Projects

University Rideshare App

Product · Full Stack · Design Thinking
Feb – May 2025

Led end-to-end app development for a student rideshare platform

  • Aligned product vision with 207 survey responses and 35+ pages of user feedback.

Defined product strategy

  • Leveraged competitive analysis and user research to prioritize eco-friendly, student-to-student holiday travel solutions.

Cross-functional collaboration

  • Worked with engineers and designers in weekly sprints to refine user flows, implement flexible pricing, and optimize ride-pooling via graph-matching algorithms.

Final presentation

  • Delivered prototype to the Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, showcasing data-driven iteration and human centered design.

Bank Simulator

Lead Developer · Oracle SQL · JDBC · Java
Oct – Dec 2024

Secure Banking System Development

  • Built a secure relational database system to simulate retail banking operations, managing accounts, loans, and payment cards.

User Interface & Experience

  • Designed 8 interactive interfaces to support over 20 real-time user actions, enabling seamless financial transactions and account management.

Architecture & Extensibility

  • Focused on data consistency, modular architecture, and extensibility for future fintech applications.

Quantitative Trading Algorithm

Quantitative Researcher · Machine Learning · Python
Jan – Jun 2025

Machine Learning for Financial Forecasting

  • Developed a machine learning model using 30 years of 10-K filings and 47 financial signals to forecast asset behavior and enhance model explainability.

Quantitative Modeling & Optimization

  • Integrated the Fama-French 3-Factor Model into financial datasets, optimizing regression performance for faster backtesting and deeper analysis.

Research Contribution

  • Contributed to research with practical insights for asset pricing and risk-adjusted return strategies.

Tai Chi Club Full Stack Lead Developer

Lead Developer · React · UI/UX · Figma
July – August 2024

React.js Educational Website

  • Built an 8-page React.js site showcasing content from Pan-American Tai Chi champions.

Design Collaboration & UI Development

  • Led Git-based collaboration with a designer to enhance UX, debug issues, and refine the layout using Chakra UI and Bootstrap.

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