Building software
that listens.

May 2026 — Present

Synchrony Financial

Software Engineer Intern · Middleware Team

• Developed a decoupled Spring Boot microservice in an Agile environment to optimize asynchronous REST API routes
• Validated API performance and endpoint security using Postman for integration testing across middleware boundaries
• Architected data pipelines monitored via Splunk, leveraging automated exception handling to ensure data integrity
• Created Vulnerability Filtering GitHub Copilot agent for Hunters team

Sept 2024 — Present

NeuroTech @ UIUC

Lead Developer · VR NeuroFeedback Project

• Designing Bluetooth Low Energy sensors for low-latency communication between embedded sensors and game
• Building VR and Windows games in Unity that adapt dynamically to user responses using EEG data streams
• Implementing WebSocket-based scripts to integrate real-time VR neurofeedback therapy into interactive games

Aug 2025 — May 2026

UIUC Gies College of Business

Research Intern

• Engineered an automated pipeline using HuggingFace models to extract and structure data from 2,500+ unformatted text feeds
• Researched methods to analyze the economic impact of advertising "USA made" products under Prof. Takeda & Feng

Feb 2025 — May 2026

UIUC Siebel School of Computing and Data Science

Undergraduate Researcher

• Built a speech processing pipeline with OpenAI Whisper and PyAnnote for voice diarization and multi-stream transcription
• Architected and implemented multiple client-facing applications using Python and PsychoPy

Aug 2025 — Jan 2026

Ascend UIUC Chapter

DEI Director

• Directed the chapter's DEI strategy through targeted workshops and presentations for 150+ members
• Collaborated with 2+ external groups to host large-scale events, increasing visibility and attendance by 80%
• Managed multiple high-priority initiatives across 6 internal departments in a fast-paced setting