About Me

Hello everyone I'm Matt! I am an aspiring Software Engineer studying Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I am skilled in backend software development, and currently expanding my skill-set in full stack development. Outside of programming, my main interests include fitness, music, and fashion. I am also passionate about self-improvement and am documenting my journey to becoming my best self on Instagram!

Experience

  • Software Engineering Fellow @ Headstarter AI

    July 2024 - Present

    Building 5+ AI applications and APIs with Next.js, OpenAI, Pinecone, StripeAPI, and more technologies while leading a team using MVC patterns and being coached by industry experts

  • Software Engineer @ Zebra Technologies

    May 2024 - Present

    Backend Software Engineer on the Core Services team, developing and supporting the C++ backend business logic for Zebra Aurora Focus, a microservice-based Machine Vision application

  • Algorithmic Trader @ Illini Blockchain

    January 2024 - Present

    Developed efficient trading algorithms by analyzing historical market data, conducting rigorous backtesting, and collaborating with a professor to access recent industry data for enhanced accuracy

Projects

  • SousAI

    July - August 2024

    Built a pantry management app with React.js and Next.js featuring real-time inventory tracking, expiration alerts, quantity adjustments, Firebase Authentication, Firestore for secure data, Spoonacular API for recipe ideas, OpenAI Vision for image updates, and deployment on GitHub and Vercel

  • Photo Editor

    January - February 2024

    Developed a versatile C++ program for altering image properties like size, hue, and saturation, implementing functions for lighting, grayscale, and color rotation using advanced data structures and efficient algorithms