MS, Computer Engineering

Aug 2023 – Dec 2024

University of South Florida · GPA 3.83

BS, Computer Science

Aug 2020 – May 2023

University of South Florida · GPA 3.45

Data and Research Analyst

Jan 2025 – Present

Zweig Group · Naples, FL (Remote)

• Built an in-house survey platform to collect data across 11 industry reports in the AEC sector, replacing SurveyMonkey.
• Applied NLP techniques to fine-tune models for sentiment analysis and classification of open-ended survey responses.
• Developed an M&A web app allowing smaller AEC firms to buy and sell companies based on demographic and industry data.

Data and Research Intern

May 2024 – Dec 2024

Zweig Group · Tampa, FL

• Built ETL pipelines to extract, transform, and load survey data, automating the generation of reports delivered to AEC industry clients.
• Fine-tuned a GPT model to classify open-ended employee responses, providing companies with deeper insights into workforce engagement.
• Designed and integrated a UI within the internal platform to display sentiment results, enabling intuitive interpretation of employee feedback at scale.

Research Assistant

Aug 2023 – Dec 2024

TKAI Lab, USF · Tampa, FL

• Collected and cleaned 140,000 insurance calls, created new variables, and used sentiment analysis and statistical methods to study how an AI note-taking tool affects agent behavior.
• Set up a controlled experiment where a Retell AI agent simulated the customer side of calls, and hired participants through Prolific to act as agents, comparing behavior with and without AI present.
• Built a UI to run the simulation, keeping data collection consistent across all participants.