Experiences

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Scale AI (December 2024 - Present)

Software Engineer Intern

• Designed and trained Generative AI models to solve competitive programming questions, enhancing accuracy.

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Northrop Grumman (June 2023 - September 2024)

Software Engineer Intern

• Developed a full-stack License tool (ReactJS, Golang, MySQL) that increased the generation of licenses tenfold. Built with a login and security system to secure database and administrator functionalities.
• Resolved 5+ year-old bugs, deploying fixes to live servers with over 1,000 active government and military users.
• Delivered a detailed demonstration of the License Tool to 10+ managerial staff, earning distinguished recognition as a Northrop Top Performer, placing in the top 3% of interns.
• Produced detailed design documentation, unit test plans, and documented code.
• Migrated 2,000+ Jira tickets and automated Bitbucket migration, tripling productivity. Received the Bravo To Our Stars Award (top <1%), recognizing exceptional leadership and impact.

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Ujima Security and Privacy Research Group (June 2022 - June 2024)

Co-Author, Security and Technical Research Analyst

• Autism Inclusion in Human-Robot Interaction: Analyzed 142 papers focusing on HRI and autism published between 2016 and 2022 with a Python web crawler. Discovered that 90% of HRI research in the time frame stigmatizes autism. Co-authored paper in CHI ’24, featured in UCSD News.
• Kenyan App Security: Conducted web scraping to extract privacy policies from app websites and compared them with the apps’ actual privacy practices. Analyzed the security of 30 apps with MobSF, Jadx, and Mallodroid. Co-authored paper in IEEE ISTAS ’24 .

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CyberPatriot (June 2018 - March 2024)

Windows Lead and Competitor

• Achieved 3rd Place Overall at CyberPatriot XVI National Finals and 2nd Place in Cisco Networking Challenge out of over 3,000 teams. Voted MVP of the team.
• Built over 100 PowerShell and CMD scripts to automate Windows security. Taught Windows and Linux security to over 120 middle and high school students, covering topics such as Active Directory, IIS, and FTP.

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Preemadonna (March 2022 - March 2023)

Software Engineer Intern

• Designed an interactive website enabling users to experiment with code to customize their virtual manicures, leading to a 25% increase in user engagement.
• Transitioned website to AWS, restructured for laptops and phones, reducing load time by 50%.
• Participated in weekly stand-up meetings with Preemadonna's creative director to present progress and ensure it appeals to users and investors.

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Triton Software Engineering (November 2024 - Present)

Software Developer

• Building mobile apps using React Native, Node.js, ExpressJS, and MongoDB.