Hi! I'm Sharon, a CS student at UT Dallas with a minor in Mathematics, graduating December 2026. I love building things that actually work, whether that's a multi-client server, a traffic light controller, or a tool that makes someone's day easier.

I currently work at the UT Dallas Office of Information Technology as a Microsoft 365 Support Specialist, where I support students, staff, and faculty with real-world tech challenges daily.

I'm passionate about software engineering, AI/ML, networking, and systems programming and I'm actively seeking Summer 2026 internships.

Microsoft 365 Support Specialist · UT Dallas Office of Information Technology Feb 2025 – Present · Part-time · Hybrid

• Provide customer support for Microsoft 365 applications to students, staff, and faculty across campus
• Partnered with the Assistant Director of Technology Experience & Innovation to support technology initiatives
• Assisted with production of the "Technology with Amanda Pritchard" interview series highlighting innovation at UTD

May 2026 · Personal Project An advanced AI-powered document chatbot using Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) to answer questions from any PDF with high accuracy. Uses FAISS vector database for semantic search, Sentence Transformers for embeddings, and Groq LLM (LLaMA 3.3) for answer generation.

Python RAG FAISS Sentence Transformers Groq API LLaMA 3.3 Streamlit LLM

May 2026 · Personal Project An AI-powered chatbot that lets users upload any PDF and ask natural language questions, returning context-aware answers using LLaMA 3.3 via Groq API. Built and deployed live using Python and Streamlit.

Python Groq API LLaMA 3.3 Streamlit PyPDF LLM

Feb 2026 – May 2026 · UT Dallas — Computer Networks

A multi-threaded Java TCP server that handles simultaneous client connections, evaluates math expressions (+, -, *, /) with multiple operands, and logs all CONNECT, REQUEST, and DISCONNECT events. Includes a PowerShell automation script and Makefile for testing.

Java TCP/IP Multithreading Socket Programming PowerShell

Jan 2026 – May 2026 · UT Dallas — Digital Systems Lab

A sequential smart traffic light controller for a two-road intersection built in Verilog. Features programmable timing registers, emergency vehicle override, pedestrian crossing support, night mode (blinking yellow), rush hour mode, and fault detection logic. Implements multi-bit arithmetic and memory components.

Verilog FPGA Prototyping Sequential Circuit Design Logic Design VHDL

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🥉 3rd Place — Yonex Eastern Collegiate Team Badminton Championships, South Central Conference (Nov 2025)

📜 Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society — Awarded for outstanding academic excellence and leadership (Dec 2023)

🏅 Microsoft Ambassador — UT Dallas Office of Information Technology (Dec 2025)

💼 Open to Summer 2026 Internships in Software Engineering, AI/ML & Systems

🌐 English (Professional)

Let's build something great — reach out anytime!