# Ze Yuan (Gavin) Zhang

> SWE @ Ivo | The Leader in AI Contract Review

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ze

Hi, my name is Ze Yuan (Gavin) Zhang. Nice to meet you!
I graduated from Rice University in December 2022 with a B.S. in Computer Science.
I love music and on the lookout for intersections between it and software!

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer | JavaScript, Prompt Engineering, Full-Stack @ Ivo
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Co-Founder & SWE | JavaScript, Web3, Full Stack @ ZipZap LLC
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Houston, Texas, United States
- Invented collateral-free NFT rental system with React frontend, Node backend, Blockchain infrastructure
- Safeguarded $50,000+ assets by designing Crypto wallet to detect malicious transactions
- Created 6 microservices to operate wallets and rental returns with NodeJS, Express, Firebase, Docker
- Implemented 20+ auto-connecting Transparent Proxy smart contracts using Solidity, Hardhat, Ethers

### Software Engineer Intern | Python, Backend @ MealMe, Inc.
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States
- Recovered $120,000+ ARR (confidential)
- Connected 1000+ users/day to deliverers by revamping anonymous SMS and calls using SignalWire
- Increased loading speed by 50%+ in some cases by optimizing restaurant listings and images shown

### Software Engineer Intern | Python, Machine Learning @ Infobird Co. Ltd
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Beijing, China
- Produced OCR server reading serial numbers using OpenCV, Paddle, Flask to automate quality assurance
- Improved accuracy by 45% on images with diagonal text using Canny and Hough transformations
- Increased overall accuracy from 75% to 90% by tuning PP-OCRv2 CNN using 2000+ images from clients

### Portfolio Review Analyst @ Rice Undergraduate Investment Fund
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Houston, Texas, United States
- Performed 4 pitches and industrial reviews with quantitative (DCF) and qualitative analysis
- Facilitated 44% return on the stock CLB by pitching to hold rather than sell

### Research Assistant (Dr. Peter Varman) | MATLAB, Machine Learning @ Rice University
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Houston, Texas, United States
- Predicted SSD response times using regression tree with minimum split threshold of 20 in MATLAB
- Accomplished mean 15% error on YACSIM simulated SSDs by training with 5000+ requests


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
Rice University

### Southern University of Science and Technology

### West Point Grey Academy


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

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Source: https://flows.cv/ze
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ze/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-29