Suryam Gupta

Experience

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  BAE Systems, Inc.

  Dec 2018 - Mar 2020

  FOCUS Program Senior Mentor

  - Assisted and led project teams in developing mechanical skills and programming pertinent to robotics, including programming in C and C++- Developed demo robots and projects to use for lessons and personal skills development.- Worked with volunteers and program coordinators to develop competition rules and playing fields for project teams to compete in.- Interviewed prospective students and student mentors

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  University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Dec 2022 - Aug 2023

  - Received the Outstanding UCA award May 2023- Undergraduate teaching assistant for Introduction to Algorithms.- Set to be promoted to a head UCA for the same class in Fall 2023, which will include all the work listed below, organizing weekly staff meetings, and running the course alongside the professors- Encouraged student independence and academic achievement by exploring newalgorithmic concepts and activities during weekly office hours and lab sections.- Assisted professors in class management by proctoring exams, gradingassignments, and developing course content.- Ensured students were up-to-date on course logistics and material by consistentlychecking online classroom pages and answering questions.- Supported course improvement by attending faculty meetings and contributingrelevant student data Show less

  • CICS Department Summer Tutor

    May 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Undergraduate Course Assistant (UCA)

    Dec 2022 - May 2023
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  BUILD UMass

  Mar 2024 - now

  Software Developer

  - Building a mobile application to coordinate disaster relief efforts under the National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution (NCTDR).- Implementing a map that marks relief location centers with offline capability.- Developing a feature that gives organizations the ability to add their relief efforts, which live updates when the device is connected to the Internet.

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  Oracle

  May 2024 - Aug 2024

  Software Engineer Intern

  - Spearheaded critical components in the launch of Oracle Navigator, enhancing customer engagement and understanding of purchased Oracle products and services- Engineered and integrated two web pages into Oracle’s content management system using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and FastAPI, reducing website content editing time by over 80 percent- Migrated Navigator’s database from OCI Bucket NoSQL to Oracle Autonomous Database SQL, improving data management efficiency, integrity, and scalability

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  University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Jun 2024 - now

  - Built a strong foundation for future semesters of the course by developing and improving course content/- Managed all course logistics, including but not limited to: assigning tasks to course staff, organizing and leading weekly staff meetings, and overseeing course websites.- Inspired students’ academic growth in algorithms by teaching course content and fostering inclusive learning environments during three weekly office hours, and by leading one lab section of over 50 students every week.- Received the Outstanding UCA award in December 2023 and Spring 2024 for extensive contributions to the course and the UMass CICS community. Show less

  • Research Assistant

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Head Undergraduate Course Assistant

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Volunteer Research Assistant

    Jun 2024 - Aug 2024