CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS
Summary
Tech-savvy innovator with hands-on experience in emerging technologies and passion for continuous improvement. Skilled in identifying opportunities for technological enhancements and implementing effective solutions. Adept at leveraging new tools and methods to solve problems and enhance productivity. Excels in adapting to fast-paced environments and driving technological advancements.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Software Engineer Intern
Shuttlerock
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Role: Software Engineering Intern
- Paired with a principal developer to conduct feasibility efforts around fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMS) to interact with a text-based representation of video working files
Nilo
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Role: Summer Intern
- Engaged in self-directed learning on ESG/SDG principles and topics such as plastic and carbon credits, recycling technologies, and waste management strategies
- Assisted the PR department by deriving a list of the 10 most relevant awards and conferences
- Gained foundational knowledge in finance, participated in planning and budgeting for pilot plant projects using Excel
- Explored legal aspects of intellectual property and corporate governance
- Designed a SaaS wireframe for waste collection
Education
AB - Computer Science; Earth,Climate And Biology
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A05.2026
Skills
- Python
- Java
- Matlab
- Excel
- Golang
- Git
- Github
- Jira
- Pandas (Python)
- Object Oriented Programming
- Fluent in English and Japanese
Related Courses
- APMA 1650 (Statistical Inference 1)
- BIOL 0210 (Diversity of Life)
- BIOL 0480 (Evolutionary Biology)
- CSCI 0111 (Computing Foundations)
- CSCI 0150 (Object Oriented Programming)
- CSCI 0200 (Data Structures and Algorithms)
- CSCI 0320 (Software Engineering)
- EEPS 0220 (Understanding Earth and Environmental Processes)
- EEPS 0230 (Fundamental high-temperature Geo-Chemistry)
- EEPS 0240 (Evolution of Earth as a habitable planet)
- EEPS 0250 (Computational Modelling and Quantitative Analysis in Natural Sciences)
- EEPS 0830 (Water in our world)
- EEPS 1400 (Climate Modelling 1)
- ENGN 0090 (Management of industrial and non-profit organizations)
- ENGN 0900 (Managerial decision making)
- MATH 100 (Calculus 2)
- MATH 0520 (Linear Algebra)
Start-up Experience
Nematex, Co-founder and Operations Manager, Co-founder and operations manager of Nematex, a start-up that has found a natural alternative to nematicides. Conducting bottom-up research and market research to create a business model and plan for growth.
Research Invitation
Invited to join research in Timothy D. Herbert's lab, studying foraminifera to draw connections between historical geological temperatures, atmospheric CO2 levels, and ice coverage.
Expedition Experience
Blake Expeditions, 2022, Selected for a three-week trip to Doubtful Sound in Fiordland to study the effects of a hydroelectric dam outflow on carbon sequestration.
Other part-time work experience
- Private Tutor - Calculus, Chemistry, Biology, November 2021 to August 2022,
- Waiter - Japanese Restaurant, Auckland, December 2021 - August 2022
Accomplishments
- 2020, NCEA Biology Scholarship (top 3% Biology student as one of the youngest in the country)
- 2020, Blake Inspire (top 60 students nationwide selected on scholarship attendance)
- 2021, Rotary Science and Technology Forum (1 of 180 top-performing science students selected nationally)
- ABRSM Royal School of Music - Piano Grade 8
- Trinity College Of London - Communication Skill (Public Speaking) - Grade 7
- Created and presented a Fisheries Management Strategy to a NZ Parliamentary Subcommittee in 2022
- SDI Scuba license
Hobbies and Interests
- Fly fishing
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Skiing
- Playing the Piano
- DJing
- Scuba Diving
- Travel
- Reading
Languages
English
Japanese
Timeline
Software Engineer Intern
Shuttlerock
06.2024 - 08.2024
Nilo
06.2023 - 08.2023
AB - Computer Science; Earth,Climate And Biology
Brown University
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