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Hello! I'm Scott, an undergraduate computer engineering student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a graduate of James B. Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

I am a hard-working full-stack developer, problem-solver, and computer engineer who is dedicated to deploying information technology, computing, and electrical engineering solutions to both solve complex problems and make a difference in peoples' lives.

Professional Experience

Team2Go, Inc.

Mon Jun 23 2025 - Sat Aug 16 2025

Summer Web Development Intern

Developed, tested, and deployed Dockerized, reverse-proxied Next.js-based websites for accessing company information and interacting with custom OpenAI Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPTs), with support for streaming output, secure credential authentication, form validation with Zod, and connections to Amazon AWS cloud services. Maintained constant dialogue with company executives and exceeded project expectations within the designated timeframe.

TypeScript

TypeScript

JavaScript

JavaScript

React

React

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL

SQL

SQL

Node.js

Node.js

Vercel

Vercel

Next.js

Next.js

Git

Git

OpenAI

OpenAI

pnpm

pnpm

Tailwind CSS

Tailwind CSS

Markdown

Markdown

Docker

Docker

NGINX

NGINX

Zod

Zod

GitHub

GitHub

Spring Valley Nature Center

Tue Oct 01 2024 - Sun Apr 27 2025

Volunteer Solar Energy Educator

Collaborated with management and senior-level volunteers to organize and run a solar energy-related informational presentation for Spring Valley's Earth Day Party. Developed infographics on residential solar electricity generation and fun, engaging, and hands-on demonstrations related to different applications of solar power for children to use. Conducted activities and demonstrations with children and parents at the event.

Leveraged Arduino and Python to to develop a setup for recording air temperature, inserting it into an SQLite database, and displaying the data on a Django web app with a Mercury thermometer infographic.

More information can be found on the project page.

Django

Django

Python

Python

SQLite

SQLite

Arduino

Arduino

Illinois Congressional Debate Association

Wed May 01 2024 - Fri Aug 29 2025

Volunteer Web Developer

Principal advisor to the ICDA oversight committee on web design and technical needs. Managed team of peers that oversaw the design, programming, testing, and deployment of the ICDA website and backend. Successfully deployed long-term, user-oriented web solutions built on a full LAMP stack with multimedia and React elements.

More information can be found on the project page.

JavaScript

JavaScript

React

React

MySQL

MySQL

SQL

SQL

PHP

PHP

Git

Git

Linux

Linux

Ubuntu

Ubuntu

Markdown

Markdown

Apache

Apache

GitHub

GitHub

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

B.S. Computer Engineering


Activities and Societies: Marching Illini, Illini Solar Car, IEEE UIUC, Campus Honors Program

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

James B. Conant High School

High School Diploma | Graduated: May 2025


Academic Scholar, GPA: 4.911./4.00 (Weighted), 4.00/4.00 (Unweighted)

James B. Conant High School

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