EDUCATION M.S. in Computer Engineering Dec ****
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
B.S. in Computer Engineering with Minors in Financial Management and Mathematics Dec 2016
Clemson University, Clemson, SC GPA: 3.43/4.00
EXPERIENCE
GLOBE LIFE AMERICAN INCOME DIVISION Remote Apr 2026 - Jul 2026
Life Insurance Agent
●Contacted approximately 150 clients per day by phone in a fast-paced sales environment
●Developed stronger communication, objection-handling, and client-engagement skills
●Learned how to identify customer needs and explain solutions clearly and professionally
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY Lemont, IL June 2023
Guest Researcher
●Studied algorithms for analyzing car traffic
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY Clemson, SC Fall 2020-Summer 2021
Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific Research Assistant
●Worked with team to implement automatic differentiation to adding text to videos
●Learned to implement recurrent neural networks
●Introduced to federated learning and homomorphic encryption
Teachers Assistant Fall 2019 – Spring 2020
●Supervised and guided students in electrical engineering lab 2 and basic electrical engineering lab
●Walked through and taught basic electrical engineering lab through zoom to students
AMERICAN MEGATRENDS Atlanta, GA Fall 2017 and Spring 2018
Training and Work
●Learned about upcoming technology and innovations
●Learned about BIOS and UEFI pre-operating system environment standards
●Programmed in C# in Linux using Mono and Mono Develop
TIAA Charlotte, NC Summer 2016 and 2017
Internship and Training
●Did Java, Spring Framework, Oracle SQL, Splunk, IBM IGC, and IBM IMAM Training.
●Helped develop template application to be used to monitor the health status of over 200 applications
●Understood the corporate culture and structure of a Fortune 500 company and financial regulations
●Shadowed an Agile Development team
NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL Spring 2014 – Summer 2014
Two Consecutive Internships
●Gained experience working with larger software teams
●Used a C++ framework and bash scripting to unit test software used by rocket scientists
●Reviewed php code for a records and retrieval database
●Created scripts to generate code that monitors the health and status of PLCs
●Took a class on PIC32 Embedded Programming which featured EEPROM, I2C, UART, OLED, PWM, and ADC along with a separate class on Xilinx FPGA programming
CREDO SOFTWARE (ROBERT BOSCH GMBH SUBCONTRACTOR) Anderson, SC Spring 2013, Fall 2013
Cooperative education
●Gained insights in reducing software complexity and enhancing user experience
●Communicated with clients
●Debugged Visual Database Applications in C# and .NET
●Maintained and updated MSSQL databases and procedures
AWARDS/HONORS Mundy Scholarship 2019 – 2023
South Carolina Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Recipient 2011 – 2015
Dean’s List, Clemson University Spring 2012, Fall 2014, Spring 2015
Life Scholarship Fall 2011–2015
Samuel Paul Harris Endowed Scholarship Fall 2011–2015
ACTIVITIES Business Manager, The Pendulum Magazine Spring 2015 –Summer 2015
Treasurer, Theta Tau Professional Engineering Fraternity Spring and Fall 2012
VOLUNTEER Eagle Scout for troop 215 2007 – 2011
●Participated in community service events
●Built wooden recycling bins for school football stadium
LANGUAGES Fluent in Brazilian Portuguese and a novice in Russian
COMPUTER SKILLS
●Programming: C++, Python, JavaScript, C#, Java, PHP, Bash, Assembly
●AI / ML: Deep learning, PyTorch, computer vision, motion applications, AI-assisted debugging
●Systems: BIOS, UEFI, QEMU, Bochs, VMware, Linux, Bash, ELF, embedded systems, parallel programming
●Data / Backend: MySQL, MSSQL, LINQ, .NET, LAMP stack, Django, socket programming, UDP/IP
●UI / Tools: OpenGL, GPU, Qt, Visual Studio, Android Studio, HTML, CSS, jQuery, AJAX, Bootstrap
●Infrastructure: Palmetto Cluster, Docker, Kubernetes, Singularity, server environments
●Hardware / Embedded: PIC32, UART, I2C, FPGA programming, VHDL
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHS
●Sales experience: Life and health insurance license in South Carolina and Connecticut
●Project management and training: PM Skills® PMSCP® Certification
●Client communication and feature gathering
●Research methodology and software testing
●Team collaboration and cross-functional problem solving
●Autonomous driving research and applications