Software Engineer Computer Science

Prajwal Shah

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Purdue University (Expected) May 2026

● B.S Candidate in Computer Science Concentration in Machine Intelligence

● Minors in Economics and Mathematics

● Relevant Coursework: Multivariate Calculus, Object Oriented Programming with Java, Intermediate Microeconomic Theory, Linear Algebra, Discrete Mathematics, Programming in C Professional Experience

Boiler Quantitative Finance Group, Quantitative Analyst and Developer January 2024 - Present

● Worked with a team to develop a model to trade commodity futures utilizing Python and financial APIs such as yfinance.

● Wrote an implementation that utilizes FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) in conjunction with the Black-Scholes model to predict prices and create hedges on various commodity options such as corn and soybeans Abbvie, Undergraduate Data Science Researcher August 2023 - Present

● Joined the Market Analytics and Business Insights team at Abbvie as a part of the Purdue Datamine corporate partnership

● Implemented an XGBoost model with Shapely values in Python to help determine the effectiveness of various touchpoint sequences when marketing Abbvie products to healthcare professionals Accendre, Founding Software Engineer September 2021 - May 2023

● Worked on an entrepreneurship project aimed at creating a web-app to build sport-specific workout programs for athletes

● Created company website and user web app using React.js, HTML5, and CSS

● Built back-end algorithm based on French Contrast Model in Python to generate sport-specific user workouts

● Grew active user base by 200% by implementing algorithm in React app and creating customer acquisition channels Code Ninjas, Code Sensei ` July 2022 - August 2023

● Taught elementary and junior high aged children the basics of game development, ranging from web-based games in Javascript, to Roblox development in Lua, and Unity development in C#

● Developed lesson plans and ran camps in topics such as web development, Python, Filmmaking, and Electronics

● Tasked with presenting potential customers with benefits of learning computer science at an early age Extracurricular Experience

Autonomous Motorsports Purdue, Software Team August 2023 - Present

● Joined the Autonomous Motorsports Team as a software engineer with a focus on raceline and odometry development

● Developing various raceline nodes with a goal to increase the efficiency of cars racepath by 25%

● Additionally, used OpenCV to develop a lane-detection algorithm that detects lines and creates movement vectors Naperville Central Robotics, Team Captain September 2019 - May 2023

● Led hardware and software development for the Vex Robotics Team, which consisted of 12 total members

● In four years, transitioned from using block code to a combination of Python and C++ to perform automated and driver controlled tasks in a competitive setting

● Qualified for state in competition in last two years, including top-three finish in final year Projects

Trading Bot, Personal Project July 2023

● Built a technical trading bot to hedge mid-term changes in large cap companies using Python utilizing multiple financial APIs including 12data, Alpaca, and Robinhood

● Developed a trading algorithm that utilizes Moving Average Convergence/Divergence and Bollinger Bands to make short to mid term trades

PVET, Personal Project September 2023

● Built a full stack application utilizing a React frontend and Flask backend for the Purdue HelloWorld hackathon

● Application implements OpenAI API, specifically the GPT 3.5 model, to process user input, a destination and activity, and outputs an AI generated itinerary

Technical Skills

● Languages: Java, Python, R, JavaScript, Typescript, C, C++, C#, HTML/CSS, Matlab

● Frameworks/Technologies: Flask, ReactJS, MongoDB, Express, Node, Pandas, OpenCV, SKLearn

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