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New York, NY, US

Ithaca, NY, US

• Took an intentional break from software engineering to pursue a career as an independent pop/R&B musician and recording artist in New York City
• Directed recording, production, and distribution of multiple singles, collaborating with cross-functional and multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality releases with 20,000+ streams and 200,000+ social media.
• Utilized advanced digital tools and audio workstations (DAWs) to write, produce, and release music

Ithaca, NY, US

• Led weekly office hours for 150+ students in CS 4670 (Introduction to Computer Vision)
• Taught and provided guidance on topics such as image processing, reconstruction, object detection/recognition, segmentation, R-CNN

Menlo Park, CA, US

• Developed and deployed a real-time notification synchronization system for Facebook and Instagram Live, enhancing user engagement for 40M+ users and boosting Facebook Pages livestream reach by over 12%
• Utilized Hack/PHP and MySQL to build robust backend infrastructure and improve operational efficiency
• Streamlined data processing and reporting pipelines for cross-platform video views, generating accurate, actionable insights for content creators

Ithaca, NY, US

• Led review sessions and weekly office hours for 150+ students in CS 4820 (Intro to Analysis of Algorithms)
• Taught and evaluated assignments on topics such as runtime analysis, graph theory and network analysis, dynamic programming, divide-and-conquer, approximation algorithms, and online algorithms
• Developed and delivered tailored study materials to enhance student understanding of algorithmic concepts

Ithaca, NY, US

• Created a design proposal to analyze chatbot auto-responses, focusing on user response rate, sentiment, behavior, and evaluated response generation methods (LSTM, bi-directional RNNs, attention, back-translation, dual.
• Analyzed bias in pre-trained word embedding models (BERT, GPT-2, XLNet, Word2Vec) to assess fairness and performance.

New York, US

• VP of Community (May 2017 - May 2018)
• Managed team of directors to execute 20+ events a semester that provide 1000+ students a venue for career development, advice, and conversation
• Promoted WICC's mission of increasing accessibility of CS at Cornell and beyondCommunity Discussions Director (December 2016 - May 2017)
• Highlighted issues impacting the larger CS community by executing three major G-body events each semester, impacting 200+ students
• Improved experience of CS undergrads at Cornell by fostering a space for individuals to share their experiences and translating those conversations into action

Menlo Park, CA, US

• Built automated development workspace for Facebook VSCode client using Hack and Typescript, significantly improving developer start-up time and increasing workspace customizability
• Expedited company-wide migration to Visual Studio Code and sped up feature development through migration of 3 key features, automated testing, and removal of development pipeline redundancies

Binghamton, NY, US

• Applied statistical and neural network models using PyTorch and scikit-learn to analyze trends and detect anomalies in bee colony conditions, enabling a 70% reduction in beekeeper threat response time
• Created data visualizations on complex bee colony conditions using matplotlib and Tableau to improve stakeholder understanding, and streamlined methodology for analysis of colony data trends

Seattle, WA, US

• Developed and deployed 4-5 features monthly for Expedia’s Checkout team, utilizing test-driven development and integrating third-party APIs like BillPay.
• Collaborated with project managers and developers from ideation to implementation, ensuring smooth project execution and API functionality.
• Integrated BillPay API for the German point of sale, impacting over 10,000 users and optimizing payment processing efficiency.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Enhanced brand identity for a D.C.-based startup that uses machine learning algorithms to connect students to the community around them
• Led qualitative user research in local communities and analyze behavioral patterns that informed design decisions

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Computer Science

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