Melanie Ehrlich

Orlando, FL 32817 · (561) 800-9271 · melanie6104@knights.ucf.edu

I am a motivated Computer Science major and Mathematics minor from the University of Central Florida who is passionate about user experience and full stack development. My goals are to learn new frameworks and programming languages so I can challenge myself and work on projects that are impactful. I have coursework experience in C, Java, and C++, and have worked on languages such as Python and JavaScript on my own time. I’m always looking to learn more about the interesting world of technology, as well as advocate for diversity and inclusion within it.


Experience

Software Engineer Intern

General Dynamics Mission Systems

  • Develop laser detection software written in C# and C++ according to customer requirements, including implementing a new protocol for international messages to be read by the software.
  • Participate in code reviews, sprints, and scrum meetings in an Agile work environment using Jira and Confluence.
  • Perform tests on new software features using Jenkins and work on Java application development in Android Studio.

February 2022 - Present

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Socio-Technical Interaction Research Lab

  • Used MySQL and AWS to troubleshoot participant issues with uploading data from the Instagram Data Donation project.
  • Completed risk annotations on participant Instagram conversations, to be used in a machine learning model.
  • Increased participation in the study by contacting external organizations, following up with participants by email, and updating the study's website.

May 2021 - February 2022

Education

University of Central Florida

Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
Activities: Knight Hacks, ACM-W, WikiKnights, Society of Women Engineers

GPA: 3.62

August 2020 - May 2024

Park Vista Community High School

High School Diploma
AICE Diploma, AP scholar
Activities: Park Vista Performers Marching Band, Spanish Honor Society, Strategic Games Club

GPA: 4.4

August 2016 - May 2020

Extracurriculars

Marketing Director

UCF Association for Computing Machinery

  • Previously responsible for managing ACM-W social media profiles and leading the Marketing Committee.
  • Created flyers for events using Canva to increase turnout and promote diversity and inclusion of women in tech.
  • Collaborated with other club officers to organize new events and grow the organization.

May 2021 - September 2022

Communications Director

Knight Hacks

  • Lead a team of students to market Knight Hacks, UCF’s annual hackathon, to thousands across from the US.
  • Managed Knight Hacks social media profiles and divides tasks among communications team members.
  • Increased hackathon turnout with a marketing plan which in turn allows more students to gain experience in building software projects.

November 2020 - February 2022

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Workflow
  • Bilingual (Spanish)
  • Willingness to learn
  • Agile Development & Scrum

Projects

Budgie

  • Created a website and mobile application that allows users to manage their expenses and compare the total amount spent for a month to their target amount, including a calendar view of when bills are due.
  • Utilized Firebase to host the database and wrote API functions using Express to send information from the database to the frontend, such as the bills and budgets that a specific user created.
  • Collaborated in a team of eight members and used ClickUp for project management and task distribution.

October 2022 - November 2022

Knight Hacks Website

  • Developed the backend for the website of UCF’s hackathon, Knight Hacks, as part of a team using Notion for project management and GitHub for version control.
  • Wrote schemas in GraphQL that would allow the frontend to easily display information on the website, such as for new hackers and sponsors for the hackathon.
  • Programmed functions in Golang to work with backend data, including updating event information to be displayed on the hackathon website.

May 2022 - September 2022

My Tech News

  • Created a web application for the ShellHacks hackathon that gives users a curated IT-related news experience.
  • Worked with Trello and GitHub to manage project tasks for a team of four.
  • Designed a UI for the app using Figma and implemented the front end using HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap.

September 2021

Skippy Discord Bot

  • Developed a multipurpose Discord bot using Python and the Discord.py library.
  • Utilized the Tenor API to allow users to search for GIFs by giving the bot a search term.
  • Added various bot commands, including a quote command using the Quotable API that returns an inspirational quote.

July 2021

Interests

In my free time, I enjoy making Spotify playlists, watching movies and TV shows, and playing the occassional video game. I also dabble in art and graphic design.

Additionally, I enjoy meeting new people and helping them get involved with the tech field. I would like to learn more about artifical intelligence and augmented reality, as well as advocate for diversity and inclusion in tech.


Awards & Certifications

  • Dean's List Fall 2020-Spring 2022
  • AICE Diploma with Distinction

Resume