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New York, Ny, Us

Implemented C++ and Python interops to deliver timely, accurate, reliable ESG data for low-latency financial applications across the Bloomberg Terminal. Developed microservice architecture, permissioning framework, and service level metrics to monitor platform reliability and deployment in collaboration with data, product, and engineering stakeholders.Awarded Ig Nobel Prize (Most Thought-Provoking) in 2024 ESG Hackathon for project on impact valuation, applying Bloomberg data and third-party valuation coefficients to quantify environmental and social damages caused to different countries throughout cement manufacturers' supply chains.

Santa Monica, California, Us

Collaborated with product managers, designers, and data scientists on the A/B engineering product team to improve the internal A/B experimentation platform and configuration management system. Used React, TypeScript, and AWS Lambda to execute end-to-end refactor of configuration change request page used by 1000+ internal customers, implementing option for auto-commit after successful CI build. Designed and implemented quantile visualizations for engagement metrics.

New Haven, Ct, Us

Assisted in project-based curriculum development and provided feedback on lecture materials for BENG 406 (Medical Software Design) as course was migrated onto Coursera. Focused on product management strategies for medical applications, with an emphasis on the modern healthcare regulatory environment and software validation. Presented case studies of costly failed projects in medical and government spaces, including NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter and the IowaReporter app used in the 2020 Iowa Democratic Caucus.

New Haven, Ct, Us

Held office hours and assisted students in writing and debugging C code for CPSC 223 (Data Structures and Programming Techniques) and CPSC 365 (Algorithms). Led weekly discussion sections, held office hours, graded assignments, scribed lecture notes, and assisted in writing C code. Topics included data structures (arrays, stacks, queues, lists, trees, heaps, graphs), sorting and searching, storage management, and data abstraction; greedy algorithms, divide and conquer, dynamic programming, network flow, NP completeness, and approximation.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Used React, TypeScript, NodeJS, and GraphQL to build internal and customer-facing portals with the mission of promoting upward economic mobility through access to vocational training. Owned and executed refactor of bulk import tool from front-end to back-end as part of ORM refactor from Prisma to Objection.js, a critical initiative as part of pivot from pure partnership model to aggregator service. Implemented production-ready migrations, geocoding lookups through Google Maps API, sorters and filterers, database seeding, PostGIS distances, bug fixes and UI improvements; contributed to product feature planning.

Wrote PRD and implemented MVP for modular open-source localization pipeline, designing data architecture (ERD), conducting user research with government stakeholders, and integrating existing open-source tools. Automated Adobe InDesign and Illustrator using ExtendScript to complete project mapping broadband access, strengthening partnerships with 151 elected officials on the local, state, and congressional levels. Completed accessibility audit on CTO website based on WCAG guidelines, in compliance with NYS policy.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science And Ethics, Politics, & Economics

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