Employment/Experience

Software Engineer Intern

Everstory | May 2025 - Present

Tech Stack: AWS, Docker, Supabase, FastAPI, Python, React, Tailwind, TypeScript, Vite
Built full-stack authentication system for early learning encyclopedia app, enabling access for up to 50,000 users
Developed MapLibre/OSM map with clickable markers and zoom control to visualize geospatial database content
Designed PostgreSQL schema to efficiently manage encyclopedia entries, location tags, and user history
Created 25 Adobe XD wireframes and translated them into screens with reusable Storybook UI components
Operated in Agile startup with weekly sprints, GitHub Actions CI/CD, and design reviews with CEO and CTO

Research Intern

University of Michigan | Sep 2023 - Apr 2024

Tech Stack: Python, Raspberry Pi
Prototyped 22/26 Midwest embedded IoT climate management system with potential 30% HVAC energy savings
Developed script to process 17,000+ RPi GPIO I2C sensor readings daily for real-time environment monitoring
Performed economic analysis to research, purchase, and integrate four sensors, microcontrollers, and relays
Implemented MQTT network protocols to enable sub-second latency in real-time sensor data transmission
Contributed to the preliminary fabrication of a window actuator and fan system operated via relay
Authored and presented research poster to 140+ attendees at MRADS Spring Research Symposium

22/26 Midwest Poster presented at Michigan Research and Discovery Scholars Research Symposium in April 2024

Software Developer

Innovation for Impact | Jan 2025 - Present

Tech Stack: JavaScript, React Native, CSS, Expo/Node.js, Python, Django REST, PostgreSQL
Develop Lore, a mobile app that enables users to capture, share, and relive memories, quotes, and photos
Built seven fully functional mobile screens based on Figma UI mockups and tested them using Android Emulator
Integrated RESTful API services with Google OAuth and JWT-based session handling for user authentication
Coordinated with product manager and multidisciplinary team, sharing progress and goals at weekly sprints

Object Detection Lead

M-Fly Aero Design | Nov 2023 - Apr 2025

Developed Python script to preprocess 10,000+ aerial images and convert annotations into COCO format
Processed and validated bounding boxes for 15 different objects, refining localization and detection reliability
Collaborated weekly with a five-person subteam to evaluate CV model performance and boost detection accuracy

Projects

OpthaLock (work in progress)

Tech Stack: Python, OpenCV, PyQt

Building a smart desktop application that uses eye-tracking to help you lock your gaze on the screen, maximizing productivity with real-time attention tracking. Users can set focus intervals and receive notifications reminding them to maintain concentration or take breaks.

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University of Michigan German Club Web App (2025)

Tech Stack: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Tailwind, MongoDB Atlas on AWS, Vercel

Designed web app for 50-member club featuring embedded calendar, social links, gallery, and E-Board showcase. Built CMS with NextAuth.js, enabling four non-technical E-Board members to authenticate and update site via CRUD operations. Deployed app with built-in CI/CD and environment configuration, ensuring seamless updates and fast performance.

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Personal Portfolio (2025)

Built a responsive, mobile-friendly personal portfolio (this website!) using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Integrated smooth scrolling, navigation controls, and confetti animations for an engaging user experience. Implemented dark and light mode as accessibility features to improve user experience.

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COCO Formatting for Object Detection (2024)

A Python script to preprocess and organize image data into the Common Objects in Context (COCO) dataset format, making it suitable for object detection and classification tasks in autonomous aircraft competition.

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Image Processor (2024)

Implemented seam carving to intelligently resize images while preserving key visual content. Optimized energy function calculations for improved seam selection and artifact reduction. Designed modular C++ structures for handling multi-channel image processing with RGB matrices. Developed an efficient CLI tool supporting PPM image format for automated resizing tasks. Integrated error handling and input validation to ensure robust image processing operations.

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NYC Public Wi-Fi Locator (2022)

Basic app made with JavaScript, Code.org App Lab UI, and a Kaggle dataset. User inputs a valid New York City zip code, which returns a formatted list of relevant information pertaining to public Wi-Fi locations in the specified zip code area.

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Software Engineer Intern

Research Intern

Software Developer

Object Detection Lead

Projects

OpthaLock (work in progress)

University of Michigan German Club Web App (2025)

Personal Portfolio (2025)

COCO Formatting for Object Detection (2024)

Image Processor (2024)

NYC Public Wi-Fi Locator (2022)