# Nathan Dai

> EECS at UC Berkeley

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/nathandai

## Work Experience
### Software Developer @ Berkeleytime
Jan 2024 – Present | Berkeley, California, United States
- Worked on the semantic search team to develop and implement a feature enabling semantic search for class discovery, enhancing usability over traditional fuzzy search methods
 - Leveraged advanced natural language processing techniques to improve the accuracy and relevance of search results, ensuring an intuitive user experience
 - Contributed to the Berkeleytime codebase, a platform used by tens of thousands of UC Berkeley students for course exploration and academic planning

### Software Developer @ Godel Terminal
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
ˆ Built data-intensive UI to deliver low-latency, streaming financial data for production application
 ˆ Optimized application performance and reliability using memoization, virtualization, and efficient state management
 ˆ Reduced content download time by 50% and first contentful paint time by 16% through parallel API optimization
 ˆ Developed and integrated statistical analysis REST APIs for large-scale data processing
 ˆ Analyzed customer behavior data from Stripe and PostHog using Python to improve conversion rates
 ˆ Automated QA workflows by writing end-to-end and integration tests with Cypress to ensure system reliabilit

### Co-Founder and Vice President @ Machine Learning and Data Science Club
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024
- KatyYouthHacks 2023
  * Created EcoGuide, an AI-powered climate change education website
  * Scripted and edited video pitch
  * Acted as product manager that integrated the designs of the misinformation classifier sub-team and the carbon footprint calculator sub-team
 - Bio x ML Hackathon 2023
  * Wrote project proposal that was accepted as one of 16 finalist teams out of over 500 teams
  * Built a large-language-model-based epitope classifier to expedite vaccine candidate identification
  * Preprocessed data for further analysis using the Pandas package for Python
  * Created frontend interface using Streamlit to demonstrate classifier for single amino acid sequences
 - Hosted a free machine-learning summer camp in 2023 for middle schoolers
  * Led curriculum design and wrote challenge problems
  * Designed sample project for students to implement
  * Led instruction and created a teaching schedule for other instructors
 - Automated Essay Grader
  * Used cutting-edge natural language processing techniques to score essays and give feedback
  * Recruited test group of students in English classes looking for essay feedback before submission

### Sales Associate @ Culture Ebikes
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
- Sold e-bikes at San Diego County Fair
 - Conversed with people coming by our booth and assisted them with product selection
 - Asked potential buyers for their contact information and made follow-up calls

### Student Aide @ Gateways Summer School
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
- Answered student questions about Photoshop and Illustrator during the Gateways graphic design class
 - Supervised morning traffic and lunch drop-off

### Market Research Analyst @ Sobo Foods
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
- Collected nutrition, branding, and pricing data for frozen foods in grocery stores around San Diego
 - Used Matplotlib to visualize relationships between key variables
 - Created a PowerPoint presentation that summarized insights into competitor pricing and branding


## Education
### University of California, Berkeley

### Canyon Crest Academy

### Jerome Fisher M&T Program

### Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
LaunchX Entrepreneurship Program

### Business/Commerce in General
Wharton Global Youth Program


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nathandai5287

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Last updated: 2026-04-05