Resume
Experience
Download ResumeUndergraduate Research Assistant – AI Computer Vision
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
June 2024 - August 2024
Champaign, IL
Synthesized human hand-object interaction under the guidance of Professor Saurabh Gupta, who specializes in computer vision, robotics, and machine learning.
- Presented research findings at the UIUC Engineering Research Symposium (ISRS)
- Research contributed to published work at CVPR 2025 on object manipulation
- Adapted transformer-based algorithms for 3D hand reconstruction
- Crafted and conducted experiments to test and analyze poses, using statistical methods for distance mappings
- Integrated accelerometer and gyroscope data to capture degrees of freedom, segmenting hand features from images to train robotic policies
Computer Science Intern
U.S. Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory
May 2023 - August 2023
Lemont, IL
Worked on the AFLEET team for the carbon emissions web app and Excel model.
Built interactive Svelte front-end for electric vehicle charging calculator metrics based on API calls.
Effectively used Git to contribute code and fix bugs.
Analyzed SQL database and wrote queries to build electrical rate tables.
Identified and reported a critical flaw in the United States Utility Rate Database.
Optimized the Excel model with advanced features like data validation and EV charging algorithms.
Finance and Software Intern
LanzaJet Inc.
June 2022 - September 2024
Deerfield, IL
- LanzaJet is a sustainable aviation fuel company creating jet fuel from recycled waste. Started as a summer intern, then hired to work part-time during the school year
- Built Python program to generate commodity market report using MatPlotLib charts and data from various APIs and web scraping. Shared results weekly using automated email report pipeline created in MS Power Automate
- Extracted extensive commodity information from API metadata and performed data analysis with a Pandas DataFrame for use in financial models
- Built refinery Sample Inventory and Lab Test management tools using MS Power Apps. Secure input forms interface with a Dataverse database. Data is then feeds into AVEVA PI Vision or can be downloaded into Excel
STEM Center Volunteer
Northbrook Library’s Collaboratory - Maker Center
June 2018 - July 2020
Northbrook, IL
Volunteer in the library’s STEM Center giving tours of the center and assisting with 3D Printing, CNC machines, laser cutter, virtual tech classes, and special projects.
Education
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Computer Science
Champaign, IL
Undergraduate
2024 - 2026
Attending the UIUC Grainger College of Engineering for Computer Science. GPA 4.0
Oakton College
Computer Science
Des Plaines, IL
Undergraduate
2022 - 2024
Achieved a 4.0 GPA while at Oakton College taking engineering and computer science classes.
Awards & Achievements
UIUC Honors & Leadership
Academic & Research Recognition
- AI Research Presenter (2024) – Presented Computer Vision project at Illinois Summer Research Symposium (ISRS)
Tau Beta Pi – UIUC Engineering Honor Society
- Member (2024–2026) – National engineering honor society
- Committee Lead – Pi Mile Run 5K (2025) – Organized 50+ runner charity race, led 20-person team
- Outstanding Member Award (2025) – Recognized for exceptional leadership and initiative ($500 award)
Academic Achievement
- Dean’s List (2024–2025) – Top 20% of engineering class
Scholarships & Academic Awards
- Ruth and Harold Hayward Scholarship (2025–2026) – $3,000 merit award for academic excellence and community impact
- Academic Merit Scholarship – UIUC (2024–2026) – Competitive scholarship awarded to top students in engineering
- Full Academic Merit Scholarship – Oakton College (2022–2024) – Covered full tuition based on GPA and leadership
Early Recognition
- President’s Scholar (2022–2024) – 4-time recipient; top honors student at Oakton College
- Congressman Brad Schneider STEM Scholar (2019–2020) – Selected for prestigious program recognizing top STEM students in Illinois’ 10th District
Professional Skills
Data Visualization
Database Management
Web Development
Automation Pipelines
Advanced Excel Dev
Git
Languages & Technologies
Python
ML Libraries
C++
SQL
Java
Swift