Experience
Technical expertise, product leadership, and social impact across AI research, MedTech engineering, and community initiatives.
Technical Experience
Building scalable AI systems, distributed infrastructure, and healthcare applications
AI Research Intern → Team Lead
CurrentDesigned, deployed, and scaled RAG-based LLM systems for healthcare knowledge access.
Key Achievements:
- •Led deployment of RAG-based cognitive mapping models across 12 healthcare domains by validating outputs and integrating them into production, maintaining <2% error rates
- •Improved medical VQA knowledge search accuracy by 18% by iterating on retrieval strategies and context-aware LLM pipelines
- •Engineered fault-tolerant microservices using Docker and Kubernetes, reducing platform downtime by 35% during peak RAG workloads
- •Built scalable pipelines for context-aware LLM inference and domain-specific evaluation to support equitable healthcare information access
- •Designed monitoring solutions for latency, throughput, and anomaly detection to maintain high-reliability inference services
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Artificial Intelligence Researcher
CurrentConducted applied AI research on large-scale LLM and retrieval systems in healthcare contexts.
Key Achievements:
- •Partnered with MIT researchers to scale context-aware LLMs for healthcare knowledge navigation across underserved domains
- •Guaranteed end-to-end accuracy of RAG-based systems by validating outputs across heterogeneous data distributions
- •Improved robustness of research prototypes by stress-testing LLM pipelines under production-like loads
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MIT AI Mantis Rising Scholar
Selected scholar contributing to applied AI research at the intersection of machine learning and healthcare.
Key Achievements:
- •Led integration of RAG models to enhance contextualized learning and cognitive mapping for healthcare applications
- •Developed methodologies that outperformed baseline VQA systems on domain-specific medical tasks
- •Collaborated with researchers to refine AI-driven data retrieval techniques for real-world deployment
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Artificial Intelligence Intern
Designed and developed full-stack AI solutions for enterprise knowledge access and inventory systems.
Key Achievements:
- •Built a generative AI chatbot to streamline Dell's internal technical documentation and inventory handling, improving engineer task success by 34%
- •Boosted data search efficiency by up to 50% by designing optimized retrieval pipelines and prompt strategies
- •Integrated AI systems with Dell Resilient Systems via Python and REST APIs, reducing incident response latency by 22%
- •Scoped, prototyped, and pitched AI-powered search UI features using Flask, HTML/CSS, IBM WatsonX, and OpenAI APIs to leadership
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Student Intern
Selected as one of 30 students nationally for MIT Lincoln Lab's Medlytics program.
Key Achievements:
- •Developed ML models for hypothyroidism detection, sleep stage analysis, and breast cancer detection using CNNs and clinical datasets
- •Built a medical visual question-answering (VQA) system capable of captioning and answering questions about medical scans
- •Improved diagnostic precision by 12% by applying CNN + NLP techniques to real-world healthcare data
- •Won the Dr. Bob Disruptive Engineering Award for leadership and innovative technical contributions
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Technical Consultant
Provided hands-on technical consulting for automation systems and infrastructure design.
Key Achievements:
- •Advised on automation system architecture by evaluating scalability, reliability, and deployment tradeoffs
- •Improved system reliability by recommending fault-tolerant design patterns for core automation workflows
- •Supported rapid delivery of automation features by bridging system design and engineering execution
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Founding Engineer
CurrentBuilt cloud-native infrastructure and multimodal systems for an AI-powered health platform.
Key Achievements:
- •Designed and implemented the MCP protocol integrating Google Calendar, Apple Calendar (EventKit), and Apple HealthKit to align productivity with wellness data
- •Architected AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, and Docker microservices handling 10,000+ daily requests with sub-second response times
- •Enabled a 35% increase in user concurrency by designing scalable, cloud-native backend systems
- •Reduced backend latency and app load time by 40% through asynchronous pipelines and intelligent caching strategies
- •Collaborated on LLM provider selection (Anthropic vs OpenAI), reducing system cost and latency by 20%
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Business & Product Experience
Leading product strategy, cross-functional teams, and startup growth
Software Division Lead
CurrentOverseeing software architecture, automation workflows, and infrastructure strategy at a stealth-mode startup.
Key Achievements:
- •Led software architecture and infrastructure strategy by overseeing automation workflows that support rapid scaling and future AI-driven initiatives
- •Managed the transition of the core engineering division to San Francisco, enabling tighter cross-functional collaboration and execution velocity
- •Translated ambiguous product and business goals into technically scoped execution plans, unblocking engineering teams
- •Designed high-reliability systems aligned with long-term automation and scalability objectives
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Technical Product Consultant
Supported aerospace product initiatives by bridging system-level engineering constraints with product decision-making.
Key Achievements:
- •Advised product and engineering teams by translating complex technical constraints into actionable product insights
- •Improved product decision-making by analyzing system-level tradeoffs across safety, reliability, and scalability requirements
- •Aligned cross-functional stakeholders by communicating technical risks and dependencies in high-stakes engineering contexts
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CEO and Founder
Founded and scaled an AI-powered skin disease detection and skincare recommendation platform.
Key Achievements:
- •Founded and scaled an AI-powered skin disease detection platform by building a 99% accurate classification model
- •Led and managed a global team of five across engineering, research, and product execution
- •Scaled the platform to 10,000+ users and 1,000+ positive reviews through data-driven iteration and user research
- •Won the Conrad Innovator Award by demonstrating real-world healthcare impact and technical excellence
- •Delivered low-cost care recommendations by combining AI-driven diagnostics with ayurvedic skincare approaches
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Impact & Involvement
Community leadership, advocacy, and nonprofit initiatives focused on social impact
President and Founder
CurrentFounded and led a nonprofit focused on empowering battered women and advancing awareness of women's issues.
Impact:
- •Founded a nonprofit affiliated with Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence to support and empower battered women across California
- •Led statewide awareness and advocacy initiatives addressing domestic violence and women's safety
- •Built partnerships with shelters and community organizations to expand access to education and resources
- •Directed organizational strategy, outreach, and program execution to sustain long-term impact
President and Founder
Founded and led a BPA chapter focused on leadership development, professional growth, and service.
Impact:
- •Founded and led a BPA chapter by designing leadership programs centered on professional development and service
- •Empowered student leaders by creating structured opportunities in competition, learning, and community engagement
- •Managed chapter operations, events, and long-term sustainability planning