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Tailslide is an open-source feature flag framework with circuit breaking that simplifies software release for companies with microservices infrastructure.• Architected a feature release toggle framework for backend microservices with automatic circuit-breaking capability using NATS JetStream and RedisTimeSeries.• Constructed an Express backend for handling feature flag requests from microservices clients, a Postgres database for storing feature flag data, and a React dashboard… Show more Tailslide is an open-source feature flag framework with circuit breaking that simplifies software release for companies with microservices infrastructure.• Architected a feature release toggle framework for backend microservices with automatic circuit-breaking capability using NATS JetStream and RedisTimeSeries.• Constructed an Express backend for handling feature flag requests from microservices clients, a Postgres database for storing feature flag data, and a React dashboard for feature flag management.• Solved challenges related to horizontal scaling of microservices, such as consistency, availability, and load, on the feature flag framework to handle multiple applications and their duplicate instances.• Led implementation of circuit-breaking with automatic circuit-recovery logic by coordinating the communications among Express backend, NATS JetStream, RedisTimeSeries, and a Node.js application.• Developed server-side SDKs for accessing feature flags data for various languages (Go, JavaScript, Python, and Ruby).• Automated deployment of feature flag framework with Docker.• Authored a comprehensive technical case study on feature flag as a deployment strategy, architecture of a feature release toggle with automatic circuit breaking, and design decisions for such implementation.• Collaborated remotely with a team of 4 software engineers across the US and Canada. Show less

• Trellogy: A Trello inspired collaboration app (Node.js, Express, React/Redux, and MongoDB).• Spaceball: A request bin app for inspecting webhook payloads (Express, React, and PostgresSQL)• Taskanini: A todo list, event planning app (Ruby Sinatra and PostgresSQL)• Portal Viewer: A Youtube clone app that allows browsing and searching for Youtube videos (React, MaterialUI)

Cambridge, Ma

- Performed computer modeling and simulation for various siRNA drugs in nonclinical and clinical development, for drug safety, efficacy, and first-in-human dose projection.- Researched novel siRNA drug modeling in the liver, CNS, and the eye.- Analyzed histology slides with computer AI software for quantifying pathology findings.

Greater Boston Area

-Utilized computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation to predict volumetric transfer coefficient (KLa) in a stirred tank reactor-Constructed PK/PD model of antibody drug conjugate (ADC) in a three compartment system using Python-Studied effects of different dosing schedule and diseased states using the PK/PD model -Created immunology model to study multiple cytokine/interleukin dynamic interactions with immune cells

Software Engineering - Capstone Graduate

Multi-year, full-stack software engineering curriculum emphasizing mastery of core skills and programming fundamentals

Master Of Science In Engineering, Bioengineering, Gpa Of 3.45 On A 4.0 Scale

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering, Gpa Of 3.55 On A 4.0 Scale

Activities and Societies: Biomedical Engineering Society The National Society of Collegiate Scholars Volunteer at University of Virginia.