Simrit Dhanjal

Experience

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  Random Math Inc.

  Jun 2020 - Jul 2022

  Spearhead improvements and updates to Random Math Inc.’s software tools and website, oversee new web development and graphic design team, coordinate status meetings Coach students grades 6-9 in number theory, geometry, and probability to prepare for high school national math competitions (5 classes of 15 students each) – daily during summer and weekly during academic year • Full stack development and ongoing management of Random Math Inc.’s website (randommath.com)• Incorporated content management system, responsive design, templating, data collection, and external platform integrations (PayPal, Birdeye, Calendly, Azure Bot Framework, analytics, Facebook Pixel)• Built custom multi-field filtering JavaScript tool with LaTeX display for unique problem set construction

  • Director Of Technology

    Feb 2021 - Jul 2022

  • Associate Coach

    Jun 2018 - Jul 2022

  • Web/Software Developer

    Jun 2020 - Feb 2021
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  Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science

  Jan 2022 - May 2024

  15-281 Head TA | Artificial Intelligence Representation in Problem Solving

  Contributed to both the educational content and the administrative efficiency of the most popular undergraduate AI course at CMU. Led the course staff for 2 years.• Lead multiple weekly recitations of 20-30 students; develop assignments, recitations, and course notes; hold weekly office hours• Course topics: informed vs. adversarial search, constraint satisfaction problems, local search, optimization & linear programming, propositional and first order logic, MDPs, reinforcement learning, Bayes nets, hidden Markov models, particle filtering, game theory Show less

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  Menlo Security Inc.

  May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Machine Learning Intern

  • Constructed and queried API to intersect business intelligence data with existing customer records, identify seasonal trends, and enhance threat intelligence• Implemented and presented risk scoring model: learned optimal weights to assign risk score and identify most risky users/enterprises

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  Crusoe

  Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  Associate Product Manager Intern

  • Authored comprehensive PRDs encompassing cloud capacity API endpoints (shipped), forecasting and reservations, and bulk VM creation - collaborating with cross-functional teams in engineering, finance, and business development.• Leveraged mathematical and financial modeling, time series prediction techniques in forecasting and reservations to optimize product utilization.• Demonstrated keen understanding of customer needs, leading to successful improvements of administrative and customer facing platforms for streamlined usage and billing data management. Show less

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  SpaceX

  Sept 2023 - Dec 2023

  Software Engineer Intern

  Led design and development of an intelligent fleet planning system that will serve as the foundation for future Starship mission planning and analysis, unlocking advanced capabilities for real-time mission adjustments and optimization.Improved speed and accuracy of rocket trajectory solvers using deep learning, boosting the speed and reliability of trajectory forecasting for mission simulation and strategic planning.

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  Silvertrain AI

  Jul 2024 - now

  Head of Machine Learning

  silvertrain.ai