Michelle Gelman
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Brian Ingmanson
Thanks to Michelle, the IBM Quantum-sponsored Qiskit Fall Fest was a huge success. This was a globe-spanning festival of workshops, educational opportunities, and hackathons all run by student leaders with the support of IBM Quantum's Community Team. Michelle worked with the team at UT Austin to manage their events and teach quantum computing concepts which, in total, reached over 1,000 students worldwide. This event would not have been as successful without Michelle's dedicated focus and impact. I strongly recommend Michelle to handle any project management, event organizing, or quantum computing related projects.
Brian Ingmanson
Thanks to Michelle, the IBM Quantum-sponsored Qiskit Fall Fest was a huge success. This was a globe-spanning festival of workshops, educational opportunities, and hackathons all run by student leaders with the support of IBM Quantum's Community Team. Michelle worked with the team at UT Austin to manage their events and teach quantum computing concepts which, in total, reached over 1,000 students worldwide. This event would not have been as successful without Michelle's dedicated focus and impact. I strongly recommend Michelle to handle any project management, event organizing, or quantum computing related projects.
Brian Ingmanson
Thanks to Michelle, the IBM Quantum-sponsored Qiskit Fall Fest was a huge success. This was a globe-spanning festival of workshops, educational opportunities, and hackathons all run by student leaders with the support of IBM Quantum's Community Team. Michelle worked with the team at UT Austin to manage their events and teach quantum computing concepts which, in total, reached over 1,000 students worldwide. This event would not have been as successful without Michelle's dedicated focus and impact. I strongly recommend Michelle to handle any project management, event organizing, or quantum computing related projects.
Brian Ingmanson
Thanks to Michelle, the IBM Quantum-sponsored Qiskit Fall Fest was a huge success. This was a globe-spanning festival of workshops, educational opportunities, and hackathons all run by student leaders with the support of IBM Quantum's Community Team. Michelle worked with the team at UT Austin to manage their events and teach quantum computing concepts which, in total, reached over 1,000 students worldwide. This event would not have been as successful without Michelle's dedicated focus and impact. I strongly recommend Michelle to handle any project management, event organizing, or quantum computing related projects.
Credentials
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Certificate of Quantum Comptuing
The University of Texas at AustinJan, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
iQuHack 2023: IonQ Second Place Winner
iQuiseJan, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Minor in Entrepreneurship
The University of Texas at Austin
Experience
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Quantum Coalition
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United States
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Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Student Lead
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Aug 2022 - Present
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The Coding School
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United States
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Curriculum Development Intern
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May 2023 - Aug 2023
Taught Intro to Quantum Course for high schoolers with emphasis on state vectors, linear algebra and matrices, and Qiskit Taught College educators for TRAIN Professional development program focused on machine learning competency including basics of KNN, linear regression, ethics, and neural network algorithms. Procured Google Colab notebooks and course content for quantum and machine learning courses. Developed Covid-19 end-of-year epidemiology project for machine learning course. Taught Intro to Quantum Course for high schoolers with emphasis on state vectors, linear algebra and matrices, and Qiskit Taught College educators for TRAIN Professional development program focused on machine learning competency including basics of KNN, linear regression, ethics, and neural network algorithms. Procured Google Colab notebooks and course content for quantum and machine learning courses. Developed Covid-19 end-of-year epidemiology project for machine learning course.
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Qiskit Fall Fest 21' Organizer
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Oct 2021 - May 2023
• Project Lead for UT's first quantum hackathon
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President
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Dec 2020 - May 2023
•Conduct client outreach and secure lasting partnerships to expand the organization's opportunities for students interested in quantum computing applications including funding, talent onboarding, and educational resources•Developing and maintaining Medium blog •Coordinating community outreach to increase organization exposure through local school educational seminars, social media, and internal club event coordination•Aiding in creating monthly educational topics and material for monthly quantum labs accessible for students of various skill levels within the organization•Developed and maintain website using Webflow Show less
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IBM
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Management Intern at IBM Quantum
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May 2022 - Aug 2022
• Led Open Science Prize research challenge through creating project strategy roadmap, aligning internal stakeholder incentives, and research-focused concept mapping for topic validation. • Increased collaboration between internal teams to align OKRs and launch strategies across user research, software, and research groups to target internal information silos. • Developed API testing tool with Open Alex backend to create a repeatable question discovery framework, working cross-functionally with data ingestion team • Conducted qualitative user research to align Open Science Prize target audience motivations with Qiskit Runtime, driving benchmarking metrics for product-user fit • Expanded audience for IBM Educator summit to include student educators, driving attendance by 40% from 2021 Show less
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Microsoft
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Azure Quantum PM Intern
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May 2021 - Aug 2021
• Created a foundational qualitative user research framework focused on identifying friction points in current partner engagements, leading generative UR sessions with hardware partners. • Synthesized findings into an actional research report, using qualitative research codebook to establish patterns in contextual data. • Developed action plan for foundational features for partner experience, working cross-functionally with software and UX teams to outline feature MVP. • Collaborated with other project managers on team to assist driving semesterly goals and initiatives outside of intern project scope. Show less
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The University of Texas at Austin
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Peer Mentor for UT Austin Quantum Computing FRI
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Jan 2021 - Apr 2021
•Assist in teaching freshman students fundamental quantum computing concepts including quantum gate operations, quantum state tomography, QKD, complex quantum logic gates, and experimental quantum optics •Collaborate with instructors and TA on best approaches to teaching quantum information to undergraduate level students •Coach students on implementing quantum circuits on IBMQX software •Develop an understanding of software implementations with quantum algorithms using Qiskit •Assist in teaching freshman students fundamental quantum computing concepts including quantum gate operations, quantum state tomography, QKD, complex quantum logic gates, and experimental quantum optics •Collaborate with instructors and TA on best approaches to teaching quantum information to undergraduate level students •Coach students on implementing quantum circuits on IBMQX software •Develop an understanding of software implementations with quantum algorithms using Qiskit
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True Impact Media
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Customer Success Intern
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Nov 2020 - Mar 2021
•utilize backend database management tools including content formatting, issue trackers, timeline schedules to organize operator inventory data from excel sheets •facilitate two-way communication between clients and out-of-home operators to exceed project deliverables •Ensure quality presentation of RFP for clients through frontend software interface and backend inventory management •Manage multiple client projects with strict deadlines efficiently and effectively •utilize backend database management tools including content formatting, issue trackers, timeline schedules to organize operator inventory data from excel sheets •facilitate two-way communication between clients and out-of-home operators to exceed project deliverables •Ensure quality presentation of RFP for clients through frontend software interface and backend inventory management •Manage multiple client projects with strict deadlines efficiently and effectively
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Freelance Graphic Designer
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Jun 2020 - Jan 2021
Delivers creative design process from conceptualization to completion with focus on client communication. Adept at Adobe Creative Suite-- Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, HTML Specialized in brand identity, logo design, typography, infographics Delivers creative design process from conceptualization to completion with focus on client communication. Adept at Adobe Creative Suite-- Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, HTML Specialized in brand identity, logo design, typography, infographics
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The University of Texas at Austin
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Freshman Research Initiative: Quantum Computing Stream
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Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
●Explored implementations of quantum computing in scalable architecture and cryptography ●Worked with remote access quantum computers on IBMQX to simulate various quantum algorithms ●Engaged in research using Q# and Python modules ●Explored implementations of quantum computing in scalable architecture and cryptography ●Worked with remote access quantum computers on IBMQX to simulate various quantum algorithms ●Engaged in research using Q# and Python modules
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Applied Research Laboratories, The University of Texas at Austin
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United States
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Defense & Space
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300 - 400 Employee
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Quantum Optics Lab research Assistant
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Jun 2019 - Sep 2019
● Created and automated python script to run Quantum State Tomography measurements with S-15 detectors ● Operated polarizing beam splitters, single-photon detectors, and attenuators for optical set-up of quantum entanglement and Quantum State Tomography. ● Preformed photon detection measurements to model Malus's law ● Designed experimental optical schemes through team-building exercises to find optimal detection configuration. ● Created and automated python script to run Quantum State Tomography measurements with S-15 detectors ● Operated polarizing beam splitters, single-photon detectors, and attenuators for optical set-up of quantum entanglement and Quantum State Tomography. ● Preformed photon detection measurements to model Malus's law ● Designed experimental optical schemes through team-building exercises to find optimal detection configuration.
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SmartLens
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United States
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Software Development
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Chief Marketing Officer
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Oct 2018 - Sep 2019
● Manage social media promotions, extensive advertisement campaigns, and content development directed at target audiences that articulate the merits of visual search with machine learning. ● Responsible for networking and building relations through daily agency and client-side communications. ● Lead visual graphics director in creative video and ad project management. ● Developed in-depth reports for software life cycle projections and pitch presentations, as well as a strategy for obtaining first venture capital investment of $8,000 for server-side equipment. ● Worked on SVM machine learning models for binary classification. Show less
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SmartHauz
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United States
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Consumer Services
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Executive Assistant
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Sep 2018 - Sep 2019
● Managed appointments calendar, set-up and prioritized clients’ schedules, and coordinated business communications. ● Organized monthly presentations with logistical aspects(power points, brochures, etc.) at local start-up accelerator. ● Formulated strategies for organic social media content, increasing brand visibility by 34%. ● Produced and distributed marketing collateral through local advertising campaigns, increasing customer base by 15%. ● Managed appointments calendar, set-up and prioritized clients’ schedules, and coordinated business communications. ● Organized monthly presentations with logistical aspects(power points, brochures, etc.) at local start-up accelerator. ● Formulated strategies for organic social media content, increasing brand visibility by 34%. ● Produced and distributed marketing collateral through local advertising campaigns, increasing customer base by 15%.
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Tiger-Rock Martial Arts International
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Katy, Texas
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Martial Arts Instructor
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Aug 2016 - Jun 2018
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Education
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USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Quantum Computing -
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelors, Computer Science