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Assessed validity and sufficiency of cost estimates through technical discussions with subject-matter experts to support senior-leader acquisition and resource decisions."},{"name":"P-ai at the Claremont Colleges","position":"AI/ML Team Member","location":"Claremont, CA","url":"https://pai5c.com","startDate":"2025-08-01","endDate":"2025-12-01","summary":"Developed an AI academic advisor that converts natural-language student preferences into personalized, degree-feasible course schedules. System considered time constraints, degree goals, and student interests."},{"name":"United States Department of Defense","position":"Operations Research Analyst","location":"Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States","url":"https://army.mil","startDate":"2025-06-01","endDate":"2025-08-01","summary":"Analyzed large Army cost, personnel, and readiness datasets to identify key cost drivers for budgeting decisions. Created Power BI dashboards and briefs to communicate insights to senior analysts and leadership."},{"name":"United States Department of Defense","position":"SMART Scholarship","location":"Washington, District of Columbia, United States","url":"https://war.gov","startDate":"2024-04-01","summary":"- Sponsoring facility: The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Cost and Economics (DASA-CE) - 8% acceptance rate in the Cohort Year 2024"},{"name":"Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athletics","position":"Student Athlete (Men’s Soccer)","location":"Claremont, California, United States","url":"https://cmsathletics.org","startDate":"2023-08-01"},{"name":"Trutino Biosciences","position":"Biotechnology Intern","location":"San Diego, California, United States","startDate":"2023-06-01","endDate":"2023-08-01","summary":"Supported protein engineering team by designing data-collection workflows and building a digital sample-tracking system using Excel. Improved upstream and downstream accuracy in lab operations."}],"education":[{"institution":"DIS - Study Abroad","studyType":"Computer Science","startDate":"2026-01-01","endDate":"2026-05-01"},{"institution":"Claremont McKenna College","studyType":"Bachelor of Arts - BA in Data Science & Economics","startDate":"2023-08-01","endDate":"2027-06-01"},{"institution":"Torrey Pines High School","studyType":"High School Diploma","startDate":"2019-08-01","endDate":"2023-06-01"}],"projects":[{"name":"Predictive Modeling of Movie Revenue and Ratings","description":"Engineered 15+ features and trained linear and quadratic models on 1M+ IMDb/TMDb records. Exploratory data analysis revealed significant revenue patterns and post-pandemic shifts in the film industry."},{"name":"Student Management System","description":"Built a record database using hash tables, linked lists, and arrays to support efficient data operations. Implemented comprehensive validation routines to ensure algorithmic efficiency and data integrity."},{"name":"Wealth Inequality Simulation","description":"Developed an interactive simulation using Streamlit to model taxation and wealth redistribution policies. Computed Gini coefficients and visualized wealth distributions to quantify policy effects."}],"skills":[{"name":"SQL"},{"name":"Power BI"},{"name":"Excel"},{"name":"MATLAB"},{"name":"pandas"},{"name":"NumPy"},{"name":"scikit-learn"},{"name":"matplotlib"},{"name":"tidyverse"},{"name":"ggplot2"},{"name":"Data Cleaning"},{"name":"Statistical Inference"},{"name":"Data Analysis"},{"name":"Machine Learning"},{"name":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"name":"Operations Research"},{"name":"Biotechnology"},{"name":"Python (Programming Language)"},{"name":"LaTeX"},{"name":"Programming Languages"},{"name":"Microsoft Office"},{"name":"Google Workspace"},{"name":"Technical English"},{"name":"R (Programming Language)"},{"name":"Problem Solving"},{"name":"Analytical Skills"}],"awards":[{"title":"Chi Alpha Sigma Honors Society","date":"2026-01-01","awarder":"Chi Alpha Sigma","summary":"Inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma honors society, which was established to recognize college student-athletes who excel both on and off the field of college competition."},{"title":"SMART Scholarship","date":"2024-04-01","awarder":"United States Department of Defense","summary":"Recipient of the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship"},{"title":"SCIAC All-Academic Team (2023, 2024, 2025)","awarder":"Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference"}]}