INTERN ABROAD

While working as an Intern for BMW, I lived in ​Munich, Germany for 6 months.

Although I went in with German fluency and ​lifelong experience with the culture, this ​immersive experience was transformative.

I am incredibly grateful for the places I ​travelled to, people I met, and memories I ​made along the way.

Embarking on this journey independently was ​terrifying, but challenged my growth in ways I ​couldn’t have imagined.

MUNICH

FLORENCE

MALTA

INTRO-LEVEL COMPUTER SCIENCE TA

2021-2022 (2 semesters) - Intro to Java

2023-2024 (2 semesters) - Intro to Python

Alongside my coursework in Computer Science, I’ve spent 4 semesters as a Teaching ​Assistant for intro-level CSC courses. I’ve found that teaching is unbelievably rewarding ​- it has been a privilege to help students truly understand the concepts they’re ​learning. Additionally, I’ve noticed that my own understanding of these topics grows to ​much deeper levels when asked to explain the details of a concept, which has helped ​me profoundly in my own studies.

Teaching has challenged me in many ways: explaining how I think about various ​concepts in a way that will make sense to students, time management, creating an ​environment in which students are excited to learn, and ensuring that no student gets ​left behind.

Additional to running a weekly 2.5 hour lab session, during my 4th semester as a TA I ​was promoted to Lead TA. The responsibilities for this role include managing 120+ ​students’ assignments and grades, running a lab, and administering office hours. On a ​weekly basis I code auto-grading scripts, write rubrics, and oversee the progress of our ​graders.

Managing this alongside my own coursework has been challenging, but has allowed ​me to grow in many ways. The satisfaction of contributing to the educational journey of ​others reinforces my belief in the transformative power of sharing knowledge and ​inspires my ongoing commitment to both personal and collective learning.


STUDY TRACKER

After learning more about Java in the Software ​Development Fundamentals during my Sophomore ​year, I was motivated to put my new knowledge to use.

I designed a Study Tracker application that allows ​students to track their study time for each of their ​courses, over multiple semesters. As a student, it’s ​valuable to have a form of insight into which courses ​one is putting more time into - StudyTracker provides ​an easy way to do this.

The program provides data visualization for the ​distribution of your time into each class, and an ​overview of how many hours you’ve contributed to a ​class over a specified time period.

This was my first large independent Computer Science ​project and exemplifies my initiative.

view the source code on GitHub

INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL

My friends and I played intramural basketball and won two ​championships! It only costed me one sprained ankle, but I ​love my team Bricklayers.