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+# Maxton Huff
+**Phone:** 512-633-1986  
+**Email:** [[email protected]]([email protected])
+
+---
+## Projects
+![](spiderverse.png)
+- [Spiderverse Shaders](https://cardadfar.github.io/cs348k/): Created NPR Shaders to emulate the style of the Spiderverse movies
+- [Amazon Lowest Cost](https://github.com/Maxton-Huff/cs131FinalProject): Takes in an image as input and use a trained ML model to identify the item type, then web-scrapes Amazon to find the lowest cost item.
+- [ArtTCG](Art_TCG_Paper.pdf): CURIS project for the HCI department, online multiplayer card-trading game designed to help amateur artists with the art-making process while avoiding burnout through off-centering
+
+## 📚 Education
+
+### Stanford University (September 2021 – Expected Graduation: 2025)  
+**GPA:** 3.80/4.00  
+- Developed programs in:
+  - **Python:** Image editing, TXT/CSV data scraping  
+  - **C++:** Recursion with dictionaries and hash maps  
+  - **C:** File compression/extraction, heap allocation  
+  - **CSS/HTML/JavaScript:** Website building and publishing
+  - **C#:** VR development  
+- Founded and preside over two official clubs, managing funding, organization, and events.
+
+---
+
+## 💻 Work Experience
+
+### **Stanford CURIS** – Summer Researcher (June - September 2024)  
+- Developed mechanics and visuals for an online multiplayer card trading game for artists.  
+- Co-led research and presented findings to Stanford's HCI and CS communities.  
+- Co-authored a research paper based on the project.  
+
+### **Upland Software (NASDAQ: UPLD)** – Software Development Intern (June - August 2023)  
+- Solo developed a technical support chatbot using Pinecone (vector database) and OpenAI API.  
+- Implemented the chatbot across 25 company divisions after presenting to senior executives.  
+- Assisted with managing sales data using Excel.
+
+### **FeatureBase** – Full-Time Software Developer (August 2020 - July 2021)  
+- Programmed for a data analytics company improving query performance via bitmaps.  
+- Worked across bug, feature, performance, and sales teams.
+- Created a free trial version of the company’s primary product.
+
+### **Tritium Partners** – Summer Private Equity Intern (Summer 2019)  
+- Gained early exposure to tech investment analytics in a high-performing private equity firm.  
+- Performed detailed analyses of potential investment companies.
+
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+
+## 🎮 Extracurricular Activities
+
+### **Stanford Tabletop Games Club** – Co-Founder and President (May 2023 – Present)  
+- Established and led a club that attracted 194 members in its first year.