Resume

B.S. Computer Science (AI Concentration) | GPA: 4.0

• Relevant coursework: AI Foundations, NLP, Decision Making under Uncertainty, Computer and Network Security, Data Systems, Algorithms, Entrepreneurship and Negotiations @ GSB, Linear Algebra, Optimization
• Project work: a) double q-learning neural net that learns the optimal strategy for 2048, b) implementation of GPT-2 and subsequent fine tuning using LoRA for downstream applications, and c) agentic online travel assistant

AI Product Manager

• Head of AI Evaluations, independently managing a team of 2 MLEs, 2 SWEs, and an incipient Eng Manager
• Recruited by CEO to work on model evaluations, directly collaborating with CEO, CTO, VP Product
• Scope expanded to lead all agent evals spanning Q&A, search, orchestration, and extraction for enterprise use cases
• Curating multiple robust, annotated datasets through ML methods, manual annotation, and vendor partnerships
• Delivered Box's official model evaluation results 7 times for Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Grok on LinkedIn and X

Co-Founder

• Affordable STEM edtech platform to teach students K-12 coding and robotics
• Drove development of innovative hardware and software robotics platform which now has two patents
• Deployed in 100+ schools with sales of over $400,000
• Built out scalable supply chain during pandemic – Shenzhen manufacturing, Austin final assembly
• Raised $300,000 from investors such as founder of Silicon Labs and founder of Austin Ventures

Summer Business Analyst

• Worked with a TMT client on work transformation while located in the SF office
• Independently led multiple workstreams with significant client interface and built data visualizations

Investment Team Intern and 8VC Fellow

• Drove due diligence and investment memos on companies in defense and hardware, resulting in 1 investment
• Collaborated with Entrepreneur in Residence for incubation in logistics space – performed market and ICP analysis

Software Engineering Intern

• Backend Python development with emphasis on architecture, development process, and building internal tools
• Stakeholder interviews on product enhancements culminating in a presentation to senior management

Patents

• US Patent No. 11,024,197 - Trashbots system (components, proprietary SW)
• US Patent No. 12,154,449 - Trashbots system (components, proprietary SW)

Awards

• Top 16 teen entrepreneurs in the US (Entrepreneur Magazine)
• 15 Innovators Reshaping Texas (Texas Monthly)
• Austin's 25 under 25 entrepreneurs in 2018, 2019, and 2020 (Austin Inno)

Startup Awards

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce Dream Big Awards Finalist
• Top 50 startups to watch in Austin (2x by Austin Inno)
• Sputnik ATX accelerator member (4 out of 1000+ applied, Seed $100K SAFE note investment)

Speaking

• Invited Speaker / Presenter – Keynote at Empredil (in Chile), Houston Tech Rodeo, Learn Fest, TCEA Conference, ISTE Conference, SXSWedu, iPadpalooza, Austin Startup Week

Leadership

• Previously Executive Director of Cardinal Ventures: Raised $100K, performed due diligence for cohort, led panels

Teaching

• Led STEM workshops in Peru (invited by Ministry of Education), Mexico, India, US

Music

• Marie Gibson Prize at Stanford, 3-year Texas All-State, Top 3 Bass in Western U.S. (NATS)

Film

• Directed Tashi Delek – short film on "Happiness and Bhutan" featured at Indie Meme, a South Asian Film festival

Interests

• Singing (Stanford Raagapella, Conspirare), Guitar, Climbed Kilimanjaro, bouldering, and global rural travel