Deethya Makonahalli
Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland,Ohio
2
years of professional experience
Proactive Data Science & Analytics student with hands-on experience in full-stack app development, software debugging, automated testing, and data-driven problem solving. Skilled in quantitative analysis, predictive modeling, and building software tools that transform data into actionable insights. Strong communicator with experience supporting professional engineering teams design and develop backend systems for multimodal applications
Work History
Library Student Assistant
2 Years- Greet patrons, scan IDs, and provide assistance with library services and inquiries.
- Loan books and materials to students, faculty, and partner institutions.
- Organize and shelve materials, maintain inventory, and ensure equipment and resources remain in good condition.
Analytics and AI Intern
2 Months- Developed a full-stack retrieval augmented generation (RAG) chatbot which served the purpose of optimizing company workflow by answering company specific questions from a set of source documents
- Collaborated with senior developers in order to evaluate system performance by using an LLM as judge implementation
- Compared performance of a traditional RAG system to other chatbot implementations in terms of latency, retrieval, cost and accuracy
- Analyzed performance across a variety of different question and document sets
Software Engineering Intern
2 Months- Analyzed Python code powering company register systems to identify inconsistencies and functionality issues.
- Performed software and hardware troubleshooting to maintain system performance; developed scripts for debugging and automation.
- Collaborated with backend developers to optimize code efficiency and resolve ongoing issues.
- Expanded on my skills in python based backend coding and was introduced to POS system data management.
- Presented findings in a comprehensive technical report outlining improvements and future recommendations.
Intern
2 Months- Supported the company’s transition to automated testing using generative AI and NLP interfaces.
- Evaluated software capabilities for testing native applications and phone hardware functionalities.
- Shadowed developers to learn web app development using Android Studio; strengthened skills in Java and XML.
- Attended a Google-hosted LLM workshop to learn about building LLMs using tools such as BigQuery.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Data Science and Analytics
August 2023 – Present
Skills
Programming (TypeScript/Java/Python/R/Linux/JSX/SQL/MATLAB)
Full stack web app development
Object-Oriented Programming
AI/LLM building (RAG)
Data Cleaning and Data Visualizations
Predictive Modeling
Software Debugging
UI and UX design
Test Case Automation
Software & Dev Tools: VScode
Android Studio
GitLab/GitHub
Excel
PowerPoint
Backend Dev Tools: Supabase
Clerk
Firebase
Google Cloud Platform Tableau
PowerBI
Timeline
Analytics and AI Intern
ActioHX
06.2026 - 08.2026Read More
Software Engineering Intern
SSCP
06.2025 - 08.2025Read More
Library Student Assistant
Kelvin Smith Library
08.2024 - CurrentRead More
Intern
Sonim
06.2024 - 08.2024Read More
Case Western Reserve University
Bachelor of Science from Data Science and Analytics
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