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Ann Arbor, MI, US

• Co-founded Degenz, an NFT analytics platform providing personalized trading tools and analytics, attracting 500k+ users and accumulated 2M+ views since inception.
• Architected a real-time backend engine capable of managing and organizing over 100M monthly on-chain events, improving scalability and performance while continuously expanding web dev skills
• Initiated and launched a lifetime utility pass, accumulating over $200k in sales
• Cultivated an active and engaged online community, reaching over 10k members on Discord and 40k followers on Twitter

• Coded and converted MATLAB code into C to improve tool consistency and accuracy by 33%
• Mitigated 90% of EMI distortions by implementing various wired and component-based solutions
• Maintained and completed four separate projects in a high-paced startup environment while meeting stated objectives

• Designed and presented planar transformer designs that optimized board space and cut costs by $120k/year within a month
• Researched scientific literature and delved into Steinmetz/Dowell Equations, power loss, LTSpice and transformer design to optimize the power performance of the planar component
• Organized meetings with suppliers and external sources to discuss possible price variations and geometric improvements

• Innovated a haptic feedback glove that guided visually impaired users to objects of their choice
• Integrated image processing, a simple neural network, and object tracking with Arduino and Raspi hardware in order to visually trace items and rely feedback in real-time to the user
• Incorporated user feedback to improve the sense of glove directionality and feedback speed

Ann Arbor, MI

• Collaborate with multiple students and various project sub-teams to create a prosthetic arm for a child
• Aid in creating a general design that can be sent worldwide and made cheaply for underdeveloped cities
• Solder and help create circuits to be used in multiple arms to not only use but showcase to other companies
• Collect data from patients to improve the arms and cater to the needs of the patients to provide satisfaction

Ann Arbor, MI

- Collaborating on Matlab Simulink to design a medium/high fidelity motor model- Evaluate the current regulator performance in terms of various factors to potentially improve current regulation- Organize and lead meetings with GM sponsors, faculty, and team members to discuss work and future plans- Present in future design reviews in front of GM sponsors.

Plymouth, Michigan

- Designed and then created a Matlab app that resolved the team’s need to extract register data from a camera image - Utilized oscilloscopes and other hardware to debug the problems occurring with the PCB’s for the surround and rear-view cameras and met with senior engineers to plan and execute solutions- Organized meetings to present progress to managers.

Michigan

§ Arbitrated matches as the head official under strict guidance among 22 adults§ Officiated matches through precise crucial calls while diffusing disputes among players§ Created fluid and peaceful environments by controlling coaches’ and parents’ backlash while resolving player conflicts§ Ensured the technicalities of matches were correctly followed and.

§ Scheduled 60+ appointments per day and dealt with patient’s concerns which created a better flow within the environment§ Translated in Arabic and acted as a liaison between the doctor and patient in which over 40% of patients speak Arabic§ Accelerated office management by orchestrating file room responsibilities which increased doctor-patient interaction.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Co-authored on an article that described our findings and submitted it to a scientific journal
• Evaluated the effects of mitochondrial genes on adipocyte tissues that cut fat count by 45%
• Discovered the genetic effects such as the 10% increase in glucose tolerance level via injecting and dissecting mice
• Ideated with PI for brand new routes to pursue after interpreting the analysis of our results
• Presented results at UM Summer Research Symposium to other researchers and discussed other paths to pursue

Ann Arbor, Michigan

This was a pediatrics lab that focuses on nephrotic kidney disease with Weibin Zhou. Managed basic care of fish lab while performing experiments to test the effects of multiple drugs on relieving symptoms.

Bachelor’S Degree, Electrical Engineering, Senior

Master'S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering