About
A bit about me
I'm a rising junior at the University of Maryland pursuing dual degrees in Computer Science and Finance. I recently completed a Software Development Internship at FINRA, where I worked on data landing infrastructure and pipeline health monitoring. I also build software for real clients through Project LIFT and ship side projects on my own.
My story
I care about building software that connects what I am personally curious about with problems that are worth solving. The projects I get most excited about usually start from something real in my life: exploring overlooked places, helping people coordinate plans, supporting small businesses, or making health data easier to understand.
That is why UrbexHub matters to me. Urban exploration is one of those interests that mixes curiosity, maps, community, and discovery, so turning it into a software project felt natural. It pushed me to think beyond just making an app work and toward building something people could actually use to share experiences safely and meaningfully.
I want to make a difference through code by building tools that make everyday systems clearer, faster, and more human. At FINRA, that meant working on data infrastructure and pipeline health monitoring. Through Project LIFT, it means partnering with real clients and turning messy business needs into software that helps them operate better.
Long term, I want my work to sit at the intersection of technical depth and personal purpose. Whether I am building for fintech, healthcare, local businesses, or a side project born from one of my own interests, the goal is the same: use code to make something useful, thoughtful, and real.
Experience
Software Development Intern
FINRA
Worked within a data landing team developing enterprise infrastructure for collecting, processing, and analyzing operational data across FINRA and delivering it to the Operational Data Lake (ODL).
- Built a pipeline health monitoring and alerting platform to automatically detect failures, latency issues, and operational anomalies across data ingestion and processing workflows.
- Reduced reliance on manual validation and helped accelerate incident response for operational data pipelines.
- Contributed to an API migration by implementing a cleaner service architecture and introducing pipeline health summary endpoints for monitoring and reporting requirements.
- Leveraged AWS Lambda, Step Functions, S3, Athena, Glue Data Catalog, CloudWatch, Grafana, Python, Pydantic, Git, and JAMS scheduling infrastructure.
Project Lead & Backend Developer
CurrentProject LIFT (UMD)
Lead backend development for client projects, partnering with local small businesses to deliver production-ready software.
- Own backend development for booking and payment workflows with REST APIs and PostgreSQL.
- Delivered client projects including One Cut Above and Forging and Welding with Will.
- Translate business requirements into data models with integrity constraints and audit logging.
Software Engineering Intern
Stellar IT Solutions
Paid research and software engineering intern building data pipelines and ML models.
- Built a gradient boost anomaly detection model on multi-season NFL player performance data.
- Developed and queried MySQL datasets across 3 seasons for modeling and application workflows.
- Collaborated with a cross-time-zone team during UI/model reviews and documented findings for iteration.
Extracurriculars & leadership
Activities outside the classroom, from client-focused CS programs to campus community roles.
Community Ambassador
Terrapin Row Apartments
Supported a 1,400+ resident community across phone, email, and in-person channels.
- Coordinated leasing tours and move-in/move-out logistics with clear communication and smooth handoffs.
- Managed key/fob access inventory and responded to urgent situations including lockouts and service coordination.
President
BCC Resident Hall Association
Executive leadership for the Bel Aire and Cambridge community halls at UMD.
- Planned and delivered resident events for the hall community.
- Oversaw council executive roles, delegated responsibilities, and chaired planning meetings.
Scholar
Business, Society, and Economy Scholars
Honors living-learning program at UMD exploring the intersection of business, policy, and society.
- Dual-degree CS and Finance student in the BSE Scholars Program.
- Coursework spanning accounting, business value chain, and economics.