Work and Research Experience
Through my interdisciplinary work, I have learned how to work with a variety of people / teams and gained skills in software engineering, teaching, research, and entrepreneurship.
Technical Experience
Automation Engineering Intern, Jun 2017 to Aug 2017
As the only high school intern, I was excited to lead a project at my first formal technical internship. Automated the entire portal (UI and database persistence) for CA agents/brokers login workflow. I was excited to join the four-person automation team, and lead a project. Saved company 2,000+ hours of manual testing with the automation scripts that ensured quality and stability of newly developed portal at GetInsured. Used Sahi, a JavaScript-based automation testing tool.
Web Development Intern, May 2020 to Aug 2020
More info to come as I complete the internship!
Research Experience
Research Intern
Feb 2018 to Aug 2019: This was my first formal research experience in a field I was not familiar with, and was excited for the challenge to learn new techniques and subjects throughout these projects. Published paper (first author) in JoVe Video Journal on the photoactivation efficiency of fluorescent proteins. Developed scripts to analyze cancer cell nuclei using CellProfiler and MATLAB. Created 50+ microfluidic devices to study the effect of mechanical stress on cancer cells at the Stanford School of Medicine Renz Lab.
Other Experience
Product Marketing & Management Intern
Jul to Aug 2019: Analyzed large marketing datasets, quartered time spent on manual data collection by reorganizing campaign structure for easy export. Collaboratively developed effective strategies for app bundling at CPrime Inc. Learned how to effectively market a product and the workflows associated with its development.
Duke CoLab Studio TA
Aug 2019 to Present: Assist students and staff with 3D printing, laser cutting, electronics, and other fabrication tools on the campus maker spaces, and provide guidance on design projects. Repair and maintain 40+ 3D printers per week: recalibrating, unclogging, inserting new material, fixing camera issues at Duke CoLab. I seek to make the CoLab a welcome place for all patrons.
Duke Data Structures and Algorithms TA
Jan 2020 to Present: Through this experience, I found my passion for education. Starting as a first-year, I co-lead a weekly discussion section of 20 students and hold office hours to help students work through projects / assignments. Concurrently take computer science education research course to better teach CS and help students retain knowledge. Attend weekly TA meetings and grade exams and final. See Duke CS Department for more info.
