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San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Led development of a key search feature for white-label apps, enabling retailers to inject custom links into search results.• Spearheaded a recipe management project on a new platform, overseeing requirements, architecture design, and improving recipe ingestion and ingredient parsing.• Migrated recipes and images from a legacy system to a new platform, using GPT-3.5 to align data models and enhance system reliability.• Automated data ingestion from S3 buckets, boosting operational efficiency and performance.• Developed a real-time product catalog update system with partial cache updates, enhancing data accuracy for retailer inventory.• Actively participated in incident management and on-call rotations, improving developer experience.• Provided documentation and runbooks to support on-call engineers and streamline retailer onboarding.• Worked on features spanning Ruby, Python, and Go, demonstrating versatility and expertise across multiple programming languages.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Architected and built a data storage and retrieval service for a generalized AI/ML platform using Golang, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, enhancing performance and simplifying the API for developers.• Led backend development for an AI-based system to identify named entities in text, streamlining data processing with Python, PostgreSQL, Kafka.

• Led a team of 3 in developing new features, supporting existing ones, and implementing QA automation to enhance product reliability.• Spearheaded the adoption of Go (Golang) to address scalability and data integrity challenges, resulting in a more robust system architecture.

• Led development of key features for Riffyn's main product, focusing on data import, calculations, and search to enhance user experience.• Managed calculations engine for complex Excel-like formulas, improving computational efficiency.• Implemented server-side sorting and caching in Redis for up to 100x faster page load times, enhancing user interaction.

• Developed a structured vocabulary of laboratory materials for experimental design by combining open-source databases in Python.

Pleasanton, California, Us

• Developed a groundbreaking metabolic engineering platform for non-model bacteria, advancing bioengineering capabilities.• Spearheaded successful grant-writing efforts, securing a $2 million project from the Department of Energy.• Provided critical technical insights as a technical advisor for the business development team, shaping key business strategies.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

• Conducted pioneering scientific research in biochemistry, structural biology, enzymology, and bioinformatics under the guidance of Prof. Judith P. Klinman.• Achieved full biochemical characterization of two novel enzyme forms, leading to the initiation of two significant follow-on projects.• Established and led two new collaborative research projects with professors at UC Berkeley and Northwestern University, resulting in several publications and advancing interdisciplinary research.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

• Supervised lab sections for 10-30 students in chemistry and biology courses at UC Berkeley.• Graded lab reports, exams, and quizzes to enhance student learning experience.• Provided comprehensive academic support to students in organic, inorganic, and general chemistry.

New York, New York, Us

• Managed data for FDA trials and implemented a patient tracking system for scheduling follow-ups in clinical trials.• Worked under Assoc. Prof. Robyn J. Barst, MD to ensure trial accuracy and compliance.

New York, Ny, Us

• Supervised general chemistry labs and lectures for 20-25 students, ensuring a conducive learning environment.• Responsible for grading lab reports and exams, providing constructive feedback to enhance student performance.• Conducted weekly recitation sections for 15-20 students, creating and grading quizzes to reinforce learning outcomes.

Ab, Chemistry

Phd, Chemistry (Biochemistry & Biophysics)

Ms, Chemistry