Professional Experience
Math Learning Center Supervisor
September 2025 — Present
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI
- Supervising MLC operations, coordinating tutors and managing resources to support student needs.
Backend Developer
May 2025 — August 2025
Community Clockwork (Startup) · Chicago, IL (Remote)
- Created agentic workflows for HOA task automation using pretrained AI models, Pydantic, FastAPI, Docker, and Postgres.
- Migrated from Google Cloud Functions to a Celery + Redis solution in Python.
Undergraduate Learning Assistant (ULA)
August 2024 — May 2025
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI
- Taught recitations in MTH 124 (Survey of Calculus I), providing in-class and out-of-class support.
Engineering Intern
May 2024 — August 2024
Jerome Resources · Plainfield, IL
- Developed and updated CAD blueprints for company facilities.
- Conducted comprehensive research to identify key sources of food waste in Chicago and Milwaukee.
- Participated in a week-long site visit in Idaho to gain hands-on experience with anaerobic digestion processes, converting cow manure into renewable energy (methane).
- Completed and passed a rigorous safety certification course in a professional setting with no prior preparation.
Engineering Intern
July 2022 — August 2022
Sloan Valve Company · Franklin Park, IL
- Identified and resolved malfunctions in a specialized diaphragm life testing machine.
- Documented wear-and-tear analysis for diaphragms undergoing testing.
- Executed valve flushing procedures on various toilet bowls and processed data to compare distinctions and commonalities among different brands and models.
Research Experience
Research Assistant
August 2025 — Present
Dr. Zevalkink Group · Michigan State University
- Optimizing Optical Floating Zone Furnace techniques for Bi2Se3 single crystal growth.
- Synthesizing and characterizing CoSb3 and Bi2Te3 single crystals for thermoelectric materials research requested by NASA.
MSE 490 Independent Study
January 2025 — May 2025
Michigan State University
- Calibrated Optical Floating Zone Furnace and grew Bi2Se3 single crystals, including material preparation and XRD analysis.
- Developed a user manual for an Optical Floating Zone Furnace, including mirror alignment, interface usage, and ampule-based crystal growth workflows.
Leadership & Activities
University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum Presenter (UURAF)
April 2025
Michigan State University
- Presented undergraduate research outcomes in a university forum setting.
MSU Designathon Winner
March 2025
Accessibility and Inclusion Track + Organizer's Favorite
- Awarded for solutions in accessibility and inclusion challenges.
Spartahack X Hackathon Winner
February 2025
Sustainability Track (498 participants from 38 schools)
- Won sustainability track in a multi-school hackathon.
Executive Board Member
November 2024 — Present
Pool Club (Registered Student Organization)
- Serving on the student organization executive board.
Skills
Engineering & Design
NXFusion 360AbaqusCADFEA
Software & Programming
PythonJavaC++MATLAB
Productivity & Automation
WordExceln8nAgentic Workflows