Full Stack Developer at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Shipped VOCAL-ize, a React/JavaScript web app used by ~50 pilot users to record, analyze, and visualize speech in real time for Spanish language learning. Built a real-time audio pipeline (Web Audio API) to stream microphone input and render frequency-domain visualizations for pronunciation feedback (LPC-based spectral envelopes). Created Figma prototypes following usability heuristics; implemented the final UI and deployed to Vercel with preview deployments for rapid review before merging changes.

Research Intern at Brain, Language, and Acoustic Behavior Lab at UW-Madison

Ran experiments on speech motor planning (5-10 participants weekly) to see if altering auditory feedback may affect speech. Intended to help Parkinson’s patients produce more intelligible speech. Automated experiment setup tasks in Python, saving 2-5 hours per week by removing manual steps and standardizing I/O.

Web Developer Intern at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Refactored legacy JavaScript and PHP code for library databases, reducing page load time by 20% through performance fixes. Added request validation and standardized error handling across REST API endpoints, supporting system synchronization. Implemented automated quality checks (ESLint) and end-to-end browser tests (Selenium) to reduce regressions and manual verification.