Zach Phelps
Zach Phelps

Hey, I'm Zach.

I craft elegant solutions to complex problems.

About Me

Building thoughtful solutions at the intersection of design and technology.

Hi! My name is Zach, and I am a Computer Science student at Stanford University specializing in Artificial Intelligence.

Skills & Technologies

Languages

PythonTypeScriptJavaC++DartSQL

Frameworks & Libraries

ReactNext.jsFlutterReact NativePyTorchNode.js+1

Databases & Cloud

PostgreSQLMongoDBFirebaseSupabaseDynamoDBGoogle Cloud Platform

Experience

Professional experience spanning software development, AI/ML, and full-stack engineering.

Software Developer (Part-time)

Chrysalis Global · Indianapolis, IN

April 2025 – Present

  • Shipped a time-tracking & resource planning software that integrates seamlessly with QuickBooks Desktop; adopted company-wide.
  • Launched new company website (chrysalisglobal.com).

Software Engineering Intern

Acorns · Irvine, CA

June 2025 – Aug 2025

  • Architected an RBAC system to streamline the development of micro-frontends for Acorns' Admin Portal.
  • Contributed to an internal React component library to unify UX and accelerate MFE development.
  • Implemented a service worker to instrument cross-MFE usage analytics for the Admin Portal.

Software Engineering Intern (AI Team)

SEP · Indianapolis, IN

June 2024 – Aug 2024

  • Built data ingestion & training pipeline for a time-series classification model which identifies anomalies in hydraulic fracking gun perforating systems. Achieved >90% model accuracy.
  • Led frontend development of an internal LLM sandbox using open-source LLMs hosted on-premises, enabling secure conversations with company and client data.

Software Developer

Central · Los Angeles, CA

May 2023 – Sept 2023

  • Led development of startup's mobile (Flutter) and web (React) applications which offered field management services tailored to the mobile waste compaction industry.
  • Trained an image classifier to estimate industrial bin compaction levels from servicing photos.

Data Science Intern

Honely: Real Estate Predictive Analytics · Remote

June 2022 – Sept 2022

  • Built a lead-gen web-scraping tool targeting criteria such as geographic region and business type. 1000+ leads generated.

Education

Academic background in Computer Science with a focus on Artificial Intelligence.

BS, Computer Science + AI

Stanford University · Stanford, CA

2022 - 2026

Relevant Coursework

AlgorithmsData StructuresMachine LearningReinforcement LearningNatural Language ProcessingInformation RetrievalOperating SystemsCross-Platform Mobile App DevelopmentOOP Systems Design

High School Diploma

Park Tudor School · Indianapolis, IN

2018 – 2022