University of California, Berkeley
B.A in Computer Science
AUG 2019 - MAY 2021
The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, Data Structures, Designing Information Devices and Systems
Education
Gavilan College
A.S in Computer Programming |
A.A in Natural Science
AUG 2015 - AUG 2019
C++, Python, UNIX/Linux, Java, Assembly Language, Discrete Structures
Work Experience
SumUp Analytics
Software Developer Intern
DEC 2019 - PRESENT
- Developed text analysis software for search results using Selenium and NumPy
- Deployed the program as a RESTful API using Docker, Flask, and Nginx
- Created a Chrome extension to utilize the API and display results within a webpage
Placesign
Software Developer Intern
JUN 2020 - PRESENT
- Developed an app using React Native and Expo
- Designed in a modular fashion that allowed the codebase to be reused for multiple applications
Rush Order
Website Developer
JUL 2019 - JAN 2020
- Optimized pages to be mobile responsive using Bootstrap and JQuery
- Implemented a condensed hamburger menu for small, touchscreen devices
- Reduced page load times by fixing inefficient JavaScript and removing unnecessary SQL calls
- Used by over 50 international companies including Intel, Reebok, and North Face
Sunlight Management
Assistant Manager
NOV 2017 - AUG 2019
- Oversaw employees in carrying out tasks required of a successful real estate and insurance business
- Ran life insurance illustrations with proprietary software
- Created Excel spreadsheets summarizing key information
- Regularly emailed representatives from insurance companies like Transamerica and Nationwide
- Introduced software solutions like Syncthing to address pressing problems in the office
Projects
System Administration
Self-hosted network services and web applications
Docker, Linux, Nginx, Apache
- Self-hosts web applications and network services using multiple Linux servers
- Deployed Nextcloud to sync files, calendar, and reminders between mobile and desktop devices
- Utilized Docker to easily containerize and upgrade applications while using Nginx as a reverse proxy to serve each on its own subdomain
- Uses Nginx to reverse proxy services and serve this website
Cortical
Chrome extension to extract keywords from search results
HTML, JavaScript, Docker, Python, Flask
- Created a highly customizable extension which categorizes search results into different topics based on its contents
- Currently supports the Cortical API and a custom Bing search scraper that classifies results using Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA)
- With minimal setup, the LDA backend can be self-hosted on any machine using Docker
- Supported search engines include Google, DuckDuckGo, Bing, and Qwant
AJA Messenger
Messaging app for Android to filter spam using ML
Java, XML, Firebase, machine learning
- Worked with a team of three to create fork of Mesibo Messenger for Cal Hacks 6.0
- Implemented a Naive Bayes linear classifier to tokenize and recognize patterns of spam messages
- Made use of Facebook AccountKit for phone verification and Google Firebase for push notifications
Fund Indicators
Python application to find indicators of mutual fund performance
Python, Beautiful Soup, NumPy, qualitative analysis
- Allows investors to easily find relationships between various attributes of mutual funds and previous performance
- Designed to be extremely reliable and error-tolerant by using multiple data sources and caching requests
- Based off the research detailed in Performance Indicators of Mutual Funds, this program uses NumPy to analyze results and calculate key values to make predictions
Competitions
Allium Hacks
Coding competition
Gilroy | 1st Place
- Web application that allowed users to have real-time, collaborative conversations with an artificial intelligence implementation named Jade
- WebSockets and Flask were used to create a seamless conversation with Jade
CyberPatriot
Cybersecurity competition
San Jose | 3rd place
- Worked in a mock scenario to upgrade the infrastructure of a company that had recently suffered a data breach
- Implemented best security and operational practices while maintaining the specific company settings, software and data intact
Cal Hacks 6.0
World’s largest collegiate hackathon
UC Berkeley
- Created AJA Messenger, an Android app which filters spam using machine learning
- Collaborated with companies like Google and Facebook, utilizing their existing technologies to create our own mobile application
California Cyber Innovation Challenge
Cybersecurity competition
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
- Collected and analyzed a combination of digital and physical evidence in order to stop a healthcare themed cyber plot
- Utilized state-of-the-art forensive tools including Wireshark and Burp Suite to extract and collect digital evidence
- Used a combination of technical, analytical and persuasive skills to "prove our case" to a panel of judges
Skills
Languages
- Python
- JavaScript
- Java
- Rust
Software
- Docker
- Nginx
- Linux
- Apache
Web Development
- HTML
- CSS
- JQuery
- Bootstrap
- SQL
Other
- Browser extensions
- Google Suite
- Microsoft Office
- Office management
Interests
Volunteering
OCF | JPOG | Rotaract
Helping the community, one step at a time
- OCF: Student organization dedicated to free computing for all UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff
- JPOG: A free, weekly tutoring program teaching subjects including Spanish, piano, and computer programming
- Rotaract: Service club dedicated to humanitarian service, networking, building goodwill, and promoting peace in the world
Privacy
Your data is yours alone
Defend against surveillance
- Advises others in securing their online identities from nefarious actors
- Strong proponent of freedom of speech as well as against online censorship
- Supports open source projects and privacy-conscious services
Open Source Software
Contributor
Git
- Contributes to free and open-source software
- Proponent of copy-left licenses such as GPL
Photography
Amateur photographer
Lightroom, Photoshop, GIMP
- Experienced with landscape and portrait photography
- Takes picture using a Canon EOS Rebel T3 DSLR camera
