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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

Computer Science and Systems Engineering double major seeking a Summer 2027 internship to apply skills in software development, algorithm design, and systems analysis methodologies toward roles in software engineering, technology consulting, or systems engineering.

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)