# Ashwin Pokharel

> Software Engineer

Location: Chantilly, Virginia, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ashwinpokharel

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Apple
Jan 2022 – Present | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

### Research Assistant @ George Mason University
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
Worked with a professor to prevent scene recreation attacks in point clouds.
Created a proof of concept using a black box attack.

### Summer Games Intern @ Booz Allen Hamilton
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### Collective Member @ koodos
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### Research Assistant @ George Mason University - Schar School of Policy and Government
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021

### Research And Development Intern @ Quadrint, Inc.
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
Created a decision support system utilizing Angular and Node JS.
Created a modular system that can be adapted for multiple clients. Used Angular Material along with RxJS to create a responsive system.

### Software Engineer Intern @ Center for Assurance Research and Engineering
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Washington D.C. Metro Area
•	Worked with a team of 5, and 2 Elastos senior developers, to develop a console that utilizes Elastos    blockchain technology. 
•      Developed application using Django web framework
•      Structured and wrote functional and unit tests using tools such as pytest and Selenium.
•      Incorporated continuous integration using Travis CI

### Web Developer @ Personal Projects
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
·	Created a budgeting web application using Django Web Framework.
·	Used bootstrap to make the website visually appealing.
·	Used PostgreSQL as database
·	Utilized JavaScript and AJAX calls to make website more responsive.
·	Hosted application on AWS using Beanstalk and RDS 
•	GIT: https://ashwin-pokharel.github.io/BudgetApp1/

### Operations Assistant @ INTO George Mason University
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Virginia , United States
-   Mapped and understood large amount of data that has been collected from multiple sources.
-   Assisted with the development of a 5-year plan for the department by researching market trends.
-   Created webinars to attract new clientele into the business.

### Software Administrator Intern @ DANE, LLC
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Act as a point of contact for candidates looking to work with the company.
-Interview potential candidates for open positions and make recommendations to the technical director

### Assistant Technician @ George Mason University Information Technology Services
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Virginia , United States
-    Keep detailed record of incoming calls and errors using a ticketing system.
-    Take service calls to find solutions over the phone when possible or go to the site of the problem for further investigation
-    Communicate large scale problems to the full-time technicians and help with deployment and maintenance of equipment.


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
George Mason University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/apokhar
- Website: https://ashwinpokharel.com
- Website: https://github.com/Ashwin-Pokharel

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Last updated: 2026-04-05