Years of experience
William Sander
Glenview,IL
Summary
Computer Science senior (B.S., May 2026) and emerging software engineer with hands-on experience in AI / ML, algorithms, and software engineering. Developed production-grade tools adopted by the U.S. Census Bureau and built several open-source projects in Python, C++, and Java. Seeking backend, full-stack, or ML roles in Chicago; proven record of cross-functional collaboration and initiative.
Overview
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Work History
IT Clerk
U.S. Census Bureau
Burlington, VT
03.2020 - 12.2020
- Automated operational workflows, including designing a program for a reconciliation process that saved over 40 hours per week.
- Resolved 1,000+ Remedy tickets and managed security for 3,000+ mobile devices, achieving a first-call resolution of 85%.
- Troubleshooting: Authored and deployed root-cause resolution for an outage, restoring critical operations in under one hour.
Machine Learning Course Discovery
GitHub Repository: https://git.new/dOzgDn6
Glenview, Illinois
07.2025 - 08.2025
SERP Parsing | PyTorch | scikit-learn | Playwright | NLP
- Built AI-powered course-discovery pipeline integrating Playwright and SERP ingestion, locating course data across 1K+ universities.
- Engineered RandomForest and GradientBoosting classifiers with custom feature extraction and retraining scripts, producing reproducible datasets, evaluation metrics, and automated tests.
E-Ink iCloud Calendar Display
GitHub Repository: https://git.new/3ekdqbT
Burlington, VT
10.2024 - 12.2024
IoT | OOP | Python | CalDAV | Pillow | FreeCAD, IoT system
- Raspberry Pi integrates iCloud + public-holiday API, merges ICS/JSON events, and renders to 7.5’e-ink panel.
- Modular OOP architecture with custom layout engine and FreeCAD-designed enclosure; complete system cost $82
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Vermont
05.2026
Skills
- Software Development & Programming
- Python, C, Java & SQL
- Machine Learning, PyTorch
- Version Control, Git
- API Integration
- Team Collaboration
- Technical Documentation
- Algorithm Design & Analysis
Timeline
Machine Learning Course Discovery
GitHub Repository: https://git.new/dOzgDn6
07.2025 - 08.2025
E-Ink iCloud Calendar Display
GitHub Repository: https://git.new/3ekdqbT
10.2024 - 12.2024
IT Clerk
U.S. Census Bureau
03.2020 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Vermont