Education

Princeton University

B.S.E. in Operations Research and Financial Engineering (Applied Math)

GPA: 4.0 | Sep. 2024 – May 2028

Minors: Computer Science, Applied & Computational Mathematics, Statistics & ML, Quantitative Decision Science, Finance

Projects

NutriLens (HackPrinceton Spring '25)
Swift, JavaScript, XCTest, HTML5, CSS3
Mar. 2025 – Mar. 2025
  • Built app and website that tracks fridge content, recommends recipes, and maps sustainable stores using Google Maps API.
  • Designed an AI-powered food detection, recipe, and fitness pipeline with Gemini API; 90%+ accuracy from image input.
  • Selected as 1 of 3 Telora Fellowship Finalists; met solo with founder and YC alum Eliam Medina to refine product vision.
Asteroid Audit (HackPrinceton Fall '24)
JavaScript, Unity, SQL, PHP, HTML5, CSS3
Nov. 2024 – Nov. 2024
  • Developed a robust finance web application and ed. game in 36 hours, incorporating tax, budgeting, and investing tools.
  • Completed 6 agile dev cycles; used QuickChart API for data visuals and 10+ judges' feedback to deliver a refined result.
  • Won Capital One's Best Financial Hack Award, competing with 400+ hackers and being evaluated by SWE/Researchers.
The Atomic Nature of Matter
Java
Nov. 2024 – Dec. 2024
  • Recreated Perrin's experiment by analyzing video microscopy data of polystyrene beads to quantify Brownian motion.
  • Processed 10+ datasets (200 frames) using DFS blob detection with 25-px min (< 1% error rate in movement tracking).
  • Calculated diffusion constants to derive Boltzmann and Avogadro nums, using < 10 sec runtime and < 10 MB memory.
Analyzing Decomposition in Sanitation Systems
JSTOR, PubMed, WHO, Excel
Sep. 2022 – Apr. 2023
  • Applied regression, sensitivity analysis, chi-square analysis, and ANOVA to identify trends driving 3+ sanitation risks.
  • Placed 1st at the PWC Regional Fair and earned awards from NASA, FWQA, EPA, and U.S. SJWP at the VA State Fair.

Experience

Quantitative Analyst (University Research Intern)
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ | Feb. 2025 – Present
  • Conduct research in Prof. Kastl's research group with Ph.D. mentor William Zhao on HFT, order flow, and algo trading.
  • Co-authoring "The Empirics of Highly Correlated Assets," analyzing portfolio construction and risk management.
  • Implement statistical methods to model bid-ask midpoints and highlight arbitrage opportunities for various trading pairs.
  • Utilize Python (pandas) and R for data processing, alongside Excel and Tableau for time-series data visualization.
Software Engineer Intern
Ecotera Health
Cincinnati, OH | Nov. 2024 – Mar. 2025
  • Used JavaScript, Python, and more to assess pollution data and provide actionable insights on impacts on 5+ ecosystems.
  • Researched algorithms (Fourier Transform Analysis, K-Means, etc.) to analyze 100+ data points, finding key patterns.
Project Intern
Eternal Memo
Cincinnati, OH | Nov. 2024 – Mar. 2025
  • Designed UI/UX components in Adobe's suite to foster engagement and enhance accessibility for cognitive support apps.
  • Performed user research, gathering qualitative/quantitative feedback from caregivers and patients to refine key features.
Student Researcher
Water Environment Federation
Alexandria, VA | July 2024 – Present
  • Examine projects on sustainability, economic development, and engineering led by the WEF and 75 member groups.
  • Earned esteemed Olem Scholarship, interviewed advocates, and published research to Princeton's HMEI, reaching 60k.

Leadership

Content Team Organizer
Envision AI
Princeton, NJ | Sep. 2024 – Present
  • Run a student-led conference to spread information about AI and tech, hosting 6 professionals and 100+ attendees.
  • Contribute to weekly seminars to analyze 8+ facets of AI research/development such as RL, NLP, and computer vision.
Finance Team Officer and Computer Science Team Collaborator
Princeton Autonomous Vehicle Engineering
Princeton, NJ | Sep. 2024 – Present
  • Build autonomous vehicles for competitions, source connections, and acquired $10,000 funding with 50+ companies.
  • Analyzed 5+ advanced algorithms and evaluated vision systems against industry benchmarks for performance uplifts.
President
Science National Honor Society
Haymarket, VA | Aug. 2021 – May 2024
  • Directed 50+ members to teach STEM and CS content and run science labs, increasing student participation by 15%.
  • Advanced digital projects and clever engineering solutions to improve resource efficiency, reducing local waste by 60%.
President
Future Business Leaders of America
Haymarket, VA | Aug. 2021 – May 2024
  • Organized speakers, charity drives, and competition events for 75+ members to promote business/marketing knowledge.
  • Placed 1st in the FBLA regional Business Law objective test, competing against 100+ of NoVa's most skilled students.

Skills

Programming
Java, Python, C#, C, C++, JavaScript, R, SQL, PHP, HTML/CSS, React.js, Node.js, Unity, Azure, AWS
Tools
VS (Code), Eclipse, Figma, Git, Microsoft 365/Google Services, Adobe Express, AutoCAD, Solidworks, MATLAB