# Prasanna Sand

> Software Engineer | MS CSE @ Santa Clara University | Actively looking for Full-time opportunities

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/prasanna

🚀 About Me
I’m a Software Engineer with an MS in Computer Science from Santa Clara University (June 2025), specializing in distributed systems, full-stack development, and applied AI/ML. My background bridges strong fundamentals in algorithms and systems with hands-on engineering experience across large-scale data systems and user-focused applications.

💻 What I Build
	•	Distributed & Scalable Systems: Designed a distributed log-structured storage engine and extended DuckDB for distributed query processing, handling 100M+ record workloads with ~30% improved performance.
	•	Full Stack Products: Delivered cross-platform apps in React, Node.js, Firebase, AWS.
	•	Applied AI/ML: Built ML models for badminton shot classification with 87% accuracy and AI-driven apps in finance & accessibility.

🏆 Highlights
	•	Hackathon recognition: Winner @ HackUTD (Goldman Sachs track), Finalist @ TikTok TechJam.
	•	Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect – Associate, Google Cloud Engineer, TensorFlow Developer.
	•	Research publications in computer vision and assistive tech.

🌟 What’s Next
I’m passionate about solving problems at scale, whether in distributed systems, cloud data platforms, or developer tools, and I’m actively exploring SDE roles.

## Work Experience
### Software Developer @ SCU Frugal Innovation Hub
Jan 2024 – Present | Santa Clara, CA
- Delivered production-ready cross-platform applications in JavaScript, Node.js, and Firebase, used by non-profit partners to serve real users.
- Facilitated 30+ peer code reviews and resolved 50+ live bugs pre-production, reducing QA-reported issues by ~25% while authoring technical documentation to improve team-wide knowledge sharing.

### Computer Vision Intern @ Leap Aeronautics
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
Developed a real-time UAV collision-prevention system to optimize for cases like power line detection and explored multi-sensor fusion improving detection precision.


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science Engineering
Santa Clara University

### Master of Business Administration - MBA in Finance, General
Savitribai Phule Pune University

### Bachelor of Technology - BTech in Computer Science
MIT World Peace University

### Diploma in Computer Engineering
Maharashtra Institute of Technology

### BK Birla Centre For Education


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/prasannasand
- Portfolio: https://www.prasannasand.com/

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Last updated: 2026-04-10