About Me
Hi! I'm Shawn Aviles. I'm currently an Graduate Computer Engineering Student at Stevens Institute of Technology. I will be completing my Masters in May 2025 with a Masters of Engineering in Computer Engineering with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence. I have had a passion for engineering and creating since I was a child and plan to pursue that as a career in Software Engineering. Some of my hobbies include skateboarding, fitness, 3D-Printing, and volleyball.
Skills
Languages
JavaScript
TypeScript
Python
C++
Java
CSS
HTML
Libraries & Frameworks
Node.js
React.js
Next.js
TailwindCSS
jQuery
Electron.js
Bootstrap
Tensorflow
Technologies
MongoDB
AWS
GCP
Projects
Stevens Blueprint Website v1
Developed Version 1 of Chapter's website using ReactJS and TailwindCSS, adhering to org's brand assets and Figma mockups. Featured ESLint, Prettier, and Husky pre-commit hooks for code consistency, with responsive layouts designed for extensibility and scalability by future devs
Education
Masters of Science in Computer Engineering
2024 - 2025
Stevens Institute of Technology - Hoboken, NJ
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering
2021 - 2024
Stevens Institute of Technology - Hoboken, NJ
- GPA: 3.96/4
- Concentration: Software Engineering & Design
- Awards: Edwins A. Stevens Scholarship, Stevens Grant, Kenneth W. Freeman Scholarship, Dean's List, HKN IEE Member, Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar, Tau Beta Pi Scholar
- Courses: Data Structures and Algorithms, Probability and Statistics, Differential Equations, Discrete Mathematics, Engineering Design and Systems Thinking I II III & IV, Microprocessor Systems, Entrepreneurial Thinking, Information Systems Engineering
- Leadership:
- President of the Men's Volleyball Club
- Vice President of Projects for Blueprint
- CPE Student Advisory Council Representative
Academy of Engineering and Design Technology
2017 - 2021
Bergen County Academies - Hackensack, NJ
- GPA: 3.9/4
- Courses: Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Advanced Math Analysis II, AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Science A, Intermediate Java, Coursera Python Specialization
Work Experience
Software Development Engineer Intern
May 2024 - August 2024
Amazon - Boston, MA
- Developed & deployed the Joining Advisor tool using AWS CDK for infrastructure, DynamoDB for storage, & Lambda for aggregation & calculations using Java & Typescript, providing insights to business leaders to optimize pre-boarding processes
- Created data visualizations & analytics with React leveraging API Gateway & internal component libraries generating a new level of visibility of 300 production candidate timelines, relevant speed & costs, maintaining JUnit and Jest unit test coverage.
- Led integrations with 4 partner teams, leading to involvement with L7 to L9 Engineers to plan end of quarter initiatives
Software Engineering Intern
May 2023 - December 2023
Intuit Mailchimp - Brooklyn, NY
- Neutralized high-risk CSRF vulnerabilities on a hard deadline with client side JavaScript & Google Cloud Storage enhancing security, safeguarding company's assets, & maintaining Jest Unit Test coverage
- Developed Email Editor's AI Assistant Tone Selection feature using React, Less CSS, PHP, and Playwright for E2E test coverage which was released to 300,000+ users
- Single-handedly owned team's Playwright test suite, migrating over 50% of automated tests, modernizing the suite, and led AI Modal accessibility testing, establishing new color contrast compliance patterns.
- Analyzed touchpoint data to calculate & communicate Generative AI API peak request rates for company level budgeting
- Collaborated in GenAI Marketing Teams's weekly Agile meetings, enhancing team discussions & coordination
Software Developer Intern
May 2022 - November 2022
Stevens Institute of Technology - Remote
- Worked for Prof. Alex Wellerstein to create a pdf annotation desktop application for macOS & windows using ElectronJS
- Developed browser feature to traverse, search, filter, & update local file system storage using jQuery, NodeJS, & Bootstrap
- Created feature where data fields can be indexed to improve user experience, querying speed, and extensibility
- Deployed PHP Server to sync and update JSON files containing 1000+ annotations across all instances of the application
Coding Instructor
December 2021 - August 2022
Varsity Tutors | Remote
- Collaborated with students and parents to determine student needs to develop individual lesson plans
- Taught 15+ college students fundamentals of different programming languages like C++, Python, and Java
- Prepared teaching materials & training modules for students to consolidate and convey new information effectively
Code Sensei
June 2019 - April 2020
Code Ninjas | Midland Park, NJ
- Taught 50+ children 3D-Modeling, game development, and coding in Scratch, JavaScript, Lua, and Python
- Conducted one-on-one and group sessions for students teaching via curriculum-based learning
Research
Technical Lead - Interactive Document
January 2023 - July 2023
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
- Managed team of 8 students to develop an interactive text formatting system with quizzes and live coding exercises
- Utilized Java, Regex, HTML, CSS, & JavaScript to create full-stack web app able to generate graphs & interactive documents
AI Researcher - Neural Networks
January 2022 - September 2022
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
- Created Neural Network using TensorFlow to analyze and predict distance of trees from a given photo for forest mapping
- Tested three iterations of Convolutional Neural Network with differing layers to achieve accuracy of 80%
- Developed Python Image Parser to automate image processing of custom dataset to increase network efficiency