Pike Dzurny

Computer Science Student

Aspiring software engineer and music enthusiast

Computer Science student at The University of Texas at Dallas. Passionate about full-stack development and cloud technologies. Experienced in building scalable web applications and implementing DevOps practices.

When I'm not programming, you can find me producing IDM songs and hyperpop beats in Ableton. :)

Projects

October 2023 - June 2024

  • Developed a full-stack application using Next.js, FastAPI, and PostgreSQL
  • Designed responsive user interfaces using React and Tailwind
  • Deployed application on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Created a robust user authentication system
  • Implemented a pagination system for efficient retrieval of comments
  • Orchestrated containerization using Docker Compose
  • Employed DevOps practices with CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions and Terraform
  • Conducted comprehensive unit testing using Pytest

Prediction Market Scraper

May 2024

  • Developed an arbitrage detection system for prediction markets using Python
  • Automated data collection from multiple platforms using Selenium WebDriver and BeautifulSoup
  • Leveraged sentence transformers for text preprocessing and semantic similarity analysis
  • Applied machine learning clustering techniques (K-means) to group similar betting markets
  • Incorporated error handling and logging mechanisms
  • Utilized Python libraries such as scikit-learn, sentence-transformers, and pandas

Experience

Host - Mendocino Farms

August 2023 - May 2024

  • Provided exceptional customer service, guiding guests through the menu and taking orders
  • Fulfilled exposition duties, ensuring order accuracy and presentation
  • Efficiently operated point-of-sale (POS) systems to process transactions

Education

The University of Texas at Dallas

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Expected December 2025

Certifications

October 2023

Demonstrated expertise in designing secure, scalable, and fault-tolerant distributed systems on Amazon Web Services (AWS)

September 2023

Demonstrated foundational knowledge of AWS Cloud services