Caua Victor
💻 Honors CS & Economics @ UNC Chapel Hill | Behring Foundation full-ride Scholar
VestSmart.ai
Ampulheta.edu
Dungeon.exe
Infra.tool
Treasury.role
Sports.ops
Segura.intern
BTG.intern
Behring.fellow
LALA.tutor
Head of Treasury – BRASA @ UNC Chapel Hill
Led all financial operations for the Brazilian Student Association (BRASA) chapter at UNC Chapel Hill — one of the largest Brazilian student networks in North America. Responsible for building and managing the annual budget, allocating funds across events and initiatives, processing reimbursements, and maintaining transparent financial records for chapter leadership. Coordinated with national BRASA on grant applications and financial reporting, helping secure resources for cultural events, professional panels, and community outreach that served 100+ Brazilian students at UNC.
Skills: Financial Management, Budgeting, Grant Writing, Stakeholder Reporting, Community Leadership
Operations Member – UNC Athletics
Staff Coordinator on the Operations Team for UNC Chapel Hill's Sports Program (Feb 2025 – present). Support game-day logistics and event execution across multiple varsity sports, coordinating with staff, venues, and broadcast teams to ensure seamless operations. Responsibilities include pre-event setup, crowd and facility management, staff communication, and post-event breakdown — contributing to the experience of thousands of fans and student-athletes at one of the most storied athletic programs in the ACC.
Skills: Event Operations, Logistics Coordination, Cross-team Communication, Game-day Management
AI Engineering Intern – Segura.ai
Incoming AI Engineering Intern at Segura.ai (Summer 2026) — a Brazilian insurtech startup backed by a16z and Kaszek building AI-native infrastructure for the insurance market. Segura.ai serves over 2,000 insurance brokers through Helena, a WhatsApp-based AI agent that automates quoting, policy management, and client communication. Will contribute to AI product development and platform engineering, working on production systems that bring intelligent automation to one of Brazil's most fragmented and underserved financial sectors.
Skills: AI Product Engineering, LLM Agents & Automation, Platform Engineering, Python, Production Systems, Agile
Software Engineering Intern – BTG Pactual
Summer 2025 internship in BTG Pactual’s IT Investment Products division — the technology organization behind investment banking, wealth management, and digital brokerage at Latin America’s largest investment bank (R$600B+ AUM). Introduced Temporal workflow orchestration across 25+ engineering teams, cutting release cycles from two weeks to five days, and shipped production-grade internal tooling and platform work alongside senior engineers in an Agile environment.
Skills: Temporal, Workflow Orchestration, Python, Java, Financial Systems, Agile
Fellow – Behring Foundation
Recipient of the Behring Foundation full-ride scholarship — a highly selective, merit-based fellowship awarded to outstanding students admitted to UNC Chapel Hill's Honors Carolina program. The fellowship covers full tuition, housing, and living expenses, and supports fellows through mentorship, leadership programming, and a global network of scholars. Selected based on demonstrated academic excellence, leadership potential, and commitment to making a meaningful impact in their communities. The Behring Foundation sponsors scholars who represent the next generation of global leaders across business, technology, and public service.
Skills: Academic Excellence, Leadership, Community Impact, Honors Research
Digital SAT Tutor – Latin American Leadership Academy
Designed and delivered a comprehensive Digital SAT curriculum for 60+ students at the Latin American Leadership Academy's Summer 2024 cohort — a flagship program preparing Latin American students for U.S. university admissions. Created over 10 full-length practice exams, 25+ structured class handouts, and 10 supplementary review sheets tailored to each student's proficiency level. Focused on mathematical reasoning, data analysis, and advanced English reading strategies. Achieved a student evaluation rating of 4.5 / 5.0, with consistent feedback highlighting clear explanations and an engaging, supportive teaching style.
Skills: Curriculum Design, SAT Instruction, Differentiated Teaching, Student Assessment, Mentorship
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VestSmart – AI Investment Platform
Full-stack AI chat platform helping Brazilian students navigate college entrance exams (vestibulares). Built with Next.js 14, Clerk auth, Supabase for user profiles, and the Groq LLM API — delivering personalized, context-aware answers with follow-up suggestions and Google Calendar integration for exam deadlines.
Technologies: Next.js 14, TypeScript, Supabase, Clerk Auth, Vercel
Ampulheta do Saber – EdTech Platform
As President & Project Manager, I led 60+ volunteers across 6 countries, scaling the platform to 40,000+ annual users and raising engagement by 40% through data-driven content strategy. Launched the National Science Championship with 7,000+ registrants — managing logistics, outreach, and sponsorships end-to-end.
Technologies: Project Management, Data Analysis, Content Strategy, Volunteer Management
UNCxDuke Dungeon Crawler
Built a 1,400+ LoC JavaFX dungeon crawler using MVC and Observer patterns — then ported it entirely to the browser as a self-contained HTML/JS game. Features procedurally generated levels, 3 visual themes, enemy AI, power-ups, invincibility mechanics, and a board that scales in size every 2 levels.
Technologies: Java, JavaFX, MVC, Observer Pattern, HTML5 Canvas, JavaScript
Infrastructure Issue Prioritizer
AI-powered tool that analyzes infrastructure issues and ranks them by severity, impact, and urgency using the Groq LLM API (llama-3.3-70b).
Built as a serverless app with a Vercel API proxy, allowing teams to paste raw issue lists and instantly receive a prioritized action plan.
Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Groq API, Vercel Serverless
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🎓 Digital SAT Tutor @ LALA
Latin American Leadership Academy — Summer 2024
Taught mathematical and English reasoning to 60+ students, enhancing their problem-solving skills. Designed and organized preparatory materials, including 10+ practice exams, 25+ class handouts, and 10 supplementary sheets.
4.5 / 5.0
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Cohort 2024 – University Placement
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