Résumé

Matt Martel

B.S. Astrophysics + Math minor · expected May 2027 · Urbana, Illinois. Here's the short version — the full résumé is available on request via LinkedIn.

1. 2024 — 2027

   B.S. Astrophysics, Mathematics minor

   Study

   U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Urbana, IL

   Expected May 2027. Coursework across physics, computation, and math.

2. May — Aug 2026

   Security AI Intern

   Work

   The Options Clearing Corporation · Chicago, IL

   Working on AI applied to security at the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization.

3. May — Aug 2025

   AI Workflow Automation — Freelance

   Work

   Freelance · Small-business clients

   Built agentic automations and integrations for small businesses — chaining LLMs, APIs, and ETL into multi-step workflows.

4. 2025 — present

   Member

   Research

   SIGAIDA (AI & Data Science) · Champaign, IL

   Weekly ML/data-science workshops and applied machine-learning projects with the group.

5. 2024 — present

   Member

   Research

   Illinois Astronomical Society · Champaign, IL

   Telescope operation (certification in progress); guiding visitors at observatory open houses.

6. 2024 — 2025

   Social & Philanthropy Chair

   Lead

   Sigma Nu Fraternity · Urbana, IL

   Ran a $65k annual budget and two formals at $35k+ each — vendors, logistics, the lot.