Avinash K. Jain
Experience
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TigerTalk |
November 2019 - Current
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| Co-Founder & CTO |
- Designed, developed and scaled communications coaching software combining human feedback and AI
- Built a client management platform with conversational intelligence and audio/video analysis on AWS serverless architecture
- Conducted 300+ user interviews to validate and research hypotheses
- 30K in beta revenue from speech & debate programs and training firms
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TheCodex -
San Jose, CA
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June 2017 - Current
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| Founder |
- Launched an ed-tech platform helping students learn Python through projects
Led platform growth to 400 new users a week, 10,000+ users worldwide
Managed a team of 5 to create our project-based platform from idea to launch in 4 months
- 700K+ students on Udemy, 16 courses, 55K+ subs on YouTube
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Cal Hacks -
Berkeley, CA
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January 2019 - December 2020
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| Executive Director |
- Led a 26-person director team to pivot and spearhead 2 new virtual initiatives during the height of the pandemic
- Launched a 2,000 person global hackathon (hack:now) in just 4 weeks
- Experimented with Hack Month, a month-long side project hackathon implementing high-touch interaction and cohorts
- Taught Cubstart iOS for 2 years, built curriculum and recorded lectures
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Amazon -
Remote
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June 2020 - August 2020
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| Software Development Engineer Intern |
- Automatically extrapolated insights from Big Data through graph theory modeling and clustering algorithms
- Deployed serverless architecture with AWS Lambda and S3
- Discovery of insights from large datasets now 90% more efficient
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Apple -
Cupertino, CA
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May 2019 - August 2019
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| Software Engineer Intern - News Team |
- Increased efficiency of News Preview tool by 95% through updated backend integration
- Developed on-device preview that improved ease-of-access for hundreds of publishers and developers
- Effectively worked with a cross-functional team to upgrade News Preview
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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
Awards
| Grand Prize Winner | Jane Street ETC |
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July 2019
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| Google Case Study Partnership |
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January 2019
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| 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
| Best Microsoft Hack / Most Popular Hack / Top 30 | NWHacks |
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January 2018
| 1st Place Overall | BaseHacks |
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April 2017
| Best iOS App | HSHacks III |
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March 2017
| Top 10 Overall / Best Educational Hack | PennApps XV |
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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)
GPA: 3.84
Expected Graduation: 2022
Skills
Software Development:
Python,
Swift,
Objective-C,
HTML,
CSS,
JavaScript,
React,
SQL,
C/C++,
Java,
Full Stack Development,
iOS Development,
Machine Learning
Platforms / Packages:
Numpy,
Pandas,
Flask,
Django,
SKLearn,
MatPlotLib,
Firebase,
Selenium,
BeautifulSoup,
AWS S3,
AWS Lambda,
AWS EC2
Tools:
Figma,
Amplitude,
Google Analytics,
HotJar,
ConvertKit
Projects
| SyncUp |
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*Won 3rd Place at CalHacks
*Partnered with Google for a Case Study
*Participated in Berkeley's prestigious SkyDeck incubator program
- Built a web platform that performed real-time analysis on dance videos and gave feedback when compared to videos of an expert
- Utilized a combination of 3 comparison algorithms to quantify differences between videos and give critical feedback
| 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