Ho Sim
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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science Dec 2025 (Expected)
University of Central Florida
- GPA: 3.8
- Organization: KnightHacks Kickstart Mentor
- Relevant Coursework: Data Structures & Algorithms, Computer Logic & Organization, Computer Architecture, Systems Software, Web & User Experience, Algorithms for Machine Learning
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Amazon Web Services May 2025 - Jul 2025
Software Development Engineering Intern
- Reduced service maintenance overhead by 75% by centralizing business logic from a no‑code decision‑tree ticketing framework into a Java AWS Lambda - S3 microservice.
- Reduced customers’ time spent creating tickets by 50% by implementing support for multi-regional workflow.
- Improved service maintainability by consolidating routing logic to an S3‑backed configuration store.
SRAM May 2024 - Apr 2025
Software Engineering Intern
- Sped up development time by 70% by automating dev environment setup and system for running tests locally
- Improved project maintainability by migrating custom SQL query builder module to utilize Django ORM
- Decreased pipeline duration by 50% by imporving CI/CD pipeline conditions for rebuilding images
Center for Distributed Learning, UCF Apr 2024 - Sep 2024
Web Developer, Part-time (Techranger)
- Cut deployment time by 80% by automating database initialization and container orchestration
- Helped enhance LMS tool accessibility by researching implementations for math equations, videos, etc.
Wearable Engineering & Assistive Robotics Lab, UCF Oct 2023 – May 2024
Undergraduate Researcher
- Led the full-stack development of a React Native app gathering biometrics from a wearable device
- Improved development velocity with agile methodologies, code reviews, and documentation
- Migrated the app to Expo Router and implemented a custom native Bluetooth module for better maintainability and performance
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, HTML/CSS
- Frameworks: React/Next.js, React Native, Express, Django, Flask, Prisma, tRPC, Dagger, Lombok
- Tools: AWS, Git, Docker, NGINX, GitLab CI/CD, Webpack, Babel, Vite, Figma, OpenAI, Supabase
INDEPENDENT PROJECTS
Review Summarizer TypeScript, Python, React.js, Flask, OpenAI, Semantic Kernel
- Won 1st place in Microsoft & RBC’s challenge: “Use Generative AI to create better shopping experiences”
- Improved response times by 1,200% with asynchronous request processing and response streaming
- Built a hard-to-detect web scraper to gather product reviews
- Protected against AI hallucination by attaching source references to AI-summarized reviews
HandyDollars TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, Azure AI Vision, OpenAI, Supabase, TailwindCSS
- Secured 2nd place in Google’s challenge: “Empowering Learners with Technology” at ShellHacks 2023
- Digitized physical receipts using Vision AI and linked them to bank transactions for added context
- Built secure caches to eliminate redundant processing
Mapping for the Masses TypeScript, React, jest, Flask, pytest, QGIS
- Integrated headless QGIS into backend workflows to automate GeoJSON processing, layer filtering, and venue size estimation.
- Implemented project-based UI enabling concurrent blueprint conversions, reducing conversion time by 10–30%.
- Developed robust testing framework and detailed logging for improved debugging and maintainability.