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During Summer 2020, I was a Software Engineering Intern at Lyft Level 5 (Autonomous Vehicles Devision), where I worked on mapping vehicle trajectories to lane sequences on given map frames in real time.
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January 2020 - April 2020
During Winter 2020, I was a Software Engineering Intern at Databricks, where I designed, developed and released In-Product Messaging and Tours for private preview.
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During Winter 2020, I was a Software Engineering Intern at Databricks, where I designed, developed and released In-Product Messaging and Tours for private preview.
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June 2019 - August 2019
During summer 2019, I was a Software Engineer Intern at Braintree Payments, a subdivision of PayPal, where I worked on a project to unify and redesign how we manage our secrets and public key infrastructure.
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During summer 2019, I was a Software Engineer Intern at Braintree Payments, a subdivision of PayPal, where I worked on a project to unify and redesign how we manage our secrets and public key infrastructure.
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April 2019
During Spring 2019, I was a UChicago Computer Science Core Tutor, where I provided peer-based tutoring for the Introductory Sequence (Data Structures and Algorithms, Introduction to Computer Systems)
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During Spring 2019, I was a UChicago Computer Science Core Tutor, where I provided peer-based tutoring for the Introductory Sequence (Data Structures and Algorithms, Introduction to Computer Systems)
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April 2019 - June 2019
During Spring 2019, I worked part-time as a Software Engineer Intern at Journey Foods, an AI-powered platform that supports product management and nutrition services for food companies. I primarily worked with generating a variety of business-critical data to merchants through reports, visualizations, and other insights.
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During Spring 2019, I worked part-time as a Software Engineer Intern at Journey Foods, an AI-powered platform that supports product management and nutrition services for food companies. I primarily worked with generating a variety of business-critical data to merchants through reports, visualizations, and other insights.
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October 2018 - April 2019
Throughout my 2nd year, I worked part-time as a Software Engineer Intern at Content Carnivores, a company that uses machine learning to generate social media content. There, I led a project focusing on the intersection between online financial content and SEC/FINRA compliance. I worked alongside a legal intern to build a platform that tries to detect future compliance violations.
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Throughout my 2nd year, I worked part-time as a Software Engineer Intern at Content Carnivores, a company that uses machine learning to generate social media content. There, I led a project focusing on the intersection between online financial content and SEC/FINRA compliance. I worked alongside a legal intern to build a platform that tries to detect future compliance violations.
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June 2018 - September 2018
During summer 2018, I was a Software Development Intern at Medivis, a medical visualization startup specializing in AR. There, I unified anatomy part information into a database, and built a corresponding web interface for internal and external use.
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During summer 2018, I was a Software Development Intern at Medivis, a medical visualization startup specializing in AR. There, I unified anatomy part information into a database, and built a corresponding web interface for internal and external use.
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Featured Project:
September 2018
SafeRoute is a web application that determines the 'safest' route home based on public crime data. The application gives each route a 'safety score,' and generates a heat map with interactive and informative markers.
My inspiration for this project came from friends and family who wanted to feel safe when running at night, or when walking in neighborhoods they didn't know well.
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SafeRoute is a web application that determines the 'safest' route home based on public crime data. The application gives each route a 'safety score,' and generates a heat map with interactive and informative markers.
My inspiration for this project came from friends and family who wanted to feel safe when running at night, or when walking in neighborhoods they didn't know well.
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Featured Activities:
September 2018 - Present
By the end of my second year I became the President of ILC: Entrepreneurship & Technology, one of UChicago's oldest business RSO.
As a CORE member, I was in charge of finding speakers, establishing relationships with local startups, recruiting new cohorts, and leading modules on business fundamentals such as how to evaluate an idea, how to conduct market research, how to pitch, etc.
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By the end of my second year I became the President of ILC: Entrepreneurship & Technology, one of UChicago's oldest business RSO.
As a CORE member, I was in charge of finding speakers, establishing relationships with local startups, recruiting new cohorts, and leading modules on business fundamentals such as how to evaluate an idea, how to conduct market research, how to pitch, etc.
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July 2017 - August 2017
The summer before college, I worked as a field manager and canvassar for Environment New York, a non-profit environmental advocacy organization.
I raised over $3,000 in 3 weeks to fund research on keeping waterways clean, and to promote environmental awareness in the local NY area.
The summer before that, I researched sustainable, alternative sources of fuels at The Cooper Union, and presented my research in front of hundreds of peers and several professors of the University.
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The summer before college, I worked as a field manager and canvassar for Environment New York, a non-profit environmental advocacy organization.
I raised over $3,000 in 3 weeks to fund research on keeping waterways clean, and to promote environmental awareness in the local NY area.
The summer before that, I researched sustainable, alternative sources of fuels at The Cooper Union, and presented my research in front of hundreds of peers and several professors of the University.
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