About Me
I am a highly motivated Computer Science student at The University of Southern Mississippi with a strong foundation in software development and a passion for creating impactful applications. Currently working as a Software Development Associate at ArroyoDev and a Research Assistant at the Institute for Advanced Analytics and Security, where I build cross-platform diagnostic tools and cloud-native data pipelines serving millions of oceanographic datasets globally.
Education
The University of Southern Mississippi
Degree: B.S. Computer Science
Minors: Mathematics, Information Technology & Economic Data Analysis
Expected Graduation: May 2027
GPA: 4.00/4.00
Relevant Coursework
- • Data Structures & Algorithms
- • Operating Systems
- • Discrete Mathematics
- • Linear Algebra
- • Probability & Statistics
Work Experience
Software Development Associate
ArroyoDev
Sept 2025 – Present • Remote/Hattiesburg, MS
- • Engineered a secure cross-platform 'User Impersonation' diagnostic ecosystem for the Illumibot product
- • Developed a Flutter mobile module enabling admins to mirror user sessions without corrupting live telemetry, utilizing ephemeral admin tokens for automatic session restoration
- • Built a Vite/React support workflow allowing admins to generate QR codes from tickets; implemented deep-linking to instantly launch mobile impersonation sessions from the web dashboard
- • Optimized IoT dashboard performance and resolved UI latency issues within the Kivy-based homepage
Research Assistant (Data Engineering & ML)
Institute for Advanced Analytics and Security
May 2025 – Present • Hattiesburg, MS
- • Architected a cloud-native data pipeline to convert NOAA WOD datasets to Zarr format using Icechunk and Dask, enabling performant access via ArrayLake
- • Developed a Natural Language Interface allowing researchers to query multi-terabyte datasets in plain English; achieved data retrieval of 50 million rows in minutes via CSV/Parquet exports
- • Implemented Polars and Dask for lazy-loading operations, increasing data retrieval speed by 80% compared to standard Pandas implementation
- • Designed an async execution engine using Google Cloud Run Jobs to offload heavy aggregation queries from the UI, generating on-demand Colab notebooks for instant data visualization
Featured Projects
Civic Policy AI Engine
Production-grade RAG system for a State Agency: serverless AWS pipeline (Bedrock, Lambda, OpenSearch) powering a Next.js chat interface with cited answers and custom citation enforcement for full auditability.
Exium – Secure Code Assessment Platform
A secure code assessment platform featuring Judge0 self-hosted on Azure with Docker to grade submissions at scale. Supports 100+ students and real-time proctoring during exams.
🏆 Awards & Recognition:
- • $500 Checkpoint Seed Fund
- • 1st Runner-up Golden Idea Pitch ($1500)
Manimator
A web application that enables users to create mathematical animations programmatically using Manim. Built with Flask and ReactJS, it features an intuitive interface that leverages the OpenAI API to generate Manim code based on user input and renders animations in real-time.
CheckED
A cross-platform mobile event planning application developed using .NET MAUI (Multi-platform App UI). The app streamlines event organization by providing an intuitive interface for both event organizers and general users.
Sudoku
A modern Sudoku puzzle solver application featuring a sleek dark-themed graphical user interface built using Qt6 and C++17. The solver implements an efficient Ternary Search Tree algorithm to quickly solve Sudoku puzzles of varying difficulty levels.
Leadership & Campus Involvement
Vice President – CSCE Student Ambassadors
University of Southern Mississippi
Jan 2025 – Present • Hattiesburg, MS
- • Coordinated 2+ departmental events, engaging 50+ prospective students in CS/CE outreach
- • Led campus tours to promote computing programs and research opportunities
Vice President – IBM Z Xplore Club
University of Southern Mississippi
Jan 2025 – Present • Hattiesburg, MS
- • Organize IBM-sponsored events promoting enterprise computing and IBM Z systems
- • Guided peers in earning IBM Z Xplore badges and exploring mainframe technologies
Skills & Technologies
Languages
Frameworks
Cloud/DevOps
Data Engineering
Awards & Recognition
Academic Excellence
- • President's List – Fall 2023 – Present
- • Freshmen Excellence Award – Full tuition scholarship for four years
Competition Awards
- • Checkpoint Seed Fund Winner ($500) – Spring 2025
- • Golden Idea Pitch Competition, 1st Runner-up ($1500) – Spring 2025
Let's work together
I'm always interested in new opportunities and exciting projects. Feel free to reach out to me!