Student @ Middlesex County Academy for STEM, Leadership, Management

Shagun Khare

917-***-**** • *****.********@*****.*** • linkedin.com/in/shagunkhare917 • Edison, NJ

OBJECTIVE SUMMARY EDUCATION

Leadership-orientated student with extensive experience in computer science and its applications in emerging technologies. Motivated and strategic team member, eager to contribute to success through commitment, communication, and learning agility. Thrives in fast-paced environments with a proven track record of exceeding expectations, on time performance, and helping to achieve organizational objectives.

Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Technologies

JUNIOR; EXPECTED YEAR OF GRADUATION: 2023

GPA: 3.97 UW, 4.42/4.50 W

ACTIVITIES AND SOCIETIES: TECHNOLOGY STUDENT

ASSOCIATION, FBLA, GIRLS WHO CODE

RELEAVANT COURSEWORK: MECHANICAL

ENGINEERING, AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A, QUANTUM COMPUTING

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MACHINE LEARNING RESEARCHER

Carnegie Mellon University, Jan 2022 - Present

• Working with researchers to predict stock market prices using generative machine learning models

DATA SCIENCE INTERN

New Jersey Institute of Technology MIXR Lab, Dec 2021 - Present

•Mentoring under Dr. Margarita Vinnikov to conduct user studies about AR/VR multi-user platforms

•Collaborating with graduate students to facilitate experiments and normalize data using R/MATLAB

AUTONOMOUS RACECAR SCHOLAR

MIT Beaverworks and Lincoln Laboratory, Oct 2021 – Dec 2021

•Selected out of a competitive pool of applicants to learn computer vision and visual navigation

•Programmed in Python to simulate an autonomous racecar using LIDAR and AR Markers

QUANTUM COMPUTING RESEARCH INTERN

New York University Physics Department, May 2021 – Aug 2021

•Mentored under Professor Shabani to process quantum materials and hardware using QiSkit software

•Researched quantum money systems using classical variation and the no-cloning theorem

COMPUTER SCIENCE INTERN

North Carolina State University, May 2021 – July 2021

• Developed innovative computing-infused curriculum that engage students in non-computing courses • Worked closely with high school teachers to develop an inclusive JAVA course using game design

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INTERN

Rochester Institute of Technology & Army Educational Outreach Program, May 2021 – July 2021

•Conducted experiments using Arduino and Python to program an autonomous robot with lead researchers

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERN

Seaside Sustainability, April 2021 – Aug 2021

•Streamlined communication as the technology liaison for business and education teams to improve software

•Troubleshooted internal technology issues to assess the functionality of user-based sustainability calculators

MACHINE LEARNING INTERN

Allies Against COVID x Siemens Technology, June 2020 – August 2020

•Mentored under Lockheed Martin and Siemens employees to develop a COVID-19 mortality calculator

•Led the backend team in facilitating successful results for data visualization using Python and R

•Awarded the Achievement Award for stellar performance and contribution for app development

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

AEOP ALUMNI COUNCIL PROGRAM MANAGER

Army Educational Outreach Program, November 2021 - Present

•Develop relations with the Executive Council to lead a team of over 20+ alumni members

•Organize 15+ STEM outreach programs and host weekly webinar series that garners over 200+ views

NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARIAN’S COUNCIL DIRECTOR NJ FBLA STATE OFFICER MIDDLESEX COUNTY ACADEMY VICE PRESIDENT

Future Business Leaders of America, September 2019 – present

•Overseeing the national program to mentor over 350+ new members and increased membership by 65%

•Strategizing engagement programs by leading an in-person leadership conference of 2500+ attendees

FOUNDER OF PISCATAWAY LIBRARY PRESIDENT OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY ACADEMY SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAM

Girls Who Code, September 2019 - Present

•Creates content and supervises learning for C++, Python, and Java Script for all club members

•Leads committee meetings to conduct project for showcase events and to increase member engagement

•Teaches over 30+ members and hosted over 10 public speaker workshops and project showcases

HONORS AND AWARDS

•Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) Renaissance Award

•Society of Women Engineers STEM In Action

•NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing National Honorable Mention & NJ Regional Affiliate Winner

•Best General Hack – HackJA 2021

•Achievement Award for Best Research Analyst

•1st Place –Districtwide Tech Exposition (x2)

•4th Place – Congressional App Challenge

•Director of the Month – ATHENA By WiSTEM

•FBLA National Finalist –Career Portfolio

•FBLA State Qualifier – Community Service(x2)

•1st Place – NJIT 3D Bridge Competition

•President’s Gold Community Service Award

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

•Proficient in Python, MATLAB, ski-kit learn, numPy, pandas, R, Java, HTML/CSS, JavaScript

•Languages: English, Spanish, Hindi

•Interests: Artificial Intelligence, Quantum

Computing, AR/VR, Cybersecurity, Machine

Learning

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