Proofpoint, Inc. - Sofware Engineering Intern

Worked as a SWE intern at Proofpoint as a part of the Business Applications team. My internship lasted one calendar year. Throughout my internship I developed tools for internal usage. I was also introduced to the world of professional software development as well as the field of cybersecurity. I enjoyed my time working at Proofpoint, and it was an immense learning experience, both personally and professionaly. Some of my accomplishments during my year at the company are:

• Developed a real time querying application using MySQL, React, Node, Perl, DBI, DBIx while following basic design principles and ensuring the efficiency and reliability of the app.
• Restructured internal documentation concerning the team's work as well writing new, extensive documentation for the projects I was working on.
• Integrated my project into the company's CI/CD pipeline as well as oversaw its push to production
• Helped onboard new members of the team my creating helpful guides concerning team structure, tech stack, and helpful contacts

Pittsburgh Experimental Research Group - Research Associate

Working as a research associate at PERG. Currently working on an independent project, mentored by my professor and a postgraduate student. The project focuses on creating a wearable device that will allow for reconstruction of a 3D avatar with full facial expression tracking over the entire face. The main application that is being targeted is use of this technology is AR/VR scenarios to allow users to view avatars of fellow players/users and create a better user experience. This project expands on current research and incorporates use of both hardware and software, such as:

• EMG Sensors, Arduino Programming, Signal Processing, Python, Wired & Wireless Communication

Spotify Clustering

Spotify Clustering web app that creates new playlists from a users songs. The user selects a series of their playlists and how many new playlists they wish to create.

Tools: React, GraphQL, Express.js, Next.js

Reddit Clone

Reddit clone implemented using full-stack technologies. Deployed on Google Cloud Platform, and accessible from the open internet, using cloud computing technologies.

Tools: React, GraphQL, Express.js, Next.js, Redis, Kubernetes, Docker, Nginx

Boids

Golang implementation of Craig Reynold's boids simulation. Inspired by my father.

Tools: Golang