Hi, I’m Sophia.
I'm a motivated and curious individual with a passion for innovation and solving complex problems. I'm a dedicated student-athlete who knows how to work under pressure and pursues excellence in all my endeavors. I'm eager to learn and excited to explore new fields and disciplines. I have an analytical mind and I like to make sense of the stories numbers can tell, and I want to make a difference for my company and its customers and have a positive impact in the world.
ABOUT ME
I was born in Italy; my dad is Italian and my mom is American. My dad has more of a creative side, and my mom is very logical and analytical--I like to think I'm a combination of the two! I'm bilingual, and love traveling and learning about other cultures. I enjoy cooking and exploring new restaurants. I wish I could have more time for my true love - horseback riding. I play piano, and some of my preferred pastimes are drawing/painting, reading, and spending time outdoors. I miss Lulu, my miniature black poodle, a fun and supportive tennis travel companion, who has taken my place at home in Philadelphia.
I am currently a junior at the Georgia Institute of Technology pursuing a B.S. in Industrial Engineering with a concentration in Data Science & Analytics. I am planning on continuing my education at Tech by pursuing a Master's Degree in Analytics or Supply Chain upon graduation in May 2023, but am open to considering all opportunities in front of me. I am on the women's tennis team, so I not only have experience balancing an intense 20 hour training week plus travel with a full schedule of classes, but also understand what it means to be part of a team, both as a contributor and a leader.
GUIDING VALUES
"FALL SEVEN, RISE EIGHT"
ACCOUNTABILITY
COMMITMENT
DISCIPLINE
GRIT
ENTHUSIASM
RESPECT
EXPERIENCE
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(May 2018 - Present)
Provided customer service for product purchases and demos, with expert recommendations.
Experienced in inventory management and point-of-sale processing.
Certified Racquet Stringer responsible for 50% of daily business.
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(June - August, 2020 & 2021)
Leveraged over 10 years of competitive tennis experience to develop into a tennis instructor for children and adults.
Managed summer camp sessions for younger children to teach them tennis fundamentals.
Teaching pro for junior competitors, practicing point play and developing match strategy.
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(August 2019 - Present)
Proud member of nationally top-ranked Division I team.
ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021 ITA Scholar Athlete (3.7 GPA).
Acted as a captain to a young team, teaching new recruits and guiding teammates in practice and competition.
Adapted to stressful, changing environments while gaining conflict resolution and communication skills.
Developed resiliency, endurance, and perseverance by overcoming mental and physical obstacles on and off the court.
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(August 2020 - Present)
Provided representation and advocacy for my team between coaching staff, school administration, and the NCAA for the Georgia Tech Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB).
Planned and participated in volunteer events like clothing drives, gift distributions, and encouraging voter participation to raise awareness for important events and discussions on campus and around the nation.
Provided direct feedback for campus initiatives and proposed legislation.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE
Member of the leadership committee to create diversity awareness and community engagement programs.
Designed the department-wide unity emblem, featuring the words “Together We Change, One Voice, One Fight” surrounding an image of multi-racial interlocking arms and the GT logo. The logo appeared in nationally televised events of GT football and basketball games.
CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Coordinated with peers and faculty to organize events to connect different groups of the Georgia Tech community.
PROJECTS
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DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION INITIATIVE
September 2020
Designed the department-wide unity emblem, featuring the words “Together We Change. One Voice. One Fight” surrounding an image of multi-racial interlocking arms and the GT logo.
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DATA ANALYTICS PROJECT
April 2021
Defined and organized project scope, objectives, and deliverables for a Data Input/Manipulation project. Utilized Python programming to collect data about economic metrics for developing and non-developing countries worldwide, used various coding techniques to extract, load and transform data sets to create graphical representations for exploring and observing economic insights and trends.
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SHORTEST PATH ALGORITHMS
October 2021
Solved a “word chain”, in which we progressively transform one specified word to another specified word of the same length through a series of steps where only one letter is changed at a time. This process was viewed as a graph problem; a graph algorithm was implemented to determine a shortest path through the graph from a specified source word to a specified destination word, and the path was printed.
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SORTING A FLIGHT SCHEDULE
November 2021
Solved for the requirements to determine the minimum number of gates and number of airplanes needed to accommodate an established airport flight schedule for a 24-hour period, and wrote an application in C for execution of the code.
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COUNTING BALLOT RESULTS
November 2021
Developed a program to implement several methods of deciding the winner of an election. We were tasked to read in a file containing a list of ballots and store the information for processing by various methods. The code also allows the user to include a command-line argument that will cause the code to provide greater output detail.
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STAY TUNED
More projects will be added!