The Guild Collective

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Pharit Smitasin

Production Services @ BNY

University of Central Florida

Graduated: Spring 2025

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Tho Pham

SWE CWEP @ Lockheed Martin | Former Sponsorship Director

University of Central Florida

Graduates: Fall 2026

Hi! My name is Tho (pronounced like Utah without the U)

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Timothy Samaniego

Passionate about innovation and teamwork, dedicated to turning ideas

University of Central Florida

Graduates: Fall 2028

I am a motivated and curious individual who thrives on collaboration and. Innovation. As a member of Knight Hacks learning new skills and turning creative ideas in projects.

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Joanne Wang

Aspiring Industry Researcher | Workshop Instructor @ Knight Hacks

University of Central Florida

Graduated: Spring 2025

Incoming PhD student @ Virginia Tech focusing on Human-Computer Interaction, Ethical Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Virtual Reality. Hackathon Addict (KnightHacks, ShellHacks, HackUSF, & more).

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Anahel Bour

University of Central Florida

Graduates: Spring 2027

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Mia Cabanban

Computer Science Major | Rollercoaster Enthusiast

University of Central Florida

Graduates: Spring 2029

Hi! My name is Mia, and I’m an incoming freshman majoring in Computer Science this fall. Some of my hobbies include playing piano and guitar, playing video games, watching Netflix, and going to theme parks whenever I can! I hope to learn more about Knight Hacks, coding, and the supportive community 💻✨

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Adam Escobar

Future Mathematician

University of Central Florida

Graduates: Spring 2029

Interested in Coding and learning.

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Jeremy Whatts Rodriguez

Neeerrd

University of Central Florida

Graduates: Fall 2027

Decided to dive head first into an C++ OpenGL project and now its got me wanting to learn everything. If you check out my GitHub and the project is not there, yell at me to finally put it into a git repo and I'll know who sent u.

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Spencer Blake

10004 Nw 54th Pl

University of Central Florida

Graduates: Fall 2029

Hi! I have been coding since I was 12 years old, and I have experience in many languages, like C and Rust. I am also very adept at the Linux operating system.

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Paul Mena

Aspiring AI/ML Engineer

University of Central Florida

Graduates: Spring 2029

Hello everyone, I'm a first year CS student. I love game dev, computer architecture and recently got into Neural Networks. I love working on personal projects. I've developed a game in Unity and made a Computer in Minecraft. I guess that's kinda cool right?

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Mark Bruckert

R&D Engineer @ OneEthos | CS @ UCF | Prev. Co-founder/CEO @ ToolCharm (acquired)

University of Central Florida

Graduated: Summer 2025

Hi, I’m Mark! I’m a Computer Science student at UCF with a passion for building creative solutions that make a real difference. I was previously the Knight Hacks Vice President, a 2x Hackathon Organizer, and a Development Lead.

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Xavier Soto

University of Central Florida

Graduates: Spring 2027

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Dylan Wilkins

vp @ ucf acm | ml & hardware security @ draco

University of Central Florida

Graduates: Spring 2027

Hi :-), I am a software engineer majoring in computer science, and minoring in statistics & robotics here at UCF. My passions lie in computer vision, distributed systems and architecture, and space systems software. [I also love Golang :p] Upon finishing my bachelor’s degree, I intend to (soon) return to UCF for a master’s in computer vision. Via one of the top CV programs, I aim to develop the expertise necessary to drive innovation and enhance computer vision applications across industry.

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Nazeer Shaikh

Software Engineering / Machine Learning / Healthcare

Western Governors University

Graduates: Fall 2026

Pythonista

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Mia Masmela

University of Central Florida

Graduates: Fall 2026

Majoring in Integrated Sciences and Technology. I would like to have a career in computer science and develop apps.

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Khanh Tran

Hackathon Organizer @ Knight Hacks | KnightHacks > Knight Hacks Advocate

University of Central Florida

Graduates: Spring 2026

Hi! I’m Khanh Tran, a Computer Science student at the University of Central Florida. I’ve been involved with Knight Hacks for the past four years (it used to be KnightHacks back in my day👴🏻), and it’s been amazing to watch the community grow and evolve. I’m excited to see what it becomes! Outside of tech, I enjoy playing games, meeting new people, and trying new things.

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David Navarrete

Aspiring AI and Software Developer

University of Central Florida

Graduates: Summer 2027

I am a Computer Science undergraduate student at the University of Central Florida, where I have been working on to further develop my skills in programming, data analysis, and information management. As an aspiring Software Developer/Engineer, I am determined to take on new challenges and opportunities that expand my abilities in various technical/data related fields in order to explore and learn about new venues in the ever-growing world of Software Development.

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Abduaziz Umarov

Year 1 CS Major

University of Central Florida

Graduates: Fall 2028

I enjoy problem solving and investigating the logic that goes through computers. I’m really interested in getting into project-based learning. My skills include collaboration and the ability to learn quickly.

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Jorge Romo Suarez

University of Central Florida

Graduates: Spring 2029

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Caleb Rivera

Software Engineer @ Meta

University of Central Florida

Graduated: Spring 2025

I was a former dev director @ Knight Hacks focused on reshaping engineering efforts at the club. I introduced our current monorepo setup Forge, and founded the idea of a centralized hackathon plaform, which we now call Blade.