Job experience

Software Development Engineer & Research Intern

UC Irvine Digital Learning Lab

  • Contributing to the NSF-funded Computing and AI for All initiative, a $6M+ research effort led by Professor Mark Warschauer to broaden access to computing and AI education.
  • Building standards-aligned science and AI curricula for grades 6–8, integrating subject-matter instruction with AI literacy and supporting pilots across Orange County school districts.
  • Co-leading the design of Science Inquiry Studio and the Science + AI team, prototyping interactive games and simulations that embed LLMs, data practices, and AI ethics directly into classroom activities.
  • Designed the complete student and teacher platform interfaces, translating classroom workflows into cohesive user journeys, reusable UI patterns, and accessible experiences for distinct user roles.

Software Development Engineer Intern

Homescreen AI

  • Built a production-ready React interface from Figma prototypes for an AI-powered hospitality platform serving more than 1,000 users across guest services, alerts, employee permissions, and analytics workflows.
  • Developed reusable React components and integrated back-end APIs to deliver scalable full-stack features across multiple modules.
  • Implemented AI-driven automation for personalized guest notifications and concierge actions, including early check-in, room assignment, and cleaning requests, reducing manual workflow time by 30%.

Data Visualization Lead

UC Irvine EcoGovLab

  • Led an eight-week internship cohort developing a visualization application that ingested environmental data from public web APIs to analyze weather trends over time.
  • Taught Python, R, SQL, and Matplotlib while guiding interns through data pipelines, visualization design, and analytical problem-solving.

Software Development Engineer Intern

Quadrant Technologies

  • Developed and deployed Cycles, a full-stack women’s healthcare application that processed health data to generate personalized cycle and pregnancy predictions for more than 250 users; placed second among 13 teams for product impact and technical execution.
  • Built the application with React, REST APIs, Azure SQL Server, and Azure DevOps using Agile workflows and end-to-end software development practices.
  • Created ETL pipelines with Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks to transform raw health data, validate quality, and support accurate ingestion.
  • Led front-end development in React and deployed the application through an Azure DevOps CI/CD pipeline.

Undergraduate Researcher

UC Irvine EcoGovLab

  • Developed a project-based computer science curriculum for Spanish-speaking elementary and middle school students through GREEN-MPNA, expanding access in underserved schools.
  • Created Java lessons covering variables, control statements, loops, data structures, and algorithms.
  • Translated materials into Spanish and mentored students on careers in software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, game development, and AI.

Conferences

AI Literacy Workshop Facilitator

IgniteHER Girls Summit

  • Designed and facilitated two interactive workshops focused on foundational AI concepts and practical AI literacy.
  • Developed structured workshop content that made complex technical concepts accessible while emphasizing critical evaluation and responsible use of AI systems.

Volunteer impact

Environmental Data Justice & Analytics Volunteer

Public Environmental Data Partners

  • Worked with the Environmental Data Justice group to identify, archive, and document high-value environmental datasets for long-term public access.
  • Applied data analytics while navigating environmental databases to review records, organize data, and support accurate, accessible preservation of public information.

Educational Volunteer

Snehwan Charity

  • Volunteered on Sunday mornings as a computer science teacher for children ages 8–10 experiencing unstable circumstances.
  • Taught introductory algorithms and essential computer literacy, translating lessons from English to Hindi to make concepts accessible to students.