Chris

Kontsis

Full time student with a passion for developing software that makes life simpler.

Work History

    Software Engineer Intern

    June 2024 - August 2024

    Capital One

  • Engineered asynchronous event handlers in JavaScript for Capital One’s Test Data Management CLI, optimizing QA account testing for 40+ teams.
  • Implemented a Jenkins-scheduled Bash script for automated dependency testing, allowing live tests with zero manual intervention.
  • Designed and deployed a database schema for test user accounts, enabling automated profile resets post-testing and eliminating storage overhead from unusable entries.
  • Led requirement definition and milestone planning with project leads, accelerating project completion by one week.

    Software Engineer Intern

    June 2023 - August 2023

    Lumen Technologies

  • Constructed a noise filtering system for Lumen’s AI intent classification model using Apex, refining 3,000+ daily email inputs and enhancing model accuracy for targeted intents
  • Optimized model training data quality by developing Python and Pandas-based deduplication processes, cutting redundant utterances by 8% in a 5,000-sample dataset.
  • Designed real-time Salesforce dashboards to visualize model outputs, allowing 10+ teams to gain insights from the data.

    Software Developer

    January 2023 - May 2023

    Meteor Studio at ASU

  • Crafted AR/VR mini-games for Verizon’s Innovative Learning Lab, which aim to introduce thousands of high school seniors to sectors in the tech industry.
  • Contributed to a 12% increase in user satisfaction by building a project manager UI using Unity Canvas with C#.
  • Worked with the Product Owner during grooming sessions to refine and prioritize the Jira backlog, ensuring user stories were sprint-ready.

Projects

Lite-Exchange

A multi-threaded, FIX-based client-server system in C++ for order processing.

AI Tunes

Engineered and deployed a content-based music recommendation system.

412 Media

Led a team of 3 to build an Instagram-like social platform.