May 2024 – Aug 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater Seattle Area · On-site

• Excel With Chess is a B2C education services company providing chess instruction to 700+ students weekly across 100+ schools in Washington's Lake Washington, Bellevue, and Issaquah Districts.
• Qualified 200+ prospects at in-person events by running a structured booth outreach play (quick discovery, interest checks, and follow-up offers), converting 50+ into sign-ups and $5K+ in coaching revenue.
• Nurtured 20+ accounts through group mentorship “customer success” sessions, managing timelines and touchpoints in Google Workspace/Office and CRM tools to drive 15% repeat-client growth via targeted email follow-up sequences.
• Designed sales playbooks that blended event prospecting with digital follow-up, creating parent-focused messaging and simple SEO landing pages that lifted lead-to-booking conversion rates by 25%.

Oct 2023 – Apr 2024 · 6 mos · Bellingham, Washington, United States · On-site

• Developed a Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Network (DCGAN) for generating Minecraft structures, showcasing advanced data modeling skills.
• Created the Minecraft-SSIM metric for quality assessment, demonstrating proficiency in data analysis and metric development.
• Utilized machine learning to enhance user experiences in 3D environments, highlighting a data-driven approach to problem-solving

Apr 2023 – Apr 2024 · 1 yr · Remote

• Chosen out of 1000+ applicants to mentor and inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs and engineers
• Current:
• Educated students in coding fundamentals, contributing to a 30% decrease in customer churn rate.
• Led curriculum design for advanced mobile app and game development, showcasing project leadership and data-driven design making.
• Featured on CNN, Forbes, and much more, Curious Cardinals is an edtech company that connects K-12 youth to a college-aged mentor who will help them pursue their passions.
• Curious Cardinals is backed by Anthos Capital and Audacious Ventures (managing partner Nakul Mandan). Other notable angel investors include: Deborah Quazzo (managing partner of GSV Ventures), Marc Katz (founder and CEO of CustomInk), Steven Galanis (founder and CEO of Cameo), Deb Liu (CEO of Ancestry), Vlad Magdalin (founder and CEO of Webflow), and more

Sep 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 6 mos · Bellingham, WA · On-site

• Grew a local youth program from launch to a waitlisted, 30‑student capacity each quarter by turning event conversations and parent advocacy into a predictable referral pipeline.
• Increased quarterly revenue per cohort by 50% (tuition from $100 → $150) while sustaining 100% enrollment, effectively expanding account value without losing any prospects.
• Led frontline prospect success and promotion for K–5 students, using targeted parent communications and community positioning to support ongoing demand for new sessions.

Apr 2022 – Jun 2022 · 2 mos

• Collaborated with the Campus Operations team to develop and implement a successful campus recruitment strategy that led to a 30% increase in the interview placement rate.
• Streamlined the hiring process by scheduling and conducting interviews for intern candidates, resulting in a 20% reduction in time-to-hire.
• Demonstrated exceptional organizational skills, tracking 40-50 candidates per week and providing regular updates to management on their progress.

Jan 2022 – Apr 2022 · 3 mos

• Selected from a pool of thousands of candidates to work closely with leaders of RippleMatch’s Leadership Team.
• Leveraged various growth strategies and tools including social media, email marketing, presentations, and peer and faculty member networking to grow the user base and awareness on campus.
• Strategically assessed growth and performance metrics to improve, change and/or help design new growth strategies.

Aug 2021 – Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bellingham, Washington, United States

• Assisted 20+ daily customers, tripling secure technology knowledge of college students, by ensuring the secure usage of technology offerings like 3D printing and Meta Virtual Reality headsets.
• Spearheaded the creation of a Meta Oculus Rift learning and development coding course, resulting in 200+ sign ups in less than 3 months, by emphasizing secure application development and threat management in VR environments.Integrated Oculus Virtual Reality technology into Western Washington University's environment through video making and game programming as a Product Manager.
• Drove the successful integration of Oculus Virtual Reality technology at Western Washington University by creating engaging and interactive content using video making and game programming techniques.
• Provided coding and technology tutoring to students, enabling them to make full use of the new technology and enhancing their learning experience.

Aug 2020 – Jun 2021 · 10 mos

• Successfully secured multiple grants, including the 2020 $250 Superposition Social Impact Gold Award and the 2020 $1,000 Sticker Giant Sticker Grant, increasing Magnify Wellness' budget and brand exposure.
• Led Magnify Wellness to become a Top 16 finalist for the Bay Area Global Health Changemakers Grant, leveraging expert advisors to grow the non-profit's entrepreneurship endeavors.
• Contributed to the development of Magnify Wellness' website and app using HTML5/CSS3, and JavaScript, resulting in an improved user experience for mental health resources.
• Drove fundraising efforts for Magnify Wellness' GoFundMe campaign, raising $1,000 and supporting the non-profit's continued growth.

Aug 2020 – Jun 2021 · 10 mos

• Collaborated with coding the website and app using HTML5/CSS3, and JavaScript for Magnify Wellness, resulting in mental health resources being distributed to those in need all around the world.
• Accomplished designing, and programming the Magnify Wellness website, giving the website its own merch store section.