Cooper Lee Smallwood

Austin, TX • Email • (512) 749-3998

Education

Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy High School, Austin, TX
Expected Graduation: May 2026
GPA: 4.47/4.8
SAT: 1520

Awards and Honors

• Trustees Scholar Award – Outstanding Academic Achievement in LASA and AISD (Top 10%) (2023)
• National Honor Society (2024–present)
• AP Scholar with Distinction (2025)
• State German Contest — 3rd place, German cultural essay (2025)
• Best Cinematography — Advanced/Practicum AVP (2025)
• Conference Scholarship Recipient — Austin Film Festival (2024)
• “Academic Weapon” Award — Planet Earth LASA signature course (2023)

AP Classes

• AP World History: 5/5
• AP Computer Science A: 4/5
• AP U.S. History: 5/5
• AP Physics 1: 5/5
• AP Physics 2: In progress
• AP Lang: 4/5
• AP Calculus BC: 5/5
• AP Biology: In progress
• AP Government: In progress
• AP Macroeconomics: In progress
• AP Lit: In progress
• AP Statistics: In progress
• Will have completed 12 AP classes by graduation

Experience

Pointsman Foundation — Intern (Austin, TX)

Summer 2025–present

• Created a simulator for X-ray Acoustic Computed Tomography using Python and models from medical databases to establish a baseline testing environment
• Assisted with fiber-bundle assembly, cutting & polishing
• Learned and assisted with vacuum systems for magnetized isotope separation

Misophonia Mitigation Device — Inventor (Austin, TX)

Summer 2025–present

• Built a device with a local ML chewing sound classifier coupled with a bone-conductor to mitigate misophonia triggers
• Implemented Bluetooth on low-level programming languages (C++)
• CAD designed & 3D printed casings for device

CosmoLoader (cosmoloader.com) — Developer (Austin, TX)

Summer 2025–present

• Created a security system for plugin developers to securely load and update their Minecraft plugins using JVM reflection & bytecode injection
• Utilized ReactJS, ExpressJS, and Kotlin extensively

Elevate & Celebrate, LLC — Technology Manager (Austin, TX)

2020–present

• Built a full-stack website with an ordering form using Google Sites
• Developed a web app for designing, previewing, and saving centerpieces with ordering links using ReactJS and Netlify functions
• Assisted in the setup and tear-down of balloon installations

Austin Medical Partners — Health IT Forms Developer (Austin, TX)

Summer 2023

• Built an automated system to digitize forms using OpenCV, placing checkmarks and text inputs automatically

Milly Mc Silly — Multimedia Branding Designer (Austin, TX)

Summer 2022

• Designed a logo in Adobe Illustrator
• Produced promotional videos used to gain new clients (Premiere Pro)

Other Coursework

The Great Courses

• Understanding Inventions That Changed the World — Dr. Bernard Carlson (18 hours)
• Understanding Modern Electronics — Dr. Richard Wolfson (13 hours)
• How to Program: Computer Science Concepts and Python Exercises — Dr. John Keyser (13 hours)
• How to Become a Super Star Student — Michael Geison (10 hours)

Coursera

• Introduction to Machine Learning — Duke University (25 hours)
• Robotics — Northwestern University (24 hours)
• The Science of Well-Being — Dr. Laurie Santos, Yale University (16 hours)

Technical Skills and Projects

Software Development & Engineering

• IoT-integrated Halloween display using Raspberry Pi, LEGO MINDSTORMS, and Alexa
• Long-range audio synchronization system using HAM radio for LASA Lipdub
• Website that finds ideal meeting places factoring drive time, traffic, preference, safety
• “NoEvade” browser signature system using heuristic fingerprinting
• “Pet Pleaser” product website; filed a provisional US patent application
• Minecraft minigame “Squid Fight” with custom Java mechanics and player ranking (20 concurrent players)
• Custom fork of Spigot with performance optimizations and improved combat mechanics
• Licensing/security system for Minecraft plugins using Java, end-to-end encryption, REST APIs, bytecode — cosmoloader.com
• Arena-based dueling and minigame Minecraft plugin on self-hosted Unix
• Fine-tuned the dolphin-mixtral LLM to improve programming capabilities

Video Content Creation

• Grew a Minecraft YouTube channel to 54k subs and 27M views in 6 months; sold for $300
• Launched an AI-automated YouTube channel to 72k subs and 17M views
• Director of photography for Advanced Academic Dishonesty, Catcalled, LASA Lipdub
• Adobe Certified Professional in Digital Video Using Premiere Pro

Cybersecurity & Networking

• Studied Linux, MongoDB, Redis, MySQL, Kubernetes, pen testing, DDoS mitigation
• Provided home networking and A/V consultations

Computer Vision & Home Automation

• Implemented OpenCV recognition with FTP camera streams and Home Assistant for real-time alerts

Leadership and Extracurriculars

• Founder & President — Coop Group (2015–2022): STEM-focused coding and robotics club
• Founder & President — Documentary Club, LASA (2023–present)
• Documented clubs through films; interviewed officers; filmed and edited activities

Community Service

• Filmed Senior Salute; operated two cameras to livestream/record the graduation
• Set up desktops and networking equipment for CTE teachers at LASA
• Provided home networking tech consultation to elderly neighbors
• Schoolhouse/Khan Academy SAT Bootcamp Tutor (2025–present)
  • Tutored SAT Math; 90-minute Zoom sessions, twice weekly for 5 weeks

Film & Media

• Attended workshops via Austin Film Festival scholarship
  • Brian Johnson — Knives Out, Glass Onion
• Shadowed Aaron Statler (Art Director) — toured local Austin movie set
• LASA Lipdub — Director of Photography & Lead Editor (Edited Portion)
• Catcalled (Short Film) — Director of Photography & Assistant Editor
• Advanced Academic Dishonesty — Director of Photography

Clubs

• Aircraft Club
• Programming in Practice
• Amateur Radio Club
• Documentary Club

Programming Languages, APIs, and Frameworks

• HTML (W3Schools certificate)
• CSS (W3Schools certificate) — Tailwind CSS
• JavaScript — Node.js, jQuery, React
• RESTful APIs
• Python — Conda, Pyenv, MongoDB API, RESTful APIs
• Go — MongoDB API, Redis API, RESTful APIs
• Java — Maven, Gradle, SpigotAPI, BukkitAPI, MongoDB API, Redis API, RESTful APIs
• Fullstack: Django, SvelteKit, Flask
• Swift — Xcode
• C++ (Arduino)

Interests

• Robotics, AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Creative Media Design, Documentary Filmmaking
• Neuroscience & Neurobiology
• Photography and Videography
• Taekwondo — Senior Green belt (Journey Martial Arts)

GitHub: https://github.com/endygame/