02 / WorkExperience & Education

Work &
education.

A few years of building — from game modding and competitive robotics to coursework in systems, web, and applied math.

Currently
UC Merced — CSE, ’27
Previously
Evergreen Valley College
Award
AP Scholar
01 / Experience

Where I've built, broken, and shipped things.

01
Java Developer
Midjiwan Community · Online
  • Volunteered with the Midjiwan community manager to adapt their strategy game Polytopia into Minecraft using Java.
  • Researched and implemented Java scripts to speed up creation of the server.
JavaGame adaptationAutomation
2020 — 2021
02
Game Modder & Pixel Artist
Independent
  • Created and implemented mods for Helldivers 2, Balatro and others by modifying render files and creating assets like pixel art.
  • Continuously practicing LeetCode alongside building my own personal projects.
ModdingPixel artRender filesLeetCode
Ongoing
03
Science Olympiad & First Lego League
Competitive Engineering
  • 1st place in Bottle Rocket and 3rd in Hovercraft at the Northern California Science Olympiad; also competed in Ecology and Rocks & Minerals over several years.
  • Built task-completing robots with Lego bricks, sensors and controllers in First Lego League.
RoboticsSensorsEngineering
Earlier
02 / Education

What I've studied, and what I built along the way.

01
UC Merced
Computer Science & Engineering, B.S.
  • Various C++ projects including a Paint application.
  • Full-stack web development — created and deployed a live website.
  • Data & statistical analysis using MATLAB and Jupyter.
  • Data Structures and MIPS Assembly using MARS.
  • Lab work with multimeters, oscilloscopes and power supplies; sensors and data acquisition for recording and analyzing data.
  • Wrote scripts in Python and C++.
Aug 2022 —
Expected ’27
02
Evergreen Valley College
Mathematics & Mobile Development
  • Differential Equations, Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus.
  • Learned Kotlin and built simple mobile apps.
Summer —
Fall 2024
03
Evergreen Valley High School
Computer Science Pathway · San Jose
  • Computer Science Pathway student — a program connecting multiple subjects to computer science.
  • AP Computer Science (3), AP Physics (4), and Calculus AB (5).
  • Named an AP Scholar for excelling in AP coursework.
Aug 2018 —
Jun 2022