Avinash K. Jain
Experience
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TheCodex -
San Jose, CA
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June 2017 - Current
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| Founder |
- Currently teaching over 200,000 students worldwide how to code
- Developed and launched 16 comprehensive programming courses on Python, Swift and more
- Recorded more than 150 hours of videos · 10,000+ 5-Star Reviews
- Built a marketing website and Youtube channel with over 13,000 subscribers
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Project YX -
Santa Cruz, CA
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April 2018 - August 2018
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| Software Engineer Intern |
- Researched and developed a log management dashboard utilizing DataDog and AWS
- Improved ease of content sharing by building an iOS share extension for both client and enterprise app
- Redesigned chat interface with custom links and photos for better user interaction
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Edcast Inc -
Mountain View, CA
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June 2016 - August 2016
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| Software Engineer Intern |
- Improved efficiency and ease of posting through the iOS app by overhauling and redesigning the post feature
- Devised a web scraper for metadata parsing of links to expedite the summarization of information
- Built a dashboard for rapid sending of push notifications that helped improve team performance
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WAG Mobile Inc -
San Jose, CA
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May 2013 - March 2015
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| Software Developer |
- Developed python scripts that parsed data on tutorial sites to compile a database of information
- Facilitated automation of mundane tasks with Selenium and increased efficiency by 70%
- Wrote numerous tutorials on a variety of topics and built the Python curriculum from scratch
Awards
| 3rd Place Overall | Cal Hacks |
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November 2018
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| Regents and Chancellor's Scholarship | UC Berkeley |
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August 2018
| 2nd Place Fashion Hack | CruzHacks |
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March 2018
| Best Microsoft Hack / Most Popular Hack / Top 30 | NWHacks |
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January 2018
| Synopsys Science Fair Winner | SCVSEFA |
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March 2016, 2017, 2018
| 1st Place Overall | BaseHacks |
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April 2017
| Best iOS App | HSHacks III |
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March 2017
| 3rd Place Overall | Blue Ocean |
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March 2017
| Top 10 Overall / Best Educational Hack | PennApps XV |
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January 2017
| Best Android App | SM Hacks |
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January 2017
Education
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University of California, Berkeley |
Majoring in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Top <1% of all UC Berkeley students (Regents Scholar)
Expected Graduation: 2021
Skills
Proficient:
Python,
Swift/iOS Development,
Objective-C,
HTML5,
CSS3,
JavaScript,
AngularJS,
Django,
Parse,
FireBase,
MatPlotLib,
BeautifulSoup,
Selenium,
GitHub,
Ionic
Familiar:
C# (Unity),
Java,
C/C++,
ReactJS,
Flask
Projects
| Iris |
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*Synopsys Science Fair '18 Winner
- Developed an Arduino device with 3D-printed octagons to rotate and facilitate the learning of braille characters
- Engineered a voice-controlled iOS application that serves as the device controller to teach and test braille
- Programmed a flask server to update the Arduino device and send the proper rotational movements from the iOS app
| Talky (NWHacks) |
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*Won Best Microsoft Hack, Top 30 Overall, Most Popular Vote
- Built an iOS app that coached public speaking using voice analysis
- Communicated with the coach through a chat-like interface that recorded speeches and gave constructive feedback
- Integrated flask backend to analyze audio for words per minute, volume, pausing and clarity
| MedicAI |
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*Synopsys Science Fair Winner '17
- Devised a messaging service for the diagnosis of various medical issues through text and images
- Implemented a machine learning algorithm for the identification and analysis of images through SVM
- Engineered a custom natural language processing algorithm for obtaining symptoms through text
| Guru (PennApps XV) |
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*Won Top 10 Overall, Best Educational Hack, $1000 Grant from 1517
- Developed iOS App for students to get their questions rapidly answered through a video call
- Integrated seamless live video technology through Twilio
- Implemented a collaborative whiteboard to draw and explain with
| PinPoint (SMHacks) |
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*Won Best Android App
- Built an Android app to discover the most efficient route to take while getting groceries in a store
- Devised a mock bitmap and 2D array of the store layout
- Implemented the TSP and A* algorithms to calculate the best route to follow from item to item
| Crimson |
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*Synopsys Science Fair '16 Winner
- Engineered iOS application to read out news for the blind
- Integrated OpenEars/Bluemix for voice control and text-to-speech
- Implemented Parse as a backend for storing user articles and info