Resume

• Relevant Coursework
• Data Structure & Algorithms; Data Management & NoSQL; Machine Learning & Data-Mining; Artificial Intelligence in Biology & Medicine, Project in Databases & Web Applications; Information Retrieval
• Achievements
  • Dean’s Honor List
  • Tarkovsky Prize (placed first in essay contest hosted by San Francisco Art & Film)
• Technical Skills: Python, Java, C++, SQL, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Git, MongoDB, Databricks, Neo4j, Figma
• Languages
  • Native proficiency in English
  • Limited working proficiency in Mandarin
  • Limited working proficiency in Cantonese

Johns Hopkins APL is the nation's largest university affiliated research center and delivers critical contributions to address critical challenges to our nation.

• Transformed and deployed data pipeline tool for harvesting scientific papers to retrieve, process, and store data on a daily basis. Optimized execution by 30x. Interacted with REST APIs, published to Kafka topics, and transferred object data to S3 cloud storage using Python, Docker, MinIO, and Postman
• Developed front/backend features involving integrating newly available data in a wikipedia-like web application running on a graph database using Angular, TypeScript, SPARQL, and HTML/CSS
• Automated and wrote 100+ UI tests with Playwright and implemented a testing stage in the project's GitLab continuous integration pipeline to encourage safe deployment and easier identification of code faults

The All of Us Research Program is a historic effort to collect and study data from one million or more people living in the United States. The goal of the program is better health for all of us.

• Utilized Python, Pandas, and SQL on a NIH health database to conduct a case-controlled breast cancer study
• Performed data retrieval/analysis and examined scientific literature to answer research questions

The Break Through Tech AI Program helps undergraduate women (trans and cis), nonbinary, and other underrepresented groups in tech gain the skills they need to get jobs in the fastest-growing areas of tech: data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

• Engaged in an intensive program focused on machine learning and data analysis using Pandas & Scikit-learn
• Collaborated with Farmers Insurance in a machine learning project that aimed to detect distracted driving
• Implemented convolutional neural network models to categorize plant specimen images using Tensorflow

The California Academy of Sciences is a research institute and natural history museum that is among the largest museums of natural history in the world, housing over 46 million specimens.

• Worked on a citations finder program to measure the scientific impact of the museum's specimens
• Resolved technical design issues and bugs in Python
• Developed mockups and assisted in defining specifications for a collections explorer web project aiming to educate the public on the scientific importance of collecting specimens
• Worked on end-to-end pipeline verification, debugging, and documentation for a genomics project focused on gene synteny

Dataships is a SaaS company specializing in automating compliance with data privacy laws and building first party data relationships.

• User tested software product and recommended improvements to ensure good user experience
• Conducted a competitor's analysis of 30 companies to assist founder in preparing for board meeting
• Performed quality assurance checks for 140 customers
• Designed over 20 images and graphics for the company blog using Canva
• Compiled a list of marketing contacts for over 1000 companies
• Navigated 8-hour time zone difference and clearly communicated with supervisors and colleagues

Commit the Change is a student organization at UC Irvine committed to building high quality tools & technologies completely free of charge.

• Developed full-stack with React, PostgreSQL, Express.js, and HTML/CSS in Agile workflow to deliver high-quality software for nonprofit supporting disadvantaged youth in STEM
• Cooperated with a team of developers and designers and built a schedule management system to aid in long-term planning and elevate the organization’s capacity to efficiently manage more students, staff, and events

Women in Information and Computer Sciences (WICS) is a social and professional non-profit organization at UCI established to help and encourage women to pursue a college degree and a successful career in the computer science field.

• Collaborated with committee members to create curriculum and gather resources geared towards encouraging underrepresented minorities to explore computer science
• Led a HTML and CSS workshop for creating a personal portfolio; Organized the slide presentation, created the template code, presented the slides, and performed a live code along tutorial
• Hosted a professional development workshop for high school girls; Designed and led the team-building activity which encouraged students to use their creativity and presentation skills to construct a technological product and deliver a shark tank pitch
• Helped organize a conference for high school girls who are interested in pursuing a career in CS

Mission Bit is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering under resourced high school youth across the San Francisco Bay Area by making computer science more accessible through free coding classes.

• Coordinated with council members to plan events focused on building community, developing professional skills, and promoting inclusivity and diversity in tech
• Designed flyers and promoted events on social platforms to alumni network to an alumni network of 300 people

Read Write Discover is a nonprofit organization that partners with libraries to host summer tutoring opportunities for K-8th grade students in the San Francisco Bay Area.

• Provided free summer reading and writing lessons to youth in my community
• Researched appropriate curriculums and organized individualized lessons
• Composed student evaluations for parents
• Demonstrated patience and adaptibility in evolving situations