Incoming Software Engineering Intern

EY 'Ernst & Young'

Digital and Emerging Tech Group

I will be learning and implementing next-generation technologies within leading investment banks, insurers, and investment managers. Such technologies include AI, decentralized finance, quantum and edge computing.

Incoming FPGA/Verilog Teaching Assistant

Brown School of Engineering

ENGN1630 under Prof. Reda

I will be running the lab portion of the class where students will be coding circuits in Verilog HDL, verifying designs in ModelSim, and booting their designs to an Altera Cyclone V DE0-CV FPGA.

Co-Founder

Freedays

B-lab Summer Accelerator

After being accepted into Brown University's premier summer start-up accelerator, I had the fortune to experience the many ups and downs of running a lean start-up.

The idea of Freedays was to help college students quit vaping.

On the technical side of things, I initially built a hardware breadboard prototype that would, throughout the day, disable the vape. It was essentially an ESP32 DevKit C wired to a disposable vape that interrupted the voltage supply to the atomizer based on the time of day. Following technical breakthroughs and legal regulations, we pivoted to software were I developed the MVP to our "mobile AI therapist" which utilized an API call to chat-gpt-3.5-turbo.

My biggest takeaway was the opportunity to learn new skills and produce on the fly. I learned everything from start-up legal, customer validation, bottom-up research, business finance, and how to adapt.

What I found most exciting was making my build-measure-learn feedback loop as fast as possible. I learned that the best way to build a new product is to understand your assumptions, and vigorously test them as fast as possible.

UI/UX Designer

Linkr

I joined Linkr part-time, leading the renovation of our website platform. Linkr served as an all-in-one monetization platform for micro-influencers serving 15M+ users. I primarily used Figma and Balsamiq to develop wireframes for a more concise, readable, and cleaner UX.

I learned a lot about managing a team, producing fast-paced deliverables, handling multiple projects, and website UX design.

What surprised me the most was having to bridge the culture gap between Chinese and American user habits. Our platform was designed by a team in China, and as we looked to expand into the American market, I quickly learned that Chinese UI expectations are vastly different. I had to convert a cluttered, "everything in your face" UI to a simpler and cleaner experience, catering to our new American users.

Intro to Engineering Teaching Assistant

Brown School of Engineering

I taught engineering lab to 10 freshman students training them in MATLab, prototyping machinery, and went over the math/physics taught in class.

I developed valuable skills such as deconstructing complex problems into more manageable components, making them easier to understand through clear and concise explanations. This would help me later down the line as a founder, engineer, and manager

Groov

Intern then later hired as a Consultant

UPenn Wharton Venture Lab | Now Stealth Startup

Groov is a startup that was born within Wharton Venture Labs. Groov brings the luxury of custom insoles to the athleisure market. As an intern, I developed the video instructions for the scanning process which was used in our Beta app.

I learned about the fast paced culture of a startup and how to quickly adapt and manage a project with fast turnarounds. I also learned how to properly conduct A/B testing.

Fast forward 2 years later, CEO Dan Cataldi brought me back onto the team as a consultant, using my insights as the creator of the original scanning instructions to better fit the company's current needs. As of late, I have been sitting in on meetings with our animators who are creating the instructional videos while also continuing my past work and improving our onboarding process.