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Software Engineer Intern

Microsoft Corporation

Summer 2023

Integrated image editing capabilities into SharePoint (TypeScript, React, Fluent UI), easing millions of users' pain points. Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team, including designers, product managers, software engineers, and a user experience researcher, across Microsoft's international network. Implemented non-functional requirements for improved user experience and reliability.

Switching work locations from last summer, going from the Redmond, WA headquarters to Atlanta, GA was a very insightful opportunity. I was able to experience living and working in a city as well as staying closer to my hometown, Knoxville, TN. This allowed me to better understand my location preferences prior to a full-time commitment. Atlanta's diverse amenities also provided a plethora of fun options to relax outside of work.

My manager was Greg Fernander and my mentor was Manuel Parra-Chavez. I also collaborated closely with product manager Katelyn Helms.

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Software Engineer Intern

Microsoft Corporation

Summer 2022

Developed a dynamic navigation feature in SharePoint (TypeScript, React, Fluent UI) for millions of users to quickly and easily access apps.

Implemented RESTful API proxy endpoints to check user permissions in cross-geo scenarios (C#). Utilized virtual machines and Fiddler to simulate cross-geo calls, enabling debugging and optimization. Constructed telemetry dashboards to find and patch bugs, ensuring over 99% success. Applied methods of dark deployment to maintain reliability and avoid performance regression. Practiced Agile software development.

This was my first internship outside of Knoxville, TN. Therefore, not only did I obtain amazing technical and professional development, but I also experienced personal growth and gained new insight into future career considerations. Being able to explore Seattle, WA was a great oppportunity to relax, have fun, and make lasting memories with friends.

My manager was Petru Moldovanu and my mentor was Eli B. I also collaborated closely with subject-matter expert Bharat Middha.

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Undergrad Research Assistant

University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK)

Spring 2021 - Spring 2022

Conceptualized, designed, coded, and deployed Code a Story, a web-based application that integrates coding into existing K-5 English curriculum via challenges for schools that lack dedicated computer science programs.

The tool generates mazes based on stories' plots for students to traverse using code. With this, students advance not only their literary sequencing and comprehension abilities, but also their computer science skills in a challenging, yet fun way. Convenience and customizability is implemented as much as possible for busy, diverse teachers.

Led a professional development workshop for 40+ K-5 teachers to introduce Code a Story, gauge interest, and gain feedback.

Wrote documentation, fostering a smooth transfer of project ownership.

My supervisor was Dr. Amir Sadovnik, at the time an Assistant Professor at UTK. We collaborated with local K-5 teachers spanning 2 school districts.

Coded in HTML/CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL. View the code here.

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Software Engineer Intern

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Summer 2021

Advanced the ORNL Digital Twin, a virtual replication of Oak Ridge National Laboratory campus transportation systems constructed from real-time traffic flow, parking, and EV charging data. The digital twin enables sustainable campus transportation through its insights improving situational awareness, travel time, safety, and fuel efficiency.

I developed a real-time vision-based algorithm to count vehicles and measure speed from several real-time video feeds simultaneously 24/7, achieving 97.2% accuracy over 1,152 vehicles (Python, OpenCV, FFmpeg). I dynamically visualized this data on a web application (React, Django, SQLite). I also implemented data processing capabilities to a script reading EV charging station amperages.

Presented an award-winning poster at the 2021 Intern Symposium. My work also resulted in a published paper.

My mentors were Dr. Ross Wang, an R&D Staff Member in the Vehicle Connectivity & Autonomy Research Group, Dr. Haowen Xu, a Postdoc Research Associate in the Computational Urban Sciences Group, and Dr. Yunli Shao, an R&D Staff Member in the Vehicle Systems Integration Research Group.

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Full Stack Developer Intern

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Summer 2019

Developed the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) web application funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The NHTS web application takes data collected from the National Household Travel Survey and creates visual representations (e.g. graphs, diagrams, tables) of that data for federal and state agencies, researchers, and other consumers to find trends in travel and improve the infrastructure in their areas.

I worked to resolve issues/bugs, utilizing team management tools like GitLab, and conceptualized, designed, and coded several key features, including a custom variables system that improved the UX by allowing users to have more query results tailored to their needs. Through this internship, I learned AngularJS and C#, and refined my previous Bootstrap experience.

My mentors were Dr. Ross Wang, at the time an R&D Staff Member in the Transportation Analytics & Decision Sciences Group, and Gina Accawi, at the time a Technical Senior Staff Member at ORNL specializing in energy consumption analysis.

Want to learn more? Check out my special intern spotlight.

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FIRST Robotics Competition

FRC 3824: HVA RoHAWKtics

Fall 2016 - Present

The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is an international high school robotics competition where teams create an industry-sized robot from scratch in six weeks within a restricted budget to play an annually created 3-on-3 robot game. The HVA RoHAWKtics is Hardin Valley Academy's robotics team where I served in several leadership positions and now volunteer as a mentor.

As a Mentor (2020-Present), I teach high school students about programming and electronics. I help students overcome issues and challenges in projects.

As Executive Captain (2019-2020), I managed a team of over forty-five students and adult mentors. I organized and led team meetings, ensured subteams were working efficiently, and determined the team's next steps.

As Programming Captain (2017-2020), I led the programming of the robot and taught underclassmen how to code.

With the prestigious honor of being Robot Driver (2018-2020), I controlled our robot's movement during competitive matches while collaborating with our alliance partners (other teams on my team's side).

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CodeTN Competition

Hardin Valley Academy

Fall 2016 - Spring 2019

CodeTN was a coding competition where students were tasked to create a web application that solves a school or community problem. My teams created two award-winning web applications, "plan it" and "Rcar."

plan it was a job shift scheduler built for companies and volunteering organizations looking to assign times as well as specific job tasks to individuals.

Rcar was a ride-sharing service that allowed those going to the same places to connect and carpool ultimately creating a greater community and helping the environment by reducing car exhaust pollution.

As Team Captain (2018-2019), I organized each person's role on the team and led the design process.

As Front-End Lead (2016-2019), I distributed the various tasks required to develop the front-end portion of our web application to my teammates and made sure those tasks were being completed with great quality and within a certain amount of time.