Brippney Vargas

Computer Science student with hands-on experience building web applications, AI-powered tools, and cloud-deployed systems in agile team environments. Skilled across Python, JavaScript, and React, with additional depth in secure system design and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Docker, Terraform). Brings strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills from cross-functional team projects, with a genuine interest in mentoring and supporting fellow students through their academic and technical journeys.

FinTech Research Assistant - Utah Valley University - Orem, UT

(2025-08)

• Lead project management and technical development for the AI GradPath initiative, an AI-powered graduation-advising application, coordinating cross-functional contributions
• Built and analyzed data pipelines supporting the graduation-advising research project for the FinTech Department
• Partnered with faculty to identify student learning gaps and redesign instructional materials, improving technical comprehension

Information Systems Student Assistant - Utah Valley University - Orem, UT

(2025-08 - 2026-05)

• Mentored 50+ students weekly in Linux command-line operations, file systems, and permission management, raising lab completion rates across course sections
• Taught core software and security principles, including authentication and access control, aligned with industry standards

AI Research Student - Utah Valley University - Orem, UT

(2024-08 - 2024-12)

• Designed and built a full-stack local RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) application using Ollama and Streamlit for on-device AI document querying
• Developed a document ingestion pipeline supporting PDF, TXT, JSON, and CSV formats, broadening system utility
• Optimized data workflows with Pandas, improving query latency and response accuracy

Web Developer - Tangere App

(2025-02 - 2025-05)

• Developed reusable UI components in React using Atomic Design methodology, reducing redundant code and improving maintainability
• Partnered with UX/UI team to enhance accessibility, aligning the product with WCAG guidelines

B.S. - Computer Science, Secure Computing Emphasis - Utah Valley University (2026-12)

A.A.S. - Computer Science & Programmer Certificate - Utah Valley University (2025-05)