Design • Create • Aspire

Design for flexibility, Create for durability, and Aspire for greatness.

EXPERIENCE
Developer and Quality Assurance (QA) Intern
@ Dell Boomi
April 2017 - September 2017
  • Improved the user experience (UX) to be more human-centered and accessible by altering the user interface (UI) on the production application using GWT, JSTL, and CSS.
  • Maintained the integrity of the proprietary cloud application by automating regression testing using Selenium, ultimately reducing hours of work needed by manual testers.
  • Discovered and prevented a critical bug that would have cost the company millions from a breach of contract.
  • Junior Java Web Developer Intern
    @ Verilogue
    May 2016 - November 2016
  • Delivered an average of a dozen new features a week while rapidly learning many unfamiliar frameworks such as Spring, jQuery, Hibernate, and various Maven artifacts.
  • Refactored numerous bugs to both front and back-end code on a daily basis to ensure the software’s stability.
  • Collaborated with other teams and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions for their main web application; utilized languages such as Java, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS/SASS.
  • Reduced company overhead costs by adding an audio transcription process that allowed low-cost transcribers to cross-validate one another; relieving a developer from manually updating corrections via MySQL.
  • Game Developer
    @ Smithsonian Science Education Center
    February 2015 - May 2015
  • Authored a kids card matching game called “Shutterbugs: Arcadia” for both Android and iOS tablet devices, and as a standalone application for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
  • Programmed and debugged the game using Unity 3D Game Engine via C#.
  • Developed the UI and UX for the game by holistically using user-centered designs and wire frames.
  • Illustrated the images, backgrounds, and buttons for the game.
  • STEM Teaching Assistant and Tutor
    @ Montgomery College
    August 2014 - May 2015
  • Provided private and group tutoring for both Math (Algebra – Calculus II) and Computer Science.
  • Presented short lectures on basic Computer Science concepts via Java (CMSC203 Honors Module).
  • Clarified key concepts of Computer Science and Objected Oriented Programming during private and group tutoring sessions.
  • Helped debug and resolve semantic and syntax errors that occurred in students’ assignments.
  • Store Manager and Auction Coordinator
    @ Drop and Ship
    October 2008 - Janurary 2013
  • Maintained and coordinated our consignment services for over 80 different clients.
  • Posted thousands of listings a week as an eBay power seller and generated an average of $1 million in revenue annually while upholding at least a 99.8% positive rating.
  • Created eBay auction templates in Dreamweaver using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
  • Took professional photographs and edited the photos via Photoshop.
  • Refurbished, disassembled, and repaired a wide range of electronics for sale such as: desktop computers, laptops, servers, phones, monitors, TVs, ATMs, and audio equipment.
  • EDUCATION
      Drexel University
      Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
      Final GPA: 3.34
      Graduated: June 2020
      Awarded PHISIM Scholarship
      Montgomery College • Maryland
      Associates of Arts Degree in Computer Science
      Final GPA: 3.37
      Graduated: May 2015
      Renaissance Honor Scholar
    EXTRA
    Stock Price Predictor: Drexel’s A.I. Track
    June 2020 - Present
  • Implementing a machine learning algorithm (Naïve Bayes Theorem) from the ground up in Python. It classifies and calculates the probability of an increase in stock prices using approaches from fundamental and technical analysis.
  • Developing an automated stock trading software to dynamically exit investments on a brokers application with the machine learning application.
  • Continuing research, testing, and development in artificial intelligence and pattern matching to increase the current 58% accuracy of identification to an intended minimum accuracy of 75%.
  • Drexel's Three Semesters Senior Project: American Sign Language Translator (ASL)
    September 2018 – June 2019
  • The team deployed an ASL translating program to interpret hand signals in real time utilizing computer vision, neural network, and machine learning techniques.
  • Built the auto-correct feature utilizing a Natural Language Processing technique called N-Gram Detectors to correct any misspelled words, increasing the accuracy of our transcriptions.
  • Dragon Hacks
    January 17-18, 2016
  • Built an easy-to-use web forum app that helped publicly source and identify known and unknown species into a catalog for taxonomy, locations, photos, and descriptions.
  • Collaborated with an ad-hoc team of individuals from business to engineering backgrounds to build the application for the event.
  • Coordinated and designed the functionality and wire frames for the prototype within 24 hours, then generated the UI design via HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  • Philly Codefest 24-hour Hackaton
    February 20-21, 2016
  • Constructed a Java GUI application that displayed and classified thousands of stars onto a HR (Hertzsprung-Russell) Star Diagram during the event.
  • The information for the data visualization was gathered from an open source NASA and CDS (Centre De Donnees Astronomique de Strasbourg) archive.
  • Added features and solutions to display a proper color gradient, highlighting selected star(s) from a sortable table, and a simple toolbar.
  • Nominated as the top ten grand prize finalist.
  • Treasurer @ Human Factors and Ergonomic Society Student Chapter
    SKILLS
      FRONT END
      HTML • JSTL • CSS • SASS • GWT
      JavaScript • jQuery • Bootstrap
      Webpack • RequireJS • JSON
      UnderscoreJS • AJAX • D3js
      BACK END
      Java • Spring • Hibernate
      MySQL • Maven • FFMpeg • Joda
      C# • Python • C++ • Selenium
       
      APPLICATIONS & OS
      Windows XP+ • Mac Lion+ • Ubuntu 14.04+
      IntelliJ • Robot Framework • HeidiSQL
      MySQL Workbench • Photoshop • Illustrator
      Sublime Text • Microsoft Office • Visual Studios
    INTERESTS

    Gaming

    Cars

    Beer

    Cooking

    Illustrating

    Photography

    Boarding

    Magic The Gathering

    Tech Repair

    Mechanical Repair

    Travel

    Concerts