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Hello,
I am Shayan

Forever Student

Master of Business Administration, 2026
Bachelor of Science: Computer Science and Engineering, 2025
Associate of Arts, 2021

Excited Navigator

Passionate about
People, Technology, Business, and Entrepreneurship

Motivated Motivator

Engineering Project Manager at Medaica

Due Diligence and Deal Coordinator at Sierra Angels

Accelerator Program Coordinator & Venture Capital Analyst at StartUp NV

Board of Directors at National Collegiate Honors Council

Director of Recruitment at The Honors College of University of Nevada, Reno

My Projects

Here are highlights of some projects I have worked on in my field of study

SoulSync

UNR College of Engineering Capstone Design Project Competition Runnerup 2025. Developed SoulSync, a native iOS and watchOS app that aggregates biometric, calendar, activity, music, and mood/emotion data to surface personalized life trends. In collaboration with Connected Future Labs and The Emotibit.

Phone Scan

Won 1st place in Association for Computing Machinery, Biggest Little Hackathon 2022.
Phone Scan was my first project that used elements of software engineering, programming, and computer science outside of what I was taught in the classroom.
Phone scan is a machine learning model that is able to identify different phones in a picture with high accuracy.

Big Data and Time Travel to Visualize Global Volcanism

The goal for this project is building an open-source tool to investigate the relationship between global volcanism and tectonic evolution. I was awarded a research grant from University of Nevada Reno to work with Dr. Wenrong Cao on his project. During my time working with Dr. Cao I learned how to apply my Computer Science and Math skills to Geological Sciences and Engineering.

Pack Health

Pack Health was a collaborative effort among students and the Digital Wolf Pack Initiative program to create a community resources and mental health application for the student body at the University of Nevada, Reno

iPwn

Won 1st place in Association for Computing Machinery, Biggest Little Hackathon 2023.
iPwn is an interactive game of laser tag played on the users' personal phones, made possible by Multipeer Connectivity and Core Machine Learning.

RealityX

Won 1st place in Association for Computing Machinery, Biggest Little Hackathon 2024. Developed an AR experience to scan and identify objects using cloud computing and AI.

Testing Adaptive Language Feedback for English Learners

Selected for a competitive research grant among hundreds of applicants.
Engineered an AI-powered application for phonetic analysis and linguistic feedback with OpenAI Whisper.
Utilized machine learning to optimize real-time pronunciation assessment.

My Experiences

Here are highlights of some experiences I have working on different things

StartUp NV

I was an investment coordinator and venture capital due diligence analyst at Nevada's first and only statewide accelerator and incubator.
I conducted full venture capital grade due diligence on over 50 startups to inform investment decisions, which have collectively achieved a 4x multiple on invested capital.
I also facilitated professional mentorship for 30 startups. Resulted in deployment of $700K in grants and $1M+ in sales. I still work with StartUp NV and the amazing team making entrepreneurship possible in Nevada.

Sierra Angels

I was the deal coordinator and due diligence lead for The Sierra Angels. Established in 1997 Sierra Angels are one of the oldest angel investment group in The United States.
I Supported founders through the full application and due diligence process for funding.
Coordinated months-long investment process and communication between founders and investors. During my time there we rapidly expanded our deal-sharing network of over 20 angel investment groups and 100 individual angel investors.

The Honors College at University of Nevada, Reno

I served as the Director of Marketing, Outreach and Recruitment for The Honors College at University of Nevada, Reno. My duties were to oversee our enrollment management procedure, strategically set and achieve goals and objectives, and manage a group of more than 20 volunteers.

National Collegiate Honors Council

I served on the Board of Directors of the National Collegiate Honors Council. NCHC is a 501(c)(3) non profit that is the primary oversight and creditor organization for Honors colleges and programs across the United States.
I was elected to the board in 2022 on a two year term.

Digital Wolf Pack Initiative

The Digital Wolf Pack Initiative, which is the collaborative effort between Apple at UNR to bring the digital gap among students. Here, among with a diverse team, we create lessons and teach skills such as coding and Keynote on iPads to students.

Medaica

Medaica is a Nevada startup with an FDA approved device that allows for early detection of heart problems. I am supporting the team with engineering, fundraising, and executive operations as an advisor.

Association for Computing Machinery

I am a member of my local Association for Computing Machinery chapter. I have won three hackathons with my team in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

3peeps

I co-founded 3peeps where we create awesome apps and digital products!

Clubs and Orgs

I am a member of Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Society, I was the treasurer for Wolf Pack Entrepreneurship club, I founded the Wolf Pack Safe AI, I was part of The Honors College Student Council.

My Story

I am a first generation American. Just two years after immigrating to The United States, I received an Associates Degree before graduating high school during the pandemic. I have a strong passion for helping and motivating people. I thrive when I work with teams and when I am able to be a part of something collaborative. I am very intrigued with computers and problem solving and work on multiple programming projects. I am the logic and flows person.

Public Speaking is my strong suit, I have presented research at conferences, put together many pitch decks, and trained on how to present. I was a choir conductor for 3 year as a teenager. I have been writing and performing spoken word and poetry since I was 7 years old. I am a soccer player and swimmer and recently I have been taking lessons in Boxing and playing tons of Volleyball.

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