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Kirkland, Washington, United States

• Researched and implemented a Spanner secondary index and materialized view to improve server latencies of queries with incomplete primary keys and JOINs. Wrote documentation on my research and presented to my team’s organization.• Gradually introduced the index to more users until it was fully released. Monitored server performance and found the index decreased latency by 3% in limited test data with only 25qps.• Explored integration testing applications for my team.• Organized a brainstorming session for my team’s organization to find AI applications in our work.• Participated in gWIC, Intern Leadership Speaker Series, Intern Mentor Program, and Woman@WA.

Mountain View, California, United States

• Researched, designed, tested, and landed a solution to apply a custom Gaussian blur to Flutter iOS PlatformViews when a Backdrop Filter blur is applied. The solution solves an issue that affected over 53 Flutter developers.• Implemented three approaches in Objective-C, documented findings and chose the final solution. Presented the final solution to over 30 team members.• Participated in Google Women Intern Community, Intern Leadership Speaker Series, and Intern Mentor Program.• Held seven informational interviews with Googlers to understand different roles on project teams (SWE, PM, UXR), network, and explore teams at Google (Google Search, Google Classroom, Google Health, Moonshot, Flutter).

Redmond, Washington, United States

• Taught 2 courses of computer programming fundamentals to students ages 10-18.• Utilized Microsoft’s MakeCode platform to teach programming in a block language, JavaScript, and Python based on individual students’ experience levels.• Instructed full-day classes held both in-person and through Zoom.

Menlo Park, California

• Designed a waste disposal iOS mobile app with a team of three interns. The app identified a trash object with Apple’s Core ML and told the user how to dispose of it. The user’s trash history was tracked to improve habits.• Ideated the app and led the team through development.• Built the app’s custom camera and news feed. • Participated in a CodePath course to learn mobile app development in Objective-C.

Greater Seattle Area

• Designed a website with Squarespace to aid customer awareness and future business expansion.• Marketed the company’s 8 services. Focused on making information accessible and user-friendly.• Communicated weekly with business owner to improve site navigation, address client questions, and plan future business and website development.• Built a new invoicing system to update session records and improve client-tutor communication.

Honors Bs, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Eccles Scholarship recipient, Kahlert School of Computing, Women in Computing, Society of Women Engineers.

Education record

Activities and Societies: International Baccalaureate Diploma, Scandia Yearbook Co-Editor-In-Chief, Varsity Track and Field Captain, LINK.