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AI ENGINEER WHO SHIPS — REAL SYSTEMS FOR REAL USERS.
I build production AI apps, vision tools, and agent infrastructure — from lecture copilots to smart-city IoT. Looking for SWE, AI, and Forward Deployed Engineer internships.
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I'm an AI engineer in Miami and a CS student at FIU (GPA 3.76, B.S. expected Apr 2028), after finishing my A.A. at Miami Dade College with a 4.00. I build production systems that combine full-stack software with LLMs, computer vision, and IoT
I'm looking for Software Engineering, AI/ML, and Forward Deployed Engineer internships. Recent wins include 2nd place at ShellHacks 2026 (UtiliTies) and 1st place at 305 SummerCodex (ResumeFit).
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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
AUG 2026 — PRESENT- ▸ Develop C# and Unity modules for an XR/AR training program built for the FIU Police Department, taking features from requirement through testing and demo on the Apple Vision Pro.
- ▸ Created character animations in Unity through the Mixamo MCP pipeline, expanding the trainee scenarios the simulation supports.
- ▸ Integrated local LLM calls into the XR/AR simulation so the virtual character reacts to each trainee in real time.
- ▸ Wrote Python logging scripts that capture structured training session data and improved the trainer review dashboard.
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SOFTWARE ENGINEER INTERN
MAY — JUN 2026- ▸ Engineered an AI-powered smart city kiosk proof of concept on a Raspberry Pi 5 in 3 weeks, turning raw hardware into a functional interactive IoT installation for the city.
- ▸ Programmed a state-driven Pygame frontend to manage the AI avatar's lifecycle, triggering Gemini Veo-generated video states (Idle, Listening, Speaking) in real time.
> LEVEL_03: STRIDE_RENT_A_CAR
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
DEC 2025 — MAY 2026- ▸ Architected a 6-module enterprise dashboard integrating the Rently and HQ Car Rental APIs to manage 1,200+ vehicles and 5,000 monthly reservations, saving 45+ hours of manual work weekly.
- ▸ Developed DisputeDefender, an AI tool that extracts rental agreement data from PDFs and generates bank-ready rebuttal letters, cutting chargeback response time 90% — from 30 minutes to under 3.
- ▸ Shipped every feature from requirement to production as the sole engineer across reservations, fleet availability, and chargeback systems.
SALES SUPERVISOR
SEP 2022 — DEC 2025- ▸ Supervised sales staff while processing customer reservations and resolving complaints for a fleet of 1,200+ vehicles.
- ▸ Coordinated rental car damage claims with insurance companies and wrote chargeback rebuttal letters for banks — the manual process I later automated with DisputeDefender.
- ▸ Compiled monthly sales and insurance reports in Excel using VLOOKUP, Power Query, pivot tables, and charts.
> LEVEL_04: BUO
SOFTWARE ENGINEER INTERN
JAN 2026 — APR 2026- ▸ Built the core dining hall data pipeline powering Buo's iOS app (live on the App Store).
- ▸ Designed database tables and integrated Mistral AI to normalize scraped meal data.
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FIU — B.S. CS
Expected Apr 2028 · GPA 3.76/4.00
Data Structures & Algorithms · OOP · Database Systems · Software Engineering · Networks · OS
MDC — A.A. COMPUTER SCIENCE
Jan — Dec 2024 · GPA 4.00/4.00
Associate of Arts in Computer Science at Miami Dade College — foundation in programming, algorithms, and systems before transferring to FIU.
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RESEARCH AMBASSADOR
SEP 2026 — PRESENTFlorida International University · Miami, FL
- ▸ Help FIU students discover and pursue undergraduate research opportunities across campus.
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I'm actively seeking Software Engineering, AI, and Forward Deployed Engineer internships. Let's talk about how I can ship with your team.
Or email me directly: paulrpiotrowski@gmail.com