Experience
Professional experience and contributions.
Rumor
Key Contributions:
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Built and shipped core React Native features (guest lists, RSVPs, creator discovery) used by 50k+ users, improving mobile performance and navigation speed by 30% through optimized rendering.
React NativeTypeScriptReduxReact Navigation - •
Developed scalable Node.js backend APIs for high‑volume event workflows, reducing user drop‑off during event flow by 25% with improved validation and error handling.
Node.jsExpressPostgreSQLTypeScript - •
Optimized database queries and implemented Redis caching for event search, reducing API response times from 800ms to 120ms (85% improvement) and supporting 500+ concurrent users.
RedisPostgreSQLSQLNode.js
UC San Diego Health
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Led infrastructure scaling and optimization, implementing advanced caching strategies and database tuning that reduced API latency by 40% under peak load.
DockerKubernetesPostgreSQLRedis - •
Architected ML pipeline orchestration with Airflow and MLflow, automating model retraining and deployment workflows for continuous improvement.
MLOpsAirflowMLflowCI/CD - •
Implemented comprehensive monitoring and alerting system using Prometheus and Grafana, achieving 99.9% uptime for production ML services.
MonitoringPrometheusGrafanaSRE - •
Mentored junior engineers on best practices for ML infrastructure, DevOps workflows, and production system design.
PythonAirflowMLflowDocker
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Built clinical AI nutrition platform serving 200+ patients with subgraph DAG + RAG pipeline (LangChain, QDrant), improving dietary recommendation accuracy by 22%.
LangChainRAGQDrantPython - •
Collaborated with Food Network Chef James Briscione and White House Fellow Prof. Lav Varshney to integrate culinary expertise into AI recommendation engine.
PythonOpenAIFlaskPostgreSQL - •
Deployed HIPAA-compliant Next.js platform with GPT-4o integration, implementing encryption, audit logging, and secure PHI handling, passing UCSD Health IT security review.
Next.jsGPT-4PostgreSQLAWS - •
Built agentic workflow with LangGraph for multi-step reasoning (medical history, allergies, meal generation), reducing manual dietician review time by 65%.
LangGraphPythonOpenAIQDrant
Curator.toIntel & UpHonest Capital-backed
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As first founding engineer, architected complete agentic e-commerce OS from ground up, scaling to 4+ enterprise clients processing $2M+ GMV. Helped raise $1.0M seed round from Intel Capital and UpHonest Capital.
PythonTypeScriptReactPostgreSQL - •
Designed agent workflows processing 2,000+ daily queries with vector search (Pinecone) and adaptive ranking, achieving 92% relevance accuracy and <200ms query latency.
PineconePythonOpenAI EmbeddingsRedis - •
Built no-code framework reducing client onboarding time by 90%, enabling non-technical teams to deploy custom search experiences in <2 hours.
ReactTypeScriptNext.jsAPI Design - •
Optimized Postgres + Redis stack with connection pooling and intelligent caching, increasing throughput 4× (250 to 1,000 ops/sec) and cutting p95 latency by 30%.
PostgreSQLRedisPythonSQL - •
Shipped Gemini multimodal search enabling conversational and visual product discovery, improving conversion rates by 40% for enterprise clients.
GeminiPythonRAGPinecone
AbbVie
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Built full-stack ETL dashboard processing 120k+ clinical trial reports, reducing document analysis time from 4 hours to 45 minutes per batch (80% reduction) with automated extraction.
FastAPIPythonReactPostgreSQL - •
Implemented semantic search using OpenAI embeddings and FAISS vector database, improving R&D team productivity by 3x for finding relevant trials and adverse event reports.
OpenAI EmbeddingsFAISSPythonPostgreSQL - •
Built FastAPI backend with async processing for large-scale ingestion, implementing multi-threaded PDF parsing and OCR (Tesseract) for scanned documents.
FastAPIPythonTesseractPostgreSQL - •
Upgraded PostgreSQL + AWS S3 stack with database optimization and indexing, increasing throughput 4× (500 to 2,000 documents/hour) for R&D pipeline.
PostgreSQLAWS S3SQLPython
Partners & Investors
Collaborations and backing.
UCSD MedicinePartner
UpHonest CapitalInvestor
UpScaleXInvestor
Research Experience
Academic and laboratory research work.
Key Contributions:
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Modeled ion–electron Coulomb drag coupling to predict open‑circuit voltage and short‑circuit current in Si nanochannels.
NanofluidicsCoulomb DragDevice Physics - •
Designed CNT‑integrated channel architectures targeting higher momentum transfer and energy harvesting efficiency.
PythonCOMSOLMATLAB
Key Contributions:
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Built subgraph DAG + RAG pipeline (LangChain, QDrant vector DB), improving dietary recommendation accuracy by 22%.
LangChainRAGVector DatabasesLangGraph - •
Collaborated with Food Network Chef James Briscione & White House Fellow Lav Varshney on clinical AI nutrition engine.
PythonOpenAIFlask
Key Contributions:
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Built real‑time React + Flask platform for multi‑user LLM interaction research (40+ study subjects).
ReactFlaskWebSocketsLLM - •
Ensured zero‑loss message reliability via WebSockets + analytics logging for human–AI interaction experiments.
WebSocketsReactFlaskPostgreSQL
Key Contributions:
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Integrated RL agent into MPC framework for autonomous EV routing in SUMO → improved control accuracy 25%.
MPCRLSUMOPython - •
Achieved 18% lower traffic delay in open‑world simulations using ROS, C++, Python.
ROSC++PythonSUMO
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Analyzed experimental data and developed new concrete mixture by reducing clinker in cement.
PythonNumPyPandas - •
Built Python + Random Forest models to predict composition impact on durability, reducing carbon emissions by 10%.
PythonRandom ForestScikit-learnPandas
Key Contributions:
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Held office hours and provided one-on-one support for students in computer science courses.
C++JavaData StructuresAlgorithms - •
Graded assignments and provided detailed feedback to help students improve their programming skills.
Code ReviewC++Java
Clubs & Organizations
Student organizations and teams.
Key Contributions:
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Conducted market analysis and developed a go-to-market strategy for a new product line in the pipefitting industry.
PythonData AnalysisExcelSQL - •
Used NLP techniques to simplify complex insurance documents, making them more understandable for customers.
PythonNLTKPandasNumPy
Key Contributions:
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Developed and implemented a secure UART communication protocol for an embedded medical device.
CRustEmbedded SystemsSerial Communication - •
Contributed to securing x86 architecture firmware by implementing memory-safe coding practices in Rust.
Rustx86 AssemblyCybersecurityFirmware
Key Contributions:
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Built and styled responsive UI components for a cross-platform mobile app using React Native.
React NativeBootstrapJavaScriptCSS - •
Translated Figma mockups into functional application screens and integrated them with a Python Flask backend.
ReactFlaskREST APIsPython