CV | Eshan Iyer

Basic Info:

Name	City	Email
Eshan Iyer	College Park, MD	[email protected]

Built a Fake News Detection program using TensorFlow/Keras and Sci-kit Learn libraries during the UT Dallas AI Bootcamp in the Summer of 2021. This project focused on Natural Language Processing (NLP), and analyzing news headlines to return a binary value of the validity of that headline
Has full knowledge of Python and its libraries, especially those in relation to data science, and sufficient knowledge of Java and HTML.
Can take the role of a leader and use leadership skills to lead a team to victory
Am well experienced in deploying applications and websites including my own website, eshaniyer.com.
Strong entrepreneurial skills from my start up, Kulfi Kream

City	Position	Date
Frisco, TX	Teacher Assistant	August 2021 - December 2023

Patiently worked with students and assisted in their learning journey
Developed relationships with many staff members, and assisted them with existing staff members in their career development

City	Position	Date
Frisco, TX	Chief Executive Officer	August 2019- December 2020

Managed a business that sold sustainable, and delicious sweets to the Frisco community
Developed skills, such as team building and perseverance, to
Executed company policies, procedures, and safety standards to ensure the proper cleanliness and safety of the office and equipment
Developed the business during the Frisco Library Business Bootcamp and the Young Entrepreneurs Academy
Company Website: Link

Academic Decathlon/Octathlon
- Participated in Academic Decathlon competitions
- Was on the Octathlon competitive team (2021 - 2022)
Computer Science Club/Team
- Participated in various coding competitions and Hackathon as part of Frisco High School
  - Participated in UT Dallas’ Battle of the Brains from 2021
  - Collin College Hackathon
    - Led a team of three people to placing third, by creating a webapp to monitor water consumption (More Details)
Marching Band (9th Grade)
- Played the Flute and marched at different competitions and football games
Part of the National Honors society from 2022
- Volunteered and helped for various causes

Frisco Public Library’s Business Bootcamp (Jun 2019)
- Started my first business, Kulfi Kream
- Over a period of a week, I worked intensively to create a product and brand
- At the end of the camp, I presented my idea in front of judges who gave me high remarks and feedback.
Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) (Sep 2019 - Mar 2020)
- Built on my existing business idea, of creating a healthy, allergy-free, dessert for the people of Frisco (Kulfi Kream)
- Developed a business plan, cost ratios
- Presented the business idea in front of a panel of 5-7 investors and earned $150 worth of funds to propel my business
UT Dallas 9 Week AI Bootcamp
- Learned Python in depth and its applications in data science
- Learned various machine learning APIs like TensorFlow and Scikit-learn
- As my final project, I created a Fake News Detection program that uses the power of Natural Language Processing (NLP) to process an inputted text to detect if it is a true or fake statement
- Fake News Detection Repository: Link
- Presentation: Link
- Course Description: (Link)

Food Handlers Certificate (Link)
- Food Handlers Certificate that certifies me to work in the food industry. This was used to run my Kulfi Kream business.
Coding Competition #1 (Link)
- Awarded on November 5, 2021, for winning a Java coding challenge competition.
Coding Competition #2 (Link)
- Participated with a team in the Collin College Hackathon, sponsored by Netscout, and earned 3rd place overall
UT Dallas 9 Week AI Bootcamp (Link)
- Certificate certifying my completion of the UT Dallas 9 Week AI Bootcamp
Spanish Certificate (Link)
- Awarded to me for being an exemplary student in the Spanish II course

Recommendation Letter (Link)
- Earned a recommendation letter from UT Dallas professors, Dr. Jey Veerasamy, and Dr. Anurag Nagar, concerning my Machine Learning/Computer Science skills

Was in the National Junior Honors Society (NJHS) program in middle school
- (2019) Volunteered at the Allen Elementary Art Night where I helped students in their art projects
Help run a Frisco ISD PTA fair, where I managed a bounce house and assisted vendors
Went to a March of Dimes event for Halloween and handed out candy and supported kids with special needs. Did this through Academic Decathlon.
Part of the National Honors Society (NHS) starting at 10th grade
Volunteered at the Sci-Tech Discovery Center in Frisco, TX