Nikhila Yeturi

"With freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk has not ended yet."

- Nelson Mandela

About

I am a student at Northwestern University, pursuing a Master's in Information Technology with minors in Cyber Security and Entrepreneurship. Previously, I was an Associate Software Engineer at Optum with two years of experience in software development and I have 5 years of experience in Software, artificial intelligence, security, and product development. My work included developing AI/ML models, optimizing electric vehicle performance, and leading full-stack web application projects.

Beyond my professional role, I am passionate about combining technology with leadership to build innovative products. I enjoy blogging, content creation focused on new places and food, writing, and painting. My interests also include management, music, racing, and anime. I am an explorer at heart, always eager to meet new people and learn from diverse experiences.

Skill set

The below are my active skills.

Memberships

Mentor at SWE Family, Northwestern University
Mentor at Unstop
Mentor at topmate
Google Developers Group
Women Techmakers
Global Ambassador at WomenTech Network

Tech stack

Proficient across diverse programming languages – JAVA, Python, C, C++, and JavaScript – I specialize in Natural Language Processing. With a strong grasp of MSSQL, I manage databases adeptly. Navigating front-end frameworks (Angular, ReactJS) seamlessly, I also excel in automation via Selenium and Test-Complete. Additionally, I've undertaken project management coursework to enhance my skill set.

Hackathons and events

IEEEXtreme 13.0
Xcelero and JNTUH 24-hour hackathon
iQuHack 2023 by MIT
Campus ambassador for ATMOS
Model United Nations for IMF

Experiences

The below are my Experiences.

Projects

Climate prediction with Quantum Algorithms

Movie Recommender LLM to suggest Netflix movies based on mood

Sentiment Analysis with Natural Language Processing

Identifying Breast Cancer using Machine Learning

Crime awareness chat-bot for Police Department

Music Recommendations using Machine Learning

Github Link for my work

Community Service

Voice4Girls

"This program was a 10 day program and I was a coordinator for 120 adolescent young girls at a village called Maganur near mahaboobnagar, telangana. By the end of the program, I made sure that the girls are taught with critical knowledge and life skills"

Kalam Bharat

"I was a counselor for high school kids at galbalguda, bahadurpura, Hyderabad. This was a 15 week program and I volunteered to educate basic knowledge about technology, robotics, sustainability and preserving resources. I have provided library and sports kit to the kids in the school with the funds I collected by the end of the program"

Work Experience

Machine Learning Intern at Verzeo

Focus on Fundamentals of Machine learning. Earned Microsoft Technology Associate and campus ambassador certificate at the end of internship

EPAM PEP Mentee

Gained a lot of knowledge on Software Development skills and a certificate at the end of the program

Coding Ninjas

Solved 781 doubts of JAVA Data structures and algorithms and was rated 4.69 out of 5

Opentext

Automated web-pages with low-code designs using Selenium in Appworks platform and Got recognized by the director and Senior manager for my work of automating more than 100 test cases in two months

Optum

providing my support for developing products of Optum health care Software products and scrum Master for 6 sprints and made sure that Agile Framework is followed consistently. I was awarded with BRAVO award for team collaboration

Midhun Sanka

(Senior Software Engineer, United Health Group)

"I worked and mentored her during her time in Optum and she is one of the Most energetic person to work with. Her dedication towards the given projects talk about it evidently."

Shailender Yedugani

(Engineer, Engineers India Limited)

"Nikhila is a detail oriented person who's strength lies in the basics of any concept. She is one of the most dedicated people I've seen who is knowledge oriented and highly energetic in every situation she faces."

I am Nikhila Yeturi