The Journey So Far
I'm a builder at heart. Whether it's crafting elegant interfaces, architecting scalable systems, or experimenting with new ideas, I'm driven by curiosity and the desire to create things that make a difference. Like a penguin navigating icy waters, I thrive in challenging environments and always find my way forward.
Software Engineer Intern @ Shopify
Engineered key components of the Bulk Operations API platform across distributed systems, including data integrity fixes preventing 8,000+ daily object losses, advanced telemetry, and concurrent processing to optimize GraphQL API throughput for enterprise-scale ingestion, while developing a TypeScript-based CLI for this Bulk Operations platform.
Software Engineering Intern @ Cboe Global Markets
Built and deployed an automated alert triage system that integrated external APIs with SQL-extracted data across 25 environments, deduplicating and organizing alerts from 200,000+ data pipeline jobs tied to the Cboe stock exchange.
Research Assistant @ Midwest Uncertainty Collective
Built and optimized an LLM-driven full-stack application using Flask, React, MySQL that generates test questions paired with dynamic data visualizations, integrating OpenAI APIs to enhance educational content creation.
Software Intern @ Baxter
Developed AI-driven tool using LLM technologies to extract insights from over 2,000+ internal medical papers, helping non-medical employees understand the application and benefits of the company’s medical devices.
Backend Development Intern @ SLYD
Created a .NET Blazor application utilizing Entity Framework for seamless integration with a PostgreSQL database, ensuring robust management of server hardware data using pgAdmin 4 for database administration.
Research Assistant @ Computational Journalism Lab at Northwestern
Developed a context-aware LLM-based NLP platform that identifies and simplifies scientific jargon based on user context, leveraging prompt engineering and contextual embeddings to make scientific articles easier for journalists to understand.
Northwestern University
Bachelor's in Computer Science, Minor in Data Science
"The best way to predict the future is to build it. And maybe add a penguin or two along the way."