experience

a collection of my professional journey, from building scalable platforms to crafting ai-powered solutions.

work experience

software engineer

zentora

may 2025 - present

champaign, il

  • launched and created zentora's technical platform using python, flask api, and mongodb atlas, integrated with react.js
  • designed the ai/ml compatibility engine with pandas, numpy, and xgboost, applying feature extraction and categorical encoding
  • delivered real-time match scoring and explanations through rest endpoints powering the student results page
pythonflaskmongodbreactxgboostpandas

machine learning security intern

datahub, llc

sep 2025 - dec 2025

chicago, il (remote)

  • created advanced ml-powered threat detection models using ibm guardium and watson ai, analyzing real-time database activity
  • presented comprehensive security analytics solutions to fortune 500 financial institutions and banking clients
mlibm guardiumwatson aisecurity

software engineering intern

brucker company

may 2025 - aug 2025

elk grove village, il

  • built full-stack saas platform (react/typescript, fastapi, postgresql) for hvac contractor automating bid-to-project workflow
  • implemented ai-powered document intelligence extracting specifications from pdfs using gpt-4 & gemini vision
  • architected scalable restful microservices with distributed pdf processing, handling 50+ daily bid emails at 96% accuracy
reacttypescriptfastapipostgresqlgpt-4gemini

leadership

software developer

hackillinois

sep 2025 - present

developing information + admin site features and modernizing tech stack for the midwest's largest hackathon serving 1,000+ participants

project manager

cs124 honors

jan 2025 - present

guiding 10+ students in full-stack development, ui/ux design with figma, and building react native applications

senior tech consultant

faces consulting

feb 2025 - dec 2025

led migration from legacy asp.net web forms to modular react.js application with firebase

projects

nbagami →

apr 2025 - sep 2025

built a full-stack web app to visualize rare nba scores, achieving 200+ visitors by optimizing site metadata and seo

reactfirebasefirestoretailwindnode.js

scout

feb 2025 - may 2025

engineered a react.js frontend and node.js + express backend with mysql for researching s&p 500 stocks with 92% accuracy

reactmysqlnode.jsexpressflaskopenai

education

b.s. computer science

university of illinois at urbana-champaign

expected may 2027

gpa: 3.84 / 4.00

statistics minor | engineering at illinois first scholarship recipient | illinois engineering ambassador

relevant coursework: data structures & algorithms, applied parallel programming, applied machine learning, computer architecture, statistical programming methods, multivariable calculus, linear algebra