Diego Marques

Software Engineer @ Capital One

Software Engineering Intern @ Capital One

• Developed an API using AWS Lambda, Glue, S3, and TypeScript to support new Generative AI verticals, enhancing personalized travel experiences for luxury Capital One users.
• Processed and analyzed daily updated inventory and confidential user data using Glue jobs orchestrated by Apache Airflow, compiling them for enhanced personalized experiences for all premium cardholders.
• Improved data pipeline efficiency by automating daily inventory and customer pattern analysis, enabling faster, data-driven decision-making across the team.

Software Engineering Intern @ Humana

• Developed generative AI tools to automate IT workflows, enhancing IT development productivity and authored a comprehensive report on leveraging AI to simplify complex healthcare concepts for consumers.
• Gained proficiency in Agile methodologies with Azure DevOps, reducing project deployment time by nearly 30%.
• Organized a hackathon with 100 participants, leading to 11 projects suitable for company-level deployment.

IT Intern @ Lavner Education

• Developed documentation and lesson plans for 75+ prospective engineers focusing on core system design.
• Coordinated and facilitated hands-on workshops for web development frameworks, guiding participants through building a dynamic portfolio website using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Designed and coded several interactive full-stack example projects to reinforce essential programming concepts.

Technical Lead @ Cornell Hack4Impact

• Leading a team of 6 developers, architecting and developing the Cornell Endowment Manager Application, a platform tailored for financial management of non-profit organizations and academic institutions.
• Developed full-stack solutions for the OKB Hope Foundation, enabling virtual appointments and consultations between Ghanaian patients and psychiatrists, leveraging the FERN (Firebase, Express.js, React, Node.js) tech stack.
• Contributed to the Lagos Food Bank Initiative, focusing on nutrition and hunger relief, using React, Next.js, Prisma, and PostgreSQL.

Software Engineer @ Cornell FinTech

• Led a team of 5 developers in designing and deploying a web-based sentiment analysis platform applying NLP to evaluate stock sentiment via public opinions and social media data.
• Contributed to the development of a risk analytics platform using Django by implementing data visualization tools and integrating real-time market data feeds.
• Researched stock prediction, focusing on integrating machine learning algorithms and historical market trends to enhance the accuracy of predictive models.

Co-President / Lead Developer @ Cornell WebDev

• Developed a tailored curriculum for new team members, providing essential web development skills, including proficiency in React, JavaScript, TypeScript, and CSS.
• Founded ‘GigEship,’ a Cornell startup that connects student entrepreneurs with software developers, fostering collaboration among college-based founders and led a team of 10+ developers.
• Collaborated with other student organizations and departments to organize joint events, workshops, and hackathons, promoting engagement and networking within the web development community.

Cornell University, College of Engineering

Relevant Coursework: Algorithms, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Structures and Object Oriented Programming, Discrete Structures, Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus