Philip Nisevich

Education

Middle College: Electrical Engineering, Expected in 06/2028

West Valley College - Saratoga, CA

• 4.13 GPA

Professional Summary

Motivated software developer and embedded systems engineer with hands-on experience across multiple startups, currently pursuing college-level coursework as a high school student in a middle college program. Skilled in full-stack development (Supabase, GitHub, Vercel) and embedded systems (ESP32), with a track record of organizing large-scale technical events, including hosting Hackstorm 2.0, the largest AIoT hackathon in the Bay Area. Combining technical depth with leadership and entrepreneurial drive as a first-generation college student balancing rigorous academics with real-world engineering roles.

Skills

• Embedded systems development
• Supabase
• Vercel
• Python
• C++
• Git
• Fusion360
• API Integration
• User authentication systems
• Payment processing integration
• Saxophone
• Flute

Experience

Startup Founder, 03/2025 to Current

Canvasbuddy – Campbell, CA

• Shipped the full-stack app solo with Next.js, React, TypeScript, Supabase, and the Canvas LMS API.
• Designed a safety-first AI agent with topic guardrails and a student-approval submission flow.
• Wrote a Canvas API layer handling grades, courses, and assignments with graceful error handling.

Saxophonist, 01/2024 to Current

The Graystones – Campbell, CA

• Co-founded the band as one of its original members, helping shape its creative direction from inception
• Grew band's social media following from the ground up to over 1 million followers
• Performed live shows across the state, expanding the band's regional presence and fan base
• Contributed to sustained audience growth and engagement through consistent content and live performance

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