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

Current
MIT Mantis (Kellis Lab @ CSAIL)
Cambridge, MA
Aug 2024 - Present
Full-time

Designed, 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

Technologies Used:

PythonLLMsRAGKubernetesDockerFastAPIMicroservices

Artificial Intelligence Researcher

Current
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
Cambridge, MA
Dec 2024 - Present
Internship

Conducted 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

Technologies Used:

PythonLLMsRAGModel Evaluation

MIT AI Mantis Rising Scholar

Mantis AI
Cambridge, MA
Aug 2024 - Nov 2025
Internship

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

Technologies Used:

PythonRAGLLMsNLP

Artificial Intelligence Intern

PyxTech (Dell Technologies)
Remote
Jul 2024 - Sep 2024
Internship

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

Technologies Used:

PythonFlaskREST APIsIBM WatsonXOpenAI APIsHTML/CSSJavaScript

Student Intern

MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute (Lincoln Laboratory)
Cambridge, MA
Jul 2024 - Aug 2024
Internship

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

Technologies Used:

PythonCNNsNLPPyTorchTensorFlow

Technical Consultant

Stealth Automation Startup
Berkeley, CA
Sep 2025 - Dec 2025
Part-time

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

Technologies Used:

System ArchitectureAutomationDistributed Systems

Founding Engineer

Current
Stealth MedTech Startup
San Francisco, CA
May 2025 - Present
Startup

Built 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%

Technologies Used:

AWS LambdaDynamoDBDockerPythonAsync SystemsLLMs

Business & Product Experience

Leading product strategy, cross-functional teams, and startup growth

Software Division Lead

Current
Stealth Startup
Remote
Aug 2025 - Present
Part-time

Overseeing 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

Skills Used:

Technical LeadershipInfrastructure StrategyExecution PlanningCross-Functional Collaboration

Technical Product Consultant

Blue Origin
Seattle, WA
Aug 2025 - Dec 2025
Consulting

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

Skills Used:

Technical Product StrategySystems ThinkingStakeholder Communication

CEO and Founder

SkinSnap
Hybrid
Sep 2022 - Aug 2025
Self-employed

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

Skills Used:

Startup LeadershipProduct StrategyTeam ManagementGo-to-Market Execution

Impact & Involvement

Community leadership, advocacy, and nonprofit initiatives focused on social impact

President and Founder

Current
Venom
California
Aug 2021 - Present
Nonprofit

Founded 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

Business Professionals of America (Leigh Chapter)
California
Nov 2022 - Jun 2025
Leadership

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