Liam Nance

Professional.

Backend intern at Brunswick. Undergrad researcher at URSA. Software intern at OpenMind AI. Project manager at Disruption Lab.

Below, the skills I've actually used, mapped to where I used them. Click chips to filter.

Skills

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Languages

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Tools

19 entries.

Where I've used them

  • Brunswick Corporation

    Backend Development Intern · May 2025 to May 2026

    Built a CV pipeline, a LangGraph boating agent on Azure, and an Android client for a CES demo to the CEO of a $5B company.

    • Python
    • LangGraph
    • Azure
    • OpenCV
    • Kotlin
    • Jetpack Compose
    • Android Studio
  • OpenMind AI

    Software Development Intern · Jan 2026 to May 2026

    Shipped a gamified habit-loop product in Godot plus a React companion site, designed with a Brown psychology researcher.

    • Godot
    • React
    • OpenAI API
    • TypeScript
    • Tailwind
  • URSA Undergraduate Research

    Undergraduate Researcher · Jan 2025 to May 2025

    Designed deep-learning pipelines that classify vehicles from multimodal IoT data (audio + vibration) using Vision Transformers.

    • Python
    • PyTorch
    • TensorFlow
    • NumPy
    • Pandas
  • Disruption Lab

    Project Manager · Jan 2025 to May 2026

    Ran market research and shipped a Next.js MVP plus a custom AI chatbot used in a UIUC / IBKR / Bridgewater trading competition.

    • Next.js
    • React
    • TypeScript
    • OpenAI API
    • Tailwind
    • MongoDB
  • URSA Spring 2025 Research Framework

    ML · AI · Research

    Deep-learning research framework for vehicle classification from multimodal IoT data. Combines spectrograms of audio and vibration with Vision Transformers, and includes self-supervised pretraining for sparse-label regimes.

    • Python
    • PyTorch
    • TensorFlow
    • NumPy
    • Pandas
  • Law Testing MVP

    AI · Frontend

    React MVP that reads legal documents, compares clauses across versions, and flags risk using a custom OpenAI agent. Shipped as the Disruption Lab law-tech pilot.

    • React
    • TypeScript
    • OpenAI API
    • Tailwind
  • Event Consolidator

    Frontend · Backend · Full-Stack · Database

    Next.js full-stack app that scrapes, dedupes, and re-publishes campus events into a single feed. Postgres-backed with a typed API layer.

    • Next.js
    • TypeScript
    • PostgreSQL
    • Tailwind
  • CNN Computer Vision Projects

    ML · AI · CV

    A pack of TensorFlow and Keras CNN projects for image classification and segmentation. Covers data prep, augmentation, training, and evaluation.

    • Python
    • TensorFlow
    • Keras
    • NumPy
  • OpenCV2 Projects

    CV · Backend

    Real-time computer vision experiments using OpenCV. Includes face mesh tracking, hand pose, gesture control, and a webcam-driven volume control.

    • Python
    • OpenCV
    • NumPy
  • WebView Wrapper (Android)

    Mobile

    Kotlin and Jetpack Compose Android shell that wraps a web app as a native client, with deep-link routing and offline cache hints.

    • Kotlin
    • Jetpack Compose
    • Android Studio

Experience.

Four roles across hardware, ML research, AI agents, and product work, and each one taught me a different way of breaking things.

  1. Brunswick Corporation

    May 2025 to May 2026

    Backend Development Intern · Champaign, IL

    Built a CV pipeline, a LangGraph boating agent on Azure, and an Android client for a CES demo to the CEO of a $5B company.

    • Engineered a computer vision pipeline using template matching and AI integration to extract nautical symbols from PDFs. Improved accuracy by 45%+ and saved an estimated $500K+ annually.
    • Built an AI boating agent using LangGraph with tool-calling, deployed to Azure and shown by Brunswick at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
    • Developed a full-stack Android app in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose for the agent, integrating LLM API calls and dynamic UI for a CEO-level presentation.
    • Python
    • LangGraph
    • Azure
    • OpenCV
    • Kotlin
    • Jetpack Compose
    • Android Studio
  2. OpenMind AI

    Jan 2026 to May 2026

    Software Development Intern · Remote

    Shipped a gamified habit-loop product in Godot plus a React companion site, designed with a Brown psychology researcher.

    • Ideated and developed a gamified approach in Godot to rewire habit loops, working from psychological techniques contributed by a Brown University psychology researcher.
    • Built and deployed a companion React-based website that wraps the OpenAI API with custom system prompts.
    • Godot
    • React
    • OpenAI API
    • TypeScript
    • Tailwind
  3. URSA Undergraduate Research

    Jan 2025 to May 2025

    Undergraduate Researcher · Champaign, IL

    Designed deep-learning pipelines that classify vehicles from multimodal IoT data (audio + vibration) using Vision Transformers.

    • Designed a deep-learning pipeline to classify vehicle types from multimodal IoT data (audio + vibration) using spectrograms and Vision Transformers.
    • Built supervised and self-supervised pipelines to improve accuracy on sparse datasets.
    • Achieved 20%+ accuracy improvement and 40% reduction in training epochs through self-supervised pretraining.
    • Python
    • PyTorch
    • TensorFlow
    • NumPy
    • Pandas
  4. Disruption Lab

    Jan 2025 to May 2026

    Project Manager · Champaign, IL

    Ran market research and shipped a Next.js MVP plus a custom AI chatbot used in a UIUC / IBKR / Bridgewater trading competition.

    • Conducted market research and client interviews to launch a subscription model for an AI-powered patent search tool. Connected the client with a $20B+ enterprise partner.
    • Developed a Next.js MVP that uses AI to review, compare, and store legal documents, streamlining client workflows.
    • Built a custom AI chatbot (model selection, system prompts, document grounding) and a companion site used in a UIUC, IBKR, and Bridgewater trading competition.
    • Next.js
    • React
    • TypeScript
    • OpenAI API
    • Tailwind
    • MongoDB

Projects.

URSA Spring 2025 Research Framework

URSA Spring 2025 Research Framework

Deep-learning research framework for vehicle classification from multimodal IoT data. Combines spectrograms of audio and vibration with Vision Transformers, and includes self-supervised pretraining for sparse-label regimes.

  • Python
  • PyTorch
  • TensorFlow
  • NumPy
  • Pandas
GitHub

Law Testing MVP

Law Testing MVP

React MVP that reads legal documents, compares clauses across versions, and flags risk using a custom OpenAI agent. Shipped as the Disruption Lab law-tech pilot.

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • OpenAI API
  • Tailwind
GitHub

Event Consolidator

Event Consolidator

Next.js full-stack app that scrapes, dedupes, and re-publishes campus events into a single feed. Postgres-backed with a typed API layer.

  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • PostgreSQL
  • Tailwind
GitHub

CNN Computer Vision Projects

CNN Computer Vision Projects

A pack of TensorFlow and Keras CNN projects for image classification and segmentation. Covers data prep, augmentation, training, and evaluation.

  • Python
  • TensorFlow
  • Keras
  • NumPy
GitHub

OpenCV2 Projects

OpenCV2 Projects

Real-time computer vision experiments using OpenCV. Includes face mesh tracking, hand pose, gesture control, and a webcam-driven volume control.

  • Python
  • OpenCV
  • NumPy
GitHub

WebView Wrapper (Android)

WebView Wrapper (Android)

Kotlin and Jetpack Compose Android shell that wraps a web app as a native client, with deep-link routing and offline cache hints.

  • Kotlin
  • Jetpack Compose
  • Android Studio
GitHub

Archive (9)

  • Friendly Fineprint

    • React
    • TypeScript
    • OpenAI API
  • Systems Projects

    • C
    • Linux
    • Bash
  • Ubermate Cleaning

    • Next.js
    • Tailwind
    • MongoDB
    • React
  • RunBuddies

    • Java
    • Firebase
    • Android Studio
  • This Site

    • Next.js
    • React
    • TypeScript
    • Tailwind
  • Calories Burnt Predictor

    • Python
    • Pandas
    • scikit-learn
  • Titanic Survival Classification

    • Python
    • Pandas
    • scikit-learn
  • JavaScript Amazon Project

    • JavaScript
    • HTML
    • CSS
  • Node Express Tutorial

    • Node
    • Express
    • MongoDB

Education.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Grainger College of Engineering.

B.S. Computer Science, Minor in Business. GPA 3.90. Expected May 2028.

Coursework

Data Structures, Algorithms, Discrete Structures, Computer Architecture, Systems Programming, Database Systems, Linear Algebra, Probability and Statistics for CS, Numerical Methods, IBM Data Science.

Extracurriculars.

  • ACM SigAidaMember
  • Disruption LabProject Manager
  • Dev AdaMember
  • NOBEBuilder
  • Euchre ClubMember

Hire me, or talk shop.

Easiest to reach by email. Resume below.

github.com/lmnance2·linkedin.com/in/liam-nance-a17152316