Education
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science (B.S.)
Languages and Technologies
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Programming Languages
Go, Python, SQL, C, C++, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, and Java -
Frameworks and Technologies
Docker, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), React.js, and TypeScript -
Relevant Coursework
Software Engineering, Full-Stack Web Development, Computer & Network Security, Operating Systems, Artificial Intelligence, and Internetworking -
Open Source Contributions
3 years of experience contributing to large open-source software projects including Git, Vim, Zsh, and Homebrew
Work Experience
Intuit
Mountain View, CA
Software Engineer (Internship)
- Developed a cloud-native network enumerator, written in Go and Python, which monitors Intuit's attack surface for adversary opportunities
- Created a full-stack web application, written in JavaScript, Node.js, React.js, Python, and SQL, that visualizes hostile attacks across the enterprise, reducing annual expenditures on 3rd party software licenses by $53,000
- Optimized the build process for Docker images, reducing the size of containers by 70%, and increasing the speed of builds by 300%
- Automated the deployment and distribution of updates to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) machine images
- Created back-end microservices to increase operational efficiency, including an asset attribution API, a data ingestion pipeline, a cryptographic key renewal service, and a compromised password scanner
- Featured as a speaker at
R3DC0N, Intuit's annual cybersecurity conference, leading a presentation on password-cracking to over 100 employees in attendance, the 2nd highest turnout among the 10+ talks held
USC Viterbi College of Engineering
Los Angeles, CA
Course Producer — CSCI 201: Software
Development
- Directed weekly in-person lab sessions, teaching 50+ computer science undergraduate students concepts such as database architecture, distributed systems, internetworking, multithreading, parallelism, and systems design
- Served as project supervisor for three teams of five, guiding each team through the process of developing a full-stack software application over the course of a semester
- Designed tests and quizzes to assess students on their proficiency in Java, SQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, the programming languages covered in this course
Projects and Extracurriculars
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Founder of
helpful.wiki, an educational website to help software developers learn new skills and technologies, currently averaging 100+ daily active users - Volunteer mentor at USC's annual all-women hackathon, supporting a team of four that went on to win the award for Best Data Science Hack
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Volunteer instructor at
CS @ USC,
a non-profit that provides computer science education to underprivileged children, teaching introductory courses on programming in Python and Java