• Selected for a competitive year-long AI/ML fellowship centered on machine learning, real-world industry collaboration, applied AI development, and professional growth

• Selected for a competitive, year-long fellowship for top CUNY computer science students, focusing on full-stack web development, cloud technologies, and professional software engineering practices

• Practicing system design by translating requirements into scalable architectures, defining APIs, modeling data, and evaluating tradeoffs (performance, cost, reliability) through diagrams, written docs, and iterative design reviews

• Building full-stack applications with React/Next.js (TypeScript), Tailwind CSS, Node.js/Express, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Supabase, and AWS, supported by CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions

• Implementing engineering best practices, including minimum 70% test coverage, Lambda API development, infrastructure testing with LocalStack, and robust documentation (ADRs, READMEs, API docs)

• Designed and delivered environmental science and STEM-focused lessons for grade 3–5 students, covering topics such as sustainability, renewable energy, and ecosystems through interactive, hands-on activities.

• Adapted teaching methods to diverse learning needs, fostering engagement and curiosity among over 150+ students across multiple classrooms.

• Collaborated with program coordinators and fellow instructors to maintain a positive, inclusive learning environment and ensure smooth daily program operations.

• Engineered and deployed 5 AI-powered web applications, targeting scalability and user growth.

• Led a team in developing full-stack web applications using Next.js, React, Firebase, and other technologies, reducing development time by 30% through implementing modular components and CI/CD workflows.

• Optimized workflows, enhancing project delivery speed, ensuring seamless integration of modern web technologies like OpenAI, Pinecone, Stripe, and Clerk auth.

• Expanded proficiency in web development technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React.js, through intensive training and project-based learning.

• Integrated API calls into the website, utilizing frameworks to fetch data and parse JSON responses from an unfamiliar API.

• Facilitated team-based coding sessions, optimizing project delivery times through effective code reviews and pair programming.