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Olivia Brown

About Me

Hi! I’m Olivia Brown, an aspiring software engineer with a passion for creating scalable, high-quality systems. I enjoy solving complex problems and designing solutions to meet user needs.

Currently, I’m pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science at Oberlin College, where I’m actively involved in projects ranging from decentralized peer to peer networks to reinforcement learning. My work includes using blockchain, cryptography, and advanced algorithms to build innovative machine learning solutions.

Beyond coding, I’m an avid musician who loves performing and producing music. Under the artist name Olivia Brown, my tracks have reached over 3000 listeners on various platforms.

Experience

June 2024 — August 2024

Software Engineer Intern · Bank of America

• Utilized Python and Quartz-based tools to expand automated job run functionalities for teams of 100+ employees, streamlining job processes across trading and risk management applications.
• Designed an API actively used by 1000+ employees to enhance Webex meeting recordings by leveraging Python, noisereduce, and pedalboard to develop customized end-to-end solutions with functionalities to clean audio, generate transcripts, and add closed captioning.
• Developed shell scripts for automated testing across 10 databases, improving reliability and efficiency for over 100 employees.
• Successfully established and maintained development stacks with Python for a 40-person backend team, ensuring daily checks and updates to optimize performance.

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May 2023 — July 2023

Software Development Intern · Home Depot

• Developed an interactive dashboard for Home Depot’s Orange Method, facilitating efficient project management for 200+ users.
• Utilized React, Material-UI, HTML/CSS, and TypeScript to create a dynamic and responsive UI/UX, integrating real-time data synchronization for 50+ users.
• Enhanced managerial oversight by designing comprehensive data visualization and analytics tools within the dashboard, facilitating in-depth trend analysis and strategic decision-making.
• Implemented user authentication and role-based access controls within the dashboard, ensuring secure data handling and personalized user experiences while enhancing compliance with organizational data governance policies.

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Projects

p2p Decentralized Network

• Selected to participate in a team of four students, directed by industry expert Matt Zimmer (ex-Netflix Engineering Manager), to develop a decentralized peer-to-peer (P2P) networking system for artwork generation and commerce across multiple servers with working frontend and backend functionality.
• Utilized Python and Kademlia database to implement robust security measures across modules, leveraging cryptographic hashing and secure key management protocols to ensure data integrity, confidentiality, and resilience.
• Leveraged blockchain technology and decentralized storage solutions to enhance the security and transparency of transactions within the P2P networking system, ensuring trust among users and facilitating seamless artwork commerce.

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Reinforcement Learning Racetrack

• Developed a custom OpenAI Gym environment for reinforcement learning, enabling an autonomous virtual car to navigate user-drawn racetracks using the PPO3 algorithm and a reward-based feedback system.
• Engineered a simulation visualization framework with real-time rendering of car dynamics, including position, orientation, and movement, achieving over 300 FPS with CUDA on an RTX 3060.
• Implemented a GUI for interactive track design and modeled car dynamics with position, orientation, and movement constraints.

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Let's Connect!

I'm always excited to collaborate on cool projects and discuss new opportunities. Whether you have a question or just want to say hi, feel free to reach out!

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