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trankn2005@gmail.com | College Station, TX | LinkedIn

Summary
Senior Computer Science student at Texas A&M University seeking a software engineering or IT internship/co-op. Experienced in full-stack development, team leadership, and Agile workflows, with a drive to solve technical problems early and grow within an organization. Passionate about building practical, user-focused software and eager to contribute to teams where I can make a meaningful impact.
Education
Texas A&M University (2023 - 2027) | Major: Computer Science
  • GPA: 3.84 / 4.00
  • Clubs: Texas Aggie Game Developers (TAGD) & Aggie Coding Club (ACC)
W.B. Ray High School (2019 - 2023)
  • GPA: 4.82 / 5.00   (Class rank: 18 / 402)
  • Clubs & Activities: National Honor Society, Science Bowl, Varsity Golf, Varsity Orchestra
  • Program: International Baccalaureate
Work Experience
Undergraduate Researcher (Aug 2026 - Current) | Texas A&M University, UrbanResilience.AI Lab
  • Building held-out evaluation datasets and grading protocols for Disaster Sentinel, an agentic system that monitors federal river-gauge and weather feeds to flag county-level flood risk
  • Auditing 78 existing event corpora to document data provenance and classify each as reusable development data or spent test data
  • Assembling new flood events into replayable datasets with Python tooling, verifying values against USGS gauge and NWS sources
  • Applying outcome-blind selection and a frozen, hash-verified protocol to keep model evaluation reproducible and tamper-evident
  • Contributing through a Git branch-and-pull-request workflow with peer and project-lead code review on a multi-track research team
Student Technician (Feb 2025 - Current) | Texas A&M College of Pharmacy
  • Publishing and editing class recordings while performing quality checks to ensure accessibility standards
  • Maintaining departmental hardware including computers, tablets, printers, and peripheral devices
  • Setting up and proctoring exams while assisting students with technological problems to minimize disruptions
  • Resolving IT support tickets (password resets, account recovery, software config) for faculty, staff, and students
  • Building and administering Canvas course pages for RCOP's classes — module setup, content, gradebook configuration
Personal Senior Caretaker (2022 – 2023)
  • Assisted with grocery runs, tax preparation, email correspondence, and day-to-day technological support
Skills
Programming Languages: Python, C++, Java, JavaScript, GML, HTML, C#

Frameworks & Libraries: React, Next.js

Tools & Technologies: PostgreSQL, Git & GitHub, VS Code, NetBeans, Google Suite, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Professional: Team Leadership, Code Review & QA, Agile Methodology, Project Management, Problem Solving, Backend Development, Technical Communication, Database Design
Projects
Goal Scheduler (May 2025 – Current) | GitHub
  • Designing a Java desktop scheduler with nested modules, tasks, subtasks, and calendar views as a solo developer
  • Architecting a normalized SQLite schema with four foreign-key-linked tables modeling the nested data hierarchy
  • Engineering a DAO that decouples database operations from the Swing UI through dedicated query methods
  • Programming monthly, weekly, and daily calendar views over date-scoped task data with drill-down navigation
  • Building the application using Java, SQLite, and JDBC in NetBeans IDE
Dungeon Divers (Aug 2023 - Current)
  • Developing a story-driven 64-bit pixel art RPG built in Game Maker Studio using GML
  • Features include turn-based battle mechanics, dodging, loot systems, and boss encounters
Restaurant POS System (Aug 2025 - Dec 2025) | Live Demo
  • Served as project manager and backend developer on a team of 6 building a full-stack bubble tea ordering system
  • Authored SQL queries for database operations including order processing, menu management, and reporting
  • Coordinated Agile sprints, managed the product backlog, and led daily standups to keep the team on schedule
  • Tested feature implementations and reviewed pull requests, resolving merge conflicts to maintain code quality
  • Developed checkout, cart, and kitchen UI components with role-based admin access for managers and employees
  • Built the frontend in React and the backend in Next.js, with PostgreSQL handling database management
Type Mania (Jul 2024 - Jan 2026) | GitHub
  • Designed and developed a speed-typing game in Java generating random words and quotes while tracking WPM in real time
  • Engineered multiple game modes with user-facing customization options and performance optimization settings
  • Implemented file I/O for loading word lists and quote databases to support dynamic content generation
  • Designed the UI with real-time visual feedback on typing accuracy, speed, and error tracking
  • Built the full application using Java in NetBeans IDE as a solo developer
Campus Organizations
Aggie Coding Club (Aug 2024 - Current) | website
  • Contributing to team-based software projects including a full-stack POS system and a typing game
  • Assisted incoming members with available projects, resources, and issues regarding club events
Texas Aggie Game Developers (Aug 2023 - Current) | website
  • Developing an independent game project (Dungeon Divers) through the club's project framework
  • Assisted in introducing Game Maker Studio and GML syntax to incoming members
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