Career
Work
Experience
- Attended industry conferences and hackathons as a representative of ColorStack, putting the organization's mission in front of students and professionals across the country.
- Competed in 3 hackathons, applying technical skills in collaborative, high-pressure environments while embodying ColorStack's vision for underrepresented engineers.
- Built intentional relationships with CS students from universities nationwide, fostering community and expanding ColorStack's network of Black and Latinx technologists.
- Built an AI-powered journaling platform with OpenAI-driven mood analytics and adaptive prompt generation, architecting a Next.js/Node.js/DynamoDB backend containerized on Docker/Kubernetes and deployed to production.
- Validated platform reliability by stress-testing AI inference pipelines and DynamoDB throughput with JMeter under 1,000 concurrent users, achieving 100% uptime and sub-second response times.
- Scaled platform to 4 university deployments and conducted user research with students and therapists, driving 80% positive feedback on measurable mental health outcomes.
- Refactored the Propel2Excel platform using React.js, TypeScript, Redux, and Tailwind CSS, implementing code splitting and responsive architecture to cut load times by 30% and boost mobile engagement by 20%.
- Architected a CI/CD pipeline with Jest/BrowserStack automation and Azure cloud infrastructure, reducing UI bugs by 40% and accelerating release cycles by 25% with improved cross-browser consistency.
- Synthesized QA metrics and design findings into Microsoft-based executive reports and presentations for CEO and investor stakeholders, directly informing 5 product roadmap decisions across planning cycles.
May 2024 – Sept. 2024
Software Engineer Intern
Cybernetics Global · Atlanta, GA
- Contributed to an Agile team building an AWS-hosted bail bond platform, engineering a Node.js RESTful API-powered AI chatbot that reduced user-to-bondsman response time by 30% and drove an 18% lift in user satisfaction.
- Built React.js interfaces with Jest/RTL test suites, achieving 25% faster load times and a 30% reduction in bugs across the component library.
- Supported AWS EC2 and S3 deployments; enabled 6 investor demos, driving 4 conversions and a 15% funding increase.
- Attended CompTIA ChannelCon, networking with industry leaders and gaining insights into emerging IT infrastructure and cybersecurity trends.
Jan. 2025 – May 2025
Chapter Founder & President
ColorStack at CSU · Columbus, GA
- Founded and led CSU's first ColorStack chapter, organizing 7 career workshops and networking events, driving a 25% increase in internship placements for underrepresented students and 40% membership growth.
- Owned project management for chapter programs—planning timelines, coordinating volunteers, and aligning events with campus partners.
- Scheduled and ran media and promotional content for workshops, networking nights, and member outreach.