Yulduz M.

Experience

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  Indian Hills Community College

  Dec 2019 - May 2021

  ✧ Worked with Data-entry through the Content and Colleague Data Platforms;✧ Created monthly newsletters, informational flyers and posters for events;✧ Communicated with current and potential international students✧ Assisted for international student activities and events;

  • Resident Assistant

    Aug 2020 - May 2021

  • International Affairs Office Student Worker

    Sept 2019 - May 2021

  • Student Worker/Receptionist at Pothoven Academic Success Center

    Dec 2019 - May 2020
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  Office of International Initiatives

  Sept 2021 - May 2023

  Student Assistant at the Office of International Initiatives

  ✧ Made edits to build out pages on Oll WordPress✧ Supported the coordination of 7 special International programs✧ Supported active and targeted use of social media outreach tools✧ Created 85+ marketing flyers and emails through Mailchimp✧ Supported correspondence with faculty and various university departments to arrange the special programs.

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  CodePath

  Dec 2022 - May 2023

  IOS Technical Fellow

  ✧ Mentored and supported students by providing technical support during labs and assignments✧ Recruited students to participate in iOS course through student organization presentations and sharing my CodePath experience on social media✧ Collaborated closely with Regional Program Manager and CodePath.org operations team to support and improve the student learning experience

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  J.M. Huber Corporation

  May 2023 - Aug 2023

  Information Technology Intern

  ✧ Completed the Salesforce Training and acquired proficiency in the platform, earning certifications for 12 trailheads✧ Managed the execution of two marketing campaigns, involving the creation of assets in Pardot, and analyzing post-campaign metrics.✧ Developed a comprehensive training guidebook for utilizing Salesforce Maps for the Miller Sales Team.✧ Developed a Python script to validate redirects for a portfolio of 127 URLs, enhancing website functionality✧ Oversaw the implementation of two marketing campaigns dispatched to 4500 users Show less

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  Major League Hacking

  Jul 2023 - Jan 2024

  MLH Fellow

  ✧ Won a hackathon to secure 3-month fellowship focused on front-end and business aspects of the Medibridge project.✧ Integrated the smart contract backend features with the front end, leveraging React for efficient development.✧ Created 12 responsive web pages on the MediBridge platform using React, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, laying the foundation for future user engagement and platform visibility.resulting in increased user engagement and heightened platform visibility.

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  Georgia State University

  Aug 2023 - Dec 2024

  ✧ Collaborated with a team to develop a project titled “Smart Drone Navigation Control Using AirSim and OpenAI”, which won the Best DEMO Poster Presentation award.✧ Incorporated speech-to-audio functionality to enable human-drone interaction and commands.✧ Leveraged Unreal Engine to recreate and integrate GSU’s campus environment into AirSim for realistic drone navigation simulations.✧ Engaged in interdisciplinary research focused on AI integration in autonomous drone control, with an emphasis on AirSim, an open-source simulator developed by Microsoft. Show less

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant, CHAI (previously known as CiARE)

    Jan 2024 - Dec 2024

  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2023 - Dec 2023
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  Microsoft

  May 2024 - Aug 2024

  Software Engineer Intern
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  Cornell University

  Jul 2024 - Jul 2024

  Sonic Summer Research Program

  ✧ Increased image identification accuracy by 10% by developing advanced image manipulation methods with OpenCV, addressing accessibility challenges.✧ Collaborated with a team of 4 to integrate LLaVA with YOLO, creating a image identification system that prioritized objects by depth estimation, and presented findings to 30+ faculty and peers.✧ Conducted advanced research on the LLaVA (7B parameter model) to improve text and image-to-text capabilities, resulting in 12% enhanced accuracy for the visually impaired through multimodal AI enhancements. Show less

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  Microsoft

  Feb 2025 - now

  Software Engineer