Seth Micaiah Kennedy

Innovative developer, thoughtful analyst, and marketing visionary.

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Hey there

I'm Micaiah. I am a senior computer science student at the University of Florida that loves to code, surf, and bring absolutely outlandish ideas to reality. Below you'll see my education, experience, and a variety of things I've worked on.

Education and experience

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Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Candidate

May 2024

Graduation May 2024. Extensive coursework in algorithms, data structures, statistics, mathematics, practical software development, and enterprise software engineering practices.

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Software Development Engineering Intern

Summer 2023

SDE Intern for the backend E-commerce team. Worked with a variety of engineers in different projects getting experience in Grafana, QA Engineering, MongoDB and Python automation

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Preisdent, VP, Team Captain

2020-2023

President of the University of Florida's largest sport and social club. Oversaw an executive team of 16 people. Led the generation of $80,000 in revenue, +40% increase in new members, and saw the surf team get its first win in nearly 20 years and highest finish since the 2000s.

Portfolio

From winning best overall graph theory project, to planting a half pipe on Jacksonville Beach, I've gotten to work on some pretty cool stuff. Below you'll find just a few of the projects I've worked on. Tap or hover over a tile to learn more.

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Inspired by Windy.com, Wavy is a historical weather and climate visualization tool. It is written in React, Golang, and supported by a PostgreSQL database.

The source code can be viewed here here.

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WhereToGive is a full stack application developed to connect would be donors with legitimate charities. It is written in React, Golang, and supported with a PostgreSQL database.

The source code can be viewed here here.

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Chief organizer of the 5th and 6th UF Surf King of Clubs - An annual collegiate surf invitational that features nearly a dozen schools, over 100 competitors, camping, and live music.

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I had the privilege of overseeing the finest UF Surf Team in nearly two decades. We clinched our first all out win in 19 years, and our best regional finish since the early 2000s.

Through leveraging sponsors, apparel sales, and reaching out to club alumni, we were able to raise over $10,000 for the teams return to the national contest.

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We had the honor of collaborating with Lafavre to design a limited run of surf club hats. They sold out within hours, churning out over $5,000 in revenue.

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Planned, designed, and marketed UF Surf's first intercollegiate skate jam. Featuring swag, cash prizes, multiple divisions, and live bands.

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Planned, designed, and marketed UF Surf's first Shred Carpet. Booked three bands, rented out a venue, and hired catering. Featured over 100 attendees and near $3,000 in revenue.

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Worked with the fabled legend Skater Robb in the original construction of the UF Surf Club ramp, and organized and facilitated the movement and reconstruction to its new home.

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Worked with sponsors and donors to raise over $5,000 and counting for a pro-grade top surface and club ramp additions.

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Designing original merch year after year was a big part of my job. Here is one of the 2023 t-shirts.

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Volunteered with YWAM Sunshine Coast Australia in 2018 for six months, taught English and aided in other volunteer projects in underserved communities in Indonesia and South Africa.

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