Carlos Manuel Cejas
Computer science at Trinity College Dublin and Alpine Valley, Cohort Alpha member. Exploring AI agents and MCP knowledge bases, path planning for Formula Trinity's autonomous race car, shipping useful classroom software as CEO and cofounder of Lockup, and working at a stealth startup.
Lockup · Formula Trinity · Stealth Startup
01 Experience
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April 2026–Present
Phone-free school platform replacing physical pouches. Lead product, go-to-market, and fundraising while coordinating engineering, design, and customer feedback. Alpine Valley, Cohort Alpha.
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Oct 2025–Present
Path-planning algorithms in Python for the autonomous race car. ROS/Gazebo simulation and racing-line optimization for higher speeds and shorter laps.
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May 2024–Sep 2024
Led company website development—new features and system optimization. Consulted on branding, operations, and marketing for early-stage growth.
02 Projects
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[Alpine Valley] Alpine Valley, Cohort Alpha · June 2026
Website redesign, brand, and front end rebuilt from scratch for Cohort Alpha, a European early-stage founder program.
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[Sol-450] START HACK ST.GALLEN · March 2026
Multi-agent Mars greenhouse simulator with 3D colony view. Bedrock agents and an MCP knowledge base manage crops and resources; DynamoDB for session state.
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[Pollen Cast] Hack Europe · Feb 2026
Allergy health-check app using eye photos, voice, and location. Gemini for vision, Pollen API for allergen data, and librosa for vocal analysis.
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[AI Dungeon Master] Claude Builder Club @ TCD Hackathon · Dec 2025
Hackathon-winning AI D&D with persistent campaigns, generated characters, and AI-driven narrative.
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03 Skills
Engineering: Python, TypeScript, React, React Native, FastAPI.
AI: LLM agents, MCP, AWS Bedrock, Gemini.
Infrastructure: AWS, Supabase, Docker.
04 Contact
Email: carlosmcejas@gmail.com
Location: Greater Philadelphia / Dublin
Work authorization: U.S. Citizen with full work authorization in the United States.