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Education

  1. Virginia Tech

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    Blacksburg, VA

    December 2024
    • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
    • Apple Pathways Academy Scholar
    • President, Bowling Club (USBC competitive tournaments)

Experience

  1. Software Engineer

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    Walmart Global Tech - Modflex/Location Team, Reston, VA

    February 2025 — Present
    • Reduced store price update time from 2 days to 10 minutes for 120,000+ SKUs, by developing Digital Shelf Label location features in the Me@Walmart iOS/Android app
    • Recaptured 30% of missed profit by building accessible React Native TypeScript components, custom API hooks, selectors, and screens with VoiceOver/TalkBack support to streamline apparel location workflows
    • Improved product search efficiency for 200,000+ Walmart associates across 11 apparel departments by implementing a custom sorting algorithm that organized products by numeric sizes, S/M/L, then alphabetical order

  2. Software Engineering Intern

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    Walmart Global Tech - Store Price Execution (SPE) Team, Bentonville, AR

    June 2024 — August 2024
    • Reduced on-call ticket resolution time by 99% by architecting and building a full-stack support tool in Java Spring Boot backed by Thymeleaf HTML templates, Bootstrap CSS, and JavaScript for the dashboard
    • Eliminated 200 lines of duplicate logic across 5 upstream Walmart API integrations by refactoring service beans to use Spring HATEOAS
    • Achieved 90%+ coverage rate on 20+ JUnit 5 integration tests as measured by CI test reports by wiring up WireMock stubs and validating through POSTMAN for all downstream calls

  3. Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (CS 3714)

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    Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science - Apple Mobile Software Development, Blacksburg, VA

    August 2023 — December 2023
    • Enabled guidance for 50+ students transitioning from CoreData by developing technical expertise in SwiftData framework through comprehensive tutorial study
    • Resolved SwiftUI/SwiftData implementation issues for 50+ students through 10 weekly office hours, supporting both tutorial projects and 4-month real-world capstone app development
    • Created an Excel-based evaluation system to grade 700+ iOS project submissions, delivering consistent feedback within 24-hour turnaround while maintaining grading standards

  4. Information Technology Intern

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    HITT Contracting, Inc. - IT Team, Falls Church, VA

    May 2023 — July 2023
    • Reduced procurement data processing time by 75% by developing a Python script using pandas library to automate cross-referencing and population of missing invoice data across 3 Excel Sheets
    • Improved asset tracking accuracy to 100% for 500+ devices by implementing systematic procurement evaluation and data management process for laptops, monitors, and mobile devices
    • Optimized conference room technology reliability as measured by 0 system failures during events by configuring audio-visual systems including BlueJeans integration, HDMI routing, and projector controls

About me

I'm a Software Engineer passionate about mobile apps, automation, and crafting efficient user experiences. I thrive on solving challenges through clean code and intuitive design.

What i'm doing

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    Software Engineer

    Role impacted by a corporate restructuring initiative in May 2025; leveraged this change to refocus on cutting-edge mobile workflows and seek new challenges in ReactNative/TypeScript and SwiftUI engineering.

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    AV Manager

    Managing my MarioKartCentralWii media staff improving high-quality streams and graphics.

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    Bowler

    I competitively bowl; Former President of The Bowling Club at Virginia Tech.

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