Education & Work
2019
2020
2021
2022
Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy
Computer Programming AS | Natural Science AA
AUG 2015 - AUG 2019
As a student at Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy (GECA), I enrolled in high school classes concurrently with community college classes at Gavilan College. I participated in hackathons and cybersecurity challenges like CyberPatriot where my team won 3rd place. By the end of high school, I had earned associate degrees in Computer Programming and Natural Science.
Classes
- C++
- Java
- Python
- UNIX/Linux
- Webpage Authoring
- Assembly Language
- Human Anatomy & Physiology
Rush Order
Website Developer
JUL 2019 - JAN 2020
Over the summer and winter of 2019, I worked as a web developer to improve Rush Order's internal website for customers to track their orders. My primary task was optimizing pages to be mobile-responsive, for example by adding a hamburger menu for small, touchscreen devices. I also worked to reduce page load times by refactoring inefficient JavaScript and optimizing SQL queries.
Technologies Used
- HTML/CSS/JS
- Bootstrap
- SQL
- jQuery
- C#.NET
UC Berkeley
Computer Science BA
AUG 2019 - DEC 2021
After high school, I went to school at UC Berkeley where I enrolled in numerous computer science courses and participated in community events like Cal Hacks. I also took many DeCal courses, which are student-run courses on a variety of subjects. In fact, I even started my own! In December 2021, I graduated with a bachelors in Computer Science.
Classes
- Data Structures
- Efficient Algorithms
- Operating Systems
- Database Systems
- Computer Security
- Artificial Intelligence
DeCals
SumUp Analytics
Software Engineer Intern
DEC 2019 - OCT 2020
At SumUp Analytics, I developed a RESTful API that used proprietary NLP algorithms to analyze and categorize search results. Users could then use a browser extension I developed to interact with the API and display results within certain webpages. I also designed pipelines to compare and visualize industry-leading machine learning models.
Technologies Used
- Python
- Docker
- Flask
- Nginx
- Selenium
- NumPy
- Browser extension
Apple
Software Engineer Intern
MAY 2021 - AUG 2021
In the summer of 2021, I worked as a software engineer intern on the Ad Platforms team at Apple to add requested features to our infrastructure to manage organizations. Collaboration was key, as my changes affected many related teams. I also worked with quality engineers to add end-to-end testing and ensure high static code coverage.
Technologies Used
- Java
- SQL
- Spring
- Hibernate
- Apache Kafka
Apple
Software Engineer
FEB 2022 - PRESENT
Currently, I am working on the Proactive Intelligence team at Apple. Our vision is to improve Apple platforms by better understanding, anticipating, and adapting to user behavior by using machine learning to build great predictive features right into Apple products.
Projects
Digital Privacy
TLDR
Privacy is a fundamental human right. However, few people realize this, and even less are aware of how to accomplish it online. Most of us are aware we are being tracked by companies and governments around the world, but we aren't really sure why it matters or what we can do about it. What does incognito mode even do? What browser extensions do you need to protect yourself? How much does using a VPN actually help your browsing stay private?
In an effort to educate others, I created the Digital Privacy DeCal, a student-led class with over 60 students from UC Berkeley. As the lead facilitator, I established why privacy matters, how people are being tracked, and what users can do to protect themselves. I covered topics such as Tor, GDPR, and end-to-end encryption (E2EE).
The main takeaways? Use the privacy settings available to you under GDPR/CCPA, install a content blocker like uBlock Origin, and utilize E2EE as much as possible. If you're interested in learning more, I recommend Privacy Guides (previously Privacy Tools) and The New Oil.
Recommended Tools
The best way to block ads, analytics, and malware sites while you browse. Fast, potent, and lean.
Almost all other browsers are based off of Google's Chromium project, so using Firefox helps keep the web as an open standard.
Signal makes it easy to have free, end-to-end encrypted conversations. It has all the features you'd expect like voice/video calls and group chats, all done privately & securely using the Signal Protocol.
I use Bitwarden to store all my sensitive information such as website credentials. They offer many client applications including a web interface, desktop applications, browser extensions, and mobile apps.
Avoid filter bubbles and search the web, privately. DuckDuckGo also supports Bangs, which are shortcuts that quickly take you to search results on other sites. Privacy, simplified.
ProtonMail uses zero-access encryption to protect email content and other user data. They also making using PGP easy.
