About me

i’m a student at usc studying cs, finance, and screenwriting. i like building where those three overlap. right now, i’m focused on building full-stack projects + working with Agentic AI.

What I'm doing

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    Learning

    taking a mix of engineering, business, and film classes.

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    Building

    shipping code. Mostly prototyping web apps + messing around with new AI models to see what works.

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    Staying Current

    chronically online. follow me on X.

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    Filmography

    pursuing film and cinema as a (non pretentious) hobby. catch me on letterboxd.

Resume

Education

  1. University Of Southern California

    2022 - 2026

    Pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science with a minor in Business Finance (GPA: 3.8). Dean's List all semesters. Coursework includes Data Structures, Algorithms, Software Engineering, AI, Full Stack Web Development, Business Finance, Product Design, Project Management, Screenwriting, and Film Production.

  2. GEMS Modern Academy, Dubai

    2015 - 2022

    Graduated with 98.5% overall in the ISC Board Exams and held the K.S. Varkey Scholarship. I was actively involved in MUN conferences, debates, and hackathons.

Experience

  1. Capgemini Financial Services

    Software Engineering Intern
    May 2025 - August 2025

    Built an AI-powered agentic financial analytics platform that lets users ask questions in plain English and get instant insights from their data. Created a document processing system to break down unstructured data and eliminate manual data entry. Worked closely with both engineering and finance teams to ship features based on real user feedback.

  2. Insights and Data, Capgemini

    Software Engineering Intern
    May 2024 - August 2024

    Built an automated resume screening system that saved recruiters ~20 hours per month. Led the project with a 5-person team and delivered it 2 weeks early. Presented ROI analysis to leadership that got buy-in for expanding the system across the company.

  3. Scope

    Software Engineering Intern
    May 2023 - August 2023

    Developed REST APIs and React components handling 500+ daily requests. Wrote 50+ tests that improved code coverage to 85% and helped reduce production bugs by 20%. Built a KPI dashboard that directly influenced product decisions and boosted user retention by 10%.

  4. New York University, Abu Dhabi

    Research Assistant
    May 2022 - June 2022

    Conducted research in VR haptics, analyzing papers on touch-based interactions. My contributions included optimizing VR simulations via containerization and developing SQL procedures that streamlined data processing.

Projects

  1. drfts – Full Stack Social Platform – drfts.app – Los Angeles, CA

    Spring 2025

    I built and launched drfts, a full-stack social app. I focused heavily on the rollout, running experiments on X and Hacker News—testing hooks like speed vs aesthetics - to get my first 100+ users in week one. I also handled the engineering, from getting it App Store approved to securing the database logic.

  2. Fidelis - Covenant Monitoring System

    Academic Year 2025

    Built a system to automatically check if financial metrics meet compliance rules. Replaced manual Excel tracking with automated alerts, cutting analyst time by 65%. Created a dashboard that flags potential issues before they become problems.

  3. Ariadne – Interactive Media Discovery

    Fall 2025

    Designed an immersive discovery interface that renders 50K+ TMDb entries as a dynamic relational ecosystem. Engineered for ‘flow state’ exploration with frictionless, sub-millisecond search speeds and continuous AWS delivery.

  4. GlassBox - Credit Risk Modeling – ML Interpretability

    Spring 2025

    Built a model to predict loan defaults on 70K+ records. Used explainability tools to show lenders exactly why the model made each prediction. Improved accuracy by 11% while keeping the model transparent enough for regulatory approval.

  5. Bloomberg Tech Lab

    Spring 2025

    Built a real-time system for distributing securities updates using message queues. Designed it to handle high-frequency trading data with flexible subscription options.

  6. FinWise (CalHacks)

    Fall 2025

    Led a team of 4 to build a budgeting app that generates personalized investment plans. Integrated Plaid for banking data and ChatGPT for smart savings tips. Deployed on Firebase with real-time insights for users.

  7. Kanboard Gantt Plugin

    Fall 2024 – Present

    Built an open-source Gantt chart plugin for Kanboard that lets teams schedule tasks with drag-and-drop. Added real-time task dependencies and REST APIs, optimized database queries to fix performance issues, and built visualizations that cut task verification time by 80%. Made sure it works across all browsers and packaged it with Docker for easy deployment.

  8. Society of Women Engineers

    Corporate Officer and Ambassador
    August 2023 - Present

    Brought in $6,000 in sponsorships from companies like Hudson River Trading, Medtronic, and Google. Organized campus events for 700+ students and connected them with company recruiters.

My Skills

  • Languages & Frameworks

    Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, C++, SQL, React, SpringBoot, FastAPI

  • ML & Data

    Pandas, NumPy, PostgreSQL, XGBoost, LlamaIndex, Scikit-learn, SHAP, MongoDB, PyTorch

  • Cloud & Tools

    AWS, Docker, Git, CI/CD, REST APIs, OpenAI/Anthropic APIs, Power BI

  • AI/Product/GTM

    RAG, prompt engineering, API design, customer discovery, outbound prospecting, A/B testing, Cursor, Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Design

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