hi, I'm —
Maria
Rodriguez.
software engineer building clean & data-driven web applications.
Focused on the build —
with tangible output to back it up
Languages
Frameworks
Databases
Cloud & DevOps
and a lot to show for it
Florida International University – Graduated August 2025
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science
Certificate in Cybersecurity Intelligence & Information Policy
- GPA: 3.72 – Magna Cum Laude
- Dean's List: Fall 2023 – Summer 2025, Academic Achievement Award
- Administered Mindbody platform for scheduling, payments, and account management as primary technical point of contact
- Diagnosed and resolved client-facing booking and payment failures through systematic troubleshooting
- Maintained internal system workflows and supported technical onboarding for new staff
- Overhauled Shopify storefront by replacing the theme entirely, rebuilding navigation, collections, and product organization
- Maintained live site with ongoing frontend updates, product listings, and content changes
- Configured third-party Shopify apps and set up SEO metadata, including page titles and meta descriptions sitewide
- Built brand's first Shopify storefront from scratch, configuring checkout, payments, shipping, and store settings end-to-end
- Developed product catalog, navigation, and collections with custom HTML and CSS in mobile-friendly layouts
- Integrated third-party apps and set up SEO foundations to support the brand's initial e-commerce launch
Architected, developed, and shipped 100% independently
LeafMedic: Plant Disease Classifier
Raspberry Pi ML system for real-time plant disease classification using TensorFlow Lite and computer vision, with a PyQt5 interface.
Nexus: Supply Chain Visualizer
Full-stack supply chain platform with 20+ REST endpoints, JWT auth, Docker deployment, and interactive maps.
GenAI: Voice-Driven Mock Interview App
Voice-to-AI interview pipeline using Groq Whisper and Llama 3 with real-time audio capture and browser-native TTS.
Raspberry Pi Lab: Hardware Experiments
Curated Raspberry Pi hardware experiment collection — GPIO interfacing, sensor integration, ADC applications, and embedded Python prototypes.
JETSET: Franchise Intelligence Dashboard
Real-time franchise dashboard with SSE alerts, Gemini AI streaming, and a churn model scoring 15K+ members.
Atmosphere: Real-Time AQI Monitor
Live weather and AQI dashboard over WebSockets with Redis scaling, z-score anomaly detection, and CSV/PDF export.
Retro-Folio: Windows 95-Style Portfolio
Retro Windows 95-inspired portfolio site in vanilla JavaScript — pixel-perfect desktop UI with draggable windows and icons.
Operation Roomba: Stealth Cleaning Game
Top-down stealth game in vanilla JS — navigate five procedurally generated rooms as a Roomba without waking the family.
VestLab: Micro-Investment Full-Stack Platform
Investment portfolio simulator built with React, Node/Express, and MongoDB — lets beginners explore real market strategies.
FraudWatch: Credit Card Fraud Detector
ML fraud detection system using Random Forest on credit card data — interactive confusion matrix heatmap and Flask web interface.
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