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Charith Velaga

Brentwood

Summary

Recent graduate with hands-on experience, seeking an opportunity to leverage strong problem-solving and analytical skills in a dynamic company. Highly motivated to learn and grow, with a passion for developing innovative solutions and contributing to team success.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Engineer Intern

JustAnswer LLC
07.2024 - 09.2024
  • Tested and optimized an End-to-End Categorization Model on a dataset of 200,000+ entries, identifying and correcting misclassifications, leading to a 17% improvement in the accuracy of the model and enhanced data handling efficiency.
  • Evaluated and compared multiple OpenAI models for audio-to-text transcription, compiling a comprehensive report that influenced the switch to a new model, improving speed, accuracy, and achieving an 8% reduction in transcription costs.

Full Stack Developer Intern

GBCS Group
06.2024 - 07.2024
  • Debugged two major codebases, resolving 10+ bugs, which resulted in a 30% reduction in user-reported issues and improved site stability.
  • Contributed to the development of three new features, ensuring functionality and reliability through thorough unit testing.
  • Utilized Node.js and Azure SQL to create new database tables and optimize data management, resulting in a 10% increase in site load times.
  • Developed frontend components and pages using React.js and TypeScript, addressing styling issues, improving readability by 15% and enhancing overall user experience.

Assistant Engineering Manager

Heritage High School Robotics Team
10.2018 - 06.2021
  • Collaborated with a team to design, build, and program a robot for the First Tech Challenge, producing a comprehensive design document, portfolio, and engineering guidebook.
  • Utilized JavaScript to program robot components, enabling them to execute specific actions in response to remote control commands or autonomously, depending on competition requirements.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
06-2024

High School Diploma -

Heritage High School
Brentwood, CA
06-2021

Skills

    TypeScript

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Interests

Reading

Robotics

Tennis

Basketball

Timeline

Associate Engineer Intern

JustAnswer LLC
07.2024 - 09.2024

Full Stack Developer Intern

GBCS Group
06.2024 - 07.2024

Assistant Engineering Manager

Heritage High School Robotics Team
10.2018 - 06.2021

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of California Santa Cruz

High School Diploma -

Heritage High School
Charith Velaga