Smooth
An academic assistant that brings assignments, deadlines, and course context together. Built for iOS and macOS. 50+ active users, 100 downloads.
Marco Opertti
Who am I?
- Computer Science at Penn. From Uruguay and Washington, D.C.
- Interested in design and useful software. Currently working on Smooth.
- Passionate about making an impact in the startup space.
Projects
Monk
A habit and goal tracker with an AI guide that keeps context across check-ins.
Penn GeoGuessr
A campus guessing game with 50+ Penn locations, distance scoring, and saved high scores. Built in Java, by hand, without AI.
Experience
- Oct 2026AI Data Center Startup · Design Engineer
Built AI tools for land research and data center site planning.
- 2026LightFeather · Software Engineer Intern
Rebuilt the company website and automated candidate grading.
- 2025TakeOff Media · Software Engineer Intern
Built semantic search across 1,000+ educational videos.
- 2024North-West Soccer Camp · Founder
Ran six training programs for 50+ young players.
- 2023MIDES · Data Analyst Intern
Studied water pricing during Uruguay’s national drought.
Education
Computer Science B.Sc. · Penn, 2028
Minors in Design and Engineering Entrepreneurship.
Data Structures, Algorithms, Computer Systems, Discrete Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Probability, and CAD.
I started in Mathematical Economics, then switched to computer science because I wanted to build.
Activities
- Latino cultural festival. Co-organizer; 2,000+ attendees, $10,000+ raised.
- Penn club soccer. Captain of the Dolphinos.
- Wharton Latino. Events and mentorship.
- Curious Cardinals. Tutoring and passion projects.
- Penn Ski Club. Snowboard slalom and freestyle.