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📍 San Diego, California · Class of 2027

Nikita Sharma

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Software Engineer · Researcher · Explorer of Ideas

"Every line of code is a step on the map. I'm building something worth the journey."

🎓 CSUSM · GPA 3.5 ⚙️ Ectron Corp Intern 🏆 Dean's List 🌍 ACM Greece 💡 Open to Internships

Begin the Journey Make Contact

Legend of Skills

The Explorer's Arsenal

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Languages

PythonJavaC++

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Web Territories

ReactNode.jsHTMLCSSJavaScript

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Data Vaults

MySQLPostgreSQLMongoDB

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Explorer's Tools

Git/GitHubAzureDockerFastAPIStreamlit

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Research Cartography

pandasNumPySciPySPSSArcGIS

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Navigation Skills

LeadershipProblem-solvingCollaborationCommunication

Route Taken

The Journey So Far

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Feb 2026
Present

Student Project Assistant II

📍 CSUSM College of STEM — HSI-STEM Grant

Supporting administration of HSI-STEM grant-funded initiatives
Event planning, communications, data tracking and reporting

Sep 2025
Present

Technical Support Assistant (On Call)

📍 CSUSM College of Business

Daily AV system checks and classroom technology readiness
Real-time troubleshooting for faculty and staff on campus

Jun–Aug
2025

Software Engineering Intern

📍 Ectron Corporation · San Diego, CA

Designed software for industrial automation systems, real-time performance targets
Embedded software for control systems and sensor integration
Resolved performance bottlenecks; cross-functional collaboration with systems engineers

Jun–Aug
2025

Instructional Student Assistant

📍 Dr. Yang Yue's Lab, CSUSM

Built Python web app (FastAPI + Streamlit) for behavioral neuroscience data analysis
Processed raw sensor data using pandas, NumPy, SciPy

Jun–Aug
2024

Summer Scholar — Cybersecurity Research

📍 CSUSM · Dr. M. Lutfor Rahman's Lab

Researched smishing trends targeting older adults; manuscript in progress
Survey design, SPSS analysis, and formal poster presentation
Awarded Tenacity & Patience Award for research excellence

Nov 2023
Dec 2024

Academic Technology Student Assistant

📍 Academic Technology Services, CSUSM

Technical support for hardware, software and network issues campus-wide
Designed ArcGIS surveys for archaeological fieldwork at local cemetery

Notable Expeditions

What I've Built

EXPEDITION REPORT

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Behavioral Sensor Analysis

Interactive Streamlit dashboard analyzing time-series sensor data from animal behavior experiments. Automated anomaly flagging and research reports.

Python Streamlit pandas NumPy

FIELD WORK

EXPEDITION REPORT

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Grafana API Automation

Automated Grafana dashboards for IoT monitoring. Prometheus alerting and role-based access — 80% reduction in dashboard setup time.

Python Grafana Prometheus IoT

80% FASTER

EXPEDITION REPORT

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NulliVote

Privacy-preserving voting with Zero-Knowledge Proofs on the Midnight Network. Fairness without exposing voter metadata.

Midnight ZK Proofs Blockchain

ZK TECH

EXPEDITION REPORT

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Cognito-Weave

HackHarvard '25: cognitive recovery web app with caregiver dashboard and personalized memory challenges. Built in 36 hours.

Healthcare Web App HackHarvard

HACK HARVARD

Collected Along the Way

Honours & Discoveries

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CSUSM · 2024

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ACM Summer School on Data Science

Greece · Accepted

CSUSM · 2024

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Dean's List

Fall 2023 – Spring 2024

AUG · 2024

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Tenacity & Patience Award

Summer Scholars 2024

MLH · 2025

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Best Beginner Hack

Midnight × MLH Hackathon

LONDON · 2025

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Hackathon Summit

Old Royal Naval College · Fully Sponsored

CSTEM · 2025

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Hired & Inspired Spotlight

CSUSM College of STEM

2026

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S.O.L.E. Effects Leadership

CSUSM Spring 2026 Cohort

JAN 2024

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Alpha Lambda Delta

Treasurer · Honor Society

Dispatch a Message

Send Word My Way

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"The best adventures begin with a single message. I'm actively seeking Summer 2026 internship opportunities — let's chart something together."

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