About Me
Hello! My name is Fadhil Eniola Lawal. I am a student at Vanderbilt University pursuing a major in Electrical & Computer Engineering as well as a double minor in Computer Science and Legal Studies. I will be graduating in May of 2028. Growing up, I lived in Houston but spent extended periods living abroad in the UAE, Ghana, and Egypt.
WORK EXPERIENCE
DEVICE & PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE SPECIALITY
PYTHON
JAVA
HTML/CSS/JS
RASPBERRY PI
ARDUINO
PROJECTS
AWARDS
TECHNICAL PROGRAMS
DELOITTE TEAM TECH CHALLENGE
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Collaborate with 5 members to develop and present slide deck surveying potential of drone tech to optimize medication delivery channels in rural areas with problem-solving strategies taught by industry professionals
UT COMPUTER SCIENCE ACADEMY
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Collaborated with three teammates to design and develop an interactive LED tic-tac-toe game programmed in C++ and powered by an Arduino microcontroller that featured an adaptive AI opponent
IBM QUBIT BY QUBIT QUANTUM COMPUTING
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Studied quantum computation, measurement, algorithms, and mechanics in course taught by IBM developers.
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Developed research paper on quantum cryptography utilizing lessons learned throughout the course.
Co-Founder @ Genius Terminal
September 2022 - Present
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Partnered with founders to develop and deliver four-week programing course in HTML/CSS to 40+ students from nine mosques
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Collaborated with founders to develop and teach comprehensive eight-week program teaching 25+ underrepresented black Muslim youth from six mosques C++, Arduino engineering, and game design, enhancing programming skill and interest in STEM
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Developed 10+ slide decks, 25+ interactive coding assignments, and 3 collaborative capstone projects to enhance engagement
Lead Instructor @
iCode Computer Training School
March 2023 - May 2024
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Taught 50+ students programming through weekly project-based instruction and interactive coding exercises and implemented pre-course and post-course assessments to diagnose instructor effectiveness, improving average pupil coding proficiency by 40%
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Revamped lesson plan for trial class to include 7 hands-on problem-solving activities, increasing after-trial enrollment by 30%
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Coordinated bi-weekly parent-instructor conferences to boost client confidence, resulting in a student retention rate of 90%
Research Intern @
University of Houston
June 2023 - August 2023
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Programmed vehicle routing algorithm in Python and compared efficiency on suburban roads against industry standard (Dijkstra)
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Utilized SUMO and TraCI to create and analyze urban traffic network simulations, improving high traffic route efficiency by 6.3%
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Built and trained convolutional neural network to identify objects and animals in photos from CIFAR-10 dataset with 85% accuracy
Operations Intern @
Infinity Phone Repair
June 2021 - August 2022
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Diagnosed damage of electronics (phones, laptops, etc) and repaired 45+ software and hardware issues for clients on weekly basis
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Developed client-facing data management system to track device repair statuses, service histories, and warranty information, eliminating manual data entry process and centralizing client data storage, resulting in service turnaround time reduction of 11%
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Spearheaded rollout of novel tracking system to upscale inventory management process, reducing inventory discrepancies by 15%