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Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Cooperated with a team to design and develop a full stack MySQL relational database and website, storing information for over 200 businesses
• Devised a REST API architecture using Node.js to handle user authentication and data requests
• Established a back-end web server built upon Express, Node.js, and NGINX, designed to handle large-scale client-server communication
• Prototyped user interface using Figma and implemented front-end designs with React and Bootstrap
• Designed a UML diagram using draw.io to visualize the database schema and system architecture

• Wrote C++ code to implement and test new features for a large-scale Visual Studio application
• Refactored Visual Studio project build directives for cross-compatibility between Linux and Windows operating systems
• Worked in an Agile scrum environment to track progress and performed code reviews
• Presented new feature proposals with budget outlines to clientele and management

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

• Held office hours to instruct students on programming fundamentals and CS concepts
• Facilitated weekly labs, assisting 25 students on debugging code on Java assignments

• Improved memory efficiency in annotation software to reduce crashing by 90%
• Annotated training data for a neural network designed to identify structural defects in buildings

• Analyzed code for a high-speed flexible pattern recognition system called VIPRAM (Vertically Integrated Pattern Recognition Associative Memory)
• Performed unit testing analysis on VIPRAM chips to determine efficacy under heavy load
• Created a wiki for to write and perform VIPRAM unit tests, increasing the training process for future interns

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science

Master'S Degree, Computer Science