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Open to Summer 2027 internshipsPittsburgh, PA · Dallas, TX

WhereDataMeetsDesign,Strategy,andInnovation.

I'm a student at Carnegie Mellon studying Information Systems with a concentration in Data Analytics. I love working where data, technology, and policy meet, building systems that help people make better decisions!

Aspiring Data Analyst

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Isha Swaminathan

Curious by nature.Analytical by approach.Driven by impact.

(01)About

CuriosityDrivesMe.DataGuidesMe.

I believe thoughtful technology can do real good: it can cut through complexity, close gaps in access, and give people more control over the tools they rely on every day.

I'm most drawn to the point where systems meet the people who use them, and to making that experience simpler, safer, and fairer.

So far that's taken me from product analytics at Tyler Technologies to accessibility research at CMU's VariAbility Lab and policy research at the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute. Each one taught me the same lesson from a different angle: the best solutions pair business thinking with technical execution.

Always happy to connect, whether we share interests, you're working on something cool, or you just want to say hi!

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Currently

Carnegie Mellon University

B.S. in Information Systems · Concentration in Data Analytics

Class of 2029

About the Information Systems program
Portrait of Isha SwaminathanPittsburgh, PA · Dallas, TX
(02)Experience

WhereI'vebeenbuilding.

Product analytics, data operations, research, and mentorship: each role taught me something different about turning information into impact!

  1. WorkMay 2026 – Aug 2026

    Product Analyst Intern

    Tyler Technologies · Enterprise Justice

    Plano, TX

    Product analytics for court and public-safety software used by justice organizations nationwide.

    • Designed and built 3 production-grade dashboards from scratch (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), integrating 5+ enterprise tools including Jira and Confluence to track OCR and cloud-caching rollouts across 100+ clients and centralize company-wide productivity data.
    • Coordinated across the full agile product lifecycle (sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and client and UI/UX sessions), facilitating product decisions for court and public-safety solutions serving justice organizations nationwide.
    Product AnalyticsJavaScriptJiraConfluenceAgile
  2. WorkApr 2026 – Present

    Database Management Assistant

    Carnegie Mellon University · Alumni Engagement Office

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Keeping alumni volunteer and event data accurate, centralized, and useful for engagement.

    • Administer alumni volunteer database operations, processing interest forms and agreements to advance university engagement initiatives, and apply agentic AI to automate the task.
    • Build and centralize event registration lists in Social Tables, executing data validation to strengthen constituent database integrity.
    • Coordinate alumni outreach and event promotion via social media channels, analyzing audience engagement metrics to optimize communication strategies.
    DBMSData EntryData ValidationData IntegrationData ManagementRecords ManagementMicrosoft ExcelAttention to DetailArtificial IntelligenceCRMSocial Tables
  3. WorkMar 2026 – Aug 2026

    Orientation Counselor

    Carnegie Mellon University · First-Year Orientation

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Mentor for incoming first-year students during orientation, as part of a residential support team.

    • Guided and mentored a floor of 44 incoming first-year students through orientation as part of a residential support team, facilitating their social, emotional, and academic transition from high school to college.
    • Planned, coordinated, and led recreational activities, icebreakers, and campus events, cultivating community and connecting students to key academic and student-life resources during their first weeks on campus.
    LeadershipMentoringTeam CollaborationPeer Support
  4. ResearchSep 2025 – Present

    Undergraduate Researcher

    VariAbility Lab @ Carnegie Mellon · Advisor: Dr. Andrew Begel

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Studying how people interact with interfaces through video and gaze data.

    • Code, transcribe, and analyze video and gaze data of human–interface interactions, applying computational methods to identify behavioral patterns.
    • Contributed to GRACE, a project that grounds human gaze on web UIs, accepted at COLM 2026.
    • Leading an independent study on awareness-supporting technologies for software teams, translating qualitative findings into tool recommendations.
    Data AnalysisQualitative ResearchQuantitative ResearchStatistical Data AnalysisData CodingBehavior Analysis
  5. ResearchJun 2024 – Dec 2024

    Research Volunteer

    A.J. Drexel Autism Institute · Advisor: Dr. Lindsay Shea

    Philadelphia, PA

    Policy research on financial literacy barriers for autistic individuals.

    • Researched financial literacy barriers for children with autism spectrum disorder and analyzed findings.
    • Authored a published policy brief recommending evidence-based interventions.
    Qualitative ResearchData AnalysisLiterature ReviewsPolicy Brief
(03)Work · 3 projects & 2 publications

Selectedwork&casestudies.

A few things I've built and researched. Open any project to see the problem I was solving, how I tackled it, and what I took away. The arrow takes you to the real thing!

Data-Driven Redesign · Course Project

MonoMuse

I analyzed a museum site's session data, found why visitors weren't buying tickets, and redesigned and rebuilt it around a one-page purchase flow.

Solo: analysis, design & development

SQL AnalysisUX RedesignHTML/CSS/JavaScriptConversion

Healthcare Platform Concept · Team Project

MedConnect

Your care, connected: a platform that links all of a patient's providers, pulls their records into one timeline, and helps doctors coordinate care.

Team project

Product StrategyHealthcareSystems ThinkingAI Assistant

Accessibility Research · VariAbility Lab

GRACE

Gesture and Gaze Recognition for Accessible Collaborative Environments: tools that translate non-verbal visual cues into accessible descriptions.

Undergraduate Researcher

HCIAccessibilityGaze DataAI
(04)Interest map

Anetworkofideas.

Hover or tab through the nodes to see how my interests feed each other.

My InterestsData AnalyticsProduct ManagementStatisticsProgrammingBusiness StrategyUser ExperienceResearchLeadership
(05)Skills

Thetoolkit,inmotion.

No progress bars. Just what I use, grouped by how I use it. Hover or tap a panel to open it.

Languages I write in.

  • Python
  • R
  • SQL (Postgres)
  • Java
  • Scala
  • JavaScript
  • HTML/CSS
  • Git/GitHub
(06)Leadership & Involvement

Impact is a team sport.

The numbers are real, but the work behind them is the point: showing up for people, running operations, and building something from nothing.

Oct 2025 – Present01 / 04

Facilities Director

Kappa Kappa Gamma · Delta Xi Chapter

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Members supported

I direct housing and facilities operations for the chapter: negotiating vendor contracts, resolving maintenance and safety issues, and serving as the liaison between chapter leadership, House Board, and university administrators to strengthen risk management.

Mar 2026 – Aug 202602 / 04

Orientation Counselor

Carnegie Mellon University

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First-year students guided

I guided and mentored a floor of 44 incoming first-years through orientation as part of a residential support team, helping with their social, emotional, and academic transition from high school to college. I also planned and led activities, icebreakers, and campus events that built community and connected students to key academic and student-life resources.

2021 – Present03 / 04

Co-Founder · Board, Treasurer & Tutor

OWL Learning

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Students tutored

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Foster care communities

$0+

Raised for education

  • Expand academic support across 4+ foster care communities, tutoring 50+ students in individualized and advanced mathematics.
  • Design inclusive tutoring frameworks for foster care, special-needs, and blind students, implementing adaptive methods that improve performance.
  • Oversee financial operations as Treasurer, managing budgets and fundraising that secured $2,800+ for direct educational support.
Aug 2022 – May 202504 / 04

Head Social Officer & Project Manager

Plano West Royales Varsity Drill Team

  • Director's Award, 2025
  • Jazz of the Year, 2023

I was the person making sure everyone on the team felt like they belonged, and that our team showed up for the community around us.

  • Built a team culture people wanted to be part of: planned events, bonding activities, and initiatives that strengthened unity, boosted participation, and kept the team supportive and inclusive.
  • Led philanthropy for children's hospitals, food banks, and foster care communities, managing budgets and coordinating outreach to make every dollar go further.
  • Ran team communications and social media, raising our visibility and turning team events into schoolwide moments.
  • Earned the Director's Award (2025) for outstanding leadership.
(07)Education

CarnegieMellonUniversity

Degree

B.S. in Information Systems

Concentration

Data Analytics

Timeline

Aug 2025 – May 2029 · Class of 2029

Program

CMU Information Systems

Dietrich College Dean's List, High Honors (Spring 2026)

Relevant coursework

  1. 01Methods for Statistics & Data Science
  2. 02Multivariate Analysis
  3. 03Introduction to Data Structures
  4. 04Database Design & Development
  5. 05Designing Human-Centered Software
  6. 06Information Systems Milieux
  7. 07Fundamentals of Programming
  8. 08Principles of Microeconomics
  9. 09Information Security, Privacy and Policy in the Age of AI
Isha Swaminathan holding a Carnegie Mellon Tartans flagGo Tartans!

Campus involvement

  • Kappa Kappa Gamma · Facilities Director
  • IS Sphere · Mentor
  • Women in Product
  • OpenAI Initiative · Board
  • Undergraduate Research
  • First-Year Orientation

(08) Contact

Let'sBuildSomethingMeaningful.

I'm always open to new ideas, meaningful collaborations, and opportunities at the intersection of data, product, and technology!