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    \textbf{\Huge  Kyla Kaplan} \\ \vspace{1pt}
    \small (+41) 78 229 14 22 $|$ \href{mailto:kylabkaplan@gmail.com}{\underline{kylabkaplan@gmail.com}} $|$ 
    \href{https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyla-kaplan/}{\underline{linkedin.com/in/kyla-kaplan/}} $|$
    \href{https://github.com/kybeka}{\underline{github.com/kybeka}}
    
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    \small MSc FinTech student building end-to-end AI systems, from financial infrastructure to embedded computer vision in business and industrial environments
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    {Università della Svizzera italiana}{Lugano, Switzerland}
    {Master of Science in Financial Technology \& Computing}{Jan. 2025 -- Jan. 2027 (exp.)}
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    \resumeItem{\textbf{Coursework:} Machine Learning, Distributed Systems, Financial Econometrics, Risk Management}
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    {Università della Svizzera italiana}{Lugano, Switzerland}
    {Bachelor of Science in Informatics}{Sep. 2021 -- Jan. 2025}
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    \resumeItem{\textbf{Bachelor Thesis:} Developed internal tools for Lifeware; integrating data visualization and analytics for programming \& financial datasets.}
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\section{Experience}
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      {Software Engineer}{Dec. 2023 -- Present}
      {Squarelife (subsidiary of Lifeware)}{Bioggio, Switzerland}
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        \resumeItem{Built CRM/ERP modules for a pan-European insurance platform handling multi-country policy and client data.}
        \resumeItem{Automated underwriting and back-office processes in Smalltalk, reducing manual processing and error-prone workflows.}
        \resumeItem{Implemented regulatory and compliance systems, including tax reporting in 3+ countries, FMA requirements (Liste A), and SOC 2 guidelines.}
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      {Business Systems Data Analyst}{Jul. 2023 -- Dec. 2023}
      {Advantive}{Remote – Lugano, Switzerland}
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        \resumeItem{Led migration of legacy data to NetSuite \& Dynamics 365, improving data integrity and ticket resolution speed by 15\%.}
        % \resumeItem{Automated data cleaning and reporting workflows, saving 10+ hours per week and improving operational visibility.}
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    %   {Junior Project Manager}{Jan. 2023 -- Jul. 2023}
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    %     \resumeItem{Led architecture and data modeling design for a scalable CRM/ERP system targeting 100+ SME clients.}
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      {Data Analyst Intern}{Jul. 2019 -- Sep. 2019}
      {NASA (Ames Research Center), via Metis Technology Solutions Inc.}{Moffett Field, CA, USA}
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        \resumeItem{Built visualization models for high-fidelity flight simulations used in pilot training and performance analysis.}
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\section{Leadership \& Projects}
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      {\textbf{MSc Thesis: Deep Learning for Food Label Quality Control (with TIOR SA)}}{Feb. 2026 -- Present}
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        \resumeItem{Building an embedded computer vision system for real-time food label verification in a production pipeline by designing an end-to-end pipeline from Raspberry Pi image capture to on-device inference under strict latency constraints.}
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      {\textbf{Google Summer of Code 2025 (with the Pharo Consortium)}}{Jun. 2025 -- Nov. 2025}
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        \resumeItem{Built an open-source real-time computer vision system for the Cormas simulation platform using YOLO and OpenCV with Python–Pharo integration for object detection, tracking, and agent interaction.}
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      {\textbf{MCP Agent Server for CityFALCON}}{Apr. 2025 -- Jun. 2025}
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        \resumeItem{Developed a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integrating financial news APIs with LLM agents for automated news retrieval, sentiment analysis, and summarization workflows.}
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      {\textbf{Co-founder – Neural Wave Lugano 2024 }}{Dec. 2023 -- Oct. 2024}
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        \resumeItem{Organized Lugano’s first AI-focused hackathon, attracting 100+ participants and sponsors including Bosch, Duferco, and Swisscom.}
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      {\textbf{\#herHACK Finalist}}{Oct. 2022, Nov. 2023}
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        \resumeItem{Finalist projects in digital health for Swiss Post and ESG applications for UBS bank.}
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     \textbf{Languages:} English (native), Russian (fluent), Italian (intermediate) \\
     \textbf{Certifications:} NVIDIA DLI – \textit{Fundamentals of Deep Learning} (2022), \textit{Analyzing Business Metrics with SQL} (2023) \\
      \textbf{Hobbies:} HAM Radio License Technician Call Sign: KN6QCC, PADI Open Water Scuba, ASA Sailing Cert., avid climber \& hiker
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