Summary

Software Engineer specializing in AI security and full-stack development with proven expertise in GenAI traffic analysis, firewall implementation, and RESTful API development. Demonstrated research capabilities in human-computer interaction and accessibility, with publications in top-tier conferences (CHI, HRI). Strong background in cloud security, microservices architecture, and machine learning applications.

Experience

Aryaka Networks
Santa Clara, CA
Software Engineer
Full-time
Apr 2025 - Present
  • Converted to full-time employee from internship position, demonstrating exceptional performance and technical expertise
Engineering Intern
Internship
Jun 2024 - Apr 2025
  • Built parsers to intercept, analyze, and redirect GenAI HTTP traffic to envoy proxy, enabling advanced monitoring and granular policy enforcement
  • Designed and implemented firewall layer features to detect, monitor, and enforce security policies for GenAI transactions, ensuring enterprise compliance and data protection (DLP)
  • Performed full-stack development including RESTful APIs, SQL database integration, GUI design, and frontend-backend bridging
  • Strengthened expertise in cloud security, API monitoring, microservices architecture (including Kubernetes Orchestration), and scalable infrastructure
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Research Assistant, Human-Computer Interaction
Part-time
Jun 2023 - Apr 2025
  • Research addressing video inaccessibility for blind and low vision (BLV) community, funded by National Institute of Health
  • Curating video dataset from YouTube tailored for BLV community with qualitative descriptions using multiple LLMs
  • Engineering blind-friendly instructions and accompanying videos with metadata scraped from YouTube
Research Assistant, Human-Robot Interaction
Part-time
Jun 2022 - May 2023
  • Conducted in-depth research of human-robot interaction through extensive search of existing robot hands
  • Compiled comprehensive database of robot hands with feature sets and collected user impressions via 17-point rating scale surveys
  • Trained linear regression model to predict user impressions within 10-point margin of error

Education

Masters of Science in Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology
Aug 2025 - May 2027
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Minor in Mathematics
San Francisco State University
Aug 2021 - May 2025
Summa Cum Laude | GPA: 3.9/4.0
High School Diploma
Mission San Jose High School
Aug 2017 - June 2021

Publications

VideoA11y: Method and Dataset for Accessible Video Description
Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2025
Designing and Evaluating Interactive Tools for a Robot Hand Collection
Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Late-Breaking Reports (HRI), 2023

Key Achievements

Academic Excellence
Graduated Summa Cum Laude with 3.9/4.0 GPA
Research Publication
Published in top-tier CHI conference on accessibility research
NIH Funded Research
Contributed to National Institute of Health funded accessibility research

Skills

  • AI Security & GenAI Traffic Analysis
  • Firewall Security & DLP
  • Full-Stack Development
  • RESTful APIs & Microservices
  • Cloud Security & API Monitoring
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Machine Learning & Linear Regression
  • Database Management & SQL
  • Accessibility Research
  • Python & Web Technologies