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Silicon Valley, California, United States

Interdisciplinary researcher who builds systems-driven games that evaluate concepts in embodied cognition, ethics pedagogy, and parametric design. My design lifecycle includes the development of a game engine, collaborative design work with subject matter experts for evaluation, and then iterative augmentation of those engines and designs with AI.

Roseland, New Jersey, US

- Curated backlog for identity and access management features for a metadata-driven HR platform byprioritizing stakeholder requirements, collaboratively designing features, and executing with 10-15 resources across 3 interdisciplinary teams.- Created and launched an internal tools platform for customer support, allowing them to onboard and manage user.

New York, New York, US

Work on building a robust developer ecosystem through platform development, educational outreach, and internal evangelism. Blends communication and technical expertise to create productive dialogues between developer communities, business stakeholders, and lay audiences.

New York, New York, US

Worked on managing innovative projects while leveraging design thinking practices to inform next steps and new opportunities. Worked with external partners, the Citi Open Banking team, and internal stakeholders to identify key use and business case opportunities for future discovery. Done as part of a Technology Leadership Program analyst rotation.

New York, New York, US

Worked as a front-end lead for an internal application that focused on leveraging a new technology stack as a proof of concept (primarily Angular 2 implementation in Citi's enterprise environment). Contributed to company-wide front-end framework. Done as part of a Technology Leadership Program Analyst rotation.

New York, New York, US

Delivered user stories in an Agile Scrum in Citi's Mortgage Originations group. Worked using a custom marionette and backbone framework as well as Spring on the back-end. Designed and implemented an error reporting and logging feature as a stretch goal. Done as part of a Technology Leadership Program Analyst rotation.

Developed and tested application in Java built on top of ClearNLP (natural language parser) to aid in automated grading of free-recall tasks to reduce time and personnel to hand-grade experimental results. Recorded, managed, and analyzed participant data from experiment trials. Led college-aged and elderly research participants through experimental.

Mentored students in one-on-one tutoring sessions and weekly office hours on fundamental topics in Java. Taught recitation sections and led studio and lab sessions to enable students to explore content in depth. Evaluated and proctored students' tests, homework, and labs. Reviewed students' code for style and readability.

New York, New York, US

Implemented security filters to protect internal, Java, Spring MVC applications from code injection attacks. Developed user interface in coordination with design team for internal application used to record and track documents. Investigated and presented on viability of using Node.JS as a viable stack for upcoming projects in the CitiMortgage Servicing.

As part of a study-abroad externship program, worked for a start-up in Sydney to help construct front-end website templates used for rapid development and delivery of products to clients.

Summer internship. Worked on building out infrastructure and strategy for Evtron by researching patents for existing company innovations. Helped test feasibility of different liquid cooling solutions for servers. Collaborated with other interns to start design of an info-graphic illustrating potential use cases of core technology.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Computational Media

Masters Of Science - Ms, Computational Media

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