My Work Experience

Art of Problem Solving (2022-)

Leading creator of educational resources for high-performing math students in grades 2-12, including textbooks, an online school, in-person learning centers, and a variety of online applications.

  • Tech Stack: TypeScript, Next.js, React, Fastify, Knex, PostgreSQL, PHP, MySQL/MariaDB, Backbone.js, Ajax, Handlebars, jQuery
  • Software Engineering Team Lead

    (Nov 2022 - Present)
    • Managing the engineering team for the AoPS Academy product, leading technical decisions, delegating projects, and being invovled in product strategy.
    • Spearheading the rebuild and redesign for our product, modernizing our codebase/UI, revamping our backend architecture, and adding new UX features.

    Software Engineer

    (Feb 2022 - Nov 2022)
    • Maintenance and bugfixes for the AoPS Online and Virtual Campus products.
    • Developed an achievement system for AoPS Online Classroom courses, allowing students to earn badges through completing their coursework.
    • Contributed to the "Platform" project, syncing the accounts across our three main products into one Platform/AoPS account.

    Juni Learning (2019-2021)

    An education/tech startup company offering 1:1 classes in Computer Science, Mathematics, Language Arts, and Finance to kids 5-18.

    Each role I held included all the responsibilities of the previous role.

    Instructor Operations (Training) Lead

    (Aug 2020 - Jun 2021)
    • Responsible for all training processes within the company’s operations, including any upcoming products (class types, subjects, etc.)
    • Managed and supervised all 1,000+ part and full-time instructors across all subjects, and all Senior Instructors
    • Oversaw and optimized the 10-25 trainings and 5-15 first classes happening per day at the company. During my time in this role, I decreased poor first class performance from 15% to 7%
    • Hosted weekly meetings with managers of other teams to discuss, forsee, and act on any future improvements based on trends, customer needs, and changes in the company.
    • Actively updated and provided training/growth resources for instructors and reached out for feedback, raising instructor confidence in first classes to 90%.
    • Worked closely with Curriculum team to educate myself in all subjects at the company in order to provide the best support to all instructors

    Instructor Success Specialist and Senior Instructor

    (Jan 2020 - Aug 2020)
    • Personally trained 8-12 instructors and shadowed 4-6 first classes per week, using my expertise to provide support for new and existing instructors
    • Helped originate the Juni Fellowship position, a role created by my managers inspired by my own experience and performance at the company from a part-time instructor to a full-time HQ member
    • Interviewed 10-15 candidates per week, and helped make final decisions in all rounds of our interview process
    • Spearheaded project to restructure all training processes, decreasing training cost per instructor from 1 hour to 35 minutes

    Computer Science Instructor

    (Nov 2019 - Jan 2020)
    • Taught varying levels of Scratch, Python, Java, and Web Development to over 30 students per week, aged 7 to 19, in a 1:1 environment
    • Communicated with parents during class and in after-session notes, making sure I adapt to effectively support each of their learning styles
    • Selected to teach 1-2 trial sessions, free classes offered to potential subscribers, per week
    • Quickly adapted to each student's learning styles and behavior, and thoroughly indentified their individual needs

    Circle K International (2017-2018)

    An international collegiate service organization promoting community service, leadership, and fellowship.

    Front-End Developer

    (Jun 2017 - Jun 2018)
    • Maintained and updated the organization and district websites in HTML, CSS, and PHP weekly
    • (Personal assignment) Re-designed the navigation bar and added a resources section for important documents, waivers, etc.

    Kaibigang Pilipina/o (2017-2019)

    "Friendship of Filipinos" - A Filipino cultural organization focused on social, academic, and cultural empowerment.

    Peer Counselor Co-Director

    (Jun 2018 - Jun 2019)
    • Recruited and led this year's team of Peer Counselors, hosting meetings twice a week centered around self-reflection and growth
    • Worked with the rest of the organization's board to plan and manage general body events, such as orientation and workshops
    • Collaborated with SPACES, a community access and retention organization, to lead a 2-week summit for high school students on social justice and higher education.

    Peer Counselor

    (Jun 2017 - Jun 2018)
    • Mentored fellow members of the organization with academic, personal, or professional help. Attended meetings twice a week for workshops and discussions on self-reflection
    • Communicated and met with assigned students throughout the school year, providing mentorship and promoting retention and growth