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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Led the development of a prototype app for ML-based diagnosis of Myotonic Dystrophy• Identified key features of disease for model integration• Created and implemented plan for ongoing work towards 21 CFR Part 11 compliance

Leominster, Massachusetts, United States

• Identified and implemented process improvements that increased solar sign brightness by 10%• Coordinated cross-functional team to reduce device water intrusion to less than 1% failure rate• Organized investigation of intra-device connectors to enhance battery performance and reliability • Developed roadmap for continuous device and process refinement

Littleton, Massachusetts, United States

• Audited client firmware and identified fix for device misbehavior• Evaluated and documented client intellectual property to expedite patent process• Assessed client product features using precision microscopy, leading to 5% performance increase

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

• Investigated the neural basis of trust in human-machine teaming • Developed a mobile application to analyze movements caused by degenerative motor diseases• Created a python-based signal analysis tool for varied data sources• Collected and curated multimodal datasets from intraoperative and postoperative sessions

Hintze Lab & Adami Lab• Researched memory and mental representations in evolved artificial agents• Investigated evolved agent’s spatial understanding in rural vs urban environments• Developed new software implementations of information-theoretic measures • Examined the evolution of intelligence in solving simple gamesTeaching Assistantships: CSE 232 - Introduction to Programming II (C++) - Summer 2017 through Spring 2020CSE 220 - Programming in C - Spring and Fall 2016CSE 101 - Computing Concepts and Competencies - Fall 2015

• Developed a statistical analysis tool for 3-D medical data• Wrote technical sections of a patent application (currently under review)• Reduced AWS disk image size by 80%• Aided in the development and debugging of core Machine Learning codebase

Greater Seattle Area

OneNote Service Capture Team• Identified key service metrics for business health• Automated data analytics and reporting system • Utilized big data tools to enable analysis of product impact

Vanderbilt Human Machine Teaming Laboratory• Studied swarm behavioral patterns in animals • Implemented swarm mechanics for simulation of robots • Led to Master’s thesis on research and results

Institute for Software Integrated Systems• Developed educational technology with the Teachable Agents Group • Expanded instructive functionality of pedagogical software agents• Investigated and made recommendation on potential frameworks for agent logic and decision making

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science

Dissertation: Optimizing for Mental Representations in the Evolution of Artificial Cognitive Systems Defended May 11th, 2021. Degree.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Computer Science

Thesis: Development and Analysis of Biologically Inspired Communication Algorithms for Artificial Agents I studied biological swarm models.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Computer Science