education

Carnegie Mellon University

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Robotics

GPA: 3.47/4.00

2025 - 2028

Hunterdon Central Regional High School

High School Diploma

GPA: 4.43/4.00

2021 - 2025

experience

AI/ML Engineer Intern

Adaptive Property Solutions

Jun 2026 - Sep 2026

Built automated data validation pipeline to ensure correctness across client jobs and 700+ technicians. Built active training and validation tool interface. Deployed across production team.

  • Audited internal data governance across SharePoint/Dropbox.
  • Used GraphQL APIs to automate Matterport 3D Scan data collection.
  • Trained image classification models using Open CLIP for incoming data validation, automating dataset creation using Gemma.
OpenCLIP Image Classification GraphQL Python

Researcher, Motion Planning Lead

Foam Robotics Lab

Pittsburgh, PA

Jan 2026 - May 2026

Developing dexterous surgical assistant robots for manipulating tissue retractors. Mapping natural-language surgeon commands to safe, constraint-aware trajectories.

  • Developing URDF models for robot simulation
  • Developing trajectory planning systems
  • Working with ROS 2 for real-time communication
C++ Python ROS 2 URDF

Driverless Path-Planning Developer

Carnegie Mellon Racing

Pittsburgh, PA

Sep 2025 - Present Current

Building SLAM and trajectory algorithms for an all-electric race-car.

  • Implementing SLAM algorithms for autonomous navigation
  • Developing trajectory planning systems
  • Working with ROS 2 for real-time communication
C++ Python ROS 2 SLAM

Software Engineer

ScottyLabs

Pittsburgh, PA

Sep 2025 - Present Current

Working on cmucourses.com website backend, developing student schedule creation heuristic.

  • Developed backend services using Rust and TypeScript
  • Supporting over 5,000 weekly active users
  • Built schedule generation heuristic for course planning
Rust TypeScript Node.js PostgreSQL

President

HCRHS Mu Alpha Theta

Flemington, NJ

Jun 2024 - Jul 2025

Ran peer tutoring program, organized club meetings, and supervised math league competitions.

  • Introduced TrigStar Competitions for the first time in school history.
  • Introduced new formats to school integration bee.
Mathematics

Software Developer

Visra Solutions

Remote

Jun 2024 - Aug 2024

Worked on modular data displays and trained ML models for data visualization.

  • Built modular data displays in React
  • Trained models using Scikit-Learn, NumPy, Pandas, and Matplotlib
  • Deployed and tested programs on AWS instances
React Python Scikit-Learn AWS Pandas

Mathematics Tutor

Mathnasium - The Math Learning Center

Flemington, NJ

Nov 2023 - Sep 2025

Tutored kids K-9 on mathematics subjects up to Pre-Calculus.

  • Managed on average 5 students at once, and collaborated with other tutors for grading and activity development
  • Built valuable skills in teaching and working with kids of all math skills.
Mathematics

Vice President

Do Good with Data, Inc.

Dec 2022 - Sep 2025

Do Good With Data, Inc. (a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization) was formed and run by high school students with the goal of enriching K-12 students on Data Science, AI, and ML earlier than college and motivating them to embrace data-based education and derive new insights, in every opportunity we encounter.

  • Led event with industry leader Arun Misra on building professional networks.
AI Machine Learning

Summer Instructor

STEAM Works Studio

Branchburg, NJ

Aug 2022 - Sep 2022

Taught elementary school kids the importance of STEM through EV3 LEGO robots.

  • Students would have to engineer a solution to complete the “Mars Mission” challenge using the kit of the same name from LEGO.
Robotics

Parliamentary Debate Captain

HCRHS Speech & Debate Team

Flemington, NJ

Oct 2021 - Jul 2025

Mentored many students by teaching techniques for a successful debate

  • An active member of Speech and Debate and have participated in many events
  • NSDA Excellence Degree
  • Placed 5th in multiple competitions, qualified annually for State Championship.
Debate

President (24-25), Programming Captain (23-24)

FIRST Robotics Competition Team 3637, The Daleks

Flemington, NJ

Oct 2021 - Jul 2025

Led a competitive robotics team through design, build, and programming of competition robots.

  • Won Montgomery District Event
  • Qualified for World Championships in Houston, Texas
  • Received the FIRST Impact Award, the most prestigious award in FRC
  • Programmed in C++ and Python for perception and path-planning using LiDAR and ROS 2
C++ Python ROS 2 WPILib LiDAR

Treasurer

Robostorm Robotics

Flemington, NJ

Jul 2021 - Sep 2023

  • Managed funds for 4-H Robotics clubs.
  • Valuable experience in budgeting and record keeping. Also helped with 4-H fair each year to promote STEM within community.
  • Also participated in FIRST Tech Challenge as the Lead Programmer.
Robotics

skills

programming languages

Python C C++ Java JavaScript TypeScript HTML CSS Rust C#

technologies & frameworks

React Bootstrap Node.js Next.js MongoDB ROS 2 PyTorch Git Linux

frontend development

React Next.js Astro Tailwind CSS Bootstrap

backend development

Node.js MongoDB Rust Express

robotics

ROS 2 C++ Path Planning SLAM

machine learning

PyTorch Python Vision Transformers Scikit-Learn

languages

English (Native) தமிழ்/Tamil (Native) Français/French (Intermediate)

volunteering

Field Reset Volunteer

FIRST Robotics Competition Greater Pittsburgh Regional

Pittsburgh, PA

Apr 2026 - Apr 2026

Academic Tutor

Hunterdon Central Regional High School

Flemington, NJ

Oct 2023 - Jul 2025

Tutored many students in Algebra I & II, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, and Computer Science on a weekly basis. Prepared student-centered materials, assisted with homework, and monitored individual student progress. I'm also a member of the Math Honor Society at our school, responsible for teaching other students and competing in math competitions.

Team Mentor

FIRST LEGO League Challenge

Flemington, NJ

Oct 2022 - Jan 2025

Been able to mentor a FIRST LEGO League Challenge team and they were able to reach and win awards at the state level.

Audio/Video Technician

Chinmaya Ramdoot

Branchburg, NJ

Oct 2022 - Jul 2025