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New York, NY, US

Old Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

• Researched and integrated Storybook.js to improve front end development efficiency
• Built a feature using my Storybook workflow that allows employers to check the status of their job posts on Indeed's SimplyHired platform; over 37,000 unique users have since interacted with the feature
• Collaborated with Product, Engineering, and QA teams to experience end-to-end feature development using React.js, Spring boot, and PostgreSQL
• Presented to 100+ engineers across Indeed Research on how to leverage Storybook.js in their workflow

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Managed and improved workflow for 5 software development projects concurrently, 3 of which are scheduled to move into deployment at Duke this fall and include:
• A web interface that maps the Duke Forest
• A mobile app that rewards Duke students for attending on-campus events
• A web app that facilitates online learning in light of the Covid-19 pandemic
• Led daily meetings and spearheaded communication between key stakeholders

• Helped to improve an algorithm to map invasive electrodes in the brains of surgical patients.
• Transitioned multi-modal visualization tool for neuroimaging to a web interface for ease of use by surgeons and hospitals.

• Designed and built a full-stack web application that incentivizes students to uncover security vulnerabilities in Duke computer systems by providing rewards for ethical hacking
• Utilized Python, Flask, HTML, CSS, and MySQL
• Organized and oversaw the development schedule, resulting in the project being delivered 1 week early
• Conducted 5 investor presentations in 10 weeks to communicate progress and secure additional funding