JP Davalos - About

Who am I?

I am a third year student at UC San Diego studying Computer Science. I study various subjects including software development, frontend development, web design, and machine learning. In my free time, I like playing music with my friends, lifting, and running.

Education

UC San Diego - B.S. Computer Science - (2023 - 2027)
- Regent's Scholar
- Relevant Coursework: Data Structures and Algorithms, Software Engineering, Computer Systems
- GPA: 3.75
Turlock High School - (2019 - 2023)
- Rank 3/595
- AP Courses: Computer Science A, Calculus BC, Statistics and more
- GPA: 4.84

Experience

Software and Data Engineering Researcher - UC San Diego
- Engineered a Python Selenium web scraping pipeline processing 1,044 articulation agreements from 115 CCCs.
- Developed a Python transfer pathway generator that validates prerequisites and produces term-by-term schedules.
- Optimized data pipelines to detect credit loss, prerequisite bottlenecks, and articulation gaps, improving efficiency.
Software Engineering Intern - KSDT Radio
- Rebuilt legacy PHP/HTML site in React and Node.js, cutting load times by 40% and improving maintainability.
- Built responsive UI, integrated multimedia streaming, and automated email workflows, boosting engagement 25%.
- Collaborated with a team of interns to ensure timely project completion
Machine Learning Research Assistant - UC San Diego
- Analyzed classification robustness using Python, comparing Perceptron performance on incomplete data sets.
- Developed scripts to simulate missing data sets, validating model behavior and displaying performance metrics.
- Automated data preprocessing and evaluation pipelines, reducing manual workload and speeding up experiments.