# Nimisha Gupta

> Quant Software Engineer @ Spiderrock | CS @ UIUC

Location: Yorktown Heights, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/nimishagupta

## Work Experience
### Quant Software Engineer @ SpiderRock
Jan 2024 – Present | Chicago, Illinois, United States

### Software Engineering Intern @ State Farm
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Urbana-Champaign Area
• Collaborated in the development of a machine learning model aimed at mapping database labels to official business terms – Used across Statefarm software engineering teams for consistency
• Created and released a virtual assistant platform for Insurance Agents, utilizing SQL, Python, and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to enhance presence with an increase in customer base of upwards of 40%
• Setup a CI/CD pipeline from scratch using YAML file for DriveSafe, significantly reducing in deployment time

### CyberSecurity Intern @ AT&T Cybersecurity
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Middletown, New Jersey, United States
• Created a Security Score using Express API, Python, Azure (AZ-900 Cert), Power BI/Automate for over 200,000 AT&T users collecting over 1,000,000 pieces of data from various databases in MongoDB and MySQL

### Advanced Air Mobility Researcher @ Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
• Developed a proposal regarding a marketable simulator outlining research questions and distribution of tasks
• Created a Python-based rudimentary algorithm for drone traffic control using the corridor method, resulting in improved simulated traffic flow with prioritized vehicles traveling with a decrease in travel time

### Intern/Part-Time Full Stack Web Developer @ Carbon
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to strategize and implement impactful UI enhancements, optimizing user experience and effectively addressing customer pain points
• Developed and launched a robust Disk Storage management solution using HTML, CSS, TypeScript, React, and Node.js, automating manual storage management and optimizing workflows for significant time savings reducing in-person maintenance

### Co-Founder, Competition Lead, Outreach Director @ Illini VEX Robotics
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Urbana-Champaign Area
• Ensured team stability and sustainability during the transition from parent organization
• Co-led the competition team to achieve impressive placings in Skills, showcasing teamwork and performance

### Team Member @ Illini VEX Robotics
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Urbana-Champaign Area
• Managed a subteam of people who are new to VEX Robotics and worked on teaching them the basics of the competition

### Course Assistant @ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Urbana-Champaign Area
• Engaged 1-1 with students, providing guidance to enhance academic progress and foster personal development

### Researcher @ Unknown
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Westchester County, New York, United States
- Research was based on Independently testing the probability of mutating and mating to further optimize previous genetic algorithms 
- Published “Using the Santa Fe Ant Trail Benchmarking Problem to Optimize Genetic Algorithm” in the International Journal of High School Research
- Attended International GENIUS Olympiad Finalist + Received Honorable Mention	 	                   
- Awarded NCWIT National Honorable Mention for Aspirations in Computing

### Intern @ Rooney Orthodontics
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Westchester County, New York, United States
- Worked on front-end development and 3d modeling
- Also worked on marketing tactics to increase popularity


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023

### Study Abroad in Computer Science
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

### Columbia Science Honors Program
Columbia University
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020

### High School Diploma
Yorktown High School
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-01