Relevant Experience

  • Work Experience

  • Data Scientist

    Cisco (Aug 2024 - Present) | San Diego, CA

    Improving device failure analysis by leveraging data science techniques and tools like H2O.ai, OpenAI API, and other Generative AI technologies, leading to more accurate identification of root causes and enhanced reliability of Cisco hardware.

  • LLM Researcher

    USC (Sep 2024 - April 2025) | Los Angeles, CA

    Optimizing query processing in large-scale databases by leveraging advanced machine learning algorithms

    Developing LLM-based model for query prediction and data retrieval

  • Data Science Intern

    FICO (2024) | San Diego, CA

    Implemented various models (including Classifier-Adjusted Density Estimation, Autoencoder, Isolation Forest) to detect fraud score anomalies in transaction data from major banks in the US, UK, Canada, India, and Brazil.

  • Hardware Engineer Intern

    Cisco (2023) | San Jose, CA

    Automated analysis process by analyzing and clustering device failure data with H2O.ai and Python, significantly reducing troubleshooting time and operational costs.

  • Software Engineer Intern

    Southwest Airlines (2023) | Dallas, TX

    Automated GTM workflows for Ansible Tower through full-stack development, streamlining workflows.


    On intern team tasked with saving $24M/year by launching discounting feature rather than third parties (presented to CIO).

  • Software Engineer Intern

    CarsXE (2022-2023) | Highland, MD

    Led intern license plate recognition software implementation and development of pip package for company API.

  • Undergraduate Researcher

    UC San Diego
    Mobile Systems Design Lab (2022) | San Diego, CA

    R&D of iOS/Android apps that enable engagement between an ML platform, patients, and physicians.



    DigiHealth Lab (2021-2022) | San Diego, CA

    Developed I2C communication code; designed and soldered circuits (i.e. IMU).

  • Research Assistant


    San Diego State University Experimental Mechanics Lab (2019) | San Diego, CA

    As a high school intern, I researched tensile strength of ABS ASTM D638 3D printed and injection molded samples.


  • Education

  • Master of Science

    UC San Diego

    Machine Learning and Data Science M.S.

  • Bachelor of Science

    UC San Diego

    Electrical Engineering B.S.

Awards & Achievements

Hackathon Winner

University of Cambridge

Jun 2025

Won the vLex challenge at Hack the Law @ Cambridge

Manufacturing Leadership Award Finalist

Manufacturing Leadership Council

Jun 2025

Our project at Cisco, Agentic Virtual FA, was a finalist for the Manufacturing Leadership Award

Trade Secret Award

Cisco

Jun 2025

Awarded to my team for the Virtual FA project (Agentic Virtual Failure Analysis)

2nd Place Hackathon Winner

UCLA

Apr 2025

Won award (DAIN Track) in LA Hacks out of 172 teams (750 participants)

Hackathon Winner

Stanford Law School

Apr 2025

Won DWT challenge in Stanford Law School x LLM Hackathon (selected out of 48 teams)

1st Place of Advanced Track

HARD Hack | IEEE UC San Diego

Feb 2025

Won first place in the Advanced Category for developing a smart trash sorter

Hackathon Winner

LPL Financial

Jan 2025

Winner of "Most Viable Solution" category in competition with over 40 teams

Scholarship for Electrical Engineering (4x)

ACE Mentor San Diego

May 2024

Merit-based scholarship (received in 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024)

2nd Place Hackathon Winner

HARD Hack | IEEE UC San Diego

Apr 2023

2nd place in UCSD hardware hackathon (selected out of 23 teams)

Hackathon Winner

LateNightHacks

May 2022

Won Domain.com prize for LateNightHacks 2022

Hackathon Winner

SD Hacks

Apr 2022

Winner of UCSD hackathon's Civic Engagement category (selected out of 30 teams)

Student of Distinction

UCSD Extended Studies

Jul 2020

Article written about me in the UCSD Extended Studies Newsletter