Rhea Rao
Urbana,Illinois
Summary
Information Science + Data Science student interested in Web3 systems, data-driven products, and backend development; eager to contribute to blockchain-enabled applications while learning smart contracts and decentralized infrastructure.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Instructor
1st class black belt taekwondo instructor
01.2020 - 03.2025
- Led and mentored students in fast-paced environment, enhancing communication, leadership, and adaptability skills through focused teaching and constructive feedback.
- Broke down complex concepts and took ownership of responsibilities to facilitate collaborative engineering work and accelerate learning in startup setting.
- Developed and implemented lesson plans for taekwondo classes.
- Instructed students in proper taekwondo techniques and forms.
- Organized and led training sessions for advanced belt candidates.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Sciences + Data Science
University of Illinois Urbana-champaign
Urbana, IL05.2029
Skills
- Data analysis
- Machine learning
- Python
- Pandas
- SQL
- Data visualization
- Statistical analysis
- Git
- GitHub
- Team collaboration
Certification
Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) Software Development Fundamentals (Exam 98-361)
Accomplishments
NCWITT Aspirations in Computing 2024 Affiliate Rising Star
Languages
Hindi
Limited
Telugu
Limited
Timeline
Instructor
1st class black belt taekwondo instructor
01.2020 - 03.2025
Bachelor of Science - Information Sciences + Data Science
University of Illinois Urbana-champaign