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HECTAR
CARSON

Computer Science student at Minerva University. I build full-stack systems, ML pipelines, and distributed architectures. My ambition is simple: keep learning, keep helping, and be the teammate you're relieved to see on your project.

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NAMEHectar Carson
ROLESWE / ML Eng
SCHOOLMinerva Univ.
MAJORComp. Sciences
GPA3.6 / 4.0
STATUSSeeking 2026 roles
LOCSan Francisco, CA

[ PROFILE_SUMMARY ]

Systems &
ML Engineer

I'm a junior Computer Science student at Minerva University driven to turn ideas into impactful software. What started as curiosity about how laptops work has evolved into a passion for full-stack development and machine learning, driving me to build projects that tackle real-world challenges.

I've engineered backends that scaled to 8,000+ concurrent classrooms, built RAG pipelines at 82% correctness, and ranked 3rd nationally out of 65+ teams in NASA solar forecasting research.

UNIVERSITYMinerva Univ.
MAJORComputer Science
LEVELJunior, 3.6 GPA
01. CURRENT_FOCUS
Full-Stack Dev90%
ML / AI Systems80%
Distributed Arch75%

Exploring agentic AI systems, RAG pipelines, and cloud-native distributed architectures.

02. INTEREST_MATRIX
ML_PIPELINES
RAG_SYSTEMS
TYPE_SAFETY
DISTRIBUTED_KV
CLOUD_NATIVE
SUSTAINABILITY
FLUTTER
LANGCHAIN
Extracurriculars:$ member --list
> Google Dev Club
> ColorStack
> Rotaract Club
03. ACADEMIC_LOG
SPRING 2026

Artificial Intelligence Algorithms

FALL 2025

Linear Algebra

FALL 2025

Software Development

SPRING 2025

Probability & Statistics

FALL 2024

Data Structures & Algorithms

SPRING 2025

Single & Multivariable Calculus

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Exec History

EXECUTION_NODE: SOFTWARE_ENGINEERING_INTERN · SUMMER
LEOLABS_INC

Space Domain Awareness · Mountain View, CA

Period
MAY_2026 – AUG_2026
● ACTIVE
>> Working on software systems at LeoLabs, the world's leading commercial space surveillance network tracking 40,000+ objects in low Earth orbit.
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EXECUTION_NODE: COFOUNDER · ENGINEERING_LEAD
XGAMINGSERVER

Game Server Hosting & Management Platform

Period
JAN_2022 – PRESENT
● ACTIVE
>> Co-founded and lead engineering for a game server hosting platform — driving infrastructure monitoring, ML-powered retention, and customer experience end-to-end.
Responsibility_Log.01

Engineered Datadog tracing for real-time performance anomaly detection across deployed server infrastructure; automated alerts reduced customer service complaints by ~40%.

Responsibility_Log.02

Built a churn prediction model on subscription and game usage data; triggered automated outreach to at-risk customers, reducing first-month churn by ~30% while maintaining profitability.

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EXECUTION_NODE: SOFTWARE_ENGINEERING_INTERN · 2 TERMS
KING_OF_THE_CURVE
Period
JUN_2025 – NOV_2025
>> CRITICAL ACHIEVEMENT: Engineered distributed backend supporting 8,000+ concurrent classrooms; A/B tests drove +26% invite acceptance and +40% peer engagement.
Responsibility_Log.01

Built RAG pipeline for topic-wise assessment using citation gating; maintained 82% correctness on generated multiple-choice questions, driving 50%+ usage by all users during peak test periods.

Responsibility_Log.02

Increased matchable retargeting audience by 62% by syncing app users to HubSpot Contacts and building a Streamlit dashboard for self-serve audience insights.

Responsibility_Log.03

Formulated analytics REST APIs and data schemas for cohort reporting and risk segmentation; optimized queries via indexing and caching to cut analytics latency by ~35% under high concurrency.

Responsibility_Log.04

Redesigned the Cohort Risk dashboard surfacing student engagement signals (login frequency, assignment progress) as visible instructor actions, driving 16% higher instructor dashboard engagement.

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EXECUTION_NODE: SOFTWARE_ENGINEERING_INTERN

UNIPORT

Period
JAN_2025 – MAR_2025
Seoul, South Korea
>> CRITICAL ACHIEVEMENT: Refactored legacy PII endpoints with JWT auth + AWS KMS encryption middleware, unblocking UNIPORT's B2G-to-B2B transition.
Responsibility_Log.01

Consolidated 12 legacy PII endpoints to 2 authorized services via granular IAM access controls, reducing blast radius by 83% and achieving ISO 27001 readiness for the startup.

Responsibility_Log.02

Engineered a RAG workflow agent that cut compliance-change turnaround time by 80% by detecting government portal updates and drafting citation-backed internal alerts using LangGraph.

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EXECUTION_NODE: CHIEF_SCIENTIST

NASA_RESEARCH

Solar Particle Event Forecasting · Tempe, AZ

Period
JAN_2025 – APR_2025
>> CRITICAL ACHIEVEMENT: Ranked 3rd nationally out of 65+ teams for technical merit and innovation.
Responsibility_Log.01

Led 5-person team to predict SPE intensity for astronaut risk mitigation using LightGBM vs. TCN model comparison with time-series cross-validation.

Responsibility_Log.02

Built end-to-end modeling pipeline: feature engineering → training → validation, selecting final model via time-series CV and error analysis.

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04 NODES
01 // Key-Value Embedding StoreACTIVE

KV Store

Distributed vector-aware key-value store with sharding, ANN retrieval, and partitioning strategies for scalable embedding search. Explores availability, consistency, and retrieval-performance tradeoffs across distributed nodes.

Implements partitioning strategies for availability and consistency in distributed environments.

TYPESCRIPTSHARDINGANN_SEARCHEMBEDDINGS
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02 // Matching Engine & Exchange SimulatorACTIVE

MicroEX

Exchange simulator with a live limit order book supporting limit/market orders, price-time priority, partial fills, and cancel/modify operations. Added deterministic replay and benchmarked event processing under simulated load, with correctness validated against edge-case scenarios.

Added deterministic event replay and benchmarked order processing under simulated load while maintaining correctness across edge-case tests.

C++ORDER_BOOKCONCURRENCYBENCHMARKING
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03 // Lunar Exobase SimulationRESEARCH

Ion Trajectory

Replication-oriented simulation study of ion movement in the Moon’s exobase, with trajectory analysis and visualization adapted from prior Saturn magnetosphere research. Focused on building reproducible workflows for cross-environment ion dynamics analysis.

Includes trajectory visualization and analysis tools, adapted from Saturn magnetosphere research with Dr. Wei-Ling Tseng.

PYTHONASTROPYSPICENUMPYSCIPY
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04 // NASA Solar Particle Event ResearchRESEARCH

SPE Forecasting

Led a 5-person team developing time-series models to forecast solar particle event intensity for astronaut risk mitigation, placing 3rd nationally out of 65+ teams. Built and evaluated a full forecasting pipeline comparing LightGBM and TCN baselines with temporal cross-validation and feature engineering.

LightGBM vs. TCN model comparison with time-series cross-validation and end-to-end feature engineering pipeline.

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TECHNICAL_STACK

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Languages
  • Python
  • TypeScript
  • Go
  • C++
  • Dart
  • SQL
Frameworks
  • React / Next.js
  • Flutter
  • Node.js
  • Flask / Django
  • LangGraph
  • Express
Infrastructure
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS KMS / S3
  • Firebase
  • MongoDB
  • Linux
ML / AI
  • PyTorch
  • Scikit-learn
  • Hugging Face
  • LightGBM
  • Pandas / NumPy
  • Pinecone / RAG
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Open to new opportunities, collaborations, and interesting conversations. Drop a message and I'll get back to you.

LOCATIONSan Francisco, CA
STATUSOpen to Connect
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