EDUCATION

Carnegie Mellon University

Master of Human Computer Interaction

Pittsburgh, PA Aug 2021 – Aug 2022

3.97 GPA

Software Structure TA

University at Buffalo, SUNY

Bachelors in Computer Science and Cognitive Science Buffalo, NY Aug 2017 – May 2021

Summa Cum Laude (3.98 GPA)

Minors: Spanish and Psychology

EXPERIENCE

Brookhaven National Lab: Technology Engineer Student Assistant 2020 - 2021

• Promoted from Artificial Intelligence SULI intern in January 2021

• Designed and prototyped interface to track sample measurement decision making in a machine learning system, allowing researchers to control hyperparameters in a GUI

• Performed 17 user tests in 3 iterations of databroker web client, and used React for initial viable product

• Developed Linux commands for databroker and bluesky software to navigate mongo database streams Computer Science Department, University at Buffalo: Teaching Assistant 2020 - 2021

• CSE220: Systems Programming: directed multiple laboratory sections and office hours on course content, such as memory allocation and threading and tools, such as GDB and Makefiles

• CSE370: Applied Human Computer Interaction and Design: created tutorials on Figma, React, Accessibility tools, and CSS as well as lead office hours for debugging and designing sessions Neural Cloud Solutions: UX/UI Software Engineer Intern 2019 - 2020

● Prototyped live concert and entertainment sites in web and mobile using Figma, and executed initial frontend implementation in React and React Native to align with current API on legacy applications

● Optimized website data structures and design by adding a PHP module to access SQL databases Psycholinguistics Department, University at Buffalo: Research Assistant 2017 - 2019 Psycholinguistics Department, University at Buffalo

● Worked with doctoral students to synthesize their findings by programming eye tracker device software for retina mapping, analyzing data, and preparing experiments with ePrime and Praat software

● Enacted video series using ambiguous nouns and verbs in garden path sentences for preliterate children’s cognitive development with child directed speech to investigate the Einstellung effect in non-grammatical settings PROJECTS

Brookhaven National Lab: Gaming the Beamlines

• Built TensorForce environment for reinforcement learning paradigm to autonomously schedule beamline data, applying human reinforcement schedules to machine learning; improved old system by 10 iterations

• Published in Machine Learning: Science and Technology for contribution in Python code and research: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2632-2153/abc9fc/pdf University at Buffalo: Doodle.bob

• Created Node.JS application for interactive online Pictionary game to efficiently send drawing strokes over the internet in real time, utilizing node servers and React frontend HONORS

Phi Beta Kappa

Tau Beta Pi

Sigma Delta Pi

Grace W. Capen Award

Cognitive Science Award

SKILLS and LANGUAGES

Programming Languages:

React, Python, Scala, JavaScript, SQL, SQLite, C, Node.JS, React Native, PHP, MIPS Additional Software:

ePrime, Praat, CSS, HTML, TensorForce, Figma, InVision, Photoshop, Adobe Premier Additional Skills:

Advanced Spanish, Intermediate Portuguese, Statistics, Molecular Bio lab techniques Clara Cook

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