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AI Safety Contributor focused on evaluations and governance.- Developed LLM benchmarks with Arcadia Impact's AI Safety Engineering Taskforce- Implemented the ∞Bench benchmark in the UK AI Safety Institute's Inspect AI framework- Collaborated with METR on evaluation suite extensions. Improved 5 LLM evals to meet production quality standards so that they.

AI Safety learning and upskilling- Completed AI Safety programs:- BlueDot Impact's AI Safety Fundamentals (Alignment & Governance tracks) · Runner-up, "Best Technical Governance Project"- Center for AI Safety's AI Safety, Ethics and Society course- Deep Atlas ML/AI Engineering program- Active community involvement:- Volunteer, AI Safety Quest's Mentorship.

Oakland, California, US

Oakland, California, US

- Led teams of up to 18 software engineers.- Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to strategize, prioritize future work, and execute on multiple projects simultaneously.- Managed recruitment processes, including interviewing, hiring, and onboarding new engineers.- Proactively implemented improvements around code quality and developer efficiency.

Read a lot, adopted two kittens, and trained for my first half marathon. Explored climate tech and then transitioned into a software engineering manager at a sustainability-focused startup.

Tempe, AZ, US

Tempe, AZ, US

* Designed a solution for teams leveraging edge caching to run experiments on their applications without a negative impact on performance. Collaborated with a third party (Split.io) on design. Implemented open source repos to be integrated back into the official Split.io codebase. Gathered requirements, onboarded teams, addressed feedback.* Managed the.

Tempe, AZ, US

• Served as the technical lead for 2 Node.js REST APIs (described below) by reviewing pull requests, designing plans for scaling out integrations with the platforms, and triaging production incidents.
• Contribute to the development of a tool that tracks changes to Kubernetes Deployment objects and uses hooks to send notifications to services like Slack and New Relic.
• Managed 2 summer interns over the course of their 12 weeks at GoDaddy.

Tempe, AZ, US

• Designed a Node.js REST API that allows partner teams to easily expose product state to GoDaddy’s personalization API. Migrated 2 existing partners to this new API and oboarded 3 new partners.
• Managed customer-focused SLAs for 2 REST APIs by using tools like New Relic and Kibana to monitor, diagnose, and track performance issues.
• Facilitated sprint ceremonies as Scrum Master for an agile team of 5 engineers and 1 product owner.

Tempe, AZ, US

• Incrementally implemented a Node.js REST API that delivers personalized content to GoDaddy customers. Scaled the platform from 12 external users to 500,000 users and became the technical lead.
• Promoted testing practices by increasing unit test line coverage to above 90%, adding functional and integration tests, and championing the cause amongst teammates.

San Francisco, CA, US

Built a web app called Pulse over the course of 4 weeks. Pulse allows users to browse workout studios, create an account to review studios and instructors, save their favorite studios, and set weighted preferences in order to view an individualized score for each studio.

San Francisco, CA, US

• Moderated reviews, photos, and profiles reported by business owners and Yelp users.
• Communicated with users about the status of their content.

San Francisco, CA, US

• Responded to member requests and inquiries regarding the POPSUGAR Must Have subscription box.
• Troubleshot site malfunctions and shipping, billing, and account issues reported by members.

New York, NY, US

• Scheduled and coordinated meetings, phone calls, and travel arrangements for managers.
• Produced a monthly expense report for supervisor and department heads.
• Prepared written documents including correspondence, emails, and a monthly memo for the Executive Committee.
• Sorted and distributed incoming email and mail.
• Assembled and organized materials for weekly meetings between the City Bar President and members.
• Fielded incoming phone calls from members of the public, attorneys, and City Bar members.

New York, NY, US

• Coordinated the Seed Grants program. Reviewed grant applications, awarded four $500 grants each month to young people’s social action projects, and consulted grant recipients on their ventures.

New York, NY, US

• Expanded GGP’s social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and WordPress to promote the organization’s products and community development work.

• Welcomed customers, sold ice cream sandwiches, and managed the register on the High Line and at various food festivals including the Hester Street Fair and Madison Square Eats.

• Developed a fundraising proposal for a tuition-free school in Accra and assisted with the administration and collection of micro-finance loans in Kaneshie Market.

New York, NY, US

• Managed a program of 1200 youth-led clubs nation-wide by processing applications and advising members about their projects.

NEW YORK, NY, US

• Edited website content for consistency throughout and provided program support.

• Greeted museum guests and assisted with museum exhibitions and events.

Intensive Machine Learning Program

Computer Software Engineering

Computer Software Engineering

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Metropolitan Studies, Social Entrepreneurship