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# Rishi Sawhney

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**Profession:** Engineering Intern
**Location:** San Jose, California, United States

## About

Rishi Sawhney is a computer science student at the University of California, Santa Cruz with internship experience in software systems, security-focused integrations, and AI Gateway development. Rishi currently brings hands-on experience from Cequence Security, where he helped integrate APIs and platforms into customer-focused systems and worked on MCP servers for AI Gateway. His strengths include post-sales support and implementation, enterprise rollouts, practical integration work, and persistent problem-solving across multiple technical paths. Rishi has also tackled a complex Azure integration and worked to improve collaboration following a difficult rollout. Earlier, he served as a Software Systems Intern at Nucleodyne Systems. In addition to his technical work, Rishi assisted martial arts classes through the Leadership program at Sunnyvale Martial Arts Academy. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from UC Santa Cruz, has completed Data Analytics training through Springboard, and earned a high school diploma from Monta Vista High School.

## Highlights

- Helped integrate APIs and platforms into customer-focused systems as an Engineering Intern at Cequence Security.
- Worked on MCP servers for AI Gateway at Cequence Security.
- Built experience in post-sales support and implementation, including enterprise rollout work.
- Tackled a complex Azure integration.
- Applied persistent, multi-path problem-solving during technical implementation work.
- Worked to improve collaboration after a difficult rollout.
- Served as a Software Systems Intern at Nucleodyne Systems.
- Assisted martial arts classes through the Leadership program at Sunnyvale Martial Arts Academy.
- Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
- Completed Data Analytics training through Springboard.
- Earned a high school diploma from Monta Vista High School.

## Experience

- **Engineering Intern at Cequence Security** (2024-01-01–2026-01-01) — Helped integrate APIs/platforms into customer-focused systems. Also worked on MCP servers for AI Gateway.
- **Software Systems Intern at Nucleodyne Systems** (2023-01-01–2023-12-01)
- **Instructor at Sunnyvale Martial Arts Academy** (2023-01-01–2023-12-01) — Assisted with classes as part of Leadership program.

## Education

- Data Analytics — Springboard (2024-01-01–2024-01-01)
- Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science — University of California, Santa Cruz (2018-01-01–2023-01-01)
- High School Diploma — Monta Vista High School (2014-01-01–2018-01-01)

## FAQ

### What does Rishi do?

Rishi Sawhney is a computer science student at the University of California, Santa Cruz with experience in software systems, security-focused API and platform integrations, AI Gateway work, and implementation support.

### What did Rishi do at Cequence Security?

Rishi was an Engineering Intern at Cequence Security. He helped integrate APIs and platforms into customer-focused systems and worked on MCP servers for AI Gateway.

### What are Rishi’s strengths in implementation and integration work?

Rishi’s implementation experience includes post-sales support, enterprise rollouts, hands-on integration work, a complex Azure integration, and improving collaboration after a difficult rollout.

### What was Rishi’s role at Nucleodyne Systems?

Rishi worked as a Software Systems Intern at Nucleodyne Systems.

### What did Rishi do at Sunnyvale Martial Arts Academy?

Rishi assisted with classes at Sunnyvale Martial Arts Academy as part of its Leadership program.

### Where did Rishi study computer science?

Rishi earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

### What data analytics education has Rishi completed?

Rishi completed Data Analytics training through Springboard.

### Where did Rishi attend high school?

Rishi earned a high school diploma from Monta Vista High School.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishi-sawhney-7469822a0

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