Experience

Technical roles across software engineering, applied AI, and research.

My experience blends product delivery, cloud and AI development, and research on resilient intelligent systems. I have worked in internship, fellowship, and university lab settings.

3 internshipsindustry software and AI work
3 research rolesdefense and academic environments
Impact-oriented workperformance, automation, and resilience

Current

Software Engineer Intern

Peraton • Blacksburg, VA • August 2025 - December 2025

  • Optimized Java, JavaScript, and React features for the Threatboard platform, improving dashboard load times by 20%.
  • Integrated AWS services to support more scalable and reliable data processing workflows.
  • Worked with cross-functional teams in Agile/Scrum to debug, test, and ship product improvements.
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • AWS
  • Agile

2025

Software Developer Intern

ICF • Reston, VA • June 2025 - August 2025

  • Developed AI solutions using Python, Azure OpenAI, and LangChain in an Agile/Scrum environment.
  • Built a vendor bid scoring system using Azure Foundry models, increasing evaluation efficiency by 40%.
  • Translated business requirements into technical implementations and documented workflows for delivery.
  • Python
  • Azure OpenAI
  • LangChain
  • Applied AI

Research

Department of Defense Fellow

Virginia Tech National Security Institute • Blacksburg, VA • September 2024 - Present

  • Developed prototype tools for cybersecurity monitoring using Python to improve response to simulated threats.
  • Researching the robustness of reinforcement-learning penetration-testing agents under network disruptions.
  • Simulating RL agents with Net-Gen and Agent-Gen to evaluate AI resilience in perturbed environments.
  • Python
  • Cybersecurity
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Simulation

Current

Undergraduate Researcher

Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science • Blacksburg, VA • September 2025 - Present

  • Contributed to the SPLICE project by standardizing dataset schema and documentation for stronger catalog usability.
  • Automated dataset ingestion and Excel export functionality, reducing manual work by 50%.
  • Data Workflows
  • Automation
  • Documentation
  • Research Infrastructure

2024 - 2025

Research Assistant

Virginia Tech Hume Center • Blacksburg, VA • September 2024 - May 2025

  • Built and trained reinforcement learning models to simulate adversarial learning scenarios for Naval applications.
  • Evaluated learning-system robustness under shifting environments to inform defense strategy research.
  • Authored a research paper and presented findings at the Hume Center Colloquium.
  • RL
  • Model Training
  • Technical Writing
  • Presentation

2024

Software Developer Intern

Reality AI • Remote • May 2024 - July 2024

  • Developed an AI coaching tool using Firebase, Node.js, React, and the OpenAI API, increasing user engagement by 30%.
  • Optimized backend API calls, reducing latency by 25% while scaling support for 1,000+ active users.
  • Built REST APIs and validated endpoints in Postman to improve client-server reliability.
  • Node.js
  • React
  • Firebase
  • OpenAI API
  • REST APIs