Dexter Zhang

(408) 479-1886 | dexterxn@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/dexterzhang/ | Santa Clara, CA

EDUCATION

M.S. in Computer Engineering
  • Planned Start: Fall 2025 - open to deferral for full time employment opportunities
San Jose State University
2025 - 27
B.S. in Computer Science and Game Design
  • Web Applications | Machine Learning | Data Structures & Algorithms
  • Analysis of Algorithms | Computer Architecture | Advanced C++ Programming
University of California Santa Cruz
2020 - 24

EXPERIENCE

Youtube AI Summarizer
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  • Developed and deployed a Chrome extension with Manifest v3 compliance that extracts YouTube video transcripts using multi-method DOM parsing and integrates Groq API for AI-powered summarization
  • Built containerized microservices architecture using Docker and deployed scalable backends on Google Cloud Run, implementing both Python Flask and Node.js Express REST APIs for transcript processing and AI inference with error handling and CORS configuration
  • Engineered robust transcript extraction system utilizing DOM manipulation, web scraping, and fallback mechanisms with responsive frontend UI featuring loading animations, toast notifications, and modern CSS3 styling for seamless user experience
05/2025 - present
2 month
Aigentic Audio
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AI-powered 24/7 call handling (AI Automations Engineer Intern)
  • Engineered autonomous AI voice agents capable of human-like phone conversations using Large Language Models and context reasoning
  • Designed dynamic prompt engineering strategies for task automation (e.g. appointment booking) and integrations with 3rd party API software (e.g. google calendar and sheets)
04/2025 - 07/2025
3 months
Classroom Navigation App
  • Oversaw logistics of software development for a 6-person team for a total of 10 weeks, enhancing efficiency through streamlined processes and code review coaching
  • Implemented Google Maps integration and Places Autocomplete to enhance user experience and streamline the process of finding indoor classrooms within the Baskin Engineering buildings
  • Utilized React Device Detect library to develop user-friendly interface for web applications and mobile applications, improving customer interactions
01 - 06/2024
5 months
Intellinotes
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Note Taking App (Software Engineering Intern)
  • Created core front-end features with React: new notes, new convos, displaying convos, and editing
  • Developed dark mode by utilizing MUI’s theme provider and updated 200+ lines of code to utilize MUI components
07/2024 - 01/2025
6 months

TECHNOLOGIES & SKILLS

LANGUAGES:
Python, Javascript, C/C++, Java, HTML, CSS
TOOLS/TECH:
Git, Linux, Agile, Scrum, Postman, Docker, Google Cloud
FRAMEWORKS:
React, Node.js, Flask, Express
DATABASES:
Firestore/Firebase, MongoDB, SQLite

INTERESTS

  • 🏊🚴🏃Triathlon
  • 🏐Volleyball
  • ☕making coffee (pourover or espresso)