About meMy Story, so far.

I’m Ashwin, a software developer, newbie open source contributor, and hobbyist game developer. My mission is to be cautiously curious and never stop learning while developing meaningful, efficient and pixel-perfect products, that satisfy my customer's needs as much as they do my own high standard of product quality.

As of now, I am a Software Developer at George Mason University! It's been an absolute wild ride so far full of learning and some surprises. Simultaneously, I am developing personal projects ranging from Web products to 2D game dev, and contributing to open source repositories when I can! The screenshot below is a crowning accomplishment of my job searching days before- full of intensely productive days(to put it in a nice way).

I have recently graduated from Virginia Tech's Master's in Engineering course, with a dual focus in Software Development and Machine Learning. Over the 6 years of my academic journey in the world of Computer Science, I worked with and learned modern software development techniques and actually implemented projects using current industry software development model and frameworks, this website being a great example of one of my React.js projects.

During my Master's, I have worked as a Graduate Assistant at the upcoming Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, and have been instrumental in a lot of the projects and events during my employment.

Prior to coming to the USA for my Master's, I was doing my Bachelor's in Computer Science and Engineering in the University of Mumbai's A.P. Shah Institute of Technology, where I helped my institute's nascent department grow considerably by organizing technical and non-technical events, also assisting my department with securing a national level accreditation for education quality.

Apart from my academic pursuits, I enjoy going on treks, reading, learning new languages and instruments(Spanish and Guitar as of now), gaming, and going for badminton and/or cricket in my free time.

You can find me on LinkedIn where I am rather active, or you can follow me on GitHubGitHub to check out my latest contributions and projects!

Work experience

Brief rundown of my most recent experiences.

Software Developer

George Mason University

Presently Working

I lead the frontend side of the EAS-ID's Injury Documentation platform development efforts using Next.js and TailwindCSS. I also work with the middleware in Golang and defining data ontologies to be used across the project's scope

Software Engineer

Virginia Tech

I researched methods to increase 5G network efficiency using deep reinforcement learning algorithms with OpenAI's Gymnasium and a 5G network simulator I enhanced the VT ISE department's website using the latest technologies to integrate additional features and increase prospective student engagement. Currently working with Python and data science libraries (numpy, pandas, sklearn) to develop AI models for gleaning program development insights.

Software Engineer Intern

Nucsoft Ltd

Created an embedded system with onboard web server to control multiple HVAC systems improving energy usage by 14%. Coded C++ backend and JavaScript+jQuery web server and deployed on ESP8266 micro-controller with minimal latency.

Graduate Assistant

Virginia Tech - Innovation Campus

Worked as a graduate student assistant for the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus HQ, directly under the Administrative Head, with tasks such as event management, inventory management, usage and handling of the office space security systems, and additional tasks as per requirement.

Core Member

APSIT - CMSA | Computer Society of India

Worked as a core council member for the computer science department of my undergraduate college, being actively involved in departmental activities and practices, conducting technical events and guest lectures, and maintaining the department's infrastructure throughout the duration of the position.