Cal Poly SLO
B.S. Computer Science, Junior Standing
Involvement: CS+AI Club, AWS Cloud Club
Hey, I'm Cole.
I'm a CS student at Cal Poly SLO, originally from Seattle.
I've been building businesses and solving problems with technology since I was young.
A FEW ACHIEVEMENTS:
- • Built Cole Soles to $150K revenue with 25% margins in high school
- • Cut listing description time by 90% with AI automation at E&C
- • Scaled support for 700+ clients with automated Discord bot
- • Managed 200+ client detailing business with custom booking system
- • Selected as Campus Partner for Perplexity AI
EDUCATION:
Seattle Preparatory School
High School Diploma
Involvement: Panther Journalism Online Editor, Business Club Executive, Kairos Team Leader, NHS Master Tutor
SOME PROJECTS I'M WORKING ON:
See who isn't following you back on Instagram: fast, private, and API-free (uses your exported HTML).
Web toolkit for SoundCloud power users: merge playlists, turn likes into playlists, reorder; secure sessions
Mobile detailing business site with Calendly scheduling and vehicle-based estimator that cut quoting time 87%.
Currently focused on AI automation, full-stack development, and building tools that solve real problems.
CURRENT WORK:
Elite Bricks
AI & Software Engineering Intern: Python Discord bot, automation
Ewing and Clark, Inc.
AI Development Intern: GPT-4 + Python service, React frontend
Perplexity AI
Campus Partner: representing AI tools at Cal Poly
MY PREVIOUS VENTURES:
Cole Soles
Ecommerce resale business - $150K revenue, 25% margins
Lake Washington Detailing
Car detailing business - 200+ clients
Seatowns Vintage
Vintage sourcing and resale business - 600+ sales
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Languages: Python, Java, JavaScript
Frameworks: React, Next.js, Node.js, Flask, Express, Tailwind
Tools: Git, Docker, DigitalOcean, Figma, OpenAI API, Hugging Face
TL;DR:
I started building businesses early and haven't stopped.
From reselling shoes to automating real estate listings with AI, I love finding ways to use technology to solve real problems and create value.
Currently studying CS at Cal Poly while working on AI automation and full-stack projects.