BEN ANDERSONIncoming Software Engineer at Target
St. Olaf College '24 |
LATEST HIGHLIGHTS
Latest Work Experience
Target Software Engineering Intern, Target Inc (Summer 2023): Full Stack Engineer working on an Agile Scrum team. Developed internal applications to display data from internal APIs (get) and allow users to modify it as needed (put/post/delete) using Typescript and React. Wrote API endpoints to integrate with the React screens using Kotlin and Micronaut. Frequently presented work to leadership.
Lead Teaching Assistant, St. Olaf College (December 2022 - May 2024): I manage and mentor Computer Science teaching assistants in the St. Olaf Computer Science department. I develop and deliver CS teaching assistant trainings, answer questions and support the TAs on an ongoing basis throughout the semester, and serve as an intermediary with CS professors and teaching assistants when necessary. Additionally, I am responsible for brainstorming, planning and hosting social and workshop events department wide to help create CS community and culture.
Technology Intern, HealthPartners Institute (Summer 2022): Created the full stack MMCORC mobile application (see above in Latest Projects) I also Created the MMCORC website (see above in Latest Projects) I was the project manager and lead developer for both projects. I was also the SharePoint Administrator for the MMCORC intranet.
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Latest Projects
Angora Chatbot, St. Olaf College, Computer Science Capstone (Spring 2024) HuggingFaceRepo → GitHub Repository →
MMCORC Mobile App, Technology Intern with HealthPartners Institute (Summer 2022) Apple App Store → Google Play Store →
MMCORC Website, Technology Intern with HealthPartners Institute (Summer 2022) mmcorc.org →
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Latest Achievements
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science & Mathematics, St. Olaf College (May 2024)
Phi Beta Kappa Member, St. Olaf College Phi Beta Kappa Chapter (Inducted Fall 2023)
Dean's List, St. Olaf College (All Semesters)
Intercollegiate Varsity Tennis Player, St. Olaf Men's Tennis Team (2020-2024)
St. Olaf Athletics Advisory Board Member, St. Olaf College (2022-2024)
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Target Software Engineering Intern, Target Inc (Summer 2023): Full Stack Engineer working on an Agile Scrum team. Developed internal applications to display data from internal APIs (get) and allow users to modify it as needed (put/post/delete) using Typescript and React. Wrote API endpoints to integrate with the React screens using Kotlin and Micronaut. Frequently presented work to leadership.
Lead Teaching Assistant, St. Olaf College (December 2022 - May 2024): I manage and mentor Computer Science teaching assistants in the St. Olaf Computer Science department. I develop and deliver CS teaching assistant trainings, answer questions and support the TAs on an ongoing basis throughout the semester, and serve as an intermediary with CS professors and teaching assistants when necessary. Additionally, I am responsible for brainstorming, planning and hosting social and workshop events department wide to help create CS community and culture.
Technology Intern, HealthPartners Institute (Summer 2022): Created the full stack MMCORC mobile application (see above in Latest Projects) I also Created the MMCORC website (see above in Latest Projects) I was the project manager and lead developer for both projects. I was also the SharePoint Administrator for the MMCORC intranet.
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Latest Projects
Angora Chatbot, St. Olaf College, Computer Science Capstone (Spring 2024) HuggingFaceRepo → GitHub Repository →
- Developed a transformer model based chatbot for St. Olaf specific computer science questions.
- Used Google's Gemma 7b-it model as the base model, fine tuned Angora using a custom dataset.
- Fine-tuned Angora using LoRA and Apple's MLX LM library.
- Worked with a partner to complete this project.
MMCORC Mobile App, Technology Intern with HealthPartners Institute (Summer 2022) Apple App Store → Google Play Store →
- Developed a full stack mobile application to help doctors and patients find available MMCORC oncology clinical trials.
- Developed using JavaScript, React Native, and the REST API
- Served as Lead Developer and Project Manager
- Responsible for publishing the app to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store
MMCORC Website, Technology Intern with HealthPartners Institute (Summer 2022) mmcorc.org →
- Redesigned and modernized MMCORC's public website
- Contains general information about MMCORC as well as the ability to search for active clinical trials, treatment locations, and resources for patients participating in clinical trials.
- Developed with WordPress Open Source software; hosted on AWS EC2 cloud
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Latest Achievements
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science & Mathematics, St. Olaf College (May 2024)
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude, St. Olaf College (May 2024)
- Graduated with Distinction in Computer Science, St. Olaf College (May 2024)
Phi Beta Kappa Member, St. Olaf College Phi Beta Kappa Chapter (Inducted Fall 2023)
Dean's List, St. Olaf College (All Semesters)
Intercollegiate Varsity Tennis Player, St. Olaf Men's Tennis Team (2020-2024)
- Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete, Intercollegiate Tennis Association (NCAA) (2022, 2023, 2024 Season)
St. Olaf Athletics Advisory Board Member, St. Olaf College (2022-2024)
- Chair of Communications & Social Media (2023-2024)
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