HELLO, I'M
Troy Boxton Jr.
Morehouse College Computer Science and Spanish Studies Student. Class of 2026
Troy Boxton Jr.
BS in Computer Science &
Minor in Spanish
Felton, Delaware
(302)-603-4683
Education
WHAT I’VE LEARNED
Spring 2025
Hanyang University - Seoul, South Korea Semester Abroad
Relevant Courses: Embedded Systems, Intro to Software Design, Mathematical Statistics I, Intro to Korean
2022–2026
Morehouse College – Atlanta, GA; Class of 2026
BS Computer Science with a Minor in Spanish
GPA: 3.33/4.00
Relevant Coursework: Programming 1, Programming 2, Computer Organization, Data Structures & Algorithms (Taught by Google in Residence), Product Management, Calculus 1 & 2, Set Theory, Linear Algebra, Discrete Structures. , Generative AI, Intro to Theory of Computation, Operating Systems
2019–2022
Caesar Rodney High School, Camden, DE Class of 2022
Relevant Coursework: Intro to Computer Science, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Computer Science A
Professional Development & Leadership
Programs and Experience that have incited the Leader Within.
January 2024 – Present
Management Leadership for Tomorrow, Career Prep Fellow
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Accepted into a selective 18-month professional development program for high-achieving diverse talent
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Complete business case studies and assignments to grow leadership and technical skills
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Attend conferences hosted by industry leaders such as Deloitte, LinkedIn, and Target
Competitions & Hackathons
Hacking my Way to the Top
April 2024
HBCU Battle Of The Brains
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Competed and won 3rd place out of 50+ HBCU teams winning $10,000 for my alma mater Morehouse College.
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Assumed the Product management role by delegating tasks and leading the charge when planning how to tackle the case study.
March 2023
HBCU Google Hackathon
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Competed against 50+ teams and 150+ students in Google’s HBCU Hack
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Collaborated with a team of 7 engineers/project managers to build an application that used the Google News API to tackle the problem of making news more inclusive and keeping users connected with their communities wherever they are
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Utilized Figma, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS to build application
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Awarded as a Top 7 Finalist by making it to the second round of judging with a panel of Google engineering judges
February 2023
HBCU Game Jam
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Placed 10/27 teams from different HBCUs for creating a video game in 24 hours.
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Was the Product Manager/Story director on the team to create the game.
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Used Slack as well as Discord to organize and communicate with different team members in order to make sure tasks were being accomplished and
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During the brainstorming stage used Figma and Canva.
Experience
WHERE I’VE WORKED
May 2024 - August 2024
Uber Technologies (Uber Eats) Software Engineering Intern
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Created a CLI command to compare JSON packages and identify payload differences between caches and the source of truth in a system handling 1M+ QPS, plus documentation for all available commands.
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Created a Debug Endpoint to help trace through a production stack for Uber’s Hydration Platform Serving Layer by targeting different data layers, MYSQL DB, Redis Cache, and other caches
May 2024 - August 2024
Apple Inc. Software Engineering Intern
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Developed a sophisticated bpftracing script that monitors idle TCP connections, traces a transaction through Apache Traffic Server and then to the origin server, and counts the number of transactions; allowing users to adjust variables to optimize the keep-alive timeout, thereby reducing costs while maintaining high performance and efficiency for over 3.5 billion users.
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Documented all tests and the associated test logic comprehensively using Quip, ensuring clear and accessible records for future reference and team collaboration while contributing to both the Open Source Community and the Apple Community.
August 2023- November 2023
Mckinsey & Company QA Intern
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Developed tests to test front-end applications for the firm with an average of 50,000+ requests per second per day using Cypress.io.
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Documented all tests and test logic using Confluence and Box and implemented GitHub Workflows to test and provide another buffer before new code can be merged to the main branch.
May 2023 - August 2023
NCR Software Engineering Internship
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Awarded the Executive Leadership Award for guiding 200+ intern projects aligning with the company's future and morals, as voted by the C-Suite.
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Led the research, development, and deployment of a 3D Globe web application, building its backend in Java and JavaSpringBoot to handle millions of real-time orders globally, and utilized React, react-three-fiber, and react-three-Drei for the frontend development, deploying the application through GitOps, Terraform, CAB, and sonar scans.
November 2022–Present
Morehouse College, Spanish Tutor
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Fluent in Spanish and tutors Elementary and Intermediate Spanish
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Tutored and Translated for over 25+ students for my first two semesters at
September 2018 – August 2022
Mobile Cloud Video Game Party, IT Technican/ Game Coach
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Configured a multi-system network to ensure seamless gameplay and collaboration
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Maintained gaming consoles spanning 3+ generations and repaired as necessary including updating console versions and firmware
Conferences & Summits
Gatherings To Help Prepare for my Career
October 2023
AfroTech Conference
Participated in Many talks and events regarding major tech topics, such as Artificial Intelligence in Technology and Minorities in Tech.
TAPIA Conference Dallas, TX October 2023
TAPIA Conference
Helped to present Morehouse Research on Minorities affect of working in tech.
Participated in Networking Mixers and resume review at a career fair with over 85 Graduate Schools and Companies
December 2023 KPMG HBCU + Summit
KPMG HBCU+ Summit
Attended 6+ Workshops that cultivated and learned how to handle real world scenarios in the workforce.
About
MY BACKGROUND
A highly motivated and talented freshman Computer Science major with a Spanish minor, hailing from the first state of Delaware. Being an honors student, and my unique Afro-Latino heritage, being of Panamanian descent, has shaped my perspective on life and academics. I have a passion for coding and have been honing my skills since middle school. Looking ahead, on my career aspirations include becoming a Project/Product Manager in tech, with a particular interest in the gaming industry. To achieve this, I plan to intern in multiple tech fields to gain a well-rounded understanding of various aspects of tech, from sales to engineering to UI/UX design, so I can be the best program/product manager possible.
Skills & Languages
WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLE
Novice
Intermediate
Expert
C++
JavaScript
HTML & CSS
Python
SpringBoot
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Google PubSub
Postman
GitOps
Restful APIs
Docker
Postgresql
English
Spanish
Awards
WHERE I SHINE
CodeHouse Scholar
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Selected as 1/43 scholars to receive $20,000 in scholarships, mentorship from tech industry professionals, and 4-week intensive summer bridge program
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Completed a course on learning P5.js and beginning to make a small portfolio on Open Processing which displayed the creative/ artistic side of coding
Delaware Black Student Union Scholarship
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1/10 scholars to receive
Dover Federal Credit Union Scholarship
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Wrote an essay that described how banking the industry will help me as a college student
Sughra Malik Book Scholarship
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Wrote an essay describing how books have affected my life and how they shape the world we live in today.
Spotify UNCF Scholar
Afro Tech Ticket Giveaway
Flatiron Scholarship to TAPIA
ADMI Conference
UNCF Toyota Scholar
J.P. Morgan Wealth Management HBCU Scholarship
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Apple Scholarship
UNCF NextEra Scholar
Interests
OUT OF OFFICE
Gaming
Board Games
Travel
Cooking
Yoga
Tinkering on Cars