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Bruno Rodriguez-Mendez
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Hello There ✋, I am Bruno Rodriguez-Mendez
I am a first-gen engineer from Florida, studying Computer Engineering at Brown University. I build from silicon to software. I co-founded Bloom, led narb.cc to 1,000+ monthly users, led the chip team whose ADC was selected for tapeout, and won at HackPrinceton and SteelHacks.

Archived Projects

These are some of my earlier projects from high school. While they may no longer be actively maintained or fully functional, they represent important learning experiences and milestones in my development journey.

AI Arsenal

AI Arsenal

A centralized hub for multiple AI models, allowing users to compare responses from different AI systems without navigating between multiple websites. Built to streamline AI interaction and comparison.

Anarchy Clipboard

Anarchy Clipboard

An anonymous image-sharing platform where users can freely post content without registration. Explored concepts of anonymous web services and image hosting.

Projects

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Cleaning Website
SAT Study Website
Sandbox Game
Raycaster
Battery Bank (e-waste)
Circuit
Inventory System
Lego Cars

Work Experience

Co-Founder & Engineer - Bloom

Sept 2025 - Present | Providence, RI

Smart plant pot (ESP32; light, humidity, moisture and temperature sensing). Secured $13.8K in Brown funding: Startup Fellowship ($10K), DSI Seed Grant ($3.8K), Maker Grant ($500). 10+ Fusion 360 enclosure iterations.

Software Engineer - Vibe

Aug 2025 - May 2026 | Remote

Built the POC for an event-booking platform that attracted $100K in angel commitments (2 partner venues onboarded). Built the mobile app with the founding team in TypeScript and Expo.

Quadrotor Researcher - Brown UTRA

Dec 2025 - May 2026 | Providence, RI

Built a 3D wake model of quadrotor downwash from PIV data in MATLAB; matched measured velocities to within ~0.001 RMSE using spline and piecewise-Gaussian formulations.

Project Lead & SWE Intern - narb.cc

Jun 2025 - Nov 2025 | Remote

Promoted to project lead after 3 months. Led narb.cc (1,000+ monthly active users) on Next.js, React Native, Convex, Clerk, AWS EC2 and Stripe; coordinated a cross-functional team.

AI Researcher - Algoverse

May 2025 - Jan 2026 | Remote

Built 12 mock Python APIs to benchmark LLM function calling, including multistep, multiturn and audio tool calls; automated dataset generation with Gemini and OpenAI APIs.

Officer - Brown Open Silicon

Dec 2025 - Present | Providence, RI

Built brownopensilicon.org (Next.js, Firebase, Blender), led the first web-dev cohort, and led the 6-person Chipathon team.

Founder - BruBru LLC

Jul 2024 - Jul 2025 | Ocoee, FL

Recycled e-waste into 12 solar-powered fans and 10 power banks for the local homeless community.

Awards & Certifications

  • Gates Scholarship Recipient - Full scholarship from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • 1st Place, Gemini API Track @ HackPrinceton 2026 - ShapeUp
  • Winner, Press Start + MLH Best Use of Solana @ SteelHacks XIII - jen-zombie, solo
  • Y Combinator Startup School Fellow - 2026
  • Brown Startup Fellowship, DSI Seed Grant, Maker Grant - $13.8K for Bloom
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - Amazon Web Services certification
  • CompTIA Security+ - Cybersecurity professional certification
  • Google Cybersecurity Certificate - Coursera professional certificate
  • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals - Cloud computing fundamentals
  • Sunshine State Scholar - Top STEM student at Ocoee High School
  • 2nd Place @ GDG Orlando I/O Extended Hackathon - AI horror game with Unity & Gemini
  • QuestBridge Finalist & Scholar - College access program for high-achieving students
  • Cambridge AICE Diploma w/ Merit - International advanced curriculum recognition
  • Florida Bright Futures Academic Scholar - State merit-based scholarship
  • Penn Early Exploration Program - Selected from competitive national pool
  • Valencia College President's List - Multiple terms with 3.75+ GPA
  • Jason Beaird Foundation Recipient - Academic excellence and service
  • Florida Realtors Scholarship - Leadership and community involvement
  • Youth Climate Project Scholarship - Environmental innovation video
  • National Hispanic Recognition - Academic achievement recognition
  • Posse Nominee - Leadership and academic potential

Education

Brown University (2025–2029)
B.S. Computer Engineering
Brown Bridge Scholar '25, Sidney Scholar
Valencia College (2023–2025)
Associate of Arts - AA
President's List | Dual Enrollment
University of Florida (2024)
Dual Enrollment
Ocoee High School (2021–2025)
GPA: 5.231 (Weighted), 3.96 (Unweighted)
Salutatorian | Rank: 2/627
Florida Virtual School (2021–2025)