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Computer Science and Engineering graduate from Lehigh University, minor in Economics. Former Lehigh Blockchain Labs member. Past president of the Lehigh Fencing Club🀺.

Hackathon: Soil Sense

A Google sponsored hackathon "Hack for Change" at Lehigh University that focused on designing and developing an innovative technology-driven solution to address key challenges within the realm of climate change, specifically targeting sustainability, ocean conservation, and disaster management.

Hackathon: Civic Seed

An Amazon and Lutron sponsored hackathon "Le-Laf Hackathon" at Lehigh University and Lafayette College that focused on uniting the Lehigh Valley.

Capstone: Adapting OpenCBDC to Leverage Oracle Blockchain Tables

An Oracle sponsored capstone project aimed at adapting the OpenCBDC project by the MIT Digital Currency Initiative and the Boston Federal Reserve to leverage Oracle Blockchain Tables.

Research: Stellar CBDC Hierarchical Consensus

Graduate level research in Lehigh's Blockchain Labs on using Stellar's Soroban to create a hierarchical consensus to model a global cross-CBDC payment solution.

Experiences


Smart Contract Developer @ Metaiye Media - July 2024 - Present

Smart Contract Developer at Metaiye Media, developing iQubes layerless blockchain protocol and leading LayerZero integrations.

Engineering Intern @ Authentic8 - Summer 2023

Worked in-person in the Research Engineering Team to research and develop new tools and features for the Silo Browser.

A8Labs Intern @ Authentic8 - December 2022 - March 2023

Worked online during the winter in the A8Labs Team to research and develop new toolsets and features for company applications.

Lehigh Computer Science Grader - August 2022 - December 2023

Grader for Software Engineering Lifecycle course at Lehigh University, CSE216. Mentoring students with their group projects through the semester.

A8Labs Intern @ Authentic8 - Summer 2022

Authentic8 is a cybersecurity company that provides a secure virtual browser called Silo. Worked in-person over the summer in the A8Labs Team to research and develop new toolsets and features for company applications.

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