Ryan Rashid

Software Development Engineer Intern

Amazon•  June 2021 - August 2021

• Designed voice user interfaces (VUIs) to expand current nonverbal shopping recommendations into voice experiences • Improved recommendations and autocomplete features using data classification models for list history and popular items • Managed the entire architecture, CI/CD pipeline, cross-team service integration, and testing for the “list suggestions” VUI • Rated 98% Intent Confidence by Alexa Conversations, meaning the speech model successfully handles most voice requests • Received a full-time offer upon completion of the internship

Technical Solutions Engineer Intern

Hewlett Packard Enterprise•  June 2020 - August 2020

• Architected ‘proof of concept’ software solutions in a variety of industries to assist presales in acquiring new clients • Developed cloud-native software for data analytics and deep learning with over 150 pull requests on the HPE GreenLake Cloud Services store for clients to deploy on top of their hosted server infrastructures • Collaborated with international team members to demonstrate use cases for new technology catered to each client, including automation scripts, platform as a service offerings, software development/OS tools, etc. • Specialized in using Docker containers and Kubernetes to manage and scale workloads for REST APIs and web applications

Software Consultant

Valley Consulting Group•  January 2019 - December 2019

• Provided strategic solutions to industry-leading technology companies in project teams of 5 to 7 business/tech analysts • Conducted primary consumer research with over 200 respondents and analyzed data to identify key consumer insights • Performed market analysis and software testing/demos to determine technological optimizations of client infrastructure

Software Engineer Intern

Penngo Group, Inc.•  May 2019 - August 2019

• Collaborated across five different project teams as a full-stack web developer to help startups transition to online platforms • Implemented microservice architectures for clients seeking to scale their existing monolithic services for efficiency • Applied search engine optimization (SEO) strategies and content management systems to help qualify prospects for clients • Contributed to a 90% success rate for retainer contract ‘wins’ in general app development projects over the summer

University of California, Berkeley

Computer Science, BS•  August 2018 - Present

Relevant Coursework: Data Structures, Efficient Algorithms and Intractable Problems, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Discrete Math and Probability Theory, Operating Systems and Systems Programming, Computer Architecture and Machine Structures, Web Design, Computer Security, Designing Information Devices and Systems, Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus