About me

Education

• PhD, Computer Science

  University of South Carolina

  Expected 2026

• MS, Computer Science

  University of South Carolina

  2024

• BS, Biology

  University of South Carolina

  2010

Experience

• AI/ML Engineer

  Artificial Intelligence Institute, University of South Carolina

  • Design, build, and deploy production AI applications and research platforms for faculty and researchers.
  • Lead applied machine learning and LLM projects end to end, spanning natural language processing, computer vision, and automated literature review.
  • Architect secure, privacy-preserving AI infrastructure, including self-hosted large language models.

  2025 – present

• Graduate Research Assistant

  University of South Carolina

  • Applied machine learning and deep learning to complex biomedical and population-health datasets.
  • Built predictive and classification models for bioinformatics, epidemiology, and neuroscience.
  • Worked with faculty, clinicians, and research teams to shape questions, design analyses, and interpret results.
  • Contributed to manuscripts, grant proposals, and conference presentations.

  2021 – 2025

• Executive Director (started as Patient Coordinator)

  Columbia Oral Health Clinic

  • Led a federally funded nonprofit dental clinic: operations, budgeting, and grants.
  • Built partnerships with hospitals, providers, and community organizations to coordinate patient care.

  2012 – 2019

Skills

Technical Python · R · SQL · PyTorch · scikit-learn · pandas · NumPy · Jupyter · Git

Data & research Machine learning · Deep learning · Predictive modeling · Statistical analysis · Experimental design · Model evaluation · Data wrangling

Publications