# Yihuan Bu

> Student at University of California, Berkeley

Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/yihuan

Disciplined, tenacious, and goal-oriented Cal Junior with strong computer programming and mathematical skills. Proficiency in full-stack development with React, TypeScript, Node.js, SQL, and Python. Great analytical skills, communication skills, and organization skills. Motivated and prepared to take on new challenges!

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer Intern @ NOMĀDO
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
Developed training mode for employee onboarding program using React and integrated Redux for state management along with tools like reducers and hooks, leading to a reduction of over 30% in training time
Enhanced security measures by implementing authentication for both the employee portal and training mode 
Implemented new announcements section and accompanying internal update tool with React and GraphQL  
Ensured the reliability of new features by creating tests using React Testing Library and Jest

### CSM Tech Mentor @ Computer Science Mentors
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Enhanced a website serving 2500+ students, aligning with user needs and organizational objectives
Implemented an email notification system using Python and Django to streamline enrollment communication, achieved over 90% reduction in manual administrative workload
Utilized Mock and Unittest library to ensure reliability of automated email communication
Updated new profile features by creating components using React, allowing more efficient profile changes
Employed React-Query to optimize data fetching, caching, and synchronization for better user experience

### Launchpad Trading @ IMC Trading
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Dive into the industry of quant trading, especially market making
- Learning about IMC through lectures, Q&A panels, presentations, and desk shadowing
- Conduct riveting market making simulations through Chimex, developing strategies within teams using knowledge learned throughout the program

### Research And Development Intern @ BART
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
Implemented new data pipeline using Splunk and Python to allow continuous data feed for temperature monitoring, increasing overall effectiveness in detection by over 50%
Used PyTorch to implement ML model for the prediction of abnormal temperature patterns, using hyperparameter tuning to increase accuracy by 5%

### Treasurer, Vice-President @ Berkeley Chinese Students and Scholars Association
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
- Sole management of finance in an association of 300+ people, create budget guideline for activities and spending
- Lead team of 20 to maintain proper accounting documentation and money transfer of all transactions
- Manage and oversee large-scale events (100-200 attendance) across association as Vice-President

### Department of Finance Member @ Berkeley Chinese Students and Scholars Association
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
- Handle day-to-day transactions within the 300+ member association
- Maintain balance sheet, receipts, and invoices
- Apply yearly funding

### Software Developer @ Menteere
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
- Integrated Stripe for new payment system with Node.js and Amazon Web Service database, facilitated more secure transactions for users and resolved database migration issues
- Led internship team for codebase review and research for implementation, created timeline and design document

### Data Management Intern @ McMaster University
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
- Clean data for multi-site research on bone damages
- Design new, efficient system for data processing
- Training in R, and tidyverse libraries


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-05