Overview

Hi, I’m Ashley. I’m currently building and on a hunt for the best matcha at UCLA in Los Angeles, California.

I’m really interested in distributed systems and tech accessibility. Would love to chat at ashleykcheng [at] ucla [dot] edu.

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My Past

SWE Intern at Duolingo
Built a workflow to speed up the translation process by generating translation suggestions in Python.

SWE Intern @ Liberty Mutual
Reduced costs and minimized engineering support efforts using Java for the Document Solutions team.

SWE Intern @ Foresight Automation
Created a chatbot for quick and easy customer service. Used OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 and Pinecone vector databases to provide intelligent conversations based on proprietary information.

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Other Cool Involvements

External Vice President @ Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Managing industry relations and DEI initiatives for the UCLA computer science community.

Accenture Student Leadership Program - PRIDE Track
Received mentorship and professional development from Accenture.

Engineering Manager @ Finterview
Worked on bringing accessible Finance interview prep to undergraduate students with UCLA’s DevX. Powered Large Language Models to give customizable interviews with instant feedback.

Machine Learning Fellow @ AI4ALL Ignite
AI accelerator: creating a project with mentorship from AI industry experts.

Data Analytics Intern @ Taco Bell
Analyzed sales trends to inform decisions on marketing campaigns.