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Vincent
Chu

Backend Developer

First, feel free to call me Vinny! I have a passion for machine learning, data engineering, analytics, infrastructure, tools, and learning to solve cool problems!

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Vincent Chu

Experience

Incoming BizOps Engineer 1 Full-time

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Starting January 2026

St. Louis, MO

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Key Responsibilities

  • TBD

AI Student Researcher Research

University of Missouri Columbia

Feb 2025 – Present

Columbia, MO

Flask ChromaDB OpenAI API Docker Tailscale Python RAG Unstructured

Key Achievements

  • AI Infrastructure: Engineered Flask-based RAG API server with ChromaDB vector database integration, OpenAI API's, serving domain-specific LLM responses to VR lab application via RESTful endpoints with Docker and Tailscale on the Nvidia Jetson for 20+ users
  • Data Modeling: Built end-to-end document processing pipeline using Unstructured library for multi-format parsing (PDF/DocX/PPT), implementing semantic search, context extraction and OpenAI embedding model integration achieving 95% accuracy
  • RAG System Architecture: Designed automated eval framework as LLM judge with ground-truth datasets to measure retrieval accuracy, response latency, and hallucination rates with average response times of 1.8 seconds, with 90% of all requests under 3 seconds

Asset Manager Intern Internship

Maritz

May 2025 – Aug 2025

St. Louis, MO

ServiceNow SQL Process Automation ITSM

Key Achievements

  • Optimized logistics through process automation and system optimization to reduce asset loss and operational costs, projecting $20,000+ in annual savings with a 156% return on investment (ROI)
  • Established ServiceNow specifications and workflow automation requirements for seamless data flow between ServiceNow platform, ShipEase CORE plugin, managing 6,000+ assets across the company

Teaching Assistant Part-time

University of Missouri Columbia

June 2024 – Present

Columbia, MO

Python Machine Learning SQL C# Software Engineering Teaching

Key Achievements

  • Assisted 250+ students across multiple computer science courses
  • Graded assignments for Python for Machine Learning, Software Engineering, SQL Database Systems, and C# Programming
  • Provided one-on-one tutoring and debugging support for complex programming concepts
  • Facilitated peer learning sessions to reinforce course material and best practices

Student Researcher Research

CoreAutism Project - University of Missouri

Feb 2024 – Aug 2024

Columbia, MO

Android Java AWS Data Analysis

Key Achievements

  • Technical Analysis: Evaluated and analyzed over 2,000+ data points from voice and heart rate data using AWS, contributing to visualizations that directly informed the development of personalized treatment plans by medical professionals
  • App Testing: Conducted UX non-functional and functional testing, identifying 45+ critical bugs to developers, maintaining application stability for 20+ users in a CI/CD environment
  • Documentation Initiative: Developed over 5,000 words of technical documentation and produced onboarding video training materials, establishing standard reference materials for current team members and future contributors

Apprentice in Training - Java Internship

Accenture Federal Services

June 2022 – Aug 2022

St. Louis, MO

Java Agile CI/CD Git Testing

Key Achievements

  • Implemented Java software components in an agile development pipeline with CI/CD practices
  • Collaborated with senior developers to deliver reliable code for federal government projects
  • Participated in daily stand-ups and sprint planning meetings following Agile methodology
  • Gained hands-on experience with version control and automated testing frameworks

My Stack

I'm currently learning...

  • AWS Cloud Infrastructure
  • Data Structures & Algorithms
  • PyTorch & Machine Learning
  • Python for AI Development
  • RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
  • API Development & Integration
  • VR Integration

Skills learned at Maritz.

  • ServiceNow Platform
  • Database Auditing & Data Integrity
  • IT Asset Management (ITSM)
  • SQL & Database Analysis
  • Process Documentation & Optimization
  • Hardware & Software Asset Tracking
  • Data Quality Assessment & Reporting

Programming Languages

  • Java
  • C#
  • Python
  • SwiftUI
  • JavaScript
  • Bash/SSH tools
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • SQL
  • MongoDB

Development Tools & Environments

  • Flask
  • RESTful API
  • Agile
  • Jira
  • GitHub/Git
  • Ollama
  • OpenWebUI
  • Tailscale
  • Docker

Platforms, OS & Productivity

  • macOS
  • Windows OS
  • Linux OS (Ubuntu, EndeavourOS)
  • Microsoft Suite
  • Notion

Data Science & ML Libraries

  • Pandas
  • NumPy
  • Keras
  • TensorFlow
  • Scikit-Learn
  • PyTorch
  • Jupyter Notebook
  • Matplotlib
  • OpenAI API/LLMs
  • Hugging Face
  • RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)

Projects

My GitHub

OpenAI RAG Q&A System

A document question-answering system using RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) with ChromaDB vector storage and OpenAI embeddings. Includes a Flask API server for integration with VR applications.

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RAG ChromaDB OpenAI API Flask Python Vector Search GPT-4o-mini Unstructured

Reverb - Social Music Analytics Platform

A social music analytics platform that transforms your Spotify listening data into shareable insights and community-driven experiences through music ratings and reviews.

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Spotify API Music Analytics Social Platform React Python

CoreAutism App

Developed and tested a Android wearable app to monitor and analyze speech and biometric data of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, aiding in personalized care insights and information to medical professionals. Currently in the process of submitting journal paper, will update when reviewed

Android Wearables Speaker Diarization Java AWS Data Analysis

Company Stock Price Graph Generator

Developed a web application using flask and rest API calls to generate charts for a given time frame for a company of their stock price

Demo
Flask Python rest API Docker HTML CSS

Book an Airline Ticket

Developed a web application using flask to let users book an airline ticket with different pricing, and updates an existing database

Demo
Flask Python HTML CSS rest API Docker sqlalchemy

Extra stuff

I'm from St. Louis and proud to be Vietnamese-American. When I'm not coding, you'll find me cafe hopping with my Fujifilm XM5, or tuning my custom mechanical keyboards. I love music, F1 racing, fashion, HiFi audio, PC building, coffee, and exploring the city. Photography is my creative outlet—check out more of my work on Flickr!

Record Store
My favorite record store
My computer set
My setup
coffee shop with nice lighting
Northwest Coffee in St.Louis
Custom Mechanical Keyboard
Custom Mechanical Keyboard
My cat, Taro
My cat, Taro
Picture of memorial union on mizzou campus
Memorial Union at Mizzou

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