Cal Poly SLO
B.S. in Computer Science — GPA: 3.873
Dean's List every quarter; member of CS+AI Club and CodeBox Club. Campus Partner for Perplexity AI.
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:
Cole Soles
Founder & Operator: Scaled e-commerce business to $300K+ sales across eBay, StockX, and private wholesale clients. Transitioned to a focus on vintage in 2024
PAST WORK:
Elite Bricks
AI & Software Engineering Intern: Python Discord bot automating promo codes for 700+ clients, built AI workflow tools with n8n and Make
Ewing and Clark, Inc.
Summer IT Volunteer: GPT-4 powered listing tool reducing write time from 20 to 3 min, React + Tailwind frontend
Lake Washington Detailing
Car detailing business - 200+ clients
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Languages: Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript
Web & Backend: React, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, Node.js, Express, Flask, PostgreSQL
Tools & AI: Git, GitHub, Vercel, Render, n8n/Make, OpenAI API, discord.py, OAuth2
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.