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Purchase, NY, US

• Supported Mastercard Payment Gateway Service (MPGS), an omni-channel payment solution product with 200+ microservices deployed in multiple regions globally
• Facilitated technical response teams (TRTs) during on-call rotations to assess and mitigate adverse impact the product experienced as well as coordinate root cause analysis
• Created proof of concept dashboards in Grafana integrating with existing data from Datadog to track service level objectives (SLOs) for key stakeholders
• Conducted technical reviews of change requests (CRQs) for production systems
• Assisted migrating a large customer onto the gateway, handling PCI data in a secure and compliant manner

• Highlighted clients/contributions include:
• Webacy: Built in-house tooling to simulate transactions on EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) blockchains against the latest state of the blockchain, saving thousands in annual third-party software costs
• Crypto Wallet App: Wrote audited smart contract code that has been trusted with >$850k user swapvolume on decentralized exchanges. Built backend functionality to quote the most optimal route for a pair of tokens across.
• CZero: Built backend functionality for customer invoicing, automating what was previously hours ofhuman work each weekAdditional clients include: Sperax, Llama, Aave, Bitcoin Market Journal / Media Shower, Jackpot.

• Summary: Built HFT systemsThe stuff I did:
• Monitored trading systems to maintain uptime and manage risk. Increased system uptime by >2% by automating processes that required 30 min. of human involvement daily to reboot programs at midnight. Material positive.
• Designed and built a mempool listener and transaction simulator fully in-house, saving nearly $200k in annual licenses for third party software
• Designed, built, and unit-tested a smart contract (audited by Certik) to relay multiple trades in the same block
• Improved scripting to run EVM nodes on multiple remote servers with streamlined commands to start, stop, and monitor them
• Collected and analyzed large sets of on-chain data for research & development

Austin, TX, US

• Summary: Built cool crypto stuff for our clients!Highlighted projects/clients:
• NFT marketplace: Built full-stack application to mint, buy, and sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on IMX(a Layer 2 blockchain) and migrate them to Ethereum mainnet
• DeFi protocol: Added smart contract and backend functionality for bridging assets across chains. Made gas optimizations to existing smart contracts, savings thousands in user transaction fees and protocol deployment.
• Utilized: Solidity, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Python, PostgreSQL, Ethers.js, Node.js, Hardhat, Git, Docker, Jira, React.js

• Summary: I tinkered around with this idea with my free time during the coronavirus summer, and it developed a following larger than I expected. I was busy with TMT and StudentSide, so I decided to take a less hands on.
• Created no-code proof-of-concept and grew waitlist to 150+ and generated $400+ in sales
• Recruited founding team, and advised on the board

Massapequa Park, New York, US

• Summary: TMT helped me grow in so many ways, and I'm glad I was able to help our students, team members, and tutors grow.The stuff I did:
• Bootstrapped a peer tutoring marketplace from a solo practice to a team of 40+ that has generated $150k+ revenue
• Launched custom web app to streamline operations and improve the user experience for customers
• Selected to attend Duke's Summer Accelerator and be part of Melissa & Doug Entrepreneurs
• Acquired by Acceptitas in August 2021

• Summary: We raised a little bit of money but ultimately wound up the company, returning the money to our investor. No regrets though, I learned a ton and met a bunch of amazing people.The stuff I did:
• Created no-code platform for high schoolers to chat with college students at their dream schools to learn more about their college experiences
• Facilitated a free pilot that attracted 100+ high schoolers and 1,200+ college students from 150+ colleges with near-zero marketing spend
• Selected to attend Duke's Summer Accelerator and be part of the Melissa & Doug Entrepreneurs

San Francisco, California, US

• Summary: Side hustle to pay the bills when I was working on a few startups. I got paid to drive, listen to music, and be someone's hero when they were hungry - can't beat it!The stuff I did:
• Delivered food & goods

San Francisco, California, US

• Summary: Side hustle to pay the bills when I was working on a few startups. I got paid to drive, listen to music, and be someone's hero when they were hungry - can't beat it!The stuff I did:
• Delivered food and goods 93% on-time or early with a 100% completion rate, and a 4.92/5 average customer rating from 435 lifetime deliveries

Durham, North Carolina, US

• Summary: I was a bit of a finance hardo in college. I learned a ton through their training program, participating in pitches, and hearing from club members and alumni.The stuff I did:
• Helped manage club’s $50,000 long-only equity portfolio through idea generation, equity research, and analysis
• Pitched Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX) and Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) to the investment committee, who ultimately invested in Leidos
• Participant in Wells Fargo Corporate Valuation Competition, Citi Trade Pitch Competition, Morgan Stanley Trading Game, and 3rd place winner of Goldman Sachs Trade Pitch Competition

Durham, North Carolina, US

Summary: This summer was awesome - I was able to focus on my startups and be surrounded (virtually) by others doing the same thing plus amazing mentors.

Jericho, New York, US

• Summary: My only internship and experience in a corporate setting. I developed an interest in real estate and worked with great people! The stuff I did:
• Analyzed quantitative and qualitative impacts of the HSTPA on the loan portfolio for the loan committee
• Updated portfolio data in nCino & Salesforce, requested borrowers’ financials, and compiled into quarterly ALM
• Performed due diligence for new deals - analyzed rent rolls and P/L’s, researched property taxes and rent regulations, summarized appraisals and property condition assessments

Durham, North Carolina, US

• Summary: My work study at college. It helped me become a better communicator.The stuff I did:
• Successfully raised $27,926 (5th highest) in alumni gifts across 184 pledges (4th highest) at a 51% pledge rate

• Summary: One of the few tutoring companies (other than mine) that was willing to take a chance on a high schooler - I was the youngest on the team. Tutoring helped me grow a lot as a person.The stuff I did:
• Tutor and assess students individually and in groups
• Maintain a clean and orderly working environment suitable for learning

Mineola, NY - New York, US

• Summary: My first on the books job. Learned to appreciate hard work.The stuff I did:
• Worked with team of students and staff to beautify campus by vacuuming, mopping, sweeping, etc.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Computer Science Major, Finance Minor

High School Diploma

Philosophy

Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities