Professional Experience
A list of my experiences through research, development, and leadership across biomedical research, AI applications, and software engineering.
Technical Leadership
Mead Johnson x The Data Mine
Aug 2025 – PresentUndergraduate Researcher / Developer
- Collaborated with Mead Johnson in a multidisciplinary team to design and implement a Python-based peptide database + Next.js web app for biomedical research applications
- Identified and integrated data from multiple open-source peptide databases, consolidating structural, biochemical, and trait-specific characteristics into a centralized resource
- Designed database infrastructure initially using PostgreSQL, then migrated to SQLite for improved portability and deployment
- Developed a React web application enabling Mead Johnson researchers to search and query peptides relevant to their biomedical research and view relevant data visualizations
Python React.js Next.js SQLite PostgreSQL Data Processing
Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE)
Sep 2024 – PresentSecretary, Admin
- Partnered with president and department leads on long-term strategic vision of the 350+ member organization
- Lead improvements to organizational communications through the weekly newsletter, reviving the official website, documenting key decisions at board meetings, and facilitating cross-department coordination
- Identify and pursue funding growth opportunities outside of position scope, including self-hosting services, external grants, and conference travel options
350+ Members
Weekly Communications
Purdue School of Biomedical Engineering
Nov 2025 – PresentUndergraduate Researcher
- Conduct research in the Cardiovascular Imaging Research Lab (CVIRL) applying machine learning to echocardiogram analysis
- Develop and evaluate ML models to measure aorta diameter from echocardiogram videos for cardiovascular diagnostics
- Explore and compare different ML model architectures on annotated echocardiogram video datasets to optimize prediction accuracy
Machine Learning Computer Vision Medical Imaging Echocardiography
Purdue CS Department
Jan 2025 – PresentUndergraduate Teaching Assistant
- CS 18200: Foundations of Computer Science, a core discrete math class for Purdue CS with 800+ students
- Answer questions and clarify core discrete math concepts, including logic, proofs, and combinatorics
- Lead PSO class sessions alongside graduate TAs to reinforce lecture material and exam preparation
- Host office hours, proctor exams, and grade homework assignments to support student understanding and provide timely feedback
800+ Students
Weekly PSO classes
Hack the Future
Oct 2025 – PresentDeveloper
- Collaborating with team members to develop technology solutions for Sheltering Wings, a domestic violence support nonprofit organization
- Develop internal web tools for volunteer management, including chore tracking, attendance logging, task assignment, and custom currency distribution
- Contribute to the development of an educational platform delivering courses on domestic violence awareness and resources
- Produce Figma wireframes and mockups to guide UX/UI design and improve accessibility and user engagement
- Apply software engineering best practices to deliver scalable, community-focused solutions
Web Development Nonprofit Tech Team Collaboration
Boilerexams
Jul 2025 – PresentRelations Team Member
- Communicate with Purdue professors through in-person meetings, emails, and scheduled appointments to onboard course materials onto the platform
- Build and maintain positive relationships with faculty to ensure continued support and collaboration for Boilerexams
- Lead tabling events on campus to advertise and promote the free study resource to students
- Attend weekly relations team meetings to coordinate outreach efforts and share progress on faculty communications
23 Supported Courses
AI for Disaster Response - Purdue VIP
Aug 2025 – Dec 2025Undergraduate Researcher / Developer
- Conducted research with faculty and peers on applying AI techniques to disaster response, focusing on disaster image classification models using PyTorch
- Implemented and compared multiple ML approaches including Decision Tree, Random Forest, and CNN models for disaster image classification
- Applied HOG and CLIP feature extraction techniques to enhance model performance and analyze image characteristics
- Synthesized academic literature on AI for disaster detection, damage assessment, and emergency response in weekly research meetings to present findings and refine methodologies
PyTorch CNN Random Forest Decision Tree HOG CLIP Computer Vision Disaster Response AI
Purdue Taekwondo Club
Apr 2025 – Dec 2025Demo Instructor
- Led and instructed 2 demonstration team classes every week, teaching advanced techniques and choreography for public performances
- Mentored team members in martial arts skills, performance techniques, and team coordination
- Contributed to the club's community outreach efforts through dynamic taekwondo demonstrations at university and community events
BucketList
Sep 2024 – Jun 2025Developer
- $1,000 commissioned goal-focused community platform app for client business inquiry with Purdue ACM SIGAPP
- Created the Community Board page using React Native and connected it to AWS backend using Prisma and NodeJS for the backend
- Delivered a scalable mobile application that enables users to create, share, and track personal and community goals
React Native AWS Prisma Node.js
United Computations
May 2023 – May 2024President, Lead Organizer
- Coordinated weekly club meetings and activities promoting various computing topics
- Organized a 24-hour in-person student hackathon (GunnHaX 10.0) with 150+ attendees, partnering with Major League Hacking (10.0.gunnhacks.com)
- Secured sponsorships from tech companies including Jane Street, Hudson River Trading, and Wolfram to provide prizes and resources
- Raised $250 through a bake sale, managed logistics and teacher shifts, and hosted an AI/ML workshop for attendees
150+ Hackathon Attendees
24hr Event Duration
Silicon Valley Teen Tech Talk
Nov 2022 – Jul 2024Executive Team Lead · Internship
- Hosted biannual summits to empower young innovators by inviting industry-professional speakers
- Assigned tasks, ran meetings, planned event logistics, developed promotional material, communicated with speakers, maintained website
10 Conferences Hosted
Gunn Computer Science Capstone
Dec 2022 – May 2024Student Lead
- Deployed alumni networking NextJS-TypeScript web app with Supabase SQL database hosted on Netlify (alumni.gunnhigh.school)
- Delegated tasks and coordinated meetings for development and discussed features with 40+ community members
- Led a student team in creating a platform that connects current students with alumni for mentorship and career guidance
Next.js TypeScript Supabase Leadership
Inspirogram with E3Empower · Internship
Jan 2022 – Aug 2022Course Developer, Lead Teacher
- Launched curricula to teach HTML/CSS/JS and React.js for Arusha Girls Secondary School in Tanzania
- Constructed interactive lessons, code-along videos, and virtual live sessions for teaching
HTML CSS JavaScript React.js Curriculum Development Teaching
Pitch Competitions
2023 Model Entrepreneur Competition
Finalist
- Peace of Mind
- One of ~60 teams to move on to final round
2023 Conrad Challenge
Conrad Innovator
- Peace of Mind
- One of ~200 teams awarded Conrad Innovator under Health & Nutrition category
2021 Diamond Challenge
Sep 2020 - Apr 2021Participant
- FalconUp Investment
- Selected to move onto Live Pitching round
Key Skills Demonstrated
Technical Skills
Python Development & Data Processing
Machine Learning with PyTorch
Mobile App Development (React Native)
Full-Stack Web Development
Cloud Infrastructure (AWS)
Leadership & Soft Skills
Team Leadership & Project Management
Strategic Planning & Vision
Stakeholder Communication
Research & Analysis
Cross-functional Collaboration