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Fremont, CA, US

• Promoted to co-lead of 5-person flight software team for exemplary performance and taking initiative to learn
• Using C++ and Arduino to build embedded flight software for CubeSat and light sail payload in Low Earth Orbit as part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative
• Developing code for memory constrained systems to interface with avionics hardware (GPS, IMU) and telemetry
• Conducting extensive hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) integration tests
• Built & deployed full-stack ground station with intuitive React/Bootstrap control UI, Elasticsearch/Kibana dashboards for viewing mission critical telemetry data, and Nginx reverse proxy
• Converting ground station backend from the Clojure functional programming language to Python Flask to improve maintainability, achieving 40% code reduction

CS 3410- Computer System Organization and Programming (Logisim & C)CS 3110- Data Structures and Functional Programming (OCaml)Graded assignments and exams for a class of 300+ students. Hosted weekly office hours to provide individualized support for concepts and assignments. Served as Project Manager for groups of 3-4 students for the final project.

• Collaborated with group of highly selective interns in the Summer Engineering Project Program (SEPP) to conduct research studies w/ Raspberry Pis utilizing Ansible & Wireshark
• Extended 50K line open-source C++ codebase to support network persistency
• Evaluated feasibility of Information Centric Routing over IP using Named Data Networking for heterogenous networking
• Presented & demoed final work to 500+ audience of interns, managers, and executives

• Lead team of interns through design and creation of Angular + Java EE web app for parsing binary spacecraft command and telemetry packets for NASA’s IMAP and Dragonfly missions, used by 50+ employees
• Applied Agile methodologies and solicited feedback from project leads throughout project duration
• Utilized Playwright to automate system tests + improve reliability for dept. wide app used by 400+ employees

• Published a personalized app which uses various memory games to improve the memory of Alzheimer’s patients over time in a startup environment
• Utilized Flutter to build an accessible multi-platform app on Apple and Google Play stores
• Designed UI for home page + memory games/activities
• Integrated backend user data and login with app using APIs to ensure seamless/secure user experience
• Created fundraising pitch decks, demo videos, and website as part of founding team of startup

• Experienced with Java, OpenCV object detection, odometry localization, finite state machines & PIDF control loops
• Developed complex multi-stage automation and CV algorithms to autonomously collect + shoot rings at a 5 in target from anywhere on a 12x12 ft field
• Created custom simulator in JavaFX to plan out robot paths and replay robot actions to troubleshoot issues
• Ranked 6th/300 in CA and 18th/4500 globally for 2020-21 season
• Earned Inspire (all-around), Control (innovative robot automation and control), Innovate (robot design) Awards
• Winning team of the prestigious 2021 Maryland Tech Invitational (out of the top 32 teams in the world)Check out my team's YouTube channel to see our robot in action!

• Collaborated with advisor & 4 high school programmers to pioneer an innovative personalized cognitive training app to mitigate the symptoms Alzheimer’s / Dementia for millions of patients (patent pending)
• Evaluated feasibility through research into existing cognitive training solutions and the evolving needs of patients
• Produced comprehensive project progress reports & software documentation
• Presented to 300+ people at local colloquia

• Intermediate Java Class
• Prepared original curriculum for a free summer class on collaborative programming
• Created daily lesson plans & homework assignments
• Coached 10 students grades 7-10 as they jointly developed a self-playing chess game from scratch
• Monitored progress & provided weekly feedback by working 1-on-1, answering questions, and debugging codeIntroduction to FTC Software Class
• Created curriculum for + taught a 4 week class aimed at introducing students to FTC programming.

• Guided 25 middle & high school students through a fast-paced introductory Python class
• Worked 1-on-1 to improve students' performance by answering questions about the lesson/HW and helping to debug code
• Graded class projects & reported students' progress to instructor

Computer Science

GPA: 4.0 Relevant Coursework: OOP & Data Structures (Java), Functional Programming (OCaml), Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Discrete.

High School Diploma, Student

Activities and Societies: Computer Science, AI, and Quantum Computing ClubsAP Scores: CSA (5), Calculus BC (5), Physics C- Mechanics (5).

Computer Science

Summer 2018: Introduction to Programming (Python) Summer 2019: Programming in Java (AP CS Aligned): • Developed a fun & immersive ocean.

C++ Programming

Learned advanced aspects such as multiple inheritance, dynamic memory management, friend classes, and the standard template library