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Menlo Park, CA, US

Software Engineer for the Meta Verified Core Foundations Team in the New Monetization Experiences Engineering organization.

Durham, North Carolina, US

• Head UTA (Data Science), UTA (Database Systems)
• Employed the Otter Autograder library to build autograders for exams and homework which interface with the Gradescope grade management system.
• Assisted in writing and testing exams to assess students' knowledge of data science concepts and best practices, such as linear/logistic regression, KNN, and relying on standard libraries (numpy, Pandas) for scalable.
• Held office hours, assisted in lectures by answering student questions, and graded weekly assignments/exams

Durham, North Carolina, US

• Was selected as RA of the Year (West Campus) out of 100+ resident assistants for programming excellence and community building for 2023 - 2024 and Rookie of the Year (best overall performer) out of 100+ first-year.
• Served as a student leader with real-world responsibilities, including budgeting, organizing, and moving to approve 3 dorm-wide events per month.
• Conducted nightly rounds 2-3 times per night and responded to building and resident emergencies. Assisted in dorm operations such as fire drills, move-in/move-out, and orientation.
• Addressed and moderated resident concerns with, HRL staff and other residents. Represented building(s) staff on the leadership council to advocate for staff needs and communicate problems on the ground level.

• Implemented a machine-learning pipeline in Python to preprocess largely uncleaned ICU data, do time-series-based feature engineering, concurrently execute and log hyperparameter tuning with the Slurm Workload Manager.
• Wrote extraction scripts in PostgreSQL and BigQuerySQL to extract raw EHR data for the pipeline to preprocess and utilize. Conferred with researchers at MIT regarding design decisions.
• Contributed to Professor Cynthia Rudin's Interpretability Lab’s ongoing research into using state-of-the-art interpretable machine learning models (FasterRisk, FastSparse, GOSDT) to predict patient mortality; wrote and.

• Wrote PHP and SQL code for a bespoke content management system (CMS) for an internal information app.
• Realized responsive user interfaces by translating designer mockups to code using HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, and Twig, ensuring seamless rendering across various devices and platforms and meeting aesthetic and.
• Authored comprehensive documentation outlining the structure, features, and extension points of the CMS, enabling other developers to build upon the existing codebase.

• Consulted with clients to understand their requirements and design preferences.
• Developed front-end and back-end code for websites, ensuring alignment with client specifications.
• Conducted thorough testing to verify the accuracy and efficiency of code implementation.
• Performed routine maintenance and security updates to ensure optimal site performance.

Bachelor'S Degree, B.S. Computer Science And Music

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