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bio
uoregon math + cs + chem '28. won 3 hackathons. crimson 18 under 18. founded a college counseling business with 680+ customers across 11 countries. heading toward a phd in computational biology.
stack
experience
student compliance analyst
information services office · university of oregon
feb 2026 – present
analyzing digital resources, software tools, and subscriptions across the university to identify security vulnerabilities, compliance risks, and inefficiencies. building algorithmic approaches in smartsheet to audit platforms and support uo's transition to a centralized microsoft ecosystem.
research assistant
ray computational biophysics group · university of oregon
jan 2026 – present
studying enhanced sampling methods for molecular dynamics simulations in dr. dhiman ray's lab. research focuses on designing interpretable, data-driven collective variables to capture biomolecular motions more efficiently. combines machine learning, sparse modeling, and physically meaningful molecular features to make simulations more powerful and understandable.
founder · synrax
oregon innovation challenge
jan 2026 – present
building an ai-powered project intelligence platform that ingests data from github, task boards, calendars, and team communications to surface execution bottlenecks, delayed milestones, and unclear ownership. combines workflow analytics with ai-generated recommendations to give early-stage teams a clear picture of what is slowing them down — and exactly what to fix.
senior software engineer
QuackHacks · university of oregon
oct 2025 – present
building and maintaining the technical infrastructure for one of the fastest-growing mlh hackathons on the west coast — 500+ applicants from 37 universities, $10k+ in prizes, sponsors include google, openai, pipeworks, base44, and emberex. full-stack work across the event website, application systems, registration tools, and internal platforms using next.js, react, and tailwind css.
hackathons
makemit · beaverhacks · quackhacks 2 · nozomio
sep 2024 – present
won 3 hackathons across hardware, ai, and full-stack. makemit, cambridge, MA · beaverhacks, corvallis, OR · quackhacks 2, eugene, OR — best use of gemini api & top 5 / 41 projects · nozomio, san francisco, CA — best use of tensorlake & top 2 best use of insforge & top 8 / 70+ teams
founder & mentor
college mentor quest
apr 2024 – aug 2025
founded a profitable college admissions business with 680+ subscribers and $2000+ revenue. conducted 1.5-hour sessions covering essay writing, college list strategy, and portfolio development. coordinated 81 students across 12 countries — 12 achieved 700+ in sat math, 2 reached a perfect 800, average boost of +230 points. acceptances to lumiere education research program and stanford pre-college.
founder
aquasync · international baccalaureate · crimson education
mar 2023 – aug 2024
built an arduino-based irrigation system with a swift ios app to automate watering and monitor soil/air data via esp8266 sensors — improved irrigation efficiency by 56%. modeled the system as a weighted graph, using bfs and dijkstra's algorithm to optimize data transfer and detect low-humidity regions. awarded a $2,100 grant at the festival of hope (out of 500+ teams, created by international baccalaureate). won crimson 18 under 18 by pitching aquasync.