Senior computer science student building practical software projects and preparing for a first role in development.
A selection of class projects and personal work that demonstrate programming fundamentals, problem solving, and growing familiarity with common development tools.
Built a web application with a React front end and a PHP back end on a SQL relational database; designed the schema and wrote queries to store, retrieve, and update data. Tested and validated REST API endpoints with Postman to confirm data moved correctly between the database, back end, and front end.
Ran computational workloads on UB's CCR high-performance computing clusters, working through the Linux command line to manage jobs, files, and software environments.
Senior computer science student building practical software projects and preparing for a first role in development.
I am Merveilles Katumba, a senior studying Computer Science at SUNY Buffalo working toward a bachelors degree. I am finishing my fourth year and preparing to start my career in software development, focusing on building practical projects and growing technical skills.
Experience
Translator & Interpreter
Journey's End Refugee Services & Justice for Immigrant Families WNY · 2023 – Present
Regional Sales & Account Manager (Technician)
HCA Hood Cleaners of America Inc. · Jun 2025 – Jan 2026
IT Support Assistant
SUNY Erie Community College, IT Department · Aug 2024 – Mar 2025
Education
University at Buffalo (SUNY)
B.S. Computer Science and Engineering · Class of 2027
SUNY Erie Community College
A.S. Computer Science & A.S. Mathematics · Class of 2025
Skills
Built a web application with a React front end and a PHP back end on a SQL relational database; designed the schema and wrote queries to store, retrieve, and update data. Tested and validated REST API endpoints with Postman to confirm data moved correctly between the database, back end, and front end.
Ran computational workloads on UB's CCR high-performance computing clusters, working through the Linux command line to manage jobs, files, and software environments.
Cleaned, transformed, and analyzed datasets in R, applying statistical methods and visualizations to identify trends and communicate findings.
Processed unstructured image data and extracted features in Python (Jupyter), then evaluated results and documented findings in a written report.