Alex Zhu

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About

Hi! My name is Alex. I am an international student originally from Spain who came to the United States in 2021 to pursue a new life in the heart of the world’s technology hub: Silicon Valley.

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Software Engineer

  • Birthday: 6 May 2003
  • City: Sunnyvale, CA
  • Age: 22
  • Degree: Bachelor's
  • Email: alexzhuzhou2@gmail.com
  • Freelance: Available

I began coding when I was 18 years old, driven by a fascination with web applications and simple game development using Python. Coding quickly became one of my greatest passions. In 2021, after building my first chatbot, I realized the boundless possibilities of artificial intelligence.

Around the same time, I also delved into web development to gain backend skills, aspiring to create highly scalable web applications. While I have faced many challenges along the way, I have also been fortunate to receive incredible opportunities.

One of these was my experience as a Research Intern at Stanford University, where I worked on impactful projects like the Stanford Archives QA Agent. This project aimed to make Stanford’s archives more accessible and interpretable for activists, scholars, and students interested in exploring the history of Black life at Stanford.

Additionally, I had the opportunity to intern as a Data Scientist at BrainScanology, Inc., where I gained significant hands-on experience. My responsibilities included developing backend applications and training employees to use these tools effectively.

Skills

While all my skills are listed in my resume, this is a quick snapshot of some of my main coding skills in between others

Python 100%
Java 90%
JavaScript 75%
MySQL 80%
SpringBoot 90%
HTML/CSS55%

Resume

This is a compilation of some of the most important and relevant experiences I had throughout my journey as a programmer!

Sumary

Alex Zhu Zhou

Innovative and deadline-driver Software Engineer with +4 years of experience building and developing high-scalable web applications.

  • Bay Area, California
  • alexzhuzhou2@gmail.com

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

2021 - 2025

University of California Davis, CA

GPA: 3.95 / 4.0

Relevant Coursework: Software Development & OOP, Computer Org. & Machine-Dependent Programming, Data Structures & Algorithms, Probability & Statistical Modeling, Algorithm Design & Analysis, Computer Architecture.

Associates of Computer Science

2021 - 2023

De Anza College, Cupertino, CA

Relevant Coursework: Java Programming, C++ programming, Data Structures, Assembly language, Statistics.

Professional Experience

Software/Research intern

June 2022 - January 2024

Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

  • Built a Python based REST API for a social science web application, Black@Stanford, documenting key historical narratives and experiences for Black students and alumni.
  • Implemented different LLMs by using Langchain, improving natural language processing capabilities by 40%.
  • Integrated machine learning algorithms on a Neo4j graph database, enabling 95% accuracy in natural language query responses.
  • Utilized Python scripting to automate the separation process of Policy guides PDF files based on attachments, reducing manual effort by 40%.

Data Science Intern

June 2022 - September 2022

BrainScanology, Cupertino, CA

  • Developed a user-friendly Python application for employees to extract critical data from complex algorithms, utilizing Plotly, Matplotlib, and PyTorch, resulting in a 50% increase in efficiency.
  • Created comprehensive tutorial videos explaining complex scripts, improving communication skills and making technical issues clearer for viewers

Software Engineer Intern

August 2020 - Jan 2022

Madrid, Spain

  • Collaborated with a team to develop a Simple Payment Tracker application using Java Spring Boot and MySQL, enhancing transaction management for users.
  • Increased query efficiency by 30% by streamlining database interactions through the creation of ER diagrams, building MySQL tables, and integrating MyBatis as an ORM tool.
  • Configured AWS S3 for file hosting, improving security and access speed by 40%.
  • Reduced 80% of test and deployment time by automating processes using, Jenkins and Docker.

Portfolio

This is a Compilation of some of my personal projects, including those driven by personal interest, hackathon projects and internship projects

Recipe Application

Recipe social application where people passionate about culinary arts can share their most loved recipes.

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Slack Logical Bot

Developed back in 2022 for the adobe carrier academy, Alex bot can have a simple conversation with a human, solve math problems, make some jokes, say what time it is, ask for an introduction when someone gets into the channel, and understand some commands. Deployed and hosted in an AWS server, deployed in a Docker container for cross platfrom adatability.

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Black@Stanford QA agent

This is a prototype Question/Answer app that uses as the source a set of oral history transcripts from Black Stanford students and faculty

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Digital Traces App

This is graph data and a conversational interface to a neo4j database to query the graph. It is based on work done during the winter 2023 course Digital Traces.

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DayTalks

DayTalks is a mental health-focused web application designed to help users track and reflect on their emotional well-being..

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Malaria Classifier

Compiled over 10000 images of cells and built a CNN capable of recognizing beningn and malign cells.

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Contact

Please don't hesitate to reach out for any kinds of opportunities or questions!

Location:

Davis, California

Call:

+1 669 203 9320