Felipe Solorzano

About

I like building software that moves real data around, from NASA satellite pipelines to AI workflows for geospatial analysis, and I run a home server because I'd rather own my infrastructure than rent it.

Work Experience

2026 — Now
AI Operator at Florida International University
Miami, FL
  • Automated geospatial analysis workflows by integrating OpenAI APIs with QGIS, cutting processing time for 100+ satellite images.
  • Researched and evaluated Model Context Protocol (MCP) for AI workflows and integration strategies.
2023 — 2026
CAD and Software Engineer Mentor at Miami Dade Honors College
Miami, FL
  • Drafted CAD designs and mentored students on classroom and lab projects using SolidWorks, Autodesk, Fusion 360, and Blender.
  • Maintained computers, classroom equipment, and 20+ printers across campus.
  • Explored ways to visualize GitHub collaboration in a classroom setting.
2024
Software Developer Intern at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville, AL
  • Automated manual data workflows with Python (NumPy, Matplotlib) and Power BI, cutting report generation time by 75% and streamlining real-time tracking for 10+ mentors and 15+ departmental stakeholders.
2021
Research and Development Intern at NASA Texas Space Consortium
Remote
  • Built Python scripts in Google Colab to process and interpret NASA satellite data for environmental correlation analysis of Flaviviridae detection.
  • Collaborated with a research team to integrate data insights into a peer-reviewed paper on waveguide biosensor development.

Projects

2025 — Now
Home Lab ServerUbuntu · Docker

An old HP laptop running Ubuntu and Docker that hosts file storage, media streaming, and automated backups. It replaced about $50 a month in subscription cloud storage and streaming, and it's where I practice server administration and network configuration.

2025
MindPathReact · Express · Node.js · SQLite · Gemini

A private mental wellness companion that turns journal entries into AI-powered insights. Built at ShellHacks 2025 as a full-stack web app with React + TypeScript, Node.js + Express, and SQLite, with Auth0 and Google OAuth for sign-in.

Technical Skills

Languages
Java, Python, C/C++, SwiftUI, SQL (Postgres), JavaScript, HTML/CSS, R
Frameworks
React, Node.js, Flask, JUnit
Tools
Git, Docker, Gradle, TravisCI, Google Cloud Platform, VS Code
Libraries
pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib