Experience

Columbia University Formula Racing

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Brakes System Lead

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  - Redesigned brakes system with updated parts and materials, with goals of prioritizing driver safety and comfort and withstanding 1.5Gs of braking - Developed with SolidWorks and Ansys, machined parts in-house, performed testing to validate simulation data - Collaborated with various mechanical and electrical subteams on packaging and systems integration, created independent projects for 2 rookies to contribute to brakes system goals and improve their engineering skillsets - Redesigned brakes system with updated parts and materials, with goals of prioritizing driver safety and comfort and withstanding 1.5Gs of braking - Developed with SolidWorks and Ansys, machined parts in-house, performed testing to validate simulation data - Collaborated with various mechanical and electrical subteams on packaging and systems integration, created independent projects for 2 rookies to contribute to brakes system goals and improve their engineering skillsets



Columbia University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Peer Tutor

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  - Provided flexible tutoring aimed at helping students develop robust problem-solving and study skills to aid in transition to college academics - Gave impromptu reviews and explanations of topics in physics and chemistry, devised practice problems to reinforce learning - Provided flexible tutoring aimed at helping students develop robust problem-solving and study skills to aid in transition to college academics - Gave impromptu reviews and explanations of topics in physics and chemistry, devised practice problems to reinforce learning



Columbia Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Sia Lab

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  - Research: Multiplexed reverse-transcriptase qPCR using plasmonic nanoparticles for point-of-care diagnostics - Independent project: optimizing fluorescein concentration and spectrophotometer setup for - Troubleshooting of mechanical and electrical components of fluorometer - Wrote Python scripts to analyze and visualize subsequent fluorometer readings - Research: Multiplexed reverse-transcriptase qPCR using plasmonic nanoparticles for point-of-care diagnostics - Independent project: optimizing fluorescein concentration and spectrophotometer setup for - Troubleshooting of mechanical and electrical components of fluorometer - Wrote Python scripts to analyze and visualize subsequent fluorometer readings



ICAP at Columbia University

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Public Health Intern

  • Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  - Engaged with CDC Malawi, community advocates, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure community support and involvement throughout survey implementation - Standardized training materials and streamlined coding process of survey questionnaires in SurveyCTO - Engaged with CDC Malawi, community advocates, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure community support and involvement throughout survey implementation - Standardized training materials and streamlined coding process of survey questionnaires in SurveyCTO

• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Bone Bioengineering Lab

  • Jan 2023 - May 2023

  - Project: characterizing biomechanical changes to cartilage/ bone in knee joints in development of osteoarthritis - Manually performed post-processing of micro-CT bone scans and FEA analyses using Abaqus CAE - Wrote MATLAB and Python scripts to automate analysis of 400+ bone scans and aggregate resulting data - Project: characterizing biomechanical changes to cartilage/ bone in knee joints in development of osteoarthritis - Manually performed post-processing of micro-CT bone scans and FEA analyses using Abaqus CAE - Wrote MATLAB and Python scripts to automate analysis of 400+ bone scans and aggregate resulting data



Starbucks

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Barista

  • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  - Prepared quality beverages for customers, including specialty drinks, while providing friendly customer service - Maintained cleanliness and efficiency in the workplace by cleaning and stocking the store - Prepared quality beverages for customers, including specialty drinks, while providing friendly customer service - Maintained cleanliness and efficiency in the workplace by cleaning and stocking the store



Michigan Referee Committee

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Soccer Referee

  • Feb 2021 - Nov 2021

  - Part of 3-man crews that collaborated to enforce the rules of the game and keep soccer players ages 11-50 safe - Worked with with local leagues during the pandemic to keep kids safe and engaged in sport - Part of 3-man crews that collaborated to enforce the rules of the game and keep soccer players ages 11-50 safe - Worked with with local leagues during the pandemic to keep kids safe and engaged in sport



NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• SEES Astrobiology Project Intern

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021

  - Collaborated with peers and NASA subject matter experts to explore detectable biosignatures on exoplanets - Developed process to predict possible spectra of photosynthetic bacteria, presented findings in virtual conference - Collaborated with peers and NASA subject matter experts to explore detectable biosignatures on exoplanets - Developed process to predict possible spectra of photosynthetic bacteria, presented findings in virtual conference