Sharian Akram
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EDUCATION
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Expected in May 2025 Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Relevant Coursework: Systems Programming, Data Structures, Algorithms and Complexity, Computer Organization WORK EXPERIENCE
Full Stack Developer Intern, Buffalo, NY January 2024 - Present Ambientics
● Leading development of a comprehensive energy company website using MERN stack
● Contributing to the development and optimization of algorithms for the company's Carbon Calculator, ensuring precision and reliability in carbon footprint assessments
● Enhancing user authentication processes by developing and implementing a secure sign-up and sign-in system, prioritizing data privacy and user security
● Integrating secure payment functionality with Stripe, contributing to seamless execution of financial transactions Teaching Assistant, Buffalo, NY August 2023 - Present University at Buffalo
● Hold office hours 3x a week for 600+ students to address questions, provide clarifications, and offer guidance
● Assist in setting up and managing labs, ensuring all software and hardware were functional for class activities
● Conduct thorough debugging sessions, resolving issues in students' code to optimize functionality and efficiency Quality Assurance Tester, Remote January 2023 - June 2023 Applause
● Served as a Trusted Tester for Google Bard AI during its beta testing phase
● Identified and reported functional, crash, performance, and visual issues, contributing to enhancement of AI capabilities
PROJECTS
Theta Tau Mobile App JavaScript, TypeScript, React Native, MySQL
● Directed development of the Theta Tau mobile app in React Native, managed team meetings and task delegation, ensuring project alignment and progress
● Developed a secure login functionality, interactive polling, and a JSON-based information display, leveraging MySQL for seamless database integration
● Led integration of a Dark Mode theme, augmenting user experience and ensuring usability during low-light conditions, contributing to overall app satisfaction Connect 4 Game Flask, Python, ReactJS, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, JSON, MongoDB
● Deployed Connect 4 game on a public server with HTTPS encryption, ensuring secure connections and redirecting HTTP traffic to HTTPS, complying with security standards
● Structured game's backend architecture, facilitating multiple concurrent game instances with live state synchronization among players via WebSocket communications
● Implemented RESTful APIs using Flask to ensure a structured and standardized approach for client-server interactions within application
Autonomous Greenhouse Arduino IDE, C++
● Constructed an autonomous greenhouse to measure moisture content and light intensity in order dispense water from an external reservoir and alter LED lights accordingly using an Arduino
● Operated closely with electronics team to seamlessly integrate a touchscreen display and sensor systems, ensuring mechanical and electronic component compatibility
● Leveraged Arduino and Wi-Fi integration to access a weather API, presenting current weather data to user Dynamic Memory Allocator C, Emacs
● Utilized advanced pointer manipulation and casting techniques to generate a memory allocator capable of dynamic memory allocation and deallocation
● Designed a pool allocator algorithm to optimize memory allocation and deallocation operations, improving system's efficiency and reducing fragmentation
SKILLS
Languages: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Scala, Java, C, C++, HTML, CSS, MySQL Libraries/Frameworks: ReactJS, React Native, Flask Technologies: Git, Firebase, MongoDB, Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ, Emacs, Docker