University of Southern California - ITS May 2022 - PRESENT

Engineering Assistant

After working as a Tech Lead for USC's ITS department for a year, I was transferred to the Engineering division of ITS as an Engineering Assistant where I shadow and work with the Sound/AV Engineer on site, as well as the on site AV programmer

Responsibilities and Achievements:

• Worked on software and UI projects coding in React.js, CSS, HTML, and Python to update the UI of classroom touch panels and create scripts that help automate network file updating
• Learn about equipment being considered for future installation and observe meetings for current equipment problem-solving
• Worked with full time staff to provide rapid technological support to professors and customers (Tier 2/3 level IT support)
• Assisted full-time engineers in updating USC classrooms with latest technology (installation, configuration, and inventory)
• Monitored alert communication channels with Slack to remotely fix hardware disconnections from a local machine

The WereCleaner Jun 2023 - July 2024

Game Designer, Marketer, Discord Moderator

As part of the USC Advanced Games Project, I was recruited as a Designer on the WereCleaner design team. After working as a designer for a year and releasing the game, I helped with Marketing by creating and moderating an X(previously Twitter) account as well as helping moderate our official Discord server

Responsibilities and Achievements:

• Creating descriptive design documents for programming team to best understand and implement
• Building prototypes and 3D maps for level design in Unity3D, as well as decorating over 50 office rooms and creating animated VFX in Unity3D
• Taking design meetings for deciding game mechanics, level design, mess design, tool design, and office design
• Creating and moderating X(previously twitter) account, as well as discord server

University of Southern California - ITS July 2021 - May 2022

Tech Lead

Responsibilities and Achievements:

• Led team of LE techs and performed workforce optimization to make sure work is completed quickly and efficiently
• Trained professors and new LE techs on how to use Zoom application and a programmed USC interface for quality hybrid learning, and given special training to work on higher level equipment for newer classrooms
• Completed administrative office work while managing communication channels with phone calls, Slack, and walkie talkies
• Took customer service calls for classrooms and assisted professors with technical/hardware issues (Tier 2 level IT support)
• Managed software updates on desktop and laptop computers for classroom and homework use
• Handled and transported computer equipment throughout the school; Managed rental inventory systems

USC CNL Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

Research Assistant

As part of a research assistant-matching program, I was recruited on a three-person Computer Science team to work with the researchers at USC Center of Neural Longevity to create a software that would help them with data gathering

Responsibilities and Achievements:

• Analyzing, designing and developing a web based application.
• Managing the project and coordinating meetings with the researchers for understanding exactly what they need the software to do
• Trained for working with research animals/specimen
• Full stack front-end programming