# Aaron Zhang

> Co-Founder and CTO @ OpenTest AI | Software Engineer @ Wayfair (capstone program)

Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/aaronzhang1

Highly motivated Computer Science and Mathematics student looking for an opportunity to combine my passion for data science and analytics with computer science skills in the software and data engineering industry. My most recent research project used MATLAB to create a pipeline to scrape marine calcifier carbon data from a national database archive. This data was then compared with output from a powerful ocean circulation inverse model used to model carbon ocean circulation to identify key areas of improvement in the model. I am excited for opportunities to do more potentially impactful work and I am always looking for new opportunities and experiences to grow.

## Work Experience
### Co-Founder and CTO @ OpenTest AI
Jan 2025 – Present | Claremont, California, United States
- Leading technical strategy and development of new features
- Co-designed OpenTest's core architecture using Node.js, Next.js, and Postgres, integrated AI intent parsing and schema extraction, GitHub & GitLab OAuth/sync, and CI/CD support. 
- Led sprint to ship OpenTest V1 in under 6 weeks, partnering with early-stage startups and software developers

### Software Engineer (Capstone Program) @ Wayfair
Jan 2025 – Present
- Developing an end-to-end pipeline for standardizing and parsing PDF assembly manuals from 10,000+ manual Wayfair database to create a new Wayfair standard manual
- Leveraging AI models to generate 3D video representations of step-by-step assembly to enhance the furniture assembly process
- Developing Wayfair Studio: a web and mobile app that leverages AI-powered tools including automatic manual step segmentation, step text description, and voice chatbot.

### LAC Front Desk Employee @ Harvey Mudd College
Jan 2024 – Present | Claremont, California, United States

### Reinforcement Learning Agent Researcher @ Harvey Mudd College
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Claremont, California, United States
- Improved model training efficiency ~50% by training learning agents to selectively plan using uncertainty estimates during learning process
- Delivered exponential improvement in uncertainty interval tightness by converting interval arithmetic uncertainty calculations to affine arithmetic in the L.A.C.E. lab codebase

### Computer Science Grader and Tutor @ Harvey Mudd College
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Claremont, California, United States
Grading homework assignments and working one-on-one with students taking Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI 5) to help them better grasp topics within the course

### Data Analyst @ Roberts Environmental Center
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Claremont, California, United States
- Identified offsets of ~30% in radiocarbon concentrations between an ocean circulation inverse model (OCIM) and marine calcifier proxy data in MATLAB to optimize training runs in future model iterations
- Created a proxy data pipeline to streamline and unify data collection and export into MATLAB
- Co-authored OCIM and MATLAB manuals to teach users how to use OCIM and modify model data output. 
- Abstract accepted by American Geophysical Union (AGU) and presented preliminary comparisons at the 2024 AGU Conference in Washington DC with 31,000+ attendees
- Presented to collaborators at UC Irvine and faculty and peers at Claremont Mckenna College’s SRP

### Python and Java Instructor @ iD Tech Camps
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
- Designed and taught a one-week Roblox scripting and game-making curriculum in Lua for children ages 8-14
- Tutored in Python and Java to middle and high school students, teaching object-oriented programming, binary search trees, and more
- Collaborated with students by working with them to help design and implement their project ideas

### Scientific Researcher @ The Summer Science Program
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | New Mexico Tech

### United States Earth Science Olympiad Training Program @ United States Earth Science Organization
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Joint Major in Computer Science and Mathematics
Harvey Mudd College

### High School Diploma
Manhasset High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/aaronzhang24

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Last updated: 2026-04-13