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ABOUT ME

I am an aspiring sophomore in Computer Science + GIS with a Data Science minor at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. I aspire to design software and use relevant knowledge and skills to make an impactful contribution to communities, solve problems, and effectively automate tasks.

Vedant Gohel is a Fellow at Headstarter AI, and is part of the AI and SWE Fellowship

EXPERIENCE

Incoming Software Engineer Intern (Machine Learning) @ Spectrum (Charter Communications) (Summer 2025 Internship)

Will be using Python, SQL, and AWS to predict customer response to deals and promotions in the Spectrum Mobile App department.

Software Engineer Intern @ OrgOrg (YC24) (Fall 2024 Internship)

Implementing NextJS, React, and PostgreSQL for developing and integrating an ”BrewMates” feature to the OrgOrg suite using React, enabling employees to initiate a coffee chat within an organization. Created mockups & wireframes using Figma to envision website design, collaborated with professional UI/ UX designers Conducted code reviews and development cycles, gaining hands-on experience in collaborative coding environments

SWE Fellow @ Headstarter AI (Summer 2024 Fellowship)

Building 5+ AI apps and APIs using NextJS, OpenAI, Pinecone, StripeAPI with 98% accuracy as seen by 1000 users. Developing projects from design to deployment leading 4+ engineering fellows using MVC design patterns. Coaching by Amazon, Bloomberg, and Capital One engineers on Agile, CI/CD, Git, and microservice patterns.

AI Prompt Engineer & Beta Tester @ UIUC: Illinois App (Fall 2023)

Designing and refining AI prompts to understand the app’s capabilities, improving user interaction. Performing comprehensive testing and documenting prompt engineering results to ensure high accuracy and reliability of AI responses and to provide valuable insights for future response development.

Course Assistant @ UIUC: CS124 (Java) (Fall 2023)

Assisted a class of 3800+ students in mastering Java, strengthening their grasp of client-server concepts, APIs, Android Studio, algorithms, data structures, and polymorphism.

Private SAT Tutor

Launched a successful $11k+ SAT tutoring business and trained a tutor to expand my business by 12%. Hosted 1:1 and group sessions, helping students increase their scores by average of 110+ points. Created my own website with React, included user authentication and integrated Calendly for students to schedule meetings

Vedant Gohel is a sophomore at Universty of Illinois at Urbana Champaign studying Computer Science + Geographic Information Science

EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Computer Science + GIS & Data Science Minor

Honors: Dean's List (2 Semesters), 3.97 GPA

Relevant Coursework: Computer Systems, Data Structures, CS Statistics & Probability, Discrete Structures, Linear Algebra, SWE Lab

Leadership & Activities

ACM Mentorship Committee: As a committee member, facilitated mentor-mentee connections and fostered professional networking opportunities, linking students with industry professionals.

Association of Information Systems (AIS): Engaged in Python bootcamps, enhancing programming skills & leadership.

ACM SIGMA (Math and Algorithms): Participated in math and algorithm focused sessions, relating them to CS and delving into runtimes.

This section talks about the array of skills that Vedant possesses and delves into programming skills, tools, and concepts.

SKILLS

Programming

Java, C++, Python, C, SQL, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, ReactJS, NextJS, NodeJS

APIs

OpenAI, Gemini AI API, Stripe API, Bitquery, weatherAPI, etc.

Tools & Concepts

Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib, Git, Docker, Github, Google Firebase, Material-UI, VS Code, Android Studio, Eclipse, Figma

Languages

English, Hindi, Gujarati, Spanish

PROJECTS

AI Therapist With Journal Entries

Currently in development: Creating a web-based journaling platform where users can log daily entries. The AI analyzes these entries to understand user concerns, offering personalized therapeutic insights and decision-making support.

Vedant Gohel is the owner of a private SAT and math tutoring company, which was self founded and initiated, and has generated over $6k+ in revenue.

Tutoring Website

Designed a website for my $6k+ tutoring business with user authentication, where students and parents schedule meetings with on deck Calendly integration, login to view progress, see payments, and access meeting schedules.

Try test login: Username : test, Password : student_t

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Vedant Gohel created a AI Flashcards SaaS webapp where you enter a phrase into the program and it generates 10 flashcards on the topic using AI.

AI Flashcards SaaS

(Worked with a teammate): Developed an AI-powered Flashcards SaaS platform using Next.js and React, enabling users to generate flashcards from phrases via the Google Gemini AI API. Implemented user authentication with Clerk, providing seamless sign-up and login. Integrated with Google Firebase for real-time updates and database management, allowing users to save, access, and delete flashcards on their dashboard; connecting with Stripe API to enable purchasing of premium and pro service tiers.

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Vedant Gohel created a Smart Pantry App in which you can keep track of what's in your pantry and then use AI to generate recipes that you can make from the available ingredients

Smart Pantry App

Developed a web application to track pantry items and their quantities using Next JS, ReactJS, and Firebase for data storage. Integrating Google Gemini AI API to generate 5 recipe recommendations based on available ingredients through API calls. User-friendly interface for adding, updating, and viewing pantry items; and real-time updates, hosting through Vercel.

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Vedant Gohel has made a stock price predictor based on data from the past 12 years, and used Python and its extensive set of libraries and a recurrent neural network to achieve thsi.

Stock High Price Predictor with AI

Built a predictive model using recurrent neural networks to analyze 12 years of stock price data, achieving 97% accuracy in forecasting future stock prices; leveraging Python libraries such as NumPy, TensorFlow, and Keras.

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Vedant Gohel created this landing page as a personal portfolio using HTML/CSS.

PERSONAL PORTFOLIO

Designed and developed a personal portfolio website to showcase projects and skills divided in different categories, leveraging modern web technologies for a seamless user experience and effective showcase.

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Vedant Gohel created a Java application game based off of on Tic Tac Toe but uses words and letters to win

Word3T- Java Mobile App

Innovated a Tic Tac Toe spinoff game in Java using iteration algorithms, enhancing user engagement with unique gameplay mechanics where players must form three words in a row with at least one common letter to win.

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Vedant Gohel has created a AI chatbot that scrapes the web for electric car articles that may answer the question. This was made through Python and multiple Python libraries to parse and provide responses to the user.

eCarBot- AI Chatbot

Beginner Level: Engineered an AI chatbot to parse extensive articles on electric cars, providing precise answers to user queries through web scraping and indexing using Python and machine learning libraries, along with greeting responses.

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Vedant Gohel is currently working on a budget application with cryptocurrency tracking Java application

Budget App with Crypto Tracking (In Progress)

Developing a comprehensive Java application for budget management and cryptocurrency tracking, integrating JFreeChart for data visualization and Bitquery APIs for real-time data access. Implementing features for tracking expenses and savings, providing users with insights into their financial habits.