Advise on technical solutions for AI, Data, and Code.

- Enhanced database performance and user data management using Cloudflare and Xata; developed and maintained a Python library for knowledge management, ensuring seamless integration with LangChain architecture and compatibility with Large Language Models.- Led innovative NLP projects using spaCy for advanced tasks like keyword extraction; played a key role in developing an information standard for knowledge organization and spearheaded the creation of tools for generating enriched knowledge graphs, utilizing NER, YAKE, GPT-4, and other language tools.- Integrated advanced language models like GPT-3.5-turbo and GPT-4 into the company’s platform, enhancing user accessibility for LLM-powered tools; pioneered the Knowledge SDK development and implemented AI models and prompt engineering techniques in knowledge applications, demonstrating leadership in AI model integration and application.

• Facilitated student learning objectives in class and office hours covering data science topics in programming with Python/R, data management, probability, and statistics• Wrote and audited course materials for curriculum development and student assessment using Python/R and GitHub• Supported students from diverse backgrounds in acquiring data science skills and knowledge• Maintained the STAT 100 course website, which serves 1000+ students each semester, providing useful course information and materialsInstructor• STAT 100 Statistics [sp22]Teaching Assistant• STAT 107 Data Science Discovery [fa21]• STAT 385 Statistics Programming Methods [fa22]• STAT 430 Data Science Ethics [sp23]

• Instructed students in office hours on homework and studies to reinforce their learning• Assisted with test administration, curriculum development, and grading• Developed and maintained the STAT 100 Course Website [https://stat100website.web.illinois.edu]• Advised students with analysis projects on topics such as network analysis and predictive modelingCourses• STAT 100 Statistics [fa21 sp21 fa20 su20 sp20 fa19 sp19]• STAT 400 Statistics & Probability I [sp20 sp19]• STAT 410 Statistics & Probability II [sp20]• STAT 420 Methods of Applied Statistics [fa19 su19]• STAT 432 Basics of Statistical Learning [fa20]• Blackwell Summer Scholars Program [su21]

• Examined social media data to ascertain evidence of social influence strategy• Scraped data from Reddit using Python and PushShift API wrappers• Utilized Huggingface NLP models for sentiment, topic, intent, and utterance analysis• Developed Random Forest and Deep Neural Network models for predicting user engagement

Developed and taught the new "Discovering Data Science" course of DPI and UIC CHANCE's Digital Scholars Program, which is a five-week intensive summer program for high school and incoming college students of Chicago to support and develop promising and diverse tech talent in Illinois.

Developed skills in Python and learned about topics in computer science and supercomputing applications. Mentored at NCSA's National Petascale Computing Facility.

Co-Lead Instructor of the Special Needs Martial Arts Program for Leaders for Life Martial Arts Academy and Champaign-Urbana Special Recreation

Volunteer martial arts trainer with ATA Specialty Trainer certification

Led a research project with a Materials Science and Engineering research team at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Analyzed the use of peptide surfaces to study the reprogramming of malignant melanoma cells towards identification of a cancer stem cell state.

Managed student and medical records, student and staff IDs, and other documents for the administration staff.