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Jarvey, Tristan

tjjarvey@uwm.eduLubar Entrepreneurship Center Room 204

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Tristan Jarvey is an undergraduate Computer Science student at UWM, having previously earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology in December 2022. He currently serves as an innovation intern at the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center (LEC), where he primarily focuses on the LEC website and newsletter.

With over eight years of professional experience across eight industries, Tristan has honed his skills in creative problem-solving, constructive persistence, and continuous improvement. His background includes six years of service in the Army Reserves as a Combat Engineer, completing his service as an E-5 squadron leader of an eight-member squad. During his service, Tristan mentored a high-performing squad member leading to their successful completion of the Army Special Forces Assessment & Selection.

Tristan's areas of interest include software development (front-end & back-end), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and natural language processing (NLP). His passion for innovation is evident in his consistent efforts to enhance systems, methods, and ventures for greater efficiency.

Entrepreneurship runs in Tristan's family, with his parents having founded multiple businesses ranging from hotel development to stereo console renovation and retail. This background, combined with his technical skills and diverse experience, fuels Tristan's drive to create software and services that improve people's long-term quality of life.

Fun Fact:
Despite his thalassophobia turning oceans into liquid nightmares, Tristan has twice donned scuba diving gear and plunged into the “abyss.”