Delray Beach, FL · Bloomington, IN

Luigi Dalcanale

Finance & Accounting student at the Kelley School of Business, working at the intersection of finance and generative AI.

Most recently a Tax Intern at Baker Tilly. Builder of AI tools for students and businesses. Trilingual and IRS-certified.

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Where I've Worked

About Me

My family is Brazilian, I spent part of my childhood in Padova, Italy, and South Florida has been home since. Starting over in new countries taught me early that the fastest way to fit in is to work harder than anyone expects and take a real interest in the people around you.

At Kelley I study Finance and Accounting with a co-major in Law, Ethics & Decision-Making, because I think good business judgment takes as much integrity as it does numbers. Outside class I prepare free tax returns through the IRS VITA program, mentor younger Kelley students, and build AI tools whenever I find a process that could work better.

Mostly, I just like building useful things and learning from people who know more than I do. If something has my name on it, I want it to be good.

Experience

Jun — Aug 2026

Tax Intern · Baker Tilly

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Leveraged Basis, an AI accounting tool, to accelerate audit and tax work — and led training to implement it across the team.
Prepared and reviewed tax filings for individuals and entities: LLCs, S-Corps, C-Corps, W-2s, 5471/5472, and 1099s.
Built and audited P&L statements, balance sheets, and trial balances entirely in Excel to manage the full tax-preparation workflow.
Advised on high-value estate planning projects, evaluating asset transfers and sales to recommend tax-minimizing strategies.

Mar — May 2026

GenAI Intern · Indiana University

Bloomington, IN — IU Office of Learning Technologies × OpenAI program

Co-led a 5-person team designing and developing KelleyAI, a multimodal LLM advising tool built on IU curriculum and career data.
Delivered personalized, conversational guidance on coursework, career paths, student organizations, and professional events.
Presented the tool to UITS staff, showcasing immediate, personalized guidance for student development.

May — Jul 2025

International Logistics Intern · JBS USA

Greeley, CO

Rotated over 2M lbs. of frozen inventory aged 60+ days, generating over $16M in profit and reducing freezer costs by 13%.
Developed an Excel-based tool matching aged inventory with active orders — a 90% success rate in reducing stock.
Initiated and led cross-functional meetings with Sales, Pricing, and Plant Managers to implement the new inventory strategy.
Created a GAAP-compliant SOP to prevent future buildup of aged inventory, standardizing practices across departments.

Jul — Aug 2024

Intern · MaxVinil

Mato Grosso, Brazil — industrial paint manufacturer, 300+ employees, Sherwin-Williams partner

Analyzed P&L statements and cash-flow reports weekly with the CFO to determine optimal operational decisions.
Evaluated advertising campaigns through KPI analysis, driving decisions behind a 12% annual growth rate.

Jun — Jul 2024

Intern · Bread King

Santa Catarina, Brazil — industrial frozen-food factory, 330+ employees, 130 products

Supported the Bread King Café launch, testing marketing, finance, and production approaches.
Redesigned the industrial freezer organization system to optimize raw-material storage, stock visibility, and shortages.

2021 — 2023

Early Roles · Chick-fil-A & Wawa

South Florida

Before the internships came the fundamentals: as a Team Leader Trainee at Chick-fil-A I managed cash control, supervised 100+ daily transactions, and trained six new employees — then kept sharpening customer-service instincts at Wawa. High-volume service work is where I learned discipline, accountability, and how to stay composed when everything happens at once.

Projects

AI Automation

FilofyAI

An AI-automation venture helping businesses scale without increasing headcount — from diagnosing workflows to designing, building, and monitoring automation in production.

filofyai.com

GenAI · Education

KelleyAI

An AI academic & career advisor for Kelley students, built with a 5-person team on IU curriculum and career data. Profiles each student, then recommends courses, clubs, workshops, and career prep steps — instantly.

IU GenAI Project Showcase

Agentic Workflows

This website

Designed and built end-to-end with agentic AI tooling (Claude Code) — static HTML/CSS/JS with no framework, deployed on GitHub Pages. Available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian.

Built with Claude Code

Service & Leadership

120+

IRS VITA — Advanced Tax Preparer

Prepared and filed 120+ tax returns as an IRS-certified volunteer, providing free tax support to community members in Bloomington. Passed the IRS Advanced certification exam.

$5K+

Alpha Sigma Phi — Philanthropy

Plan and run a "Battle of the DJs" raising over $5,000 for RAINN, the nation's largest sexual-assault hotline — plus campaigns for Active Minds and IU Dance Marathon.

Mentor

Kelley Academic Mentor

Coach and mentor younger Kelley students through coursework and the transition into business school.

Board

BRASA — Brazilian Student Association

Board member organizing campus events, study sessions, and club fairs that grow IU's Brazilian community.

Skills & Certifications

Tax & Accounting

Individual & entity tax prep
LLC / S-Corp / C-Corp filings
P&L, balance sheets, trial balances
Estate planning support
GAAP-compliant SOPs
Advanced Excel

AI & Data

Agentic workflows
Custom GPT development
AI tool implementation & training
SQL
Data analytics

Communication

English
Portuguese
Spanish
Public speaking
Cross-functional leadership
Mentoring

Certifications

IRS VITA/TCE — Advanced
GenAI 101 (Indiana University)
Google Data Analytics
HubSpot Sales Hub

Contact

For recruiting inquiries, professional connections, or questions about my work, feel free to reach out.

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