- Accelerated FOCUS software (www.egr.msu.edu/~fultras-web/) through C++, Mex, and CUDA programming.
- Ensured cross-compatibility of FOCUS for Mac, Windows, and Linux operating systems, resolved memory leaks, handled general bug fixes, and managed to lab websites.
- Wrote MPI and OpenMP code for 2D and 3D elastic shear wave simulations using finite difference and staggered grids.
- Advanced research through assisting in data collection tasks, creating visualization tools, and directly working on the mathematical formulas and analyses of the company's machine-learning algorithms.
- Published to the 2020 IOTSMS Conference as a first author, sharing on the design and construction of a 3D content sharing platform, to the 2020 ICDL Conference as second author, for contributions to the visualization of neural networks used for Fast Developmental Stereo-Disparity Detectors on an Android phone, to the 2021 IJCNN as second author, for the design of multi-sensory and multi-teaching modalities in developmental learning, and to the Mid-SURE research conference, as a joint first author, discussing new teaching modalities for machine-learning algorithms in addition to contributions to developmental stereo vision using AI.
- Helped to develop new techniques for the synthesis of nanostructures and other micro technologies, particularly related to gold, with the Plasmas and Nanomaterials Laboratory at Michigan State University.
- Prepared samples for various tests, as well as cleaned and maintained reactors.
- Aided in the construction of a small reactor for gold nanoparticle deposition at atmospheric pressure.
- Designed 3D printed parts for specialized projects and assisted in project assembly for various tasks.
- Recruited and managed short term independent contractors to assist in company operations.
- Led team meetings, company hiring, as well as managed employees, helping with their planning, designing, and even coding when necessary.
- Worked to maintain a forward thinking and focused company vision, through periodic vision presentations, consistent communication with employees, and by congratulating and celebrating progress!
- Continued with role as an Engineering Technician and Professorial Assistant, in addition to managerial responsibilities.
- Worked 40 hours a week during the summer, and 10 hours a week during the school year, collaborating with and coordinating employees from America, Vietnam, and China.
- Acquired knowledge of conventional AI methods and the GENISAMA Developmental Network (a general-purpose machine-learning algorithm), applying such knowledge to company projects and other AI related tasks.
- Developed from scratch AOS, the proprietary visualization tool of the GENISAMA DN that allows for batch data training, testing, and reinforcing, in an intuitive and efficient interface.
- Organized the operations of the GENISAMA DN through an easy-to-understand, intuitive class, featuring auto-initialization and a minimalistic setup, contributing greatly to the DN's general-purpose nature.
- Debugged and advanced 3DEye, a disparity detection software by GENISAMA, making it bug-free and useful for not only real-time testing, but pseudo-real-time testing thorough real-time data collection followed by batch supervision, reinforcement, and testing.
- Designed the controlling circuitry of the GENISAMA robot car which, controlled by the DN, tested the DN's real-time learning on real-world data.
- Implemented GPS navigation and real-world mapping of the robot car, plotting current location and desired locations in a seamless and intuitive interface on Android.
- Prepared online platforms for initial sales of the company's first consumer products through use of JavaScript, HTML, CSS, the Bootstrap CSS framework, and PayPal, for website development.
- Worked up to 6 days a week, covering 3 total tournaments in 4 months' time.
- Dealt with players, coaches, and parents, displaying communication skills and character through healthy interaction.
- Created a healthy, competitive, and fair atmosphere for young players to develop and learn.
- Facilitated and helped organize a student run club that offered free tutoring services to local Lansing students during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Tutored different STEM topics once a week over Zoom with various Lansing students.
- Collaborated with other students about schedule and worked with parents to organize tutoring sessions.
- Recruited other student tutors to help in tutoring services.
- Organized weekly sessions where students could have a safe space to talk about life's big questions and challenges.
- Led small discussion groups and facilitated conversations amongst students.
- Led a small group in a program with over one hundred confirmation students once a week after school to help students transition into high school through dialogues and offering social support and guidance.
- Participated in two, week long work camps in impoverished cities, in Pennsylvania and Virginia.
- Attended monthly youth group meetings with an emphasis on volunteering.
- Studied higher level Spanish, conversed with native speakers, lived abroad, and adapted to a new culture.