**Akash Cherian**
(510) 565-2586
github.com/a-cherian
akashccherian@gmail.com

### **Experience**
**Rivian – Software Engineering Intern (Infotainment)**
*Android + Kotlin | Summer 2022 & 2023*

**Summer 2023**
- Designed the next version of an app for prototyping future infotainment experiences
- Enabled direct interaction with vehicle prototypes through the app, creating new UX research opportunities

**Summer 2022**
- Investigated Firebase analytics malfunction affecting infotainment, leading to a new metrics strategy
- Defined scope for System UI metrics in collaboration with the product team

### **Projects**
**iOS Applications**
*Swift + UIKit + CoreData*
- **Moodthread**: Daily mood logging app with customizable entries and summary charts
- **ManhuaReader**: Comic reader app with Chinese text recognition for English definitions
- **PaintScape**: Pixel-based drawing app with multiple brushes and drawing modes

**Too Much Vroom in Hell**
*Unity + C#*
- Developed a 3D car driving game using Unity
- Managed large-scale project with Git in a 4-person team
- Conducted playtesting for iterative UX improvements

**AI Traffic Asset Object Detection Model**
*Python + PyTorch*
- Trained ResNet-50 model to detect road signs using hand-labeled data
- Collaborated with 5 team members to deliver the model to external parties

### **Education**
**Cal Poly San Luis Obispo**
B.S. Computer Science | Sept 2020 – June 2024
GPA 3.89 | Dean’s List for All Quarters

### **Technical Skills**
iOS, Swift, UIKit, SwiftUI, Android, Java, Kotlin, Unity, C, C#, Python, PyTorch, Git, Jira, Figma

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