Growing Software Engineer & CS Student

I build reliable, well-crafted software.

A growing software engineer and computer science student at Claflin University, two-time Meta SWE intern, who enjoys turning ambiguous problems into working systems, from backend services to data-driven, AI-powered tools.

About

I'm a growing software engineer and computer science student at Claflin University, where I'm an Honors Scholar with a 3.89 GPA. I've spent two summers as a Software Engineering Intern at Meta, most recently on Monetization & AI-Enhanced Ads and previously through Meta University, where I architected a full-stack recommendation app from scratch. I care about writing code that's easy to reason about and easy to change, and I like projects that sit at the intersection of engineering rigor and real-world impact. I'm currently building garet.ai, an AI study-matching platform, as my senior thesis. Take a look at my projects and experience below, or reach out directly.

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garet.ai (AI Study Buddy)

In Progress · Aug. 2026 – Present

Senior thesis project: an AI study companion that recommends compatible study partners through a hybrid recommender over course data, stated preferences, behavioral signals, and schedule availability. Uses embeddings, similarity metrics, and constraint-aware scheduling to rank candidate matches, evaluated on precision, recall, and F1 against a profile-based baseline. Also adds Q&A, plain-language topic explanation, and study planning with reminders.

ReactNode.jsFirebasePython

FeedPlanner

June 2025 – August 2025

Full-stack capstone app built during Meta University: recommends personalized recipes from pantry contents, ingredient freshness, and user behavior to reduce food waste. Includes drag-and-drop meal scheduling, automatic grocery lists, timezone-aware expiration alerts, and adaptive recommendation/substitution algorithms. Reduced recommendation latency by 18% and improved recommendation accuracy by 24%.

ReactExpress.jsFirebaseFirestoreGoogle Cloud Functions

Skills

Languages
JavaPythonJavaScriptTypeScriptC#PHPSQLHTML/CSS
Frameworks & Libraries
React.jsNode.jsExpress.jsFlask
Cloud, Databases & Tools
FirebaseGoogle Cloud FunctionsFirestorePostgreSQLGitGitHub

Beyond the Code

Outside of engineering, I'm a big sports fan, soccer especially. I play regularly, not just watch, and I love the same things on the pitch that I love in engineering: reading the game, working with a team, and getting better through reps.

SoccerBasketballFootballF1TennisPing Pong