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He has experience with Flask, React, React Native, Ollama, Python, Pandas, NumPy, Excel, warehouse management systems, ETL pipelines, dashboards, and local LLM applications with real-time token streaming. Robert built Novi, a fully local agentic AI agent, and has used research to guide complex design decisions. At Proactive, he reduced financial-data processing time by 70%, increased system reliability by 40%, and improved reporting speed by 40%. At FAPEMPA LLC, he audited more than $200,000 in annual transactions across 10+ Ghana-based sites and helped reduce operational overspending by 15%. Robert has also developed leadership skills through school organizations, including ColorStack UTA and NSBE at UTA. ## Highlights - Progressed from supervised register training to independently managing customer transactions at Walmart within the first few shifts. - Learned Walmart point-of-sale procedures and front-end workflows quickly while maintaining accurate, customer-focused service. - Develops and evaluates domain-specific LLM prompts in data science, analytics, and software engineering as an AI Trainer at Handshake. - Analyzes LLM outputs for accuracy, clarity, and depth across statistical modeling, predictive analytics, and software-engineering workflows. - Provided detailed feedback on hundreds of LLM interactions to help improve model understanding of data-driven decision-making and software-engineering methodologies. - Managed logistics for more than 1,000 incoming shipments per month at Best Buy. - Used warehouse management systems to track inventory in real time, supporting operational efficiency and product availability. - Coached more than five new hires at Best Buy and reduced training time by 30%. - Designs and maintains internal websites and dashboards for DFW Ghanaian SDA Church. - Monitors system performance, diagnoses network issues, and supports encryption and automated backups for more than 500 member records at DFW Ghanaian SDA Church. - Collaborates to streamline workflows, improve streaming quality, and support weekly services and events at DFW Ghanaian SDA Church. - Analyzed business and performance data at FAPEMPA LLC using Python, Pandas, NumPy, and Excel. - Developed interactive dashboards to track engagement and marketing metrics at FAPEMPA LLC. - Trained and mentored new FAPEMPA LLC team members to improve onboarding efficiency and productivity. - Audited cash flow across more than 10 Ghana-based sites at FAPEMPA LLC. - Ensured accuracy for more than $200,000 in annual transactions at FAPEMPA LLC. - Reduced operational overspending by 15% through expense streamlining and data-driven financial reports at FAPEMPA LLC. - Engineered Python-based automated financial-reporting tools at Proactive that reduced data-processing time by 70%. - Increased system reliability by 40% at Proactive. - Designed scalable financial-data ETL pipelines at Proactive that improved reporting speed by 40%. - Organized chapter documentation, meeting notes, decisions, and action-item records as Secretary of ColorStack UTA. - Automated membership-intake processes and supported recruitment and retention initiatives as Recruitment Co-Director of ColorStack UTA. - Serves as a primary communications contact, records manager, event-logistics organizer, and membership-data administrator as Secretary of NSBE at UTA. - Helped ensure adherence to bylaws and Robert’s Rules of Order as Parliamentarian of NSBE at UTA. - Built Novi, a fully local agentic AI agent. - Built personal projects focused on local AI agents and AI integration. - Has hands-on experience with Flask, React, React Native, Ollama, and local LLM applications with real-time token streaming. - Built leadership skills through school leadership positions and product-management knowledge through self-directed work and personal projects. ## Experience - **Front End Associate at Walmart** (2026-09-01–present) — Progressed from supervised register training to independently managing customer transactions within the first few shifts. Quickly learned Walmart’s point-of-sale procedures and front-end workflows while maintaining accurate, customer-focused service. - **Secretary at NSBE at UTA** (2026-04-01–present) — Serve as the primary point of contact for chapter communications, ensuring seamless information flow between executive board members, general body, and external partners. Manage official meeting minutes and documentation, maintaining accurate records of decisions and action items in alignment with organizational goals. Facilitate team collaboration by organizing logistics for workshops, social events, and recruitment drives, fostering a supportive community for CS majors. Oversee membership databases and attendance tracking to support data-driven decision-making for chapter growth and engagement. - **Secretary at ColorStack UTA** (2026-01-01–2026-09-01) — As Secretary for the ColorStack UTA Chapter, I organize and maintain all chapter documents, take detailed notes during meetings, and manage records of key decisions and action items. I support the leadership team with administrative tasks and ensure clear communication across the organization. By maintaining accurate documentation and structured records, I help the executive team stay aligned, make informed decisions, and ensure smooth, efficient chapter operations. - **AI Trainer at Handshake** (2025-12-01–2026-08-01) — As an AI Trainer, I develop and evaluate domain-specific prompts to assess large language model \(LLM\) performance in data science, analytics, and software engineering. I analyze model outputs for accuracy, clarity, and depth across complex workflows, including statistical modeling and predictive analytics. By providing detailed feedback on hundreds of model interactions, I help improve AI understanding of data-driven decision-making and software engineering methodologies, contributing to measurable improvements in model accuracy and performance. - **Recruitment Co-Director at ColorStack UTA** (2025-09-01–2026-01-01) — As Recruitment Co-Director, I drive strategies to expand chapter membership and enhance engagement with prospective and current members. I design and implement recruitment initiatives, automate membership intake processes, and develop value-added programs that incentivize paid membership participation. By optimizing outreach and onboarding workflows, I increase recruitment efficiency, strengthen member retention, and contribute to the chapter’s long-term growth and sustainability. - **Parliamentarian at NSBE at UTA** (2025-06-01–2026-05-01) — As Parliamentarian for the NSBE UTA Chapter, I ensure that all chapter meetings and organizational procedures adhere to established bylaws and Robert’s Rules of Order. I provide guidance on formal motions, maintain accurate records of parliamentary decisions, and facilitate structured, efficient meetings. By upholding governance standards, I help the executive team make informed decisions, ensure fair voting processes, and promote transparency across all chapter operations. - **Inventory Specialist at Best Buy** (2024-06-01–2026-01-01) — Managed logistics for 1,000+ incoming shipments monthly, unloading, inspecting, and categorized products to ensure accurate, damage-free inventory handling. Leveraged Warehouse Management Systems \(WMS\) to track inventory in real time, enhancing operational efficiency and product availability. Coached 5+ new hires, streamlining onboarding processes and reducing training time by 30%, resulting in improved team productivity. - **Data System Engineer at FAPEMPA LLC** (2024-01-01–2024-12-01) — At FAPEMPA LLC, I analyzed business and performance data to uncover trends and support strategic decision-making. Using tools like Python \(Pandas, NumPy\) and Excel, I cleaned, processed, and visualized large datasets to deliver accurate, actionable insights. I also developed interactive dashboards to track engagement and marketing metrics, helping improve client campaign performance. In addition, I trained and mentored new team members, improving onboarding efficiency and team productivity. My work helped bridge data insights with business strategy to enhance overall operational outcomes. - **IT Systems & Web Intern at DFW Ghanaian SDA Church** (2024-01-01–2025-12-01) — As an IT Systems & Web Intern at DFW Ghanaian SDA Church, I design and maintain internal websites and dashboards that improve accessibility and information sharing across departments. I assist in managing IT infrastructure by monitoring system performance, diagnosing network issues, and supporting security initiatives such as encryption and automated backups for 500+ member records. Collaborating closely with media and operations teams, I help streamline workflows, enhance streaming quality, and ensure reliable technology performance for weekly services and events. - **Financial Operations Coordinator at FAPEMPA LLC** (2023-02-01–2023-12-01) — As a Finance & Operations Coordinator, I audited cash flow across 10+ Ghana-based sites, ensuring accuracy for over $200K in annual transactions using spreadsheets and reporting tools. I analyzed financial records, reviewed bank accounts, and documented company expenditures for reporting to the accountant. I also prepared draft policies, reviewed daily business communications, and created detailed meeting minutes to improve organizational efficiency. By streamlining company expenses and developing data-driven financial reports, I enhanced transparency, supported executive decision-making, and reduced operational overspending by 15%. - **Data System Engineer at Proactive** (2023-02-01–2024-12-01) — Engineered automated financial reporting tools using Python, reducing data processing time by 70% and increasing system reliability by 40%. Designed scalable ETL pipelines for financial data, improving reporting speed by 40% and enabling timely executive insights. ## Education - Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science — The University of Texas at Arlington (2023-01-01–2027-01-01) - Bachelor of Science, Computational Science — University of Texas at Arlington - Bachelor's Degree, Computational Science — University of Texas at Arlington ## FAQ ### What does Robert do at Walmart? Robert is a Front End Associate at Walmart. He learned Walmart’s point-of-sale procedures and front-end workflows quickly, progressing from supervised register training to independently managing customer transactions within his first few shifts while maintaining accurate, customer-focused service. ### What does Robert do as an AI Trainer at Handshake? Robert develops and evaluates domain-specific prompts for large language models in data science, analytics, and software engineering. He assesses model outputs for accuracy, clarity, and depth across workflows such as statistical modeling and predictive analytics, and provides detailed feedback on hundreds of model interactions to support improvements in model accuracy and performance. ### What did Robert accomplish as an Inventory Specialist at Best Buy? At Best Buy, Robert managed logistics for more than 1,000 incoming shipments each month. He unloaded, inspected, and categorized products for accurate, damage-free inventory handling used warehouse management systems to track inventory in real time and coached more than five new hires, reducing training time by 30%. ### What does Robert do as an IT Systems & Web Intern at DFW Ghanaian SDA Church? Robert designs and maintains internal websites and dashboards to improve accessibility and information sharing across departments. He monitors system performance, diagnoses network issues, and supports security initiatives including encryption and automated backups for more than 500 member records. He also collaborates with media and operations teams to streamline workflows, improve streaming quality, and support reliable technology for weekly services and events. ### What did Robert do as a Data System Engineer at FAPEMPA LLC? As a Data System Engineer at FAPEMPA LLC, Robert analyzed business and performance data to identify trends and support strategic decisions. Using Python, including Pandas and NumPy, and Excel, he cleaned, processed, visualized, and reported on large datasets. He also developed interactive dashboards for engagement and marketing metrics and trained and mentored new team members. ### What did Robert accomplish as Financial Operations Coordinator at FAPEMPA LLC? As Finance & Operations Coordinator at FAPEMPA LLC, Robert audited cash flow across more than 10 Ghana-based sites and ensured accuracy for over $200,000 in annual transactions. He analyzed financial records, reviewed bank accounts, documented expenditures, prepared draft policies, reviewed daily communications, and created meeting minutes. His data-driven financial reporting and expense-streamlining work improved transparency, supported executive decision-making, and reduced operational overspending by 15%. ### What did Robert accomplish as a Data System Engineer at Proactive? At Proactive, Robert engineered automated financial-reporting tools in Python that reduced data-processing time by 70% and increased system reliability by 40%. He also designed scalable ETL pipelines for financial data, improving reporting speed by 40% and enabling more timely executive insights. ### What did Robert do as Secretary of ColorStack UTA? As Secretary for ColorStack UTA, Robert organized and maintained chapter documents, recorded detailed meeting notes, and managed records of decisions and action items. He supported the leadership team with administrative work and helped maintain clear communication and structured records for efficient chapter operations. ### What did Robert do as Recruitment Co-Director of ColorStack UTA? As Recruitment Co-Director for ColorStack UTA, Robert developed recruitment strategies, implemented recruitment initiatives, automated membership-intake processes, and created programs intended to encourage paid membership participation. His work optimized outreach and onboarding workflows to support recruitment efficiency, member retention, and chapter growth. ### What does Robert do as Secretary of NSBE at UTA? As Secretary of NSBE at UTA, Robert serves as a primary point of contact for chapter communications among the executive board, general body, and external partners. He manages meeting minutes and decision records, organizes logistics for workshops, social events, and recruitment drives, and oversees membership databases and attendance tracking to support chapter growth and engagement. ### What did Robert do as Parliamentarian of NSBE at UTA? As Parliamentarian for NSBE at UTA, Robert helped ensure that meetings and procedures followed chapter bylaws and Robert’s Rules of Order. He provided guidance on formal motions, maintained records of parliamentary decisions, and supported structured meetings, fair voting processes, transparency, and informed executive decision-making. ### What AI application-development experience does Robert have? Robert has built personal projects centered on local AI agents and AI integration. His experience includes Flask, React, React Native, Ollama, local LLM applications, and real-time token streaming. ### What is Novi, Robert’s AI project? Novi is Robert’s fully local agentic AI agent. It is part of his personal work on local AI agents and AI integration. ### How does Robert approach complex AI design and implementation work? Robert has approached complex design decisions through research and has worked through real-time AI token-streaming challenges in local LLM applications. ### What leadership and product-management experience does Robert have? Robert has developed leadership skills through school leadership positions and has learned product management through self-directed work and personal projects. ### What is Robert’s educational background? Robert’s education at the University of Texas at Arlington includes a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, a Bachelor’s Degree in Computational Science, and a Bachelor of Science in Computational Science. ### What work environment does Robert seek? Robert has stated that he seeks a work environment where he can grow, learn from teammates, and share insights. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertasumeng