education
The Pennsylvania State University
Expected: May 2027
- Master of International Affairs concentrating in Law, Policy and Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in German with an emphasis in Business and Engineering
Relevant coursework and research include international law and legal frameworks, artificial intelligence on embedded systems, large language models, international business communication, policy proposals, operating systems, and computer architecture.
relevant experience
Policy Researcher, WISE Intern
IEEE-USA, Washington, D.C.; June 2025 - August 2025
- Conducting research on the research enterprise and its interactions through a semiotic lens
- Publishing a model for better understanding the role of intermediary organizations in translating research policy
- Collaborating with subject-matter experts to identify communication breakdown in the research landscape
President, Graduate and Professional Student Association
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; August 2024 - Present
- Representing all 13,000 graduate students across all 18 academic colleges
- Organizing and marketing social engagement opportunities to bolster community cohesion
- Engaging in discussions on graduate student funding, academic affairs, and institutional decision‑making
Engineering Career Envoy - College of Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; December 2023 - Present
- Mentoring engineering students, providing guidance and support to over 2,000 peers
- Delivered career-focused presentations, conveying essential resources and information to engineering students
Computer Engineering Intern
RTD Embedded Technologies, Inc., State College, PA; June 2024 - June 2025
- Introduced a new IoT RTOS-based product line, developing a custom language parser and kernel extensions
- Regularly interfaced with cross-functional teams, presenting technical data to non-technical audiences
- Researched regulatory and compliance standards to inform product development
Undergraduate Research Assistant - Computer Systems Lab
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; November 2023 - Present
- Conducting comprehensive research on lock-free and wait-free operating systems, contributing to ongoing projects
- Analyzing 20+ workshop- and conference papers on computer systems to assist with writing white papers
Systems Engineering Intern – Defense Mission Systems (BU)
Peraton, Reston, VA; June 2023 - August 2023
- Utilized ROS, Webots, and GNU/Linux to architect modular software systems for mobile bomb-disposal robots
- Reverse-engineered abandoned internal cloning software codebase to customize open-source disk imaging for streamlined OS deployment
- Advised cross-functional teams on integrating new features within existing codebases and dependencies
DevOps Engineer
quub, Lancaster, PA; June 2022 - June 2023
- Administered Docker and Kubernetes clusters to containerize and orchestrate more than 20 internal microservices
- Advised 10+ developers on best practices for architecture, security, and scalability
Satellite Engineering Intern
quub, Lancaster, PA; October 2020 - June 2022
- Programmed embedded ARM devices in C and Rust using FreeRTOS to run experimental satellite payloads
- Constructed an interactive miniature satellite tracker using Python and RPi to visualize orbit positions
- Designed reliable power distribution via solar panels, batteries, and buck converters for low-earth orbit satellites
Summer IT Assistant
Eastern Lancaster County School District, New Holland, PA; June 2021 - August 2021
- Administered fleet of 3000 student laptops across 5 school buildings, ensuring proper software versions and configurations
- Diagnosed hardware and software issues on Windows 10 devices, troubleshooting things like account access and network connectivity
- Set up wired and wireless networks in computer labs, configuring routers, switches, and cabling
publications and appearances
- Speaker: "GNU's Not UNIX: Why Emacs Demonstrates The UNIX Philosophy Isn't Always The Only Answer", EmacsConf, 2021
- Speaker: "From Labs to Legislation: The Role of Intermediary Organizations in the Research Ecosystem", IEEE-USA WISE, 2025
honors and societies
- Eagle Scout
- Recipient of the Jaime Desmond Leadership Award
- Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Member of the Free Software Foundation (FSF)
- Member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
- Member of Mensa
- Member of Delta Phi Alpha, American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)
skills
Tools
- UNIX-like Operating Systems (such as GNU/Linux, macOS, FreeBSD)
- FreeRTOS
- TensorFlow and PyTorch-NLP
- Git, GitHub, and GitLab
- CI/CD with GitHub Actions and GitLab CI
- Emacs and Vim
- Docker, Proxmox, and Kubernetes
- Jupyter Lab
- Microsoft Office
- Database Management Tools (MySQL, SQL Server, Redis)
Languages
Human
- English (Native)
- Russian (Native)
- German (Advanced - B2)
- Chinese (Elementary - A1)
Programming
- Python (5 yrs.)
- C/C++ (5 yrs.)
- Rust (5 yrs.)
- Bash (5 yrs.)
- Verilog (3 yrs.)
- Assembly (3 yrs.)
- Julia (3 yrs.)