RUBY MCCANDLESS

01  About Me

02  Experiences

03  Projects

01

Computer Science + Applied Brain Science

University of Florida

Skills: Languages: Python (Proficient), C++ (Beginner)
Frameworks/Libraries: HTML/CSS (Proficient), React Native (Beginner), Firebase (Beginner)
Tools/Design: GitHub, Figma, Expo-Go, Microsoft Office, Slack, WordPress, GMETRIX Computational Thinking Certification

02

Experience

Applications of AI Engineering | CodePath.org (AI201)

May – Aug. 2026

  • Completed an intermediate 3-module certification program focusing on AI production systems, and open-source workflows and implemented AI safety guardrails with confidence scoring, audit logging, and rate limiting
  • Built production-grade AI systems including a RAG chatbot (ChromaDB) indexing 20+ files, a multi-tool AI agent for detecting AI-produced writing w/ 85% detection rate (Groq Llama 3.3 70B), and debugged unfamiliar code bases

End of Year Party Committee Member | Women in Computer Science and Engineering

Mar. – May 2026

  • Coordinated and organized WiCSE’s End of Year Party with 100+ attendees, collaborated with executive board and vendors, budgeted $1500, managed day-of logistics, and provided hands-on support to ensure a successful event

Girls Who Code (GWC), Chapter President/Founder | Tampa, FL

Apr. 2022 – May 2025

  • Identified a lack of young women in STEM fields and led live coded programming workshops in Python, HTML, and Scratch, aligned with global nonprofit curriculum with a 90% average attendance rate and inducted 40+ members
  • Coordinated 25 meetings, dedicated at least 5 hours a week, managed board members, organized tours to USF + UTampa + ReliaQuest to connect with 2 GWC clubs, hosted 10 speakers from SAIC + Avalon Healthcare Solutions

03

Projects

Ruma

WingHacks “Best Overall” winner. Mobile app targeted towards new and expecting parents to connect them with newborn needs in their area. Includes a trained AI chatbot, Google API Map location system, Reddit-style forum page, and an anonymous authentication system.
Github

ROLE — Mobile Developer

STACK — React Native, Firebase, Python, Typescript, expo go

Girls Who Code Website

A full-stack web application built to update members about club offerings. Features past projects, opportunities for members, real-time data updates, responsive UI, and calenders to check important dates. Designed with accessibility and performance in mind (images removed for member privacy).
Github

ROLE — Full Stack Developer

STACK — HTML, css, node.js, Javascript