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Colby.Cannizzaro@uga.edu(470) 362-1328LinkedIn

Profile

MIS student and business problem-solver who translates ambiguous workflows into practical AI, data, and process improvements through requirements discovery, testing, and clear communication.

Education

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Bachelor of Business Administration, Management Information Systems

Artificial Intelligence Certificate Sustainability Certificate GPA: 3.74

Expected December 2026

Capabilities

  • AI Agent & Workflow Design
  • Agent Testing & Guardrails
  • Prompt Design
  • Requirements Gathering
  • SQL
  • Excel
  • REST APIs
  • AWS

Certifications

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
  • Georgia Life Insurance
  • ACE Group Fitness Instructor

Professional Experience

Chubb Insurance — Westchester E&S Casualty

June–July 2026

Middle Market Casualty Underwriting Intern

  • Observed underwriter workflows and identified repetitive research, referral, and quality-assurance tasks suited for responsible AI support.
  • Designed, tested against historical cases, documented, and handed off four human-in-the-loop AI workflows; disclosed model limitations and required human verification.
  • Gathered underwriter feedback, adapted research workflows for different working styles, and created training and documentation to support responsible adoption.

Primerica

May–July 2025

Data Analyst Intern

  • Queried training and practice-exam data with SQL; built Excel models, PivotTables, conditional formatting, and dashboards for senior leaders.
  • Identified suspiciously rapid completion and pass-rate patterns concentrated under a small number of regional leaders, directing management follow-up.

University of Georgia Office of Sustainability

August 2024–Present

Circularity & Zero Waste Intern Current

Summer Outreach Intern May–July 2025

Bike Programs Intern August 2024–May 2025

  • Lead stakeholder interviews and departmental workshops supporting UGA’s long-term zero-waste planning and Stage 1–2 reporting.
  • Cleaned approximately 400 transportation-survey responses and built a Google My Maps visualization of commuter origins and campus patterns.
  • Advanced through three consecutive roles spanning bike programs, new-student outreach, and campus-wide circularity planning.

University of Georgia Ramsey Student Center

June 2025–Present

Group Fitness Program Assistant & Cycle Instructor Program Assistant since August 2026

  • Lead the instructor evaluation program, facilitating assessments and feedback to support instructor development and consistent class quality.
  • Mentor incoming instructors, coordinate last-minute coverage, and analyze attendance patterns that informed a successful midterm free-access initiative.
  • Teach high-energy indoor cycling classes and step in when needed to maintain program continuity and participant experience.

Selected Projects

Colby vs. the Machines

September 2026–Present

Creator & Experiment Designer Python, SQLite, OpenAI API, Robinhood MCP, Alpaca

  • Launched a live market experiment comparing my Robinhood portfolio, an autonomous AI trader using a dedicated real-money account, and a contribution-matched simulated VTI benchmark.
  • Designed the agent’s constitution, evidence pipeline, and structured decision schema; integrated the OpenAI API, Robinhood MCP, and Alpaca with Python validation, execution guardrails, and an auditable SQLite ledger.

GRADE 2.0

2026–Present

Founder & Product Owner Five-person group project

  • Conceived and directed the original browser prototype for analyzing uploaded audio, proposing song sections, supporting instructor editing, building playlists, and running class playback.
  • Own the product vision, requirements, workflow, testing, and priorities for the collaborative full-stack rebuild; natural-language class generation is agreed roadmap work.

Leadership

Bike UGA

October 2024–Present

Founder and President

  • Built a roughly 300-person campus cycling community with approximately 30 active participants through direct outreach, organized rides, repairs, and local-business collaborations.
  • Partnered with UGA’s Office of Sustainability to reclaim abandoned bicycles and operate a 15-bike rental program serving students, including international exchange students.
  • Leading succession planning and transition to a new officer team ahead of graduation.