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FINN MCMILLAN

Current sophomore at Northwestern University studying Computer Science, specializing in Operating Systems and low-latency development in C++. Feel free to explore my projects below, or reach out!

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LANGUAGES:

TECHNOLOGIES:

Linux · Git · Docker · AWS · GDB · Make · CMake · React · PostgreSQL · Flask · Django

COURSEWORK:

Data Structures · Operating Systems · Kernel Development · Advanced Algorithms · Graph Theory · Linear Algebra · Machine Learning

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// PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

> WORK.LOG_

[JOB_ID: 001] JUN 2026 — AUG 2026

ORG: Lumafield

ROLE: Software Engineer Intern

> Contributing to the development of the CUDA LEAP framework in C++ for Lumafield's Neptune CT Scanner

STATUS: INCOMING

[JOB_ID: 002] MAR 2026 — PRESENT

ORG: KBR — TOWR-S Team

ROLE: Software Engineer Intern

> Joining the TOWR-S satellite operations team, enhancing reliability and throughput of atmospheric data pipelines

STATUS: ACTIVE

[JOB_ID: 003] MAR 2025 — AUG 2025

ORG: TremTrak

ROLE: Software Engineer Intern

> Engineered VGG19 Deep Learning model for Parkinson's detection using PyTorch, achieving 95% accuracy

> Implemented voice activity detection model in Python, attaining 98% accuracy using wavelet scattering methods

> Supported model hosting and RESTful requests for product website, leveraging Flask, AWS S3, and JavaScript

STATUS: COMPLETE

[JOB_ID: 004] MAY 2024 — SEP 2024

ORG: Alcov

ROLE: Software Engineer Intern

> Built Swift database pipelines for product offerings from top retailers, increasing customer selection size by 20%

> Deployed Google Vision for automated classification of incoming products, cutting integration workload by 30%

> Integrated MongoDB Atlas for rapid handling of 1,500 product offerings while supporting secure user data storage

STATUS: COMPLETE

[JOB_ID: 005] MAY 2023 — JAN 2024

ORG: Boston University — Segre Lab

ROLE: Research Intern

> Designed Machine Learning algorithm to perfect bacterial growth curves using Python, Pandas, and Matplotlib

> Designed simulated annealing algorithm for bacterial growth modeling in Python, boosting accuracy by 80%

> Featured as co-author of bacterial modeling chapter published by Springer Nature, Methods in Molecular Biology

STATUS: COMPLETE

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> PROJECT.INDEX_

Realtime Airport Bottleneck Predictor project cover image

PROJECT: Realtime Airport Bottleneck Predictor

STACK: Python, JavaScript, Gemini, Whisper, Cerebras

> Identifies and solves airport tarmac bottlenecks using live aircraft telemetry and ATC speech data. Utilizes Gemini, Whisper and Cerebras fast inference.

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Low-Latency Order Book project cover image

PROJECT: Low-Latency Order Book + Matching Engine

STACK: C++, Boost.asio, CMake

> Multi-threaded order book and matching engine for high-frequency trading, utilizing a lock-free producer-consumer queue.

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PROJECT: Zip - College Delivery

STACK: Swift, PostgreSQL, Stripe, Firebase Cloud Messaging

> A fully deployed iOS app for a Northwestern-based delivery service. Supports end-to-end user payments, order tracking, and real-time notifications.

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PROJECT: JudgeAI - Appellate Court Predictor

STACK: React, JavaScript, Python, FastAPI, Supabase, PostgreSQL, OpenAI

> A RAG-powered analysis tool for predicting appellate court outcomes utilizing query signal extraction, text embedding, and a vector database of past Eighth Circuit cases

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PROJECT: LeetUpdate - Daily Leetcode Scoreboard

STACK: Python, Twilio, AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, EventBridge

> A LeetCode scraping bot that maintains running scores for users based on solved problems. Sends daily SMS updates to users about scoreboard updates.

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// ACADEMIC HISTORY

> EDU.RECORD_

INSTITUTION: Northwestern University

PROGRAM: B.S. Computer Science

PERIOD: 2024 — 2028

STATUS: IN_PROGRESS ◐ Northwestern University logo

COURSEWORK:

> Data Structures & Algorithms

> Operating Systems

> Kernel Development

> Linear Algebra

> Discrete Mathematics

> Advanced Algorithms

> Graph Theory

> Machine Learning

> Intro to AI

> Computer Systems

> Human-Computer Interaction

> Programming Languages

> Programming in C/C++

GPA: 3.88 / 4.0

INSTITUTION: Boston University Academy

PROGRAM: Dual Enrollment - Boston University

PERIOD: 2020 — 2024

STATUS: COMPLETE Boston University logo

COURSEWORK (UNIVERSITY):

> Calculus I–III

> Geometric Algorithms

> Intro to Python

> Data Structures and Algorithms

GPA (UNIVERSITY): 4.0 / 4.0