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Systems Engineering & Computer Science Major @ UVA

Bradley Elder

Second-year Systems Engineering student at UVA, seeking summer internship opportunities. I like connecting people, processes, and technology to design solutions that work in the real world.

  • From Fairfax, VA; Systems Engineering + CS Major
  • Hands-on with Django, AWS EB, S3, SQL, and Python
  • Interested in data analytics, Tech consulting, data science, and software engineering

Objectives

Seeking a Summer 2026 internship to apply Systems Engineering and Computer Science skills in Data Analytics, Data Science, Software Engineering, or Technology Consulting.

Projects

Generative Charities

Summer 2025

Developed a web application to promote smaller charities across the United States, enabling more personalized, one-on-one engagement with donors.

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  • Implemented Epic OAuth2 authentication and integrated FHIR APIs to fetch patient medical observation data
  • Aggregated analytics into CSV files stored in Amazon S3, and managed user data with a PostgreSQL database
  • Built a dashboard, search functionality, and authentication system (login/logout) using Python, Django, HTML
  • Deployed the full-stack application on AWS Elastic Beanstalk, ensuring scalable and reliable performance

VR Towers of Hanoi Research

2025 Spring

Interactive VR study on gesture-based learning and peer-to-peer teaching.

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  • Researched the impact of gesture-based interaction on student learning outcomes within VR environments
  • Analyzed prior studies on Natural User Interfaces (NUI) and their role in education and peer-to-peer teaching.
  • Developed an interactive Towers of Hanoi game in Unity (C#) to study gesture-based interaction
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Jobs

Software Engineering Intern · Generative Charities

Summer 2025

During my internship at Generative Charities, I applied both technical and analytical skills to support a nonprofit startup focused on empowering smaller U.S. charities.

  • Conducted systems analysis to identify strategies that help local charities expand their reach and provide more personalized support to people in need.
  • Built and deployed a web platform using Python, HTML, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), aligning technical solutions with the organization’s mission and values.
  • Utilized open.epic to pull medical data using APIs.
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Skills

Languages

  • Python(UVA Coursework)
  • Java(UVA Coursework)
  • C#(VR Towers of Hanoi Research)
  • SQL(Generative Charities)

Frameworks

  • Django(Generative Charities)
  • React(Portfolio Website)
  • Next.js(Portfolio Website)
  • Unity/C#(VR Towers of Hanoi Research)

Cloud

  • AWS Elastic Beanstalk(Generative Charities)
  • Amazon S3(Generative Charities)
  • Amazon RDS(Generative Charities)

Databases

  • PostgreSQL(Generative Charities)

Contact

Open to internships and research collaborations.