Lucent Lu 👋

Work Experience

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Student Athlete Facilities Coordinator | Troy, NY | Oct 2024 - Present

• Ensure athletics facilities' safety, cleanliness, and secure closure through regular walk-throughs and equipment organization.
• • Report safety incidents and concerns; Coordinating athletic events with the Athletic Department.

Freelance Web Developer

Freelance/Remote | Hong Kong | May 2021 - Present

• Created custom, responsive websites (Static, Fullstack, API interface, etc) for 5+ small businesses, startups, and individuals.
• Proficient in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JS framework (VueJS), WordPress, and drag-and-drop interfaces (Wix, Squarespace, etc.)

MIT Innovation Node Hong Kong

Intern, Teaching Assistant | Hong Kong | April 2023 – August 2024

• 200+ hours in assisted in providing support in course materials and assisting students to enhance their learning experience.
• Conducted research to support MIT Node incentives, focused on emerging technologies and their impact on local education.
• Participated in workshops and brainstorming sessions to support the ideation of new projects within the organization.

St. Paul's Co-educational College

Head of Teaching Assistant | Hong Kong | July 2023 - July 2024

• Led MIT Node HK-affiliated summer coding program, SPCC Summer Portal, for 200+ students at SPCC Hong Kong.
• Helped Primary & Secondary students develop computational thinking and code debugging skills.

Codabot

Project Manager/Teacher | Hong Kong | June 2021 - Oct. 2022

• Led 4 web developers across 3 time zones to create a working beta product for the subsidiary company of Codabot, Exmersive.ai, for the first round of venture capital using Unity, ReactJS, and AWS.
• Certified K-12 teacher specializing in teaching computational thinking to young learners using Lego blocks, Scratch, etc.

Projects

Custom Stock Screening Website + Daily Email Service

Passion project | Hong Kong | May 2024 - Current

• Developed website for a client with Frontend: HTML, TailwindCSS;Backend: Python, Render, Raspberry Pi, FastAPI, Gmail API.
• Allows user to input ETFs & generate Excel reports of screened ETFs and statistical analysis based on proprietary conditions.
• Designed automated email service that sends daily reports at the end of each trading day, screening a preset list of ETFs.

Custom Card Swipe System

Passion project | Hong Kong | Sept. 2023 - May 2024

• Utilized Python, MySQL, Raspberry Pi, RFID, and Machine Learning to create a custom card swipe system with facial recognition for Li Po Chun United World College; process 500+ swipes per day.
• Worked closely with school admin to fit safety requirements and implemented necessary features

Independent Machine Learning Research

Hong Kong | March 2022 - Oct. 2023

• Utilized Python, Tensorflow, numpy, Matplotlib, CUDA to conduct research with the performance of Long Short Term Memory, Ridge Regression, and Random Forest to predict the closing price of S&P 500.
• Wrote a 4000 words research paper regarding the topic independently.

Activities & Volunteering

Rensselaer Motorsport

Member of Control Team | Sept. 2024 - Present

• Develop custom VCU with C++ and Github; utilized and developed software with Motec ECU and M1 Build.
• • Work in the team of ~12 members, tracking progress through Jira

Rural Education Experts Cambodia

Volunteer, Website Developer, Video Editor | Aug. 2023 - Present

• Continuing support from United World Schools team to help them build schools and create websites for fundraising
• Created website: https://reec.org.kh
• Created video for social media: @reec.org.kh (Instagram)

Li Po Chun Quan Cai

Aug. 2022 - May 2024

• Programming club, Basketball team, United World Schools Team, Peer Tutoring Tutor (Math&Physics), Workout! Club