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MS Computer Science @ NYU Tandon Class of 2027

Full-Stack Engineer building end-to-end web applications. Letting project demands drive my learning, my focus expands into Distributed Systems, High Availability, and User Experience.

ProjectsProjects

Parkingateway project preview
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Full-StackDistributed SystemsCloud InfrastructureCaching LayerMonitoring & AlertingPayment ProcessingOAuth 2.0

Parkingateway

A high-concurrency reservation platform engineered for multi-airport infrastructure. Utilizing a decoupled architecture, the system manages real-time inventory synchronization and complex booking logic across diverse travel hubs, with a backend optimized for regional expansion and high-traffic seasonal loads.

Photography Portfolio project preview
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Full-StackHeadless CMSCloud InfrastructureClient PortalFile StorageSecure DownloadsAsset DeliveryPhotography Gallery

Photography Portfolio

A visually-driven portfolio site showing off photography work. CMS-powered for easy updates, SSR for fast load times and SEO. S3 compatible image bucket for client download links.

Nightwalkers project preview
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Team ProjectNext.jsDjangoPostgreSQLMapboxOpenRouteServiceNYC Open DataHeatmap AggregationRouting EngineSocial Feed

Nightwalkers

A safety-focused navigation PWA that generates heatmaps by synthesizing NYC Open Data with user-submitted crime reports. It features a community-driven forum where residents can post sightings and react, directly influencing the routing engine's safety scores to help commuters avoid high-risk areas.

SHEMS project preview
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PostgreSQLRaw SQLDjango SecurityIoT Simulation

SHEMS

An energy monitoring panel using Raw SQL and PostgreSQL for complex analytics. Built for NYU's Principles of Database Systems, it bypasses the ORM to implement manual transactions and parameterized queries, ensuring high-integrity data management for IoT-simulated devices.

NYC Traffic & Emissions Pipeline project preview
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Big DataApache SparkKafkaApache IcebergGeospatialTeam Project

NYC Traffic & Emissions Pipeline

A real-time distributed data pipeline that correlates NYC traffic speeds with air quality sensor readings to quantify how congestion degrades local air quality. Streams multi-source data through Redpanda into PySpark Structured Streaming, applies H3 spatial indexing and 15-minute sliding window joins, and surfaces live borough-level insights through a Trino-backed Grafana dashboard on a medallion Iceberg data lake.

EducationEducation

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New York University

2023 — 2027 (Expected)

Master of Science in Computer Science

Focus: Distributed Systems and Software Engineering

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Principles of Database SystemsDesign and Analysis of Algorithms IMachine LearningSoftware Engineering INetwork SecurityBig Data
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SUNY Old Westbury

2017 — 2021

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science — Minor in Mathematics

Focus: Software Engineering Fundamentals

StatusCompleted
Data StructuresSoftware EngineeringDatabase Management SystemsSystems Design & ImplementationMobile Programming Via AndroidLinear AlgebraCalculus I & II

Technical ToolkitTechnical Toolkit

Backend & APIs

Production-grade server architecture, decoupled services, and async queues.

Django & REST FrameworkAsynchronous Task QueuesRedis Caching LayerRESTful API DesignToken & Session Auth

Frontend & Fullstack

Modern, responsive interfaces with type-safe, component-driven architecture.

Next.js & ReactTypeScriptAstro & SSRTailwind CSSState Management

Databases & Data

Relational systems, distributed storage, and real-time streaming foundations.

PostgreSQL & Raw SQLQuery OptimizationS3 Object StoragePySpark & Data LakesGeospatial (H3/Mapbox)

Infrastructure & DevOps

Scalable cloud deployments, container orchestration, and networking.

Distributed SystemsLinux Systems & CLIDocker ContainerizationCloud InfrastructureEdge Proxy & Rate Limiting

Security & Observability

End-to-end protection, application monitoring, and compliance.

OAuth 2.0 IntegrationApplication Error TracingGrafana DashboardsNetwork SecurityRole-Based Access Control

Professional & Leadership

Effective communication, autonomy, and cross-functional execution.

Bilingual (Spanish & English)Technical AutonomyClient & Stakeholder FocusCross-Functional TeamworkHigh-Pressure Adaptability

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I'm currently focusing on Distributed Systems and Software Engineering as part of my MS at NYU. Whether you have a question about my projects or just want to discuss the latest in cloud infrastructure, feel free to reach out.

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Currently based in New York City & Long Island

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