Farrah Pepino
551-***-**** ************@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/farrah-pepino github.com/farrahpepino farrahpepino.com EDUCATION
New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
• Honors & Awards: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List: Fall 2021 – Spring 2025, Presidential Scholarship, Best Poster Award (2023) – 2023 NJCU Symposium
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
• Full-Stack Developer
Social Media Application GitHub – DEMO
- Engineered a responsive social media platform supporting secure user authentication, posts, comments, and follows.
- Conducted end-to-end testing, ensuring 100% accurate database relationships and API reliability.
- Stack: Angular, .NET Core, SQL, AWS S3, and JWT.
• Full-Stack Developer
Ecommerce Application GitHub – DEMO
- Built an Angular + .NET Core (C#) application with SQL and REST APIs for product browsing, user accounts, and cart-to-checkout functionality.
- Integrated Dapper ORM and JWT authentication, enabling secure logins for multiple users.
- Tested MVP features internally and refined functionality based on observations.
• Database Developer
Ecommerce Application Database Design GitHub
- Designed normalized SQL schema with tables for users, products, orders, and transactions.
- Validated relationships with test data, readying database for production use.
• Database Developer
Banking System GitHub
- Created a MySQL database with users and transactions tables, implementing stored procedures, functions, triggers, and scheduled events for automated account management.
- Ensured data integrity and automated transaction logging with error handling and constraints. SKILLS
• Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, C#, Python, SQL, NoSQL
• Tools: Angular, React, React Native, Node.js, .NET Core, MongoDB, REST APIs, AWS S3, Git, Dapper ORM, JWT Authentication ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
SummerTech, Purchase, NY
Coding Instructor, Seasonal
June 2024 – August 2024, June 2025 – August 2025
• Mentored 1–2 students per week (ages 10–16) in 1:1 session, covering Java, Python, React, React Native, Node.js, MongoDB and web technologies.
• Collaborated with the Academic Director to redesign the full-stack curriculum to fit beginner to advanced learners. The Learning Commons at New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ STEM Tutor
July 2022 – June 2025
• Tutored 100+ undergraduates in computer science and mathematics courses, including data structures, algorithms, and calculus. Office of Specialized Services and Supplemental Instruction at New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ Calculus I Supplemental Instruction Leader
January 2025 – May 2025
• Led two weekly review sessions for a Calculus I course of ~25 students. Undergraduate Summer Internship Program at New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ Research Intern
May 2023 – August 2023
• Trained Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) reinforcement learning models on AWS DeepRacer; achieved top 10% regional performance in the 2023 AWS DeepRacer regional competition.
• Presented findings at the Summer and Fall Research Symposiums, attended by 100+ students and faculty.