GBM Model

Created using XGBoost, this Gradient Boosting Machine model predicts how high the critics of wine magazines will rate a wine on a 100-point scale. The model has an accuracy of ~98%, which demonstrates how wine tasting is as much an art as a science.

Blackjack

This is a console-based version of Blackjack written in C++. The rules are slightly simplified so check out the instructions document before you start playing. Your table is ready!

ECS 60 Final Project

Written in C++, this program defragments a virtual disk, ensuring that files are rearranged on a virtual disk in the most effective way possible. Disk blocks are rearranged such that the blocks of every file are in sequence and contiguous, and any free space is consolidated at the end of the disk.
Note: Some of the files required to run the program are proprietary and have not been included.

Neural Network Model

This model is a classifier that can find the localization site of a protein in yeast, based on 8 attributes. The Yeast dataset that it trains on was obtained from the UC Irvine Machine Learning repository.

Airbnb Pitch

This is a business improvement plan for Airbnb, focused on proposing changes to deal with the legislative and resdential backlash Airbnb was facing due to the disruption of some commnities.
This was presented to a panel of executives by a 6-person team that I led in March 2018, and was ranked the best pitch of 16.

ThespAI Glasses

Many theatregoers struggle to fully enjoy live performances due to language barriers, unfamiliar cultural references, or difficulties following complex dialogue and staging.
These glasses help make live theatre more accessible by providing live translations and scene descriptions/cultural context without disrupting the viewing experience.

Tech Workshop Marketing Plan

This is a marketing plan I pitched to a Director at Automation Anywhere in Apr 2019 on behalf of my CS Club board members. The ask was for funding and company support to host an RPA workshop on UC Davis campus.
We must have done something right, because they approved the entire budget we requested, and even came back the next year with more employees for another event!

Forever 21 Pitch

This is a marketing plan for Forever 21, focused on introducing a new product line. The reason for the new line was to boost brand preference in a key demographic of fashion-moderate students that was being alienated by the current product lineup.
This was pitched to a panel of industry professionals by a 7-person team that I led in May 2019.

Growing up, I swam 6 days a week, 2 to 5 hours a day. So when I picked up water polo in college, it felt like I had been paying my dues all through grade school.
My specialties include precise shooting and no-look passes: unpredictable to EVERYONE, including my teammates!

There's a reason why they call it "The Beautiful Game"; soccer brings people of all backgrounds and lifestyles together. I played on my high school team all four years, and some of my best friends were made through the sport. I've gained leadership and communication skills through soccer and learned how to grind it out when it feels like you have nothing left.
Between ankle injuries and concussions, I've given a lot to this sport; but it's given me a lot in return as well!

The spotlight is something I've always enjoyed. I started playing guitar in sixth grade and was the lead singer of two bands for the next 7 years. In college, I co-starred in the department's mainstage production and did improv and musicals on the side too.
Getting comfortable on stage has benefits in business; public speaking is enjoyable, pressure is easier to deal with, and you have less trouble thinking on the spot!

A quintessential part of the California experience, I wouldn't be able to honestly call myself a Cali boy if I didn't surf. Nothing clears your head like a day out on the water with no phone, no distractions, and no deadlines.
Great technique isn't my biggest strength: the willingness to look like an idiot is. And what I lack in technical skill I make up with my ability to take a beating from the ocean!