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Skills

• Proficient
• Knowledgeable

Work Experience

1. Software Engineer – Back-end

   Visa Inc. · Foster City, California

   Sept 2024 – Present

   • Developing offers and coupons distribution software system scaled to millions of users and supporting different client types, growing the platform from 0 to 21 major clients providing thousands of offers.
   • Designing, developing, and maintaining RESTful APIs for internal and outward-facing services.
   • Integrated GenAI to analyze and rank coupon descriptions surfaced to users, using LLMs.
   • Designed and owned a client facing service enabling configurations affecting the broader system behavior, partnered directly with Product to resolve issues and align on requirements for customers.
   • Led a team of 5 interns in a coding project that won the company-wide championship over 45 other teams.
   

2. Software Engineer Consultant

   Tata Consultancy Services · Santa Clara, California

   Sept 2021 – Jan 2024

   • Completed Python, Java, SQL, MongoDB, Express, Angular, and Node.js internal training courses.
   

3. Software Engineer – Back-end

   Cisco · San Jose, California

   Feb 2022 – Nov 2023

   • Developed software with Python and XML for network management software for networks of 500,000+ network devices, with 10+ different network device types for Layer 2 and Layer 3.
   

4. Senior IT Technician

   University of Nevada, Reno · Reno, Nevada

   Sept 2019 – July 2021

   • Performed training and communication to team of 12 IT technicians as well as customer troubleshooting.
   

5. IT Technician

   University of Nevada, Reno · Reno, Nevada

   Sept 2018 – Sept 2019

   • Daily troubleshooting of IT issues with staff and students through phone, online chat, and remote sessions.
   

Education

1. Stanford University

   • Economic Analysis class — in pursuit of Decision Analysis graduate certificate
   • In future I hope to further pursue a masters degree
   

2. Honor's B.S. Computer Science and Engineering, Class of 2021

   University of Nevada, Reno

   • GPA of 3.70 / 4.00
   • Honors Degree
   • Minor in Business Administration
   • Minor in Mathematics

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Projects

SnowPass

checkthepass.com

Web app surfacing live weather, traffic-camera footage, and DOT updates along a driving route.

Role: Software Developer & Lead Contact

Team: 5-person senior Computer Science project team

Description

Winter travel through northern Nevada means heavy snowfall, high winds, and icy roads, and the information drivers need is scattered across multiple sources. SnowPass consolidates it into one tool: select any two points in California or Nevada, and it surfaces the best route along with route-specific weather, live traffic-camera footage, and Department of Transportation updates, so drivers can make informed decisions before and during a trip.

SnowPass summary video (presented by me) and demo

My Contribution

• Designed and built front-end components collaboratively with the team
• Presented the finished application to university staff and the Reno community
• Coordinated with California and Nevada DOT officials and intelligent transportation systems engineers
• Ran the team's process with agile/scrum and sprint planning, adapting scope as requirements shifted
• Integrated third-party weather and X (formerly Twitter) APIs

Steel Bridge Inspection Robot

Robot built to inspect steel bridge structures for defects and material degradation

Role: Business Analyst & Software Specialist

Team: 3-person team with a civil engineer and an electrical engineer

Description

Developed at the Advanced Robotics and Automation (ARA) Lab at the University of Nevada, Reno, this robot climbs steel bridge structures to collect visual and eddy-current data. Eddy-current sensing detects defects and deterioration below the surface, and the data is compiled into visual maps showing the structure's condition.

Steel Bridge Inspection Robot pitch meeting

My Contribution

• Researched the software stack to field technical questions from potential stakeholders
• Co-developed a business plan assessing the viability of a steel bridge inspection robot company
• Sized the addressable market (SAM/TAM/SOM) to evaluate commercial potential
• Led a meeting with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to discuss the robot's real-world viability

Personal Life

I live in San Francisco, and outside of work you'll usually find me hanging out with friends, at a concert, or a few hours into a board game night. I love getting outside for a good hike around the Bay Area, and traveling whenever I get the chance. I've also got my sights set on living somewhere new someday — New York is at the top of that list.

Photography

I am an amateur photographer and my favorite types of composition are cityscape, landscape, and street photography. Here are some examples.

Volunteering

For the past year and a half, I've volunteered nearly every week with an independent group that uses the kitchen at Martin de Porres in San Francisco. I usually help serve food, then stick around to help clean up the kitchen afterward. Living in SoMa and seeing so many people in need everyday is heart breaking and so I try to help where I can, and I'm glad to spend my time doing it.