Aayush Gandhi

Undergraduate Research Assistant Baltimore, MD

• Collaborated and facilitated manufacture of ultra-thin, high strength, antibiotic-eluting sutures for prevention of ophthalmic infection, specifically vision-threatening microbial keratitis and endophthalmitis. • Conducting trials concentrated on improving reproducibility of suture manufacturing and research of suture characteristics, such as tensile strength, drug delivery rates, and binding properties. • Won the Provost Undergraduate Research Award (PURA Fellowship) for work in modulating experimental factors and environmental variables to improve reproducibility of design techniques.

Resident Advisor Baltimore, MD

• Led incoming freshman/sophomore students in transitioning to an on-campus experience after a virtual semester. • Collaborated with Resident Advisors and Director to plan weekly community building events, service projects, and professional development for residents at Wolman Hall/Homewood Apartments/Bradford Apartments. • Counselled more than 200 students on academic and personal concerns. • Managed incident reports, maintenance requests, intra-room/suite arrangements and assisted in hiring of new Resident advisors for over 3 years and 2 summer terms.

Software Engineering Intern Baltimore, MD

• Assembled tool for scanning of open-source software vulnerabilities, surveying 8 repositories and 7 languages/schemas. • Established Software-Bill-of-Materials generation and analysis scripts, and visual company-wide interface for deployment verification, CI/CD integration and software update pipeline. Discovered 2 critical vulnerabilities and over 10 vulnerabilities with rated CVSS scores >= 8.0. • Built repositories for server-side notifications and alarm triggers based on published value and peer-to-peer error detection. Implemented iOS push notification and critical alarm functionality to alert hazards and 3 FDA compliant alert types. Designed visual and background payload delivery data on SwiftUI framework.

Student Research Assistant Baltimore, MD

Studied and analyzed thermodynamic data, sourcing literature data on historical equation dynamics values in studies with an emphasis on biomanufacturing and purification procedural data. Constructed procedure for use of data-entry in the Visual MINTEQ programming medium.

Full Stack Developer (Mobile Apps Division) Boston, MA, USA (Remote)

• Rolled out React JS-based Web App, as an Alpha Release • Currently developing a cross-platform mobile React Native application to be used in conjunction with the preexisting website interface.

Growth, Marketing and Development(Python) Intern San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA (Remote)

• Executing email marketing strategy & A/B testing marketing for different audiences; Drafting press releases for new features being launched; Executing social media & viral marketing strategies; Establishing & maintaining partnerships sponsorships with industry related/technology partners; Evaluating the effectiveness of key marketing funnels and helping to establish repeatable processes based on a data-driven approach • Development of multiple Python-based repositories for KPI Metric Tracking, Metadata Analysis, API Integration. • Development of Company Web Page using Gatsby JS practices, with emphasis in CSS and JSX.

Marketing and Project Management Intern New Delhi, India

• Performed competition analysis with over 50 competitors. Launched and single-handedly assembled Nirula’s Rewards Loyalty Program • Revamped and redesigned Swiggy, Zomato and Foodpanda Web Interfaces as well as Point of Sale Machines

Co-founder Gurugram, India

• Developed an Android app that promotes carpooling among closely located users going to the same school • Reduced carbon emissions among active users by 60% and received 50+ downloads

Logistics Intern New Delhi, India

• Utilized computer models to optimize the blood sample transportation system, which reduced the average transfer time from 90 seconds to 12 seconds within the 85,000 square foot laboratory • Gained exposure to a variety of genetic testing equipment and was allowed to run a variety of blood tests, including the ELISA test, which diagnoses HIV, Lyme disease, and Zika

Quality Assurance Intern Gurugram, India

• Conducted 63 distinct quality measure tests on NatureFresh flour as well as two of its competitors • Examined the nutritional values of a variety of edible lipid compounds to test for the viability of integration into a variety of food products including McDonald’s buns

Co-Founder Gurugram, India

• Designed and dispersed 10,000+ pamphlets to low income areas detailing hospitals offering subsidized healthcare • Generated an informational video showing how to properly administer eye drops after conducting a survey that showed over 60% of people risk contamination and infection because of incorrect application.

Project Head Gurugram, India

• Spearheaded a campaign to provide eye examination days within four underprivileged schools • Raised capital to provide free examination services as well as glasses to 300+ children