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CASEY TRAINA
FEATURED WORK
Projects I've completed on either a contract-basis or for personal use
MORE ABOUT CASEY
I'M A SELF-TAUGHT BUILDER, NOW PURSUING CS AT STANFORD.
I'm from a small suburban town outside Philadelphia where I attended Germantown Academy. I first started programming when I was 10,
on the way back from vacation. I worked my way through the Swift Programming
Guide—first creating a CLI rock-paper-scissors game, which ushered me into the world of tech where I fell in love with all
things Consumer and AI. For the next few years, I continued developing iOS games, a soft spot I'll always have.
Now, I study CS at Stanford University and am the CTO and cofounder of Vastly Podcasts,
where we are trying to redefine what a modern podcast player looks like through
algorithmic short form discovery! Don't hesitate to reach out—let's talk!
I'm from a small suburban town outside Philadelphia where I attended Germantown Academy. At age 10, I worked my way through the Swift Programming
Guide, which ushered me into the world of tech where I soon fell in love with all
things Consumer and AI.
Now, I study CS at Stanford University and am the CTO and cofounder of Vastly Podcasts,
where we are trying to redefine what a modern podcast player looks like through
algorithmic short form discovery! Don't hesitate to reach out—let's talk!
MY EXPERTISE
(1) APP DEVELOPMENT
Now with over 8 years of experience building with the SwiftUI framework, it's become second nature.
(2) BACKEND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
My hot take: Firebase > AWS.
(3) AI RESEARCH
Between Jenni.care, Mirror.ai, Vastly, and Stanford UG Research, it's become my speciality!
EXPERIENCE
VASTLY PODCASTS
COFOUNDER AND CTO 2023 - PRESENT
Backed by investors including the cofounders of Netflix and Facebook, Vastly is a modern-day podcast player that's centered around short form video discovery. Vastly leverages Firebase, SwiftUI, Amplitude, tensorflow.js, and more.
STANFORD
UNDERGRADUATE AI RESEARCHER2022 – 2023
Assisting Professor Jose Blanchet, the research focused around risk analysis of extreme statistics, particularly as it pertains to rare weather phenomenon.
EARTH CUPS
SOFTWARE AND DATA SCIENCE INTERN2022 – 2023
A series B startup, which I helped automate their CRM process and extracted insights from customer data.
GOOGLE
Software, CSSI2022 – 2022
A four-week program for incoming CS college students.
FREELANCE
SOFTWARE ENGINEER2018 – 2023
Building projects such as Jenni Care, Helping Hands, a Workout Builder, on contract basis.
OTHER
EXPERIENCE
BAIN & CO. LEADERSHIP ACCELERATOR 2023
A summit for prospective freshman Bain & Co. consultants.
EXPERIENCE
AFRICAN LIBRARY PROJECT2021
Organized and facilitated the collection of >5000 books which created 3 libraries across Nigeria.
AWARD
PSAT NATIONAL MERIT FINALIST2021
Top 1% of PSAT test takers.
AWARD
EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT2024
To Stanford students who earn ≥ 3.75 GPA three consecutive quarters.
AWARD
ART, LATIN, STEM, LEADERSHIP2020-2022
Awarded by my high school.
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