Viraj Bansal

Insightful college student with a burning passion for mathematics and finance. Devotes extra amount of time self learning various fields of applicative mathematical sciences. Eager to take this knowledge of mathematics and apply it to the world of quantitative finance. 2 years of experience in teaching/tutoring math to K-12 and college students.

• Winner of the 2021 Stephen L. Plett Discrete Mathematics Award and Scholarship
• Recipient of the Fullerton College 2020 Students of Distinction Scholarship for outstanding Academic Performance
• Listed on the Fullerton College's President's List as well as Graduated with High Honors for maintaining a 4.0 gpa for the duration of my attendance
• AP Scholar with Distinction Recipient
• Certified as a 2019 PLTW Scholar for successful completion of the Sunny Hills High School EPIC (Project-Based Engineering Program)
• Certified in Advanced Hindi

Software Intern for Checkbox Technology

• Set up development environment on local machine. Analyzed, developed, compiled, and tested on existing system code. Addressed bugs in new code additions. Collaborated with Quality Assurance team and supervisors to deliver bug-free code.

NCAS NASA Intern

• Gained exclusive insight into past and future NASA missions to the moon, mars, and other planets and moons of the solar system through NASA employee lectures, videos, and NASA research papers. Worked on lunar rover design project to apply our STEM knowledge. Designed, researched and implemented the computer systems on a hypothetical mars rover mission subject to real-life constraints such as limited finances and resources as well as delays in communication and orbital positioning.