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Professional Experience

I spent three years as a research assistant, combining software development with user research. My work ranged from building data analysis pipelines for medical imaging to conducting UX research on remote work challenges—giving me experience translating both technical constraints and user needs into working solutions.


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  • Research Assistant

    MRI Data Pipeline Developer

    University of Utah — MICA Lab, UCAIR

    Salt Lake City, UT1 year 10 months
    Primary Ownership

    Owned the implementation of computational software for MRI region-of-interest (ROI) analysis, translating research literature and high-level technical direction into efficient, maintainable Python systems.

    What I Did

    • Designed and implemented an automated MRI ROI analysis pipeline in Python
    • Translated published research algorithms and mathematical descriptions into working code
    • Extended existing ROI standardization approaches with clustering-based modifications

    Impact

    • Reduced MRI ROI analysis time to under one minute per scan (~180x improvement over manual workflows)
    • Implemented a novel clustering-based extension to an existing ROI standardization method

    Tools & Technologies

    • Python
    • Medical Image Analysis
    • Clustering Algorithms
    • Scientific Computing

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant

    UX Researcher & Qualitative Analyst

    University of Utah — PeDEL Lab

    Salt Lake City, UT1 year
    Primary Ownership

    Owned qualitative analysis of longitudinal remote work data, operating independently while aligning findings with a cross-disciplinary research team.

    What I Did

    • Owned the qualitative analysis of diary study and interview datasets related to remote work
    • Independently conducted qualitative coding and multi-round thematic analysis
    • Synthesized user needs and pain points into system-level design implications

    Impact

    • Authored an undergraduate thesis grounded in longitudinal qualitative data
    • Identified concrete opportunities for technology to support boundary and time management in remote work

    Tools & Technologies

    • ATLAS.ti
    • Miro
    • Qualitative Analysis
    • Diary Studies

  • Research Assistant

    Software Developer

    University of Utah — Focused Ultrasound Lab, UCAIR

    Salt Lake City, UT3 months

    Supported research aimed at improving focused ultrasound imaging and treatment planning through software integration and algorithm optimization.

    What I Did

    • Worked on assigned debugging tasks related to ultrasound imaging algorithms
    • Collaborated with another research assistant to investigate implementation issues

    Impact

    • Helped integrate a key imaging algorithm to support focused ultrasound treatment planning

    Tools & Technologies

    • MATLAB
    • Medical Imaging
    • Algorithm Debugging

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant

    Ethics & CS Education Researcher

    University of Utah — Code in Context Lab

    Salt Lake City, UT4 months

    Contributed to research on ethics in computer science education through systematic literature review and qualitative coding.

    What I Did

    • Collaborated with a doctoral researcher to refine and curate a final set of articles for analysis
    • Learned and applied qualitative coding techniques through joint coding sessions

    Impact

    • Contributed to early-stage research that later informed a publication in ACM Transactions on Computing Education

    Tools & Technologies

    • Qualitative Coding
    • Systematic Literature Review
    • Academic Research

Skills & Technologies

Frontend & User Experience

Designing and building accessible, user-centered interfaces

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Next.js
  • HTML/CSS
  • Tailwind CSS
  • D3.js
  • Responsive Design
  • Accessibility (WCAG)
  • Component Design
  • Performance Optimization

User Research & Design Methods

Understanding user needs through research and testing

  • Semi-Structured Interviews
  • Usability Testing
  • Thematic Analysis
  • Diary Studies
  • Heuristic Evaluation
  • User Personas
  • Prototyping (low/high fidelity)
  • Accessibility Audit

Backend & Data

Building data pipelines and backend services

  • Python
  • SQL
  • ASP.NET Core
  • PostgreSQL
  • Pandas/Numpy
  • REST APIs
  • Data Pipeline Design
  • Algorithm Optimization
  • Medical Image Analysis