About Me

Woman in Computer Science ✣ Technologically Savvy ✣ Effective Communicator

As an optimist, I believe that a small gesture can make the world a better place. I have organized projects that encourage those around me to be more aware of the world outside of day-to-day life. As an environmentalist, I have done extensive research to casually educate those around me about ways they can minimize their contribution to climate change.

The university I attend in St. Louis, the heart of the Midwest, is entirely different from my home in Orange County. I am not afraid to take calculated risks to achieve my goals. I am a self-starter and work well with minimal to no supervision, which lends itself to more creativity when I collaborate. I have taught myself how to design websites from scratch using HTML, CSS, and how to code in Python. This has helped me prepare for future demands of a workplace that leans toward technological advances, and made me decide to pursue a career in Computer Science.

I am interested in software engineering/development and technology analyst positions because I enjoy looking for ways in which people and businesses can improve themselves and the everyday lives of their product and service users.

Leadership and Experience

Worked on reference data services agile team to migrate legacy databases into a master database to save company resources
Created testing strategy to ensure proper parsing from XML and legacy databases, shorten test period, and reduce expenses
Developed a sentiment analysis system for financial news using Python machine learning packages to create a neural network

June 2019 - August 2019
Summer Technology Analyst

Assigned as assignment grading lead and worked with other Teaching Assistant’s to ensure fairness and equity in grading
Facilitated students’ learning experience in asymptotic complexity and graph theory using prior knowledge

January 2018 - Present
Teaching Assistant for Data Structures & Algorithms, Mobile App Development, Logic & Discrete Mathematics

Created an iOS app primarily with Swift and XCode, utilizing MapKit, WebKit, for a local nonprofit
Used Google’s Firebase SDK to integrate userbase and database with existing WordPress website and app

Summer 2018
iOS Application Developer

Communicated with managers and associates at finance and consulting firms to schedule meetings and networking events
Elected to the Vice President position after a democratic school wide vote, and transitioned from an Associate role

September 2016 - Present
VP of Career and Professional Initiatives

Directing two teams of six staff members and 25 delegates for fall and spring Model United Nations conferences
Developed 20+ page research guides relating to climate policy and Cold War politics, respectively, to educate delegates

September 2016 - Present
Committee Director, Travel Team Member

Communicated with students and recent alumni via phone calls to inform them of Career Center initiatives
Scheduled appointments for career advisers and students using Outlook, to save time and increase efficiency
Updated the CareerLINK database and recorded student information to track placement metrics

June-August 2017
Career Center Intern

Managed a $4,000 budget and advised the HIG executive board to plan events for residents
Coordinated with the Residential College Director and Graduate Fellow for receipts and budgeting
Approved financial requests from student groups as a voting member of the Finance Board, to allocate funds

September 2016 - May 2017
Treasurer - HIG Residential College

Executed a social media campaign to promote and market OneClass to undergraduate students
Expanded the note taker program at Washington University by recruiting students to be note takers for OneClass

August-December 2016
Business Development Intern