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Washington, Dc, Us

Developing algorithms to model the nationwide development and deployment of clean energy and industrial decarbonization assets required to achieve net-zero emissions. Incorporating investment decision criteria, construction sequences, and sector interdependencies to determine more realistic transition pathways and explore how policy interventions could speed up the transition.

Built dashboards for reporting food donor impact (people fed, CO2 saved, etc.) that enabled the nonprofit’s rapid expansion by incentivizing sustained donations, improving food donor relations, and articulating impact in fundraising efforts.

Led team of developers in the design, building, and integration of a web app for managing food donations and tracking donation impact. Applied full-stack software engineering and product management skills. Met regularly with stakeholders to consider usability, security, risk, efficiency, and compatibility with other platforms. Worked with an Accenture team on transition to Salesforce.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Provided tech expertise to case teams for ongoing nonpublic investigations. Delivered presentations to lawyers across the agency on emerging technologies in advertising to spur future regulations and investigations. Topics included AdTech platforms, AI-generated ads, disclosures in digital advertising, online marketplace regulations, and pay per call marketing.

Organized semester-long service projects with community partners for the Public Interest Technology Cohort of students passionate about building socially responsible technology.

Performed text classification for a pioneering research project under Sociology Professor Brandon Stewart that tested the validity of a document classification algorithm against human classification.

New York, New York, United States

Worked on enterprise software solution design projects for healthcare, finance, and retail clients including Fortune 500 companies. Conducted market research, translated between clients and technical teams, prepared proposals, wrote case studies, and documented best practices on product management and UX design.

Worked on a project applying blockchain technology to NIL (name, image, and likeness) of college athletes.

Investigated structurally racist designs in technology systems like affordable housing risk assessments and personalized algorithmic content feeds.

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Women's Club Basketball, Silicon Valley TigerTrek, Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative, Society of Women.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: President of Model United Nations, lead attorney of Mock Trial team, national medalist in Science Olympiad.