My name is Vixey Foxwish Douglas, and my pronouns are it/its.
I earned a magna cum laude B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from RPI, and I will earn my B.S. in Computer Science from RPI in December 2025. As of May 2025, my completed courses in math and computer science include:
Multivariable Calculus and Matrix Algebra
Linear Algebra
Introduction to Differential Equations
Probability Theory and Applications
Computational Optimization
Beginning Programming for Engineers
Computer Science I
Data Structures
Foundations of Computer Science
Rensselaer Center for Open Source
Introduction to Algorithms
Design & Analysis of Algorithms
Machine Learning From Data
Reinforcement Learning
Principles of Software
Computer Organization
Operating Systems
Modeling and Analysis of Uncertainty
Engineering Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Molecular Modeling
Modeling of Biomedical Systems
Biostatistics
My Fall 2025 courses:
Data Mining
Programming Languages
Rensselaer Center for Open Source
In my Summer 2025 internship, I coded two functional TypeScript Model Context Protocol servers (stdio + streaming HTTP) linking an LLM interface to OAuth2.0 authorization flow and the Toll-Free Number database API, implementing MCP server tools to query and reserve numbers.
In my Summer 2024 internship, I implemented PyTorch with torchvision and torchaudio for convolutional neural networks for multi-class audio categorization using 2D tensors of Mel Spectrograms. I'm proficient with NumPy, pandas, seaborn, and Matplotlib in Jupyter Notebooks for machine learning and data science.
I learned substantial Python from working through problems on my own using LeetCode and completed a C++ Data Structures course. I've also shared some of my LeetCode solutions on my GitHub. I'm best with:
Array, String, Hash Table, Math, Sorting, Two Pointers, Simulation, Greedy, Bit Manipulation, Binary Search, Stack, Dynamic Programming, Matrix, Tree, Binary Tree, Breadth-First Search, Depth-First Search, Divide and Conquer, Sliding Window, Linked List, Backtracking, and Game Theory
While I'm most comfortable with Python, PyTorch, C, and C++, I have some experience with MATLAB, R, Java, Processing, TypeScript, MIPS, Minitab, Arduino, Siemens NX, MOE, and LabVIEW.
I'm highly proficient at making original digital art and animation in Adobe Creative Suite/Creative Cloud, via my customary workflow of Photoshop, Flash/Animate, After Effects, and Premiere. I've worked in Autodesk Maya for more advanced 3D projects.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY ranks #12 for best computer science and engineering schools (Business Insider) and ranks #32 for undergraduate engineering programs (U.S. News and World Report).
In 2024, I was inducted into the Upsilon Pi Epsilon Computer Science Honor Society given my academic accomplishments and extensive coding project experience. I have a 3.74 GPA as of May 2025 and will earn my bachelor's degree in Computer Science in December 2025.
In 2017, I was inducted as a member into the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society due to my academic performance, community service, and participation in team-building exercises. I completed my Biomedical Engineering bachelor's degree with a 3.88 GPA and graduated in December 2018.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE General Test)
Verbal Reasoning 170/170
Quantitative Reasoning 170/170
Analytical Writing 5.5/6.0
SAT
Math 800/800
Critical Reading 770/800
Writing 720/800
American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME)
8/15
National Merit Finalist/Scholar
Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn!
In my Summer 2025 role at Somos as an Engineering Intern working on TypeScript MCP servers to query and reserve Toll-Free Numbers, I leveraged GitHub Copilot agent mode in Visual Studio Code to accelerate my software development workflow. Through a Jira optimization capstone team project, I conducted stakeholder interviews, authored Jira Best Practices documents, and assisted in the development of custom dashboards. My 16-intern team practiced the Agile workflow of scrum, standups, and sprints.
In my Summer 2024 role at Certus Innovations as a Machine Learning intern, I applied deep learning for AI/ML development while providing support data science, analysis, and visualization work. Through implementing PyTorch with torchvision and torchaudio, I built Convolutional Neural Networks for multi-class audio categorizing with >98.5% test accuracy between 12 classes, using 2D tensors of post-Fourier transform Mel Spectrograms. I designed, ran, and analyzed my own Titan GPU experiments to optimize model architecture/performance.
In Summer 2023, I worked as a Computer Science I Programming Mentor at RPI, sharing my mastery of Python object-oriented programming (functions, conditionals, dictionaries, classes, searching, and sorting) with students. I provided in-class academic instruction, guidance, and support as well as individualized mentorship outside class. I developed strong interpersonal skills and made my coding thought process easily understandable to others.
In 2022, I provided copy editing services to writers of technical and financial content on Bitcoin for pay. My astute eye for precision in writing has enabled many subtle improvements to full-length books as well as articles published in Bitcoin Magazine. Beyond grammar, syntax, and punctuation, I can also assess technical accuracy and provide advanced corrections.
I worked full-time as an academic laboratory research technician in the BSL-2 laboratory of Dr. Wesley Sundquist at the University of Utah under my mentor Dr. Joerg Votteler. I performed mammalian cell culture, PEI transfection, exosome isolation, SDS-PAGE, Western Blot, immunofluoresence imaging, bacterial transformation, and plasmid preps. My duties included lab maintenance e.g. managing chemicals, supplies, samples, and biohazard waste. I generated labeled figures, interpreted data, and communicated results to colleagues. I researched engineered proteins that direct their own release from cells, analogous to the activity of naturally occuring viral capsids.
Through the Rensselaer Center for Open Source, I've been contributing original visual art assets to a student-run computer game project known as Such Life, which falls in the simulation genre. For a diverse cast of six different NPCs, I created detailed animated character sprites from eight different angles as well as talksprite character portraits to help realize the creative vision of my fellow student game developers.
At RPI, I founded the first successful student team for the iGEM (international Genetically Engineered Machine) synthetic biology research competition. I organized a team of 11 students, raised funds, and created a new recognized student organization while developing my leadership skills. Our project demonstrated that the selective modification of the MFE-2 gene in the yeast Starmarella bombicola improved the efficiency of sophorolipid production. Our research won the iGEM Bronze Medal award, and I wrote the article for the Polytechnic student newspaper about our team. Check out the official 2017 iGEM project website for more scientific details.
I worked in a team of undergraduate engineering students to design, prototype, build, and test a smart bicycle with an automatic transmission. I helped produce illustrations, applied my skills in technical writing, and contributed a biomedical subsystem including a heart rate sensor, digital display screen, and some Arduino code. This team-building experience helped me improve my range of skills as an engineer, including effective delegation and cross-cultural communication. The full project report is available above as a PDF engineering design document.
At Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, I have completed six classes in animation and digital imaging and earned a minor in Electronic Arts. My student film "CRISPR in Animals - Simplified" visually explores how genome engineering works at the molecular level, how it can be applied in animals, and the environmental and public health implications of gene drives. My film ranked in the top 28 nationwide in the 2018 National Science Foundation's Vizzies competition for visual science and engineering communication projects.
I'm a skilled digital artist and animator who is open to commissions. I've worked hard to produce original digital artworks to customer specifications, while corresponding professionally with my clients to reach mutually satisfactory creative results.
I was the First Prize winner of the 2023 RPI McKinney Writing Contest in the Undergraduate Academic Essay category for my essay "North American Red Fox Rabies Immunity Gene Drive for Safer (Sub)Urban Rewilding," which has been published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Research Ideas and Outcomes.
I write poetry and have performed at numerous Open Mic events at universities over the years. Using my Wacom Intuos tablet to make digital artwork and animations, I have widely shared my creative works online for more than a decade. My visual artwork and poetry can be found at DeviantArt, and my most personal animations are on YouTube.
Over the years, my oeuvre spans 70+ poems, hundreds of visual artworks, and 50+ computer animations. While most of my sketchbooks and some of my more experimental visual works are not published, most of my finished artworks are publicly available online. My creative works often explore the intersections of animals, nature, science, and technology. At the moment, I'm querying literary agents for professional representation with my completed manuscript of a young adult science fiction novel.