Arsh
Hashmi.
Mechanical Engineering + Computer Science (Economics Minor)
Mechanical Engineering + Computer Science (Economics Minor)
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Hi there! I am a first year Mechanical Engineering + Computer Science student at Binghamton University with a minor in Economics, actively working to gain experience across engineering, quantitative finance, and applied technology.
My experience spans engineering, quantitative finance, and applied technology across CAD, fabrication, electronics, algorithmic trading, and independent research; all built through student teams, competitions, and self-driven projects. I've designed and tested aerodynamic components using ANSYS and Fusion 360, contributed to EV and robotics projects, and worked hands-on with fabrication, assembly, and iterative testing. I've also competed at a national quantitative trading conference, gaining hands-on experience across live market-making, derivatives trading, and algorithmic strategy development.
Outside of engineering, I actively trade options and crypto, design and backtest algorithmic trading strategies in Python, hold certifications in Quantitative Modeling, Corporate Finance, and Spreadsheet Analysis from UPenn, Duke, and Bloomberg. I also have hands-on experience in entrepreneurship, having built and operated my own venture from the ground up.
I'm currently seeking internships across quantitative trading, engineering, and applied finance, and I'm open to connecting with engineers, traders, and recruiters.
Automotive and Cosmic stay as the anchor builds; below them is the next layer of CAD, finance, and trading work I want internship teams to remember.
I started flipping cars in freshman year and grew into full builds: maintenance, bodywork, interior, wraps, and electrical.
Started freshman year by saving from a summer job, flipping my first car, and building a repeatable maintenance + sales flow.
My first flip. Full maintenance pass, head gasket + valve cover, then sold on Facebook Marketplace.
Bought from my uncle, repeated the same maintenance checklist and refined the process.
A mix of basic flips and tougher projects once I understood registration, insurance, and repair planning.
Moved into heavier repairs to unlock cheaper buys, learn surface prep the right way, and build confidence with structural repair, filler work, and repainting.
First real autobody repair: rust/rot + heavy side scuffing, rebuilt and refinished end-to-end.
Front-end collision repair that blended structural correction with electrical troubleshooting.
Built a local tinting/wrap service after proofing every mod on my 2013 Mazda 3: taillights, 5% window tint, sunstrips, and meticulous masking.
Every service started on my own car: full prep, spray tint, and final finish before offering it to clients.
Client request to smoke only the red portion of the taillight for a factory-plus look.
Repeat client from the bodywork project: added 5% film and a subtle sunstrip.
Sold Jaguar with interior shot highlighting the 5% ceramic tint I installed.
Clean smoke finish on the RX 450hL to match the darker trim package.
Full interior refreshes: alcantara door inserts, red leather seat conversions, and hand-stitched wheels proven on my Mazda 3 before delivering for clients.
Removed door panels, wrapped inserts in alcantara-style suede, and reinstalled with OEM fit.
Pulled seats, stitched custom red covers, and tied the cabin together with the suede inserts.
Measured, cut, and hand-stitched perforated leather for a tailored wheel finish.
Client requested a full gray-to-red conversion to match the exterior refresh.
Wrapped my Mazda 3 in a half-and-half scheme (satin black + red) using knifeless tape, inlays, and overlays to nail the seams and edges.
Started on the Mazda 3 driver door and jambs to set the two-tone base.
Used knifeless tape to split colors across hood, doors, and fenders.
Broke complex areas into pieces to avoid overstretching.
Final panels closed out the two-tone concept and tied the body lines together.
Hands-on wiring and fabrication: valved exhaust with welded-in hardware, Arduino lightbar integration, and full headunit/camera upgrades.
Welded in a valve section, removed the cat, and wired a remote-controlled butterfly for loud/quiet modes.
Strobe/brightness-controlled lightbar mounted flush in the grille with an OEM-looking cabin button.
Replaced the OEM deck with an Android unit, wired the amp, added backup camera, and enabled CarPlay.
Founder (Jun 2022–Feb 2025) of Cosmic PCs (cosmicpcs.us): built the storefront, tailored parts lists, ran the test bench, and shared builds across Instagram.
Online storefront for bestseller builds with interactive buttons and popups so clients can explore every component.
Storefront experience with interactive component explainers and clear CTAs.
Client-specific parts lists tuned to budget and performance, shared with pros/cons and revised to preferences.
Budget/performance tuned, with pros/cons and revision history.
Fully functional build station for assembly, diagnosis, and content creation, with an operational test bench.
Build surface, diagnostics, spares, and capture setup.
Common customer configurations, watercooled or air-cooled, plus upgrade and diagnostic slots for existing systems.
Client-favorite rigs, plus themed and notable configs.
Case and cooler refreshes and troubleshooting slots.
Instagram: Cosmic_PCs — showcased builds, shared build videos, and answered client questions.
Grid, reels, and behind-the-scenes clips (Cosmic_PCs).
Weapon + structure
Tooling
Assembly
This section is intentionally built like a live research deck, not a placeholder. It gives you a polished home for future derivations, valuation notes, pricing models, and the kind of structured thinking that matters for finance internships.
Writeups that connect derivation steps to what the model is actually saying about time, volatility, and hedging.
d1 -> d2 -> N(d) -> hedge
Built so the polished presentation layer and the implementation layer can live side by side.
Excel audit + Python validation
A place for organized notes on microstructure, dealer flows, event reactions, and trade ideas worth revisiting.
driver -> mechanism -> implication
Every future model can graduate into a clean card, memo, or PDF instead of staying buried in raw notebook files.
memo / chart / appendix / assumptions
Perfect for pricing logic, no-arbitrage arguments, discounted cash flow setups, and any problem where showing the reasoning matters as much as the final number.
The layout is already ready for screenshots, parameter summaries, inputs, assumptions, and a short explanation of what the model is solving.
This panel acts like a future-facing shelf: it signals direction, taste, and rigor now, and gives you a clean place to drop finished work as it comes.
This section is designed to feel closer to a live desk: trading intuition, competition-driven quant interest, model ideas, and future backtests all framed like an active lab instead of a static resume block.
It can hold competition experience, trading notes, market structure takeaways, and the kinds of lessons that come from actually paying attention to how markets move.
When you start building models, this layout is already ready for charts, assumptions, edge cases, and what actually held up out of sample.
That matters because this is the area where recruiters should immediately see the overlap between engineering rigor, coding ability, and market-oriented thinking.
Operate and manage multiple FDM systems fabricating student-submitted parts. Monitor, calibrate, and troubleshoot 3D printers. Use laser scanning tools for reverse engineering. Manage print workflows via MakerLab database and assist students in preparing CAD models for additive manufacturing.
Design and test airfoils in ANSYS Fluent and Fusion 360. Generate refined meshes with inflation layers, calculate lift/drag coefficients, visualize pressure and velocity distributions. Manufacture components via 3K and 12K carbon fiber layups — mold prep, vacuum bagging, curing, and finishing. Key projects: Nosecone, Front Wing V2, 3D-printed female molds.
Designed frame, chain guard, and brake caliper bracket in Fusion 360 as part of master chassis assembly. Developed fabrication skills including MIG welding, notching, and surface prep. Created 3D-printed pre-fab mockups to validate fitment. First full chassis now complete.
Design, build, and compete with a 1lb antweight combat robot in a team of 3. Iterate CAD in Fusion 360, 3D print and machine components, and solder/integrate drive motors, radio systems, LiPo batteries, and weapon motors. Test and refine based on stress data.
Built and maintained cosmicpcs.us, averaging 3–5 custom PC orders/week through Instagram and Facebook. Supervised a team of 3 using Gantt Charts. Created per-client hardware parts-lists with cost/performance analysis. Tracked sales and inventory in Excel and produced social media build content.
Provide personalized electronics recommendations. Support device setup, troubleshooting, and configuration to reduce return rates. Monitor inventory, maintain displays, and use POS systems for transactions and price auditing.
Developed IRB-style research documents and semi-structured interview protocols. Transcribed interviews via Otter.ai, built a codebook using En-vivo and Apriori coding, and presented findings on AI in School Counseling to an academic panel.