About Me

Who Am I?

I am a software engineer who recently graduated from the University of Virginia in December 2020.

Data Science

Web Development

Software

Application

What I do

Here are some of my skills

Front End Development

JavaScript, React, HTML, CSS

Backend Development

Django, Node.js

Databases

MySQL, DynamoDB

Cloud Services

Amazon Web Services: EC2, ECS, S3, Cloud Formation, AppSync, API Gateway, Lambda

Frameworks

Kafka, Docker, Spark, Dialogflow, Git,

Languages

Python, Java, C++, Go, GraphQL

Education

Where I went to school

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University of Virginia - Charlottesville, Virginia
August 2017 - December 2020

GPA: 3.84
Double Major in B.A. Computer Science and B.A. Statistics
Minor in Data Science

Computer Science Coursework: Introduction to Programming, Discrete Mathematics, Software Development Methods, Program and Data Representation, Theory of Computation, Computer Architecture, Introduction to Cybersecurity, CS Education Practicum, Algorithms, Introduction to Computer Vision, Cloud Computing, Internet Scale Applications, Artificial Intelligence, Database Systems

Statistics Coursework: Introduction to Statistical Analysis, Linear Algebra, Probability, From Data to Knowledge, Data Analysis with Python, Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, Statistics and Forensic Science, Introduction to Regression Analysis, Data Visualization and Management, Nonparametric Rank-based Statistics, Statistical Text Analysis

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Hanover High School - Mechanicsville, Virginia
September 2013 - June 2017

GPA: 3.93
Advanced Diploma

Advanced Placement Coursework: AP English Literature, AP English Language, AP Human Geography, AP US History, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science A, AP Chemistry, AP Physics I

Experience

Where I have worked

Organizations

Groups I've been in

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theCourseForum - Software Engineer - Charlottesville, Virginia
March 2019 - August 2020

- theCourseForum is an online community for sharing academic experiences with 10,000+ monthly users
- Migrated codebase to Django and containerized website in collaboration with 5 infrastructure engineers
- Stack: Python, Django, MySQL, ReactJS, and Docker

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HooHacks Team - Co-Chair, Hacker Experience - Charlottesville, Virginia
October 2018 - December 2020

- Led a committee to organize and execute the premier annual UVA hackathon with 700+ participants
- Transformed it into a virtual hackathon with $55,000 in funding and 140+ projects due to COVID-19

Projects

Projects that I've worked on

Deep Reinforcement Learning

May 2019 - May 2020

- Developed detection algorithm for observation-based attacks in field of deep reinforcement learning
- Achieved 95% accuracy in detecting adversarial attacks in Atari game environments using TensorFlow
- Submitted research paper to the 5th IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy Conference

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MRI Brain Tumor Segmentation

May 2018 - August 2018

- Researched and implemented an application of a Mask Region-based Convolutional Neural Network using TensorFlow and improved brain tumor classification accuracy from 78% to 90% in MRI scans
- Published research paper and presented project at the 50th Biomedical Engineering Society Conference

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Quick Workout

May 2019 - Present

- Developed a Google Home Action featuring a guided body workout averaging ~1,000 monthly active users
- Featured as a top fitness Action on CNET

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Stitch Share

January 2020 - May 2020

- Created a multitiered, containerized, scalable clothing rental website with Elasticsearch and load balancing
- Stack: Python, Django, MySQL, Kafka, Docker, and Spark

Check out my Google Home workout app!

Quick Workout