EDUCATION

ROLAND CHENG

**** ***** **, *** ****, CA 95129 408-***-**** ad3a0u@r.postjobfree.com University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA Sep 2021 – Jun 2025 (Expected) Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, GPA: 3.71 Computer Science Regents Scholar, UCSB Engineering Honors Program SKILLS

• Languages: C++ (advanced), Python (advanced), Java (intermediate), HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, SQL

• Frameworks and Databases: React.js, Node.js, Bootstrap, Spring Boot, MySQL, Redux

• Tools: Git, Unix, Unity, AWS, Docker, RESTful API, PyTorch, TensorFlow

• Coursework: Object Orientated Design and Implementation, Machine Learning, Algorithmic engineering, etc. WORK EXPERIENCE

Software Engineer Internship Jul 2023 – Sep 2023 (Expected) Hasmo Consulting – New York City, NY – An AI-driven business and digital media consulting firm

• Developed and fine-tuned Neural Network and Natural Language Processing (NLP) models using Python, leading to a 25% improvement in prediction accuracy for program output or failure based on firmware type variations

• Employed Machine Learning libraries such as TensorFlow, optimizing model performance by 15%, ensuring quicker and more reliable insights for clients

• Spearheaded the integration of mathematical optimization and linear programming techniques, which resulted in the identification of supply chain solutions that reduced costs by up to 20% for key clients

• Integrated Scikit-learn and Pandas for processing and streamlining data, improving 30% processing times Undergraduate Researcher, Theory and Algorithms Sep 2021 – Present University of California, Santa Barara, Harold Frank Hall. – Santa Barbara, CA

• Selected as one of the top 6 researchers out of a competitive pool of 20, focusing on advanced topics in theoretical computer science and algorithmic graph theory in Professor Lokshtanov’s research group

• Conceived and implemented an innovative solution to the "maximum connected cut" problem using C++, achieving a significant breakthrough by reducing the time complexity of the algorithm to O(1.5^k) Teacher/Private Tutor, USA Computing Olympiad (USACO) May 2021 – Sep 2021 IvyMax Inc. – Cupertino, CA – A leading in-center and online education service provider

• Employed a personalized approach by identifying individual student challenges and tailoring skill sets accordingly, ensuring optimum performance with 10 out of 25 advancing to Silver tier and another 10 progressing to Gold level

• Conducted thorough reviews of past contest algorithms, ensuring students comprehensively understood each step, and consistently covered a new topic weekly to broaden their algorithmic competencies PROJECTS

Full-stack Book Store Web Application with Spring Boot Jul 2023 – Aug 2023

• Built a full-stack enterprise-level Book Store application using Spring Boot and React Hooks, integrating advanced features like database migration with Flyway, and Swagger for API documentation

• Prioritized Test-Driven Development (TDD) approaches, writing and implementing numerous unit and integration tests across both the backend (Java) and frontend (React), achieving robust application performance and stability

• Seamlessly integrated CI/CD workflows with Travis CI, ensuring efficient deployment cycles on Heroku AI/ML Project on Fashion Items Classification Mar 2022 – Jun 2022

• Led the implementation of an ML model to classify the Fashion MNIST dataset into 10 distinct groups, leveraging Python and PyTorch, enhancing search engine results and recommendation systems, achieving a commendable model accuracy of 94%, setting a benchmark for this classification problem AWARDS

• USACO Platinum Contestant, ACM International Collegiate Programming Competition 5th place (Southern California Region), AMC 12 Distinguished Honor Roll, National Merit Scholarship Finalist