Sydney Zhang

Experience

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  Campolindo Technovation Club

  Sept 2018 - May 2022

  • Led meetings and provided guidance for project teams and new club members. • Front-end development and interface design for two mobile apps: SeatSafety (protects kids/pets from vehicular heatstroke) and Mellow Mind (provides mental health tools for high school students).

  • Vice President

    Aug 2021 - May 2022

  • Member

    Sept 2018 - Aug 2021
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  UC Berkeley ATDP

  Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

  Teacher Assistant Intern

  Introduction to Programming.• Mentored middle school and high school students on Python programming concepts and skills, provided guidance and feedback on projects.• Collaborated with the instructor and other interns to plan class activities and facilitate student progress.

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  Inspirit AI

  Sept 2021 - May 2022

  Inspirit AI Ambassador

  • Promoted the artificial intelligence education program to high school students by sharing my experience.

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  Triton Software Engineering

  Nov 2022 - now

  • Recruiting, managing, and training project managers and 50+ developers, helping managers navigate new leadership experiences.• Overseeing and supporting 6 software projects for nonprofits from scoping to deployment. • Developed applications for nonprofit organizations by rapidly adopting new technologies in an Agile environment.• Digitized the services of veteran nonprofit Patriots and Paws and streamlined Call BlackLine’s minority hotline resources in a mobile app.

  • VP Engineering

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Software Developer

    Nov 2022 - Jun 2024
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  UC San Diego Design Lab

  Jun 2023 - Dec 2023

  Research Intern

  • Developed a widget using Figma API, OpenAI API, and Firebase to integrate GPT technology into templates for idea analysis and iteration. • Studied the effects of using AI to enhance idea reflection and deepen users’ thinking.

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  UC San Diego Computer Science and Engineering Department (CSE)

  Sept 2023 - Jun 2024

  • Created Proofessor, a full stack AI tutoring agent that helps students learn to write mathematical proofs.• Analyzed existing learning resources, iteratively streamlined desired functionality, leveraged GPT-4 with the OpenAI API, utilized prompt engineering, verified accuracy of GPT-generated responses with formal Coq proofs, and evaluated tool’s overall effectiveness. • Mentored students in CSE 11 Accelerated Introduction to Programming and guided their problem-solving.• Collaborated with the professor and teaching staff to identify challenging topics and create learning resources for a 600+ student course.• Supported a cohort of 20 students for successful completion of the course with one-on-one tutoring and personalized teaching strategies.

  • Early Research Scholars Program (ERSP) Undergraduate Researcher

    Sept 2023 - Jun 2024

  • Tutor

    Sept 2023 - Dec 2023
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  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Jun 2024 - now

  Software Engineer Intern

  • Developed an admin application to migrate data from a 30-year old document management system to a new archive system in order to make historical data available for future lab projects, replacing current manual processes for conducting the migration.• Utilized TypeScript, Angular, HTML, CSS, Python, and Java to build dynamic UI, generate API calls, and integrate a data import script.