Celeste Qin

Relevant coursework: Distributed Systems, HDFS, Kafka, Cloud Development with AWS and GCP

Certification: Google Cybersecurity Certificate, in progress

• Tutor students on deploying and using distributed systems for large-dataset analysis, including HDFS, BigQuery, Kafka, and machine-learning training pipelines.
• Guide students through Docker debugging checklists to distinguish configuration problems from code issues.

• Tutored more than 400 students in Precalculus and Quantitative Reasoning through one-on-one sessions, small groups, and exam-preparation coaching.

• Deployed a BitLocker endpoint-encryption pilot using Microsoft Configuration Manager by validating TPM and BIOS prerequisites, organizing pilot device groups, troubleshooting deployment issues, and monitoring compliance.
• Supported the rollout of encryption controls and documented issues affecting successful deployment, helping reduce endpoint-security risk.
• Gained exposure to cybersecurity operations through alert review, false-positive handling, and monitoring workflows.
• Analyzed more than 2,000 archival items for historical and research value and presented recommendations to the Library Board.
• Provided in-person and remote support, created checklists and runbooks, and produced resource displays and workshops.

• Built a repeatable Python pipeline using NumPy and PyTorch to estimate prosthesis forces in an ergonomic model, engineer features, train baseline regressors, and validate results with visualizations.
• Documented configurations and results for reproducible runs and presented findings to the principal investigator and graduate research team.

• Built and imaged Windows and macOS endpoints, including workstations for the Morgridge Hall move, and validated accounts, networks, printers, displays, docks, and required software before handoff.
• Provided operational support through Cherwell, diagnosed root causes, and standardized common fixes, reducing average handling time by approximately 20%.
• Applied knowledge-base procedures, maintained accurate asset records and labels, and communicated clearly under pressure.

• Organize and facilitate biweekly computer-science social, educational, and outreach events, including scheduling, agendas, and logistics.

• Facilitate small-group learning for STEM students, promote belonging, and help students persist in rigorous coursework.

• Support learners during live R, Python, and Git lessons, assist with software installation, and review exercises one-on-one.