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General Information

Full Name Stella Kaval
Languages English, Swedish

Education

  • 08/2021 - 05/2025
    BA, Computer Science
    University of California, Berkeley
    • Data Structures, Algorithms, Computer Architecture, Discrete Mathematics and Probability Theory, Computer Security, Principles and Techniques of Data Science, Systems and Devices, Web Development

Work Experience

  • 05/2023 - 08/2023
    Software Engineer Intern
    Oracle
    • Developed a full-stack UX feedback tool within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for 43,000+ internal user guides and 492 teams
    • Created a feedback system using agile practices to collect user attributes (ex. ID, category, region) from individual services, facilitating efficient distribution to teams and resulting in ~2x speed improvement to issue resolution
    • Implemented automated testing with Jest and Enzyme in the React-based application, with a focus on rendering components, handling UI interactions, and validating post requests, achieving 100% test coverage
  • 01/2023 - 05/2023
    8-Hour Teaching Assistant
    UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
    • Instructed 24 students each week through a 1-hour discussion and 2-hour lab section, covering topics such as Object-Oriented Programing, Data Structures, Sorting Algorithms, Trees, Software Development, Recursion, and Asymptotic Analysis
    • Developed course materials, authored portions of the textbook, created challenging exam problems, proctored midterms, graded assignments, curated video content, and provided support during 3-hour weekly office hours for 1500+ student class
    • Earned teaching effectiveness rating of 6.9/7, surpassing the departmental average of 6.3
  • 08/2022 - 01/2023
    Research Assistant
    UC Berkeley Data Science Discovery
    • Collaborated with 3 students to conduct feature engineering analysis of 20+ homeless service provider attributes in California, employing SQL queries and data modeling techniques to identify key trends in service diversity and funding
    • Used Tableau's data blending, aggregation, reshaping, and visualization capabilities to create and present 4 dashboards
  • 05/2022 - 08/2022
    Programming Instructor
    Code for Fun
    • Educated K-9 students 40-hours/week through game development-centered lessons in Scratch, Python, JavaScript, and Java

Leadership

  • 01/2022 - Present
    Lead Director
    CS Kickstart
    • Organize an annual 1-week bootcamp for computer science to 100 female-identifying freshmen at UC Berkeley, executing a program growth of 150% in the past 2 years and maintaining an average satisfaction rating of 4.8/5
    • Supervise a team of 25+ volunteers, manage a $100K+ budget, and negotiate strategic partnerships with 8 industry sponsors, including Meta, SAP, Jane Street, Splunk, and Aurora, to support the program's expansion
    • Achieved a 30% increase in underrepresented student participation through impactful annual outreach events

Honors and Awards

  • 2023
    • Grace Hopper Conference Scholarship
    • Tapia Conference Scholarship
    • NCWIT Campus Representative