ABOUT
I’m Kaelyn, a senior at the University of Michigan studying Computer Science. My background includes full-stack development, backend systems, and applied research, and I’m especially interested in scalable infrastructure and high-performance software. In my free time, I enjoy exploring fashion, painting, and reading.
SKILLS
EDUCATION
University of Michigan
Bachelors Degree | 2022 - 2026
Major: Computer Science
Minor: UX Design
Relevant Coursework: Data Structures and Algorithms, Operating Systems, Computer Science Theory, Database Management Systems, Computer Organization and Hardware, Web Applications and Systems, Computer Science Pragmatics, NLP/Convsersational AI, Statistical Computing, Discrete Mathematics, Applied Linear Algebra, Probability and Statistics for Engineers, Calculus I-III
The George Washington University
High School Dual Credit
Relevant Coursework: Introduction to Software Development, Introduction to Programming with Python
School Without Walls
High School Diploma | 2018 - 2022
#1 High School in District of Columbia by U.S. News & World Report
EXPERIENCE
Amazon
Software Development Engineer Intern | Seattle, WA | May - Aug 2025
- Built and deployed a Java-based CloudFormation Hook on AWS Lambda to enforce safe IAM deletion workflows, reducing review time by 80% and lowering security risk from invalid deletions.
- Engineered a fault-tolerant evaluation pipeline with retry/backoff, structured logging, and automated failure handling to maintain reliability under API throttling and high request volume.
- Automated cleanup of IAM resources including access keys, MFA devices, and policies while enforcing safety constraints across dependent resources.
- Developed CI/CD pipelines and integration tests to validate end-to-end correctness across deletion and rollback scenarios.
University of Michigan
NLP Researcher and AI Software Developer | Ann Arbor, MI | Nov 2024 - Present
- Evaluated LLM summarization performance across 6 datasets and 18 model-prompt configurations using ROUGE-L, BERTScore, and human evaluation, achieving inter-rater agreement of 𝜅 = 0.76.
- Built a high-throughput crawler and ETL pipeline for dataset ingestion, preprocessing, and versioning, automating experiment setup across multiple summarization datasets and reducing manual preparation time.
Akima
Software Engineering Intern | Herndon, VA | Jun - Aug 2024
- Led a 4-person team building an Air Force E911 dispatch system using React, Spring Boot, AWS, and MySQL to support emergency operations across 179 military bases.
- Designed the relational schema and backend data pipeline for live geolocation and status propagation, including migration logic and integrity checks for legacy records.
Center for Academic Innovation at UofM
XR Researcher | Ann Arbor, MI | Oct 2024 - May 2024
- Built real-time voice interaction features in Unreal/C++, achieving 𝑝95 latency below 170 ms.
- Optimized audio processing with VAD, buffering, and multithreading to maintain 60 FPS with near-zero dropped frames.
Academic Success Partners
Private Tutor | Ann Arbor, MI | Apr 2023 - Aug 2024
- Provided personalized tutoring to high school students in Ann Arbor for STEM subjects including Calculus AB/BC, Geometry, Algebra I-II, Chemistry, and SAT preparation.
- Fostered a supportive and engaging learning environment, building strong rapport with students and achieving measurable academic improvements.
PROJECTS
Thread Library
User-level multithreading library with preemptive scheduling, mutexes, and condition variables.
Virtual Memory Pager
Clock-based pager with multi-process support, copy-on-write, and robust page-fault handling.
Network File Server
Multi-threaded TCP file server with concurrent client handling, synchronized caching, and optimized I/O paths.
Instagram Clone
Dynamic Instagram clone featuring user accounts, photo uploads, likes, and comments.
Fakebook Database
Relational social media database with ER modeling, schema design, SQL DDL/DML, and external views.
Fakebook JDBC
Java JDBC application executing optimized SQL queries over a relational social network dataset.
Fakebook MongoDB
Oracle-to-JSON export pipeline and MongoDB analytics over nested social network documents.
Wikipedia Search Engine and Custom MapReduce Server
Scalable search engine and fault-tolerant MapReduce server, supporting efficient text processing, indexing, and ranking with tf-idf scores.
LC-2K
Custom RISC architecture involving pipeline assembly, cache simulation, and linking.
DSA Class Projects
A series of C++ projects demonstrating proficiency in data structures, algorithms, and optimization techniques.
Personal Website
Personal portfolio showcasing projects, skills, and experience.
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