Sep 2025 – Dec 2025 · 3 mos · Palo Alto, California, United States

• Handshake acquired Taro (grew starchy root vegetables.👩🏻‍🌾)
• Built internal recruiter tooling including an application and applicant management system and bulk messaging feature, developed an AI-powered job posting parser to automatically populate the job board, migrated the monorepo infrastructure to Turborepo in preparation for enterprise expansion, and shipped UI improvements across the platform.

Jun 2023 – Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Remote

• Pioneered the UI component library for the platform’s new version, documenting 84% of Storybook entries and boosting code coverage by 32% across common routes and modules.
• Integrated an AI-powered image recognition solution to auto-populate chemical inventory forms, and delivered key UX improvements including a biological registration modal and expired chemical status filter to enhance lab safety.
• Collaborated on Figma designs and modernized the legacy CSS architecture with a full-width theme rollout to the entire customer base.

Feb 2023 – May 2023 · 3 mos

• Built responsive, full-stack web components including homepage, events, and venue pages by collaborating with design and backend teams, translating wireframes into polished UI using Tailwind CSS and Material UI.

Jan 2023 – Jun 2023 · 5 mos

• Contributed to two open-source projects (HackforLA.org and VRMS) through issue completion, code review, and bug investigation across a full-stack JavaScript environment (React, Node.js, Express, MongoDB), following Kanban and CI/CD workflows.
• Improved code quality and accessibility by refactoring legacy code with Jest test coverage and authoring WCAG compliance documentation for SVG assets.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Mar 2022 – Oct 2022 · 7 mos

Jul 2021 – Mar 2022 · 8 mos

• (CLS is an acronym for "Clinical Laboratory Scientist", a California-licensed role. Other states call this role as "Medical Laboratory Scientist".)
• Spearheaded the company-wide laboratory competency assessment policy through cross-team collaboration and research, which then saved approximately 7,000 personnel hours and streamlined the process. Provided supervision and mentorship to three teams: Lean Team, Dayshift Team, and Dayshift Laboratory Assistants.

Sep 2020 – Jul 2021 · 10 mos

• Designed a virtual learning environment for the Clinical Genetic Molecular Biologist Scientist (CGMBS) program at the height of pandemic, which ensured all 6 trainees to have 100% passing rate for the national board licensing exam (ASCP).

Aug 2019 – Aug 2020 · 1 yr

• Edited COVID19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) and updated several production SOPs with the latest information and steps using LaTeX markup.

Oct 2019 – Apr 2025 · 5 yrs 6 mos

• Managed and migrated websites for two nonprofits (Bay Area Climbers Coalition and Lady Crush Crew) from Wix/WordPress to Squarespace, modernizing e-commerce, donations, and volunteer management workflows.
• Drove measurable growth post-launch, including a 281% increase in monthly site visitors, 5.9% CTA conversion rate, 220% sales increase, and supported Lady Crush Crew’s expansion from a local org to a presence in 12 states and 2 Canadian provinces over three years.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Apr 2014 – Jul 2019 · 5 yrs 3 mos

• Trained CLS trainees and gave lectures about the history and various methods of testing for Syphilis in the laboratory.
• Planned several group outings, onsite brunches and team collaborations to win company contests.
• #1 winning laboratory poster in graphics design, which is still in use today!

Jan 2013 – Mar 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Presented at the California Association for Medical Laboratory Technology (CAMLT) conference in 2013 about the latest automation technology to advocate for the reduction in repetitive manual testing.