Katrina Parekh
Software Engineer
About Me
Hi, I’m Katrina!
I’m a freelance Software Developer. I’ve worked on a variety of data processing and analysis projects in a variety of fields, including climatology, music processing, and data similarity comparison. I’ve also worked in fullstack development and mobile app development.
My hobbies include tabletop roleplaying games and photography. I’m a self taught artist and writer, and I drew the cover art for this page.
I also enjoy combining my coding skills with my hobbies to build games and game related software.
Resume
Skills
- Software: VSCode, Github, Git, Figma, REST APIs, Visual Studio, Android Studio, Unity, Stata, Firebase
- Languages: Python, C#, HTML, CSS, Typescript, Javascript, GDScript, Flutter, Dart, MATLAB, Racket, C, C++, x86 Assembly, SQL
- Libraries: Numpy, Librosa, Matplotlib, Pandas, Transformers, SciPy, SciKitLearn, Pychorus, Stripe
Work Experience
Freelance
Software Engineer
New Haven, CT
05/2023 – Present
- Designed forward compatible and user-friendly audio analysis pipelines for processing song metrics, including instrument separation using OpenUnmix, chorus detection using Pychorus, and chroma recurrence using Librosa
- Parallelized word-vector extraction in clients’ BERT LLM codebases, porting the codebase to ModernBERT and introducing caching methods to yield a hundredfold reduction in analysis times
- Rapidly gained understanding of CDS GIS Data APIs for Python and Degree Day plant modelling formulas, enabling greater efficiency and clarity of communication while working with clients performing crop suitability analysis for projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Pie Network
Founding Engineer
New York, NY
05/2021 – 02/2022
- Built Firebase backend servers designed to host shortform video and interface securely with Stripe, supporting the running of a hybrid video based social network and eCommerce platform
- Led development of a platform agnostic application codebase using Flutter, tripling development speed for publishing to Web, Android, and iOS, resulting in an estimated $96k reduction in pre-launch development costs
- Prototyped clear and appealing Mobile App UI using Figma to capture design vision and iterate on user feedback
Northwestern IT
Senior Service Desk Analyst
Evanston, IL
01/2017 – 06/2020
- Led workplace training for Junior Service Desk Analysts, providing constructive feedback and coaching that improved their ability to quickly and accurately resolve problems
- Trailblazed internal project work migrating the workplace Knowledge Base to a more modern system
- Efficiently solved technical issues ranging from improper software installations to glitches in the university’s NetID Authentication systems while communicating clearly to each user in a way best suited to their level of technical literacy
King George VI Children’s Center
Assistant Computer Teacher
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
01/2015 – 11/2015
- Utilized experience with computer software to volunteer as a computer literacy teacher for special needs children
- Learned what challenges each student faced and taught them to use the corresponding accessibility features
- Explored possible methods for students to access software, creating new solutions tailored to each student
Education
Northwestern University
Computer Science, B.S.
Evanston, IL
2016 – 2020
Relevant Coursework
- Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science
- Fundamentals of Computer Science I & II
- Advanced Digital Logic Design
- The Art of Multicore Concurrent Programming
- Programming Languages
- Design & Analysis of Algorithms
- Data Structure & Management
- Computer Systems Software
- Operating Systems
- Machine Learning
- Machine Perception of Music
- Human Computer Interaction
- Game Design and Development
- Game Design Studio
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