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New York, Ny, Us

Mountain View, Ca, Us

- Spearheaded the revamp of the main end-to-end learner flow that spans 7+ engineering teams to enable users to seamlessly explore career roles by cementing technical requirements, aligning cross-team ownership of data sources and APIs, and delivering a scalable solution that included ML recommendations and customizable user preferences- Directed the technical redesign of the centralized homepage and core search platform, resulting in a unified system of our critical user flows across all 3 business lines with a team spanning Product, Design, Enterprise, and Engineering- Led the first Generative AI integration into our learning platform by developing an in-course AI tutor backed by OpenAI LLMs, reducing human intervention in learner support by 80% through automating real-time responses to user queries- Pioneered the usage of modern React.js, GraphQL, Java, and API frameworks to build robust web applications at 2x scalability speed, ultimately resulting in a streamlined user experience for all learners and a 50% boost in engineering productivity - Reduced mundane operations by introducing customized AI summarization and text-to-image features to our content creation process, saving us 2 weeks of iteration time and boosting our personalized product discovery metrics by 15%- Prioritized high web performance, SEO, and accessibility standards by improving Core Web Vital metrics by over 37% while ensuring tailored localization content for our 162+ million global learner base

Gainesville, Florida, Us

- Developed an end-to-end web platform using MySQL, PHP, and Javascript for 30,000+ students to query various student organizations and submit applications; as well as, provide current members a system to evaluate and select prospects- Led to the technical redesign of the University of Florida Recreational Sports website by migrating the entire infrastructure into our WordPress template and MySQL database while creating custom web components to meet their requirements- Built an entire map application that allows users to find alumni across the world utilizing AJAX, Google Geolocation API, and multiple MySQL databases- Applied secure data validation for over 30+ MySQL databases on every site, form, and application within the Division of Student Affairs

Mountain View, Ca, Us

- Led the redesign of the Degree Hub page by integrating a CMS platform to allow Design and Marketing teams to enhance user exploration of degrees- Increased user visibility and engagement by 32% on product description pages such as courses, degrees, and specializations- Drove key end-to-end components such as Reviews Page, Degree List Items, and more to increase overall user conversion

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Selected into Code2040’s flagship summer program that places high performing People of Color in internships with top tech companies and provide them with mentorship, leadership training, and network development.

Bethesda, Maryland, Us

Selected as one of 350 for an 18-month professional development program for high-achieving diverse talent

Gainesville, Florida, Us

- Winner of the Best App/Website for 2017 at the Dance Marathon National Conference - Redesigned the UX Design of the Dance Marathon app by going through the process of user interviews, paper prototypes, implementation in Sketch and Invision, and finalizing it onto an iOS application

Madrid, Madrid, Es

- Led the creation of the Micocar Driver iOS application to enhance the user trip experience for over 1,000 daily interactions- Incorporated premium features such as favorite destinations, shareable rides, and split fare based on user testing- Increased overall customer stability between the 350+ drivers and 5000+ passengers to allow for a 27% increase in ride calls

San Francisco, Ca, Us

- Created a full-functioning iOS app called “Vente” with a team of 4 that allowed people to share public/private events with friends or people around their area while using Yelp, Uber, Parse, UIs, Cocoa Pods, and more- Created an app called “FriendBubble” at a hackathon that used Yelp’s API, databases, and animations- Producing 6 hands-on projects learning UI animations, API, frameworks, view controller transitions, etc all through a 12-week crash course on iOS with no prior experience- Learning the essentials of the Swift programming language that I can apply to real-world applications so I can be a successful employee at any tech company