Gloria Katuka

Intel, Hillsboro, OR

Graduate Technical Intern, Datacenter and AI Platforms Group

Fall 2021

• Developed a Design Change Request (DCR) Automation Tool to reduce the time product architects create a DCR from 30 mins-1 hr. to 3-5 mins
• Wrote the technical requirements for the DCR automation tool, implemented, and validated the tool
• Fixed Missing requirements for software components on track for 5 target projects
• Pilot class for the Intel’s Develop, Retain, InnoVate and Engage (DRIVE) program

UF, Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, Gainesville, FL

OPS Employee, Research

Summer 2020

• Worked on 2 NSF funded research projects focused on computer science learning for K-12
• Ran studies, collected and analyzed dialogue data for both studies using exploratory collaborative dialogue analysis techniques
• Volunteered on an NSF grant proposal writing for Computer science education funding opportunity - ITEST 2020

Symantec, Mountain View, CA

Intern, IT Network, Data Centers and Site Operations

Summer 2019

• Consolidated data from Fixed Assets Register (FAR) and Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and create a single data table for potential write offs or repurpose on 15 closing sites. Identified a financial in year impact of $79k for assets with serial numbers and a Net Book Value of over $2M
• Worked with the Internet Protection team to facilitates with ports testing for new lab location, and assisted with ordering and disconnecting circuits
• Proposed and Organized a one-day summer internship event for 60 interns with a $5000 budget as a feasible replacement for the cancelled 4-day Intern Conference

Symantec, Mountain View, CA

Intern, IT ERP and Database Services h

Summer 2018

• Audited 45+ tools in the decommissioning of the old ERP system to a new cloud-based system by recommending the configuration of 26 tools, consolidation of 9 tools, and replacement of 10 tools with built-in components
• Created existing- and future- state processes for ERP tools used by Sales Finance, Consumer Business Unit, and Enterprise Business Units for Bookings/ Billings assignments and adjustments, Crediting Rules, Channel Management, and Global Incentive Compensations across teams

WJ Bergin Cabinetry, Orlando, FL

Intern, Business Analyst (Part-time)

Spring 2018

• Transformed both business and technical operational requirements of the company through data integration and configurations of jobs requirements and standardizations of SmartJoints measurements
• Managed databases and customized measurements for specific job requirements with AutoCAD using MS Access. Configured a system of classifying and merging various jobs to reduce material waste from 35% to 8%

Symantec, Mountain View, CA

Intern, IT Strategy, Planning and Business Operations

Summer 2017

• Led the end-to-end process documentation for the migration of all IT projects portfolio management (PPM) to Service Exchange by ServiceNow
• Developed and Pitched changes to project funding approval process that helped reduce approval check points and streamline decisions for the IT Leadership team and CIO, tracking the status of all IT projects & compliance within SOx requirements

PhD Research Assistant, LearnDialogue Lab - Camp DIALOGS Project

2021 - Present

Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, University of Florida

• Developing curriculum for summer camp to foster computer science (CS) and artificial intelligence (AI) Learning through building conversational apps for Google Assistant/ Home using Google Dialogflow
• Designing and leading a CS/ AI focused 2 weeks summer camp to engage middle school students and encourage interest in STEM-related and CS-related careers

PhD Research Assistant, LearnDialogue Lab - EarSketch CAI Project

2020 - 2021

Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, University of Florida

• Facilitating the active development of a co-creative dialogue system using participatory design to generate dialogue for the EarSketch CAI project, an NSF funded project
• Designing pedagogical techniques for teaching EarSketch’s objectives and STEAM implementations through collaboration
• Spearheading and working on a journal paper to report the results and findings from dialogue data analysis and statistical analysis on the relationship between collaborative dialogue moves and learner’s perception of their partner

MSc Research Assistant, LearnDialogue Lab - EarSketch CAI Project

2019 - 2020

Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, University of Florida

• Developed a method of generating and extracting n-grams within a collaborative dialogue corpus for dialogue n-gram analysis to predict various outcomes during collaborative programming such as satisfaction, stress (relaxation)
• Analyzing collaborative dialogue moves in middle school pair programming in computational science activities for Engage Project, an NSF funded project
• Developed a dialogue act tagging scheme to classify dialogue moves and ran statistical analysis to predict peer satisfaction