Matthew Szypula Resume

Work History

Software Developer Intern

Ferocious Media

Developed an email subscription service for competitive statistics reports for Google Local Service Ads and an internal AI tool for bulk analyzing home service call outcomes

Teaching Assistant

Colgate University

Mentored 20-30 students per semester, guiding them through code debugging, Java, and computer systems, boosting their confidence and creating an optimal learning environment.

Digital Coordinator

Ferocious Media

Managed graphic designs and layouts for Ferocious Media social media clients and digital banner ad creation and deployment for programmatic advertising

Swim Coach

Team Suffolk

Led and coached a diverse group of 50-60 young swimmers, fostering teamwork, discipline and sportsmanship while improving their swimming skills and overall fitness.

Swim Instructor

Northport Yacht Club

Delivered personalized instruction to children ages 2-10 without prior swimming experience, promoting a safe and comfortable learning environment.

Personal Projects

AI Chat Android App

Java • Kotlin • XML • SQLite

Developed an Android app with a subscription service enabling users to chat with an AI chatbot. The app allows users to revisit past conversations and utilize preset prompts.

AI Underwriting Web App

Java • JavaScript • Python • React

Built a web application to analyze insurance forms for businesses, life insurance, and investment banking, assessing risk for underwriting using OCR and creating an API to process documents and user authentication

Algorithmic Stock Trading Bot

Java • Python

Built and backtested a high-frequency, quantitative stock trading system using TensorFlow and machine learning for real-time, profit-optimized trades via Alpaca API.

Distributed Order Matching System

Java • JavaScript • PostgreSQL

Developed a distributed order matching system using Apache Kafka to handle high-throughput stock processing by utilizing concurrent queues to match orders, used PostgreSQL for managing trade history

Excel/Sheets AI Formula Generator

Python • JavaScript • HTML/CSS

Created an AI-powered Chrome extension translating natural language to spreadsheet formulas in Excel/Sheets (Stripe payment, Firebase/Firestore login), featured by Google with 900+ active users.

Android Notes App

Java • Kotlin • XML • SQLite

Built an Android app that stores notes with the ability to pin notes, add an emoji tag or schedule a reminder for the note. Offers search functionality for notes as well.

Wordle Clone

Java

Created as a project in Intro to Computer Science II (Java), this Java GUI – based clone of the popular word game “Wordle” implements same logic and rules as the real game.

Star Wars Scrolling Game

Java

Created a Star Wars themed scrolling game as a project for Intro to Computer Science II (Java), uses the principles of inheritance and polymorphism.

Fitbit Watchfaces

JavaScript • CSS • SVG

Crafted custom Fitbit watchfaces with JavaScript, CSS, and SVG. Users can easily customize colors and stats via the mobile app with seamless third-party payment integration.

GroupMe AI Chat Bot

Python

Developed an AI chatbot that responds to queries in a GroupMe chat, utilizing the ChatGPT and GroupMe API's as well as Flask and Heroku servers for hosting.

AI Dining Hall Recipe Extension

Python • JavaScript • HTML/CSS

Designed Dining AI, a Chrome extension using AI to generate unique meals based on dining hall menus and dietary restrictions, streamlining the college dining experience.