01June 2026 - August 2026
Hybrid Knook by Mgneto
Founding Software Engineer
Owned core product engineering for a privacy-sensitive iOS social app spanning mobile architecture, authentication, real-time data, and interaction state design.
- Built the native iOS product in React Native and TypeScript, implementing phone authentication, private matching, anonymous chat, scheduled identity reveals, and Unhook workflows.
- Designed privacy-critical state logic for duplicate prevention, stale-access controls, hidden pre-reveal states, and a three-crush anonymity threshold.
- Led the move from Expo Go to a custom development build and architected the backend transition from FastAPI and MongoDB to Firestore, Cloud Functions, security rules, and real-time messaging.
02March 2025 - July 2025
Pune, India Fortune Business Insights
Market Research Intern
Converted ICT and semiconductor market research into client-ready reporting, consulting support, and executive-level business context.
- Authored 50+ report descriptions across ICT and semiconductor markets by synthesizing technical data, competitive developments, and revenue drivers into client-ready narratives.
- Supported three global consulting engagements through secondary research, market evaluation, and concise communication of findings to senior analysts and team leads.
- Used R, Excel, and structured AI-assisted research workflows to analyze source material, accelerate synthesis, and review output quality.
- Earned a month-long CEO shadowing opportunity and participated in discussions on market dynamics, competitive positioning, client strategy, and business operations.
03August 2024 - December 2024
State College, PA Pennsylvania State University / Independent Study with Prof. Mark Gough
Research Assistant
Automated a labor-intensive research workflow by building multi-source pipelines for legal-professional data collection, validation, and documentation.
- Built Python and JavaScript pipelines that collected, validated, deduplicated, and structured contact data for 1,500+ legal professionals across multiple directories.
- Designed repeatable extraction and quality-control workflows, documenting source failures and edge cases to improve consistency and reduce manual research.
04May 2024 - December 2024
Hybrid EcoStart Ventures
Business Development Intern
Connected sustainability research with supplier matching, recommendation-system data, and product quality feedback for an early-stage platform.
- Built 50+ customer profiles by translating company documents, sustainability goals, and operating priorities into relevant supplier matches.
- Prepared structured training examples and quality checks for an AI-assisted recommendation system connecting customer needs with sustainability solutions.
- Tested the platform end to end and documented 50+ usability issues, edge cases, and functional failure modes to support product improvement.