UTEP Computer Science Senior · Presidential Scholar · El Paso, Texas
Luisenrique Zepeda-Rodriguez
Open to Summer 2027 internships
I build software, AI, and automation systems for real operations.
I’m a computer science senior graduating in May 2027 with a 4.00 academic record, fast-track AI coursework, first-author undergraduate research, and experience across software engineering, machine learning, inventory operations, and technology adoption. My work is strongest where code has to survive contact with real people, real workflows, and real constraints.
- 4.00 GPA
- B.S. expected May 2027
- First-author technical report
- Software · ML · Operations
01 — About
An engineer with an operator’s instincts.
My path runs through classrooms, factories, wholesale inventory, small businesses, and research labs. I founded a used-textbook marketplace that reached six figures in gross sales, built facial-recognition attendance for a manufacturing workplace where fingerprint scanners were failing, worked inside an 11,000+ SKU inventory operation, and now work in federal capture/business development while continuing undergraduate research.
That mix is the point. I don’t just like building models or interfaces — I like finding the bottleneck, understanding the people stuck with it, and shipping a system that makes their day measurably easier.
Software Engineering
APIs, web systems, databases, automation, and internal tools.
Machine Learning & AI
Model evaluation, feature selection, computer vision, and AI-assisted research.
Forward-Deployed Work
Workflow discovery, rapid prototyping, and deployment in messy real environments.
Technical Business
Capture, customer discovery, and translating technology for small businesses.
02 — Experience
A ladder built in real workplaces.
Sep 2026 — Present
VetsEZ — Capture Management / Business Development Intern
Federal capture and business development: pipeline thinking, opportunity qualification, and translating technical capabilities into customer missions.
Sep 2026 — Present
Transformd — Business Development Representative Intern
Building and presenting technology workshops for local small businesses, connecting practical tools to owners who need adoption help, not jargon.
Jul 2026 — Present
UTEP — Undergraduate Researcher
First author of UTEP-CS-26-36, analyzing the monomial structure of an AI-discovered Jacobian Conjecture counterexample with Dr. Vladik Kreinovich.
May — Aug 2026
Gainwell Technologies — Software Developer Intern
Enterprise software experience in a large public-sector technology environment.
Aug 2025 — Present
Delta Autoglass — Inventory, Operations & Systems
Operations work in an 11,000+ SKU wholesale environment moving 100+ daily orders, with a growing focus on automation and internal systems.
May — Aug 2025
JTP Industries — Software Engineering Intern
Built a Flask/OpenCV facial-recognition attendance MVP for a roughly 30-person manufacturer; the workflow was projected to cut attendance processing from about 20 minutes to 5 minutes per shift.
Sep 2022 — May 2024
Agora Marketplace — Founder & Operator
Founded a used-textbook marketplace that moved 10,000+ books and reached six figures in gross sales with a five-person team.
03 — Featured work
Projects that show range — and judgment.
Computer Vision · Backend Systems
Modern Face Attendance System
A production-oriented evolution of my JTP internship project: FastAPI, PostgreSQL/pgvector, Celery, and Docker for attendance in workplaces where fingerprint scanners fail manual-labor employees.
View repository →Machine Learning · Feature Selection
Value-Optimized Crop Classification
On 13,611 dry-bean samples, I reduced required morphology measurements from 16 features to 3–5 while preserving 98.4–98.7% of full-feature Random Forest accuracy.
View repository →Data Product · Public Data
Poli App
A neutral political narrative dashboard that turns official U.S. legislative and executive sources into a live, readable power scoreboard.
View repository →Databases · Team Systems
Supermarket Inventory System
A four-person database project modeling branches, staff, suppliers, and inventory in normalized MySQL with dynamic SQL reporting.
View repository →Prototype · Human-in-the-Loop Design
PlanFlow AI
A single-file PyQt prototype for prompt-driven 2D/3D floor-plan iteration — a compact study in product prototyping and interaction design.
View repository →04 — Research spotlight
Explaining what an AI found.
In UTEP-CS-26-36, I led an explainable-AI analysis of a degree-22 pair of polynomials discovered by AI that appears to challenge the Jacobian Conjecture. The work characterizes the counterexample’s monomial structure — Newton-polytope supports, degree layers, coefficient-weighted importance, correlation dimension, and gcd structure — turning a surprising AI output into something mathematicians can reason about.
05 — Education & honors
Elite academics, earned the long way.
The University of Texas at El Paso
B.S. Computer Science — expected May 2027
Fast-track graduate AI coursework, including A’s in Machine Learning and Data Mining. Presidential Scholar.
El Paso Community College
Associate of Arts — December 2023
Built a 4.00 foundation through dual-credit and early college coursework before transferring to UTEP.
Cathedral High School, El Paso
Valedictorian
Founded Agora Marketplace while in high school and carried that operator experience into computer science.
Core toolkit
- Languages: Python, Java, SQL, JavaScript, HTML/CSS
- Backend & Web: FastAPI, Flask, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, MySQL
- ML & Data: scikit-learn, TensorFlow/Keras, Pandas, NumPy, OpenCV, Jupyter
- Tools: Git/GitHub, Docker, Google Apps Script, Linux, Microsoft 365
06 — Contact
Let’s build something useful.
I’m interested in Summer 2027 internships where software, AI, and real operations meet. The fastest ways to reach me are LinkedIn and email.