Co-organized a charity 5K at Lake Artemesia honoring Chester Brandon, a fellow UMD Information Systems student. Coordinated across four business fraternities to manage ticket sales, online donations, a day-of bake sale, and event logistics. Raised over $19,000 for the VIVA School of Dance, a D.C. nonprofit chosen by Chester's family. Featured in The Diamondback and interviewed by UMD Scholars Business Society.
Built a browser-based business simulation showcasing SQL database design through gameplay. Uses SQL.js (SQLite in WebAssembly) with a normalized 8-table schema tracking content, licenses, KPIs, and achievements. Players manage a streaming startup by licensing content, greenlighting original productions with genre-specific quality calculations across 9 budget categories, and running marketing campaigns. The engine simulates daily subscriber growth, churn modeling, and revenue generation using complex SQL queries with JOINs and aggregations. Coding was assisted by Claude Code AI by (Anthropic) using a workflow known as vibe coding.
Built an automated attendance system for teaching assistant (TA) office hours that streamlined student check-ins and centralized data tracking. TAs select their active shift and current project via a shared dashboard, while students check in by scanning a QR code linked to a Google Form. Form responses are automatically cleaned (trimmed and capitalized) and logged into a structured spreadsheet with columns for date, student, section, TA, question, and project. Separate tabs auto-filter attendance by TA, and dashboard stats (like unique student counts) update in real time.
Worked with a team in the Impact Consulting Fellowship to help Olney Theatre Center find new ways to use its spaces and programs to bring in revenue. Collected and organized data on local venue rentals and education programs, and reviewed OTC’s past event and program records to spot underused spaces, busy seasons, and growth opportunities. Created recommendations for pricing, marketing, and new program ideas, and presented them to OTC leadership with visuals, projections, and clear action steps.
Built a professional Adobe Portfolio for ENGL394, curating three artifacts with polished contextual statements. I selected projects that balance technical, communication, and leadership skills: a BMGT301 attendance tracker, targeted beginner-friendly video editing instructions for CRCMC interns, and an interfraternal case competition presentation. I refined content through consistent tone, and clean layout choices so the site reads clearly and feels cohesive.
I originally planned to showcase Tableau on my site, but losing access to the paid version pushed me to learn Power BI, so instead I built this end-to-end project. I cleaned the IMDB Top 1000 dataset in Excel (numeric gross income, tidy years, decade group), then designed an interactive Power BI report that opens with KPI cards and continues into Top-10 analysis, rating trends, a decade comparison of gross vs. average rating, and genre-by-decade breakdowns. The final section includes slicers so you can filter by genre or decade to explore the data from different angles.
Led a team in the Smith School’s Interfraternal Case Competition to evaluate Tesla, BYD, and Toyota as long-term investments. We analyzed financials, debt, and EV adoption trends, then pulled our findings into a clear strategy brief and presentation. Our work earned 2nd place out of ~20 teams and strengthened my skills in leadership, research, and presenting to a large audience of peers and professionals.
When applying for Delta Sigma Pi, I produced a video response to the prompt “Which reality competition would you be on, and why would you win?” With a two-day window during the school week, I storyboarded a short Lego Masters pitch and edited it in the style of a video essay. Techniques I used included 3D-angling images and text, a light grain for an old-TV look, on-beat cuts with playful music, highlights synced to narration, and a simple animated mouth rig on a still photo. Honestly I did alot more but you'll just have to watch to see.