Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison (Sep. 2019 - Dec. 2023)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science | Cumulative GPA: 3.61/4.00 - Dean’s List Award | Madison, WI

  • Courses: Algorithms, Data Structures, Software Security, Distributed Systems, Networking, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, Object-Oriented Programming, Programming Languages, Operating Systems, Computer Vision.

Experience

Backend Software Engineer (Feb. 2024 - Present)
Capital One - Java, Spring Boot, Maven, Flink, Kafka, JUnit, OTEL, Docker, AWS | Atlanta, GA

  • Increased throughput of data processing pipeline for 1 million+ transaction datapoints per day using Java.
  • Reduced data transformation time 65% for Spring Boot microservice by using multi-threading in Java.
  • Developed processing framework to handle 20+ data types for downstream consumption using Java.
  • Constructed library for real-time dashboard updates of pipeline traces and metrics with Open Telemetry.
  • Implemented unit testing classes to achieve over 90% code coverage for 5 microservices using JUnit.
  • Collaborated with teammates to review code, design architecture, and debug production issues on-call

Software Engineer Intern (June 2023 - Aug. 2023)
Capital One - JavaScript, React, Python, AWS | McLean, VA

  • Implemented data visualization web application for 2,000+ knowledge graph datapoints in Java, JavaScript.
  • Sped up graphics rendering 128% by using an adjacency list data structure in JavaScript, React.
  • Decreased response latency 30x by creating an in-memory cache for database queries in Java with TTLs.

Software Engineer Intern (May 2022 - Aug. 2022)
State Farm - Python, PostgreSQL, AWS | Atlanta, GA

  • Developed microservice for dataset management by implementing an API and database client in Python.
  • Reduced REST API response latency 86% by using caching for the HTTP endpoint of the database service.
  • Created Jenkins CI/CD build pipeline using Docker, Bash, AWS CloudFormation alongside DevOps team

Software Developer (May 2021 - May 2022)
Wisconsin National Primate Research Center - Python, Pandas | Madison, WI

  • Engineered touchscreen game engine to record data for primate research on a Raspberry Pi in Python.
  • Implemented bitwise algorithm for generating in-game images with unique patterns using Python, Pygame.
  • Integrated game engine with a USB relay device by creating a Python extension module in C.
  • Developed program to parse and batch process 4,000+ lines from multiple CSV files using Python, Pandas

Projects

People Counter Device - Python, API

  • Coded a Python application to track the number of people in a room on a Raspberry Pi for a student organization.
  • Integrated a Discord API, OpenCV model, and a webcam to update the count on multiple platforms in real-time.
  • Faced challenges integrating the program with the Discord API and optimizing the application to work within the limited computing resources of the Raspberry Pi.

Multi-File Summarizer - Go, LLM

  • Created application that parses and summarizes documents, audio files, and videos using a LLM in Go.
  • Overcame performance challenges from large video files by using concurrent Goroutines to process segments

Undergraduate Project Lab Coordinator

  • Helped lead a student organization focused on fostering personal coding projects. I tutored students, provided them resources to bootstrap projects, connected them with professionals, etc.
  • Organized 2 hackathons (150 participants) by securing sponsors, arranging judges, supervising contestants, etc.

Technical Skills

Languages:

  • Java, Python, JavaScript, Go, C, Bash

Frameworks and Libraries:

  • Spring Boot, JUnit, OpenTelemetry, React, Pandas, Node, Flink, Kafka

Tools:

  • Git, Jenkins, Jira, AWS, Linux, Docker, SQL, NoSQL, REST, Databricks, Snowflake, PostgreSQL

Concepts:

  • Backend Development, Frontend Development, Fullstack Development, Software Engineering, Networking, Big Data, Machine Learning, Microservices, Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, Automation, Agile

Certifications:

  • Amazon Web Services Certified Solutions Architect Associate (AWS SAA-CO3)

Publications

  • Implementation of automated cognitive testing systems for socially housed rhesus (Macaca mulatta) and squirrel (Saimiri spp.) monkeys: Age differences in learning. | link (2024)

Last content update: 04/13/2025