CV
Education
M.S. in Human Language Technology
University of Arizona
May 2025
A.S. in Computer Science
American River College
December 2023
B.A. in Linguistics (Minor in Psychology)
University of California, Davis
June 2020
Experience
Graduate Researcher: Authorship Detection & NLP, University of Arizona, Remote
September 2024 - Present
- Designed and implemented an authorship detection model comparing logistic regression against larger AI models for text classification.
- Leveraged LLM-generated synthetic data to mimic authorial styles for authorship determination.
- Developed and fine-tuned Hugging Face transformer models for feature extraction and text embedding.
- Employed OOP principles in Python to build scalable NLP pipelines.
- Executed high-performance computing (HPC) workflows using SLURM job scheduling.
- Managed Python virtual environments with PyTorch, scikit-learn, transformers, and more.
- Conducted statistical analysis on classification results for resource-constrained NLP tasks.
IT Programmer Intern, ARC Design Hub, Sacramento, CA
August 2023 - Present
- Developed C# controller logic for an online application form using ASP.NET Core MVC.
- Produced weekly project reports to ensure timely completion of milestones.
- Created reports with accessible language and visuals for non-technical stakeholders.
- Collaborated with clients to develop workflow-optimizing software solutions.
Research Assistant to Dr. Georgia Zellou, UC Davis, Linguistics
2019 - 2020
- Coordinated and scheduled participant sessions for linguistic research projects.
- Edited survey stimuli in Qualtrics for studies on human-device interaction with Alexa.
Research Assistant to Dr. Fernanda Ferreira, UC Davis, Psychology
2019 - 2020
- Performed NLP transcriptions of audio recordings using Praat.
- Created linguistic survey stimuli and reviewed statistical processing scripts in R and Python.
Linguistic Annotator, UC Davis Computational Linguistics Lab, Davis, CA
2018 - 2019
- Annotated conversational text using Universal Dependencies for NLP training data.
- Improved the Gunrock Chatbot’s grammar handling by resolving syntactic ambiguities.
Skills
- Python
- scikit-learn
- NLTK
- C++
- C#
- Hugging Face Transformers
- Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Information Retrieval
- Data Analysis & Reporting
- High-Performance Computing (HPC)
- Machine Learning
- Deadline Management
- Independent Work
- Working in Cross-functional Teams