Research Assistant at NC State University
August 2026 - Present
National Science Foundation Assistantship with the Spatial Ecosystems Analytics Lab (SEAL) to study how hydroclimate whiplash affects wildfire activity in the southeastern US.
September 2025 - May 2026
Edited and validated 3DEP hydrography datasets, optimizing culvert placement and network connectivity.
Developed a pipeline to extract road layers from hillshade imagery, producing more
accurate road data than existing OpenStreetMap sources. This improved accuracy strengthens
hydrography network connectivity analysis.
Teaching Assistant at Chico State Math Department
August 2025 - Present
Graded assignments, held weekly office hours, and provided individualized academic support for students in statistics course.
August 2022 - May 2025
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Developed computer vision model in Python to detect overgrown parcels based on roadside imagery,
supporting evacuation planning and vegetation management in wildfire-prone areas of Northern
California.
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Developed an AWS-based pipeline for retrieving USGS LiDAR datasets and producing rasterized inputs for wildfire modeling.
- R script automates the process of calculating, resampling and assembling rasters.
- Inputs: LiDAR point cloud.
Outputs: Elevation, Slope, Aspect, Canopy Cover, Canopy Height, Crown Base Height, Crown Bulk Density.
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Developed convolutional neural network in Python to map gray pines, a species commonly
associated with elevated fire hazard in the California Central Valley foothills (PyTorch, Raster Vision, Faster R-CNN).
Identified hazardous evacuation routes in Tehama County based on fieldwork and GIS analysis.
Earned Firefighter II certification and participated in prescribed burns.
Prescribed burn in Upper Bidwell Park of Chico, CA, 2023.
Deployed mobile GIS workstations to wildfire incidents across Northern California, including the 2023 South Fork Complex, 2024 Aero Fire, 2024 Shelly Fire, and 2024 Park Fire.
Day 1 of the 2024 Shelly Fire.
Managed software and hardware for office IT and mobile GIS workstations.
DCR Website
Skills: Python, AWS, R, Systems Admin, QGIS, ArcGIS
June 2022 - August 2022
- Developed script to analyze Google BigQuery storage and proposed solution to generate savings of $120k/year.
- (UMG has implemented this project throughout 2023).
- Learned SQL and applied skills for analytics on Big Data.
- Developed data pipeline for UK top artists chart under guidance of senior developer.
Skills: Python, SQL, Google Cloud Platform
Two slides from optimization project presentation.
Teaching Assistant at Computer Science Department of Pomona College
January 2022 - May 2022
- Taught Python to undergrads in Intro CS.
- Ran 2 hour weekly mentor sessions, led 3 hour weekly class labs, and graded assignments.
Skills: Python
Lab where sessions took place [left] and example of coursework code [right].
Student Partner at Quantitative Skills Center of Pomona College
January 2022 - May 2022
- Hosted drop-in tutor sessions.
- Intro CS, Discrete Math and Data Structures (Python, Coq, Java).
Example of coursework that I tutored (inductive proof in COQ).
August 2021 - May 2022
- Assisted development of Mappy, a Rust program which interprets pixel data and creates maps of emulated Nintendo NES games.
- Published paper on Mappy to AIIDE 2021 conference (Click here to view the paper!)
- FAIM Site
Skills: Rust
Camp Counselor at Bar 717 Ranch
Summer 2021 and Summer 2025
- Led groups of 6 campers over 2 week sessions (ages 8-15).
- Guided groups through activities such as hikes, guitar lessons, overnight camping trips.
- Acquired lifeguard/CPR and Wilderness First Aid certifications.
Skills: Lifeguarding, Wilderness First Aid, Backpacking
Student Assistant at Claremont McKenna Children's School
January 2020 - March 2020
- Employed to supervise groups of 20 children (ages 3-4) and inspire learning.
Awards:
🌟Master's Graduate with Distinction
- Awarded to students who have earned a grade point average of 3.9 or higher (on a scale where A=4.0) in all approved program coursework.
🌟Ted Gleason Award
- "An award established by the family of Edward Rowse Gleason '70 is given annually to a man or woman student who has made a warm-hearted contribution to the community life of the College through such traits as sympathy, friendliness, good cheer, generosity, and, particularly, perseverance and courage."
- Presented at Pomona College Graduation 2023.
🌟 Best Paper Award - October 2021
- AIIDE, conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment
- Awarded to paper on Mappy, the program to which I contributed (see projects tab).
🌟Esri Developer Summit - March 2023
- Selected as a student assistant at the 2023 Esri Developer Summit
in Palm Springs, CA.
🌟 Valedictorian
- Paradise High School class of 2019
