Knight Hacks is UCF's software development and organization, and the place I conquered impostor syndrome as a developer. Now I take it upon myself as President to empower our members with the same confidence and make sure that our organization continues to operate smoothly, spreading our mission of fostering a community of aspiring developers.

• • Managed a non-profit organization with 500+ members and $40,000 dollars in yearly assets focused on creating confident, capable, and passionate developers.
• • Played a critical role in planning Knight Hacks 2024 Hackathon with over 700 attendees.
• • Led a team of 45 students to achieve deliverables such as 60 technical workshops per school year and mentorship.
• • Revamped the mentorship program, expanding the number of members by 58% compared to previous school year.
• • Fund-raised nearly $15,000 for the Hackathon by networking with numerous Fortune 500 companies.

As a co-founder of DormDevs, I strive to create high-quality website solutions for businesses packaged with analytics and SEO optimization. Furthermore, we serve as a platform for aspiring student developers to gain real-world experience in web development through shadowing and coop opportunities

• • Empowered businesses with powerful insights and uplifted students with contracted work opportunities.
• • Developed a business facing dashboard with real time analytics, billing, and a ticketing system for routine maintenance.
• • Hosted and deployed open source analytics, authentication, and database on a Linux VPS.
• • Managed a team of contracted freelance developers sourced from local colleges and universities.
• • Partenered with businesses of various sizes throughout Florida to provide web development services.

Working in the Computational Bioinformatics Laboratory at UCF, my research focuses on the development of algorithms for the analysis of complex biological data with a focus on RNA-sequencing, Alternative Splicing Detection, and gene quantification.

• • Reduced the runtime of the AS-Quant and APA-Scan laboratory pipelines by 75% by leveraging concurrency and parallelism in Python
• • Assisted in data collection, sanitization, and transformation using numpy and pandas.
• • Researched Machine Learning solutions for cancer detection with processed RNA-Seq data.

Honors Symposium is a core component of the Honors Curriculum at UCF, where incoming students learn what it means to be apart of the Honors community. As a Team Leader, I am in charge of running a 15 student breakout room and facilitating discussions on the topics presented. I also serve as a mentor to the students, helping them navigate their first year at UCF, and create an environment where they can feel welcome and make friends.

• • Led a 15 student breakout room during the Honors Symposium, facilitating discussions and answering questions.
• • Planned monthly social events for all Symposium students to help them make friends and feel welcome at UCF.
• • Performed administrative tasks for the breakout room like creating and grading assignments

As an Honors Orientation Ambassador, I was responsible for advising incoming Honors Computer Science students during registration. Meeting with my students over the course of a month, I gave professional assistance with registering for classes, and provided guidance on how to navigate computer science at UCF.

• • Served as an academic advisor of 20 Computer Science students for course registration at UCF.
• • Worked our in-person orientation sessions, where students were introduced to the Honors College.
• • Provided a friendly face and positive attitude to help incoming students feel welcome at the Burnett Honors College.