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Fishers, In, Us

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

• Prototyped Elasticsearch as a replacement for existing in-house software, significantly simplifying data management, and reducing operational overhead; presented findings to leadership and provided technical guidance for transition• Developed a data processing pipeline for handling CCSDS packets to ingest satellite telemetry and instrument data• Updated C++ QT applications with Elasticsearch integration and maintained internal documentation for Elasticsearch• Wrote Python scripts to simulate and generate test datasets for benchmarking performance of application

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

• Built a VR food safety training application in Unity to teach students best practices on avoiding food contaminationwhilst identifying areas of risk in a commercial kitchen setting• Maintained a close relationship with client to understand project requirements and deliver a minimum viable product• Wrote netcode for real-time networked multiplayer applications leveraging Photon Unity Networking (PUN) package

Crane, Indiana, United States

• Worked on system integration for counter unmanned aerial systems (CUAS) and integrated sensor suites• Applied the Systems Engineering Technical Review (SETR) process and developed a comprehensive system requirements review package for a system of systems CUAS solution• Assisted with system operability verification testing (SOVT) and provided remote support for an outside continental U.S. (OCONUS) CUAS installation

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

• Collaborated with Microsoft and Mojang through The Data Mine at Purdue to gain insight into community sentiments and player behaviors around the game Minecraft to make more educated decisions for the game’s development• Maintained social media listeners and built web scrappers using Selenium to bypass API restrictions, resulting in a 200% increase in volume of aggregated data• Engineered an automated ETL pipeline in Azure Databricks utilizing PySpark to perform data cleaning, natural language processing, topic modeling, and sentiment analysis• Worked in an Agile Scrum environment, delivered weekly stand-ups to Microsoft product owners and mentors, and actively contributed to documentation

Fishers, Indiana, United States

• Created 3D assets and environment art in Blender for Unity, enhancing visual fidelity and immersion in VR apps• Optimized app performance using baked lightmaps and optimizing geometry of models resulting in 2x average FPS• Implemented various app functionalities in Unity using C#, enabling user interactions with UI and environments• Cleaned up and implemented animations using full-body motion capture data from a Rokoko mocap suit, including full-face mocapAscentXR is an XR media production company that produces immersive experiences for education and training in schools and businesses. During my time with AscentXR, I worked on several VR-related projects using tools such as Unity and Blender. I utilized Blender to create custom 3D environments and assets for their VR applications. I also worked on cleaning up and optimizing existing assets with Blender in conjunction with tools such as Simplygon.With Unity, I set up VR rigs and crafted environments using the assets I created in Blender and got to work with Unity’s URP. I heavily utilized Unity’s light baking tools to generate light maps for environments to achieve greater realism while reducing the performance impact on mobile devices. I used C# to write scripts to control various behaviors and functionalities within the applications I worked on, including user interactions and controlling animations. I also extensively used Unity’s animation tools and had the chance to work with motion capture data to create more immersive experiences. I did motion capture cleanup, added mocap props in Blender, and used Unity’s animation tools to create other miscellaneous animations.My internship with AscentXR helped me gain valuable insight into an industry I had been interested in for a long time. I was able to get practical hands-on experience while retaining creative freedom.

Fishers, Indiana

Computer Science Club or CS Club is a place for people interested in CS to learn, share, and be involved in a community that shares a common interest: computer science. We teach things ranging from web dev, app dev, game dev, general coding, and computer hardware.I initially started out as a member of the FHS Computer Science Club during my freshman year of High School. After my first year, I began taking up a leadership role in the club, organizing meetings, and planning out lessons. I coordinated between club sponsors, teachers, and other students to create an environment where people of all skill levels could get together and learn new topics. Throughout my years at CS Club, I’ve personally taught JavaScript, Python, C#, and 3D modeling. We’ve also offered topics such app development with frameworks like Flutter, web development with React, and game development in Unity and GoDot.

Fishers High School

Coding for Fishers was a group of student coders at Fishers High School who created software and other projects for Fishers High School and the surrounding community. Our main project was called SchedLink, which started out as a website that displayed the school's schedule for students. The site was later expanded to become a full student-teacher portal that provided services such as announcements, reminders, and information on extracurriculars.I was the lead app developer and worked closely with the web dev team to ship features. The app was built using Flutter for cross-platform development ease. We implemented features such as push notifications for classes/clubs, digital hall passes, and a system to track club attendance. At its peak, the website saw over 10k unique views per day and the app saw over 1k downloads across iOS and Android.

Fishers, In

• Worked on company’s client-side web app, using Django to write server-side scripts for their camera network and API• Designed and built front-end layouts for their app using Semantic UI• Worked on lead generation, targeted potential leads, and contributed to expansion of company’s client basePerceive was a startup that specialized in computer vision solutions for frontline teams. As an intern, I utilized the Django web framework, wrote server-side scripts for their camera network, and designed front-end layouts for their client-side application. I created solutions to streamline internal tasks and built cloud infrastructure to help support their API. I also worked on lead generation and sought out potential clients for their computer vision technology.During my time with Perceive, I was able to continue to learn the fundamentals of software development and reinforce my existing web development skills through real-world applications.

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science

General Studies, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Computer Science Club Coding for Fishers DECA National Honors Society Asian Culture Club