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Biomedical Engineering + Industrial Design @ Georgia Tech

I am a Biomedical Engineering and Industrial Design student at Georgia Tech, connecting advanced medical technical systems and user-centered technologies

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My BME, ID, and personal projects that I enjoyed creating!

  • Wayfair n8n AI Agent Engineering Externship
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    Wayfair n8n AI Agent Engineering Externship

    Learn one of the most in-demand skills shaping the future of work: building AI agents. In this externship, you’ll step into the role of an AI Agent Developer and use n8n to design agents that think, plan, and act on real data — automating insights, decisions, and workflows. No coding experience required. By the end, you’ll create a live dashboard powered by your own AI agents, gaining hands-on experience that applies to any role or industry — from marketing and consulting to product management and data science.

    AI Workflow DesignAI Agent DevelopmentPresentation SkillsWeb Scraping & Data Extraction
  • Scoopy-Doo: A Modern Animal Waste Collector

    ID2401 - Visual Design Thinking

    Scoopy-Doo: A Modern Animal Waste Collector

    I focused on animal waste management due to the unsanitary disposal methods that can transmit bacteria and parasites to humans and animals. Rain can wash waste into waterways, polluting streams and harming aquatic life. I developed an alternative waste disposal collector to address these issues.

    SketchDesign & Creative MediaGoogle GeminiInteraction DesignPresentation SkillsPublic SpeakingUI DesignUX DesignUX ResearchVisual Design

About me

I am a Biomedical Engineering and Industrial Design student at Georgia Tech, connecting advanced medical technical systems and user-centered technologies

As a fourth-year undergraduate student in Biomedical Engineering and Industrial Design at Georgia Tech, I aim to apply my user-centered design and engineering skills in real-world settings. I am excited to bridge the gap between design and functionality, ensuring that my work meets user needs while driving innovation as I embark on my professional journey.

Externships

Wayfair n8n AI Agent Engineering Externship

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Experience

Researcher

Structured Information for Precision Neuroengineering Lab · Aug 2024 - Present

Engineering Intern

Sonic Concepts, Inc. · May 2026 - Aug 2026

Computational Neurochemistry Intern

Quesify.net · Dec 2025 - Jan 2026

Microfluidics Research Intern

FRIS, Tohoku University · May 2025 - Aug 2025

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

M.S. Biomedical Engineering | Neuroengineering Concentration · Class of 2028

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

B.S. Biomedical Engineering | Minor in Industrial Design · Class of 2027

Skills

Project-based problem solvingMATLABPythonDesign ThinkingCircuit DesignMicrosoft OfficeGoogle WorkspaceC++Mechanical DesignAdobe Creative SuiteInteraction DesignPatient-Centered Design

✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress

Wayfair n8n AI Agent Engineering Externship

Learn one of the most in-demand skills shaping the future of work: building AI agents. In this externship, you’ll step into the role of an AI Agent Developer and use n8n to design agents that think, plan, and act on real data — automating insights, decisions, and workflows. No coding experience required. By the end, you’ll create a live dashboard powered by your own AI agents, gaining hands-on experience that applies to any role or industry — from marketing and consulting to product management and data science.

AI Workflow DesignAI Agent DevelopmentPresentation SkillsWeb Scraping & Data Extraction

Overview

The externship trained participants to build AI agents with n8n and apply them to real data workflows. The work covered installing and configuring n8n, designing agent logic, and assembling a dashboard driven by those agents. The deliverables include a configured n8n instance and agent workflows wired into a dashboard.

Wayfair n8n AI Agent Engineering Externship

What I've accomplished

I set up the n8n environment, explored the platform's nodes and triggers, and prepared the workspace used to build agent-driven workflows and the final dashboard.

Project breakdown

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Scoopy-Doo: A Modern Animal Waste Collector

I focused on animal waste management due to the unsanitary disposal methods that can transmit bacteria and parasites to humans and animals. Rain can wash waste into waterways, polluting streams and harming aquatic life. I developed an alternative waste disposal collector to address these issues.

SketchDesign & Creative MediaGoogle GeminiInteraction DesignPresentation SkillsPublic SpeakingUI DesignUX DesignUX ResearchVisual Design

Overview

I focused on animal waste management due to the unsanitary disposal methods that can transmit bacteria and parasites to humans and animals. Rain can wash waste into waterways, polluting streams and harming aquatic life. I developed an alternative waste disposal collector to address these issues.

Scoopy-Doo: A Modern Animal Waste Collector

What I've accomplished

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Still Life Table Rendering

- Context: Advanced material engineering and illumination design in KeyShot Studio. - The Problem: Scaling a cohesive visual language across diverse geometries and material densities without bloating file performance or render times.

KeyShot StudioDesign & Creative MediaDesign Thinking

Overview

- Context: Advanced material engineering and illumination design in KeyShot Studio. - The Problem: Scaling a cohesive visual language across diverse geometries and material densities without bloating file performance or render times.

Still Life Table Rendering

What I've accomplished

- Constructed custom composite materials using the KeyShot Material Graph. - Linked procedural cellular noise and contour maps to map physical surface variations without relying on heavy external texture files. - Configured custom HDRI environments mapping targeted physical area lights to direct reflections, control contrast ratios, and establish an optimal visual hierarchy.

Outcome

Engineered custom material behaviors (like White Porcelain and Rough Gold mappings) to ensure consistent light interaction across all scene elements.

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The VRED Blue Beetle Car

- Context: High-fidelity automotive rendering utilizing professional digital-twin environments. - The Problem: Seamlessly integrating a synthetic 3D asset into real-world environmental photographic plates while maintaining correct lighting perspectives and shadows.

VRED ProUI Design

Overview

- Context: High-fidelity automotive rendering utilizing professional digital-twin environments. - The Problem: Seamlessly integrating a synthetic 3D asset into real-world environmental photographic plates while maintaining correct lighting perspectives and shadows.

The VRED Blue Beetle Car

What I've accomplished

- Calibrated custom HDRI lighting spheres to align with corresponding photographic backplates (German Sunset & Piazza San Marco), ensuring consistent directional shadows and tone mapping. - Adjusted post-processing parameters including Glow, Glare, Lens Flare, and depth-of-field tolerances to simulate physical camera characteristics.

Outcome

- Handled Ambient Occlusion map passes to evaluate asset shadow maps independently of surface colors, validating visual consistency across high-contrast environments.

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Adaptive Switch Controller

Designed and fabricated an Arduino-based adaptive controller integrating custom circuitry, soldered components, and mechanical interfaces to enable electronic control through minimal wrist and hand movement.

Design ThinkingSystem DesignClaudeArduinoPublic Speaking

Overview

Designed and fabricated an Arduino-based adaptive controller integrating custom circuitry, soldered components, and mechanical interfaces to enable electronic control through minimal wrist and hand movement.

Adaptive Switch Controller

What I've accomplished

- Programmed the custom Arduino input logic to take highly irregular physical movements and translate them into steady, reliable digital commands. - Ran an iterative rapid prototyping loop, constantly soldering circuitry, 3D printing components, and tweaking sensitivity based on real usability feedback.

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Improved Neonatal CPAP Mask

I developed an enhanced non-invasive neonatal nCPAP mask that minimized air leakage and nasal trauma. I used Fusion360 for 3D modeling of the mask components and 3D printing for the mask strap mechanisms.

Fusion3603D-printingUser ResearchUser InterviewsAccessibilityHuman-Centered Design

Overview

I developed an enhanced non-invasive neonatal nCPAP mask that minimized air leakage and nasal trauma. I used Fusion360 for 3D modeling of the mask components and 3D printing for the mask strap mechanisms.

Improved Neonatal CPAP Mask

What I've accomplished

- Conducted user interviews and observed workflows inside sensitive clinical spaces to determine where current masks were failing medical staff and patients. - Operated Fusion360 to develop custom parametric shapes that distribute the mask’s physical pressure evenly across facial mapping data.

Outcome

3D-printed prototypes and fabricated new attachment straps designed to help NICU nurses secure the mask quickly and intuitively during high-stress situations.

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Sound-Sight

I led the end-to-end development of a wearable bone-conduction hearing device that takes ambient sounds from the environment and turns them into distinct tactile vibrations for hard-of-hearing users.

User ResearchHuman-Centered DesignCircuit DesignSolidWorksTechnical CommunicationPoster Presentation

Overview

I led the end-to-end development of a wearable bone-conduction hearing device that takes ambient sounds from the environment and turns them into distinct tactile vibrations for hard-of-hearing users.

Sound-Sight

What I've accomplished

- Translated users' accessibility needs into hard design and engineering constraints. - Iterated on the physical form factor to make sure the mechanical components and electronics fit comfortably inside an ergonomic, everyday wearable.

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