Harshit Jain

Welcome!
I'm a junior majoring in Computer Science at Penn State who has always loved the scalability of tech solutions to challenging problems. My goal is to go from someone who observes the tech reforms to the person who creates them.
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Web Development Intern, Research Associate

Materials Research Institute (MRI), The Pennsylvania State University

• Project Name: DMR-FIRST (Division of Materials Research – Facilities Instrumentation Research Search Tool)

• Contributed to the development of DMR FIRST Instrument Tool (NSF-funded project), a full-fledged search engine browser-based web application for researchers across the U.S., allowing them to search for the desired research instrument near their preferred location and get an option to cite in publications

• Implemented front-end architecture using React.js to design 50+ latest user-facing features with 100% accuracy (tested using JEST) and built reusable components & front-end libraries for continuous development

• Tested and optimized 20+ REACT components for the best performance across every device and browser

• Integrated Microsoft SQL Server relational database to the platform which currently deals with 500+ instruments (across Penn State University) and 18+ tables

• Saved weeks of development efforts by identifying & integrating leverageable modular code by using popular React libraries such as Material UI, improving the efficiency by approximately 40%

• Developed and tested Python scripts that automate the process of implementing logic to retrieve data from various sources, manipulate and analyze the data, filter out irrelevant information, look up similar data on the server, import it into the server, and handle errors gracefully

• Collaborated & networked effectively with other team members at each step of the design process to accomplish sprint goals and negotiate design solutions

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA

Aug 2021 - May 2024(Expected)

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science | Minor in Mathematics

GPA: 3.75/4.0; Dean’s List (All Semesters); Recipient of The President Walker Award

Relevant Coursework: Data Structures & Algorithms, Systems Programming, Artificial Intelligence, Programming Language Concepts, Programming and Computation II: Data Structures (in Python), OOP with Web-based Applications (in Java), CodePath: Intermediate Software Engineering, Discrete Mathematics