Skills and Qualifications

Programming Languages: Python, C, C++, Java, HTML/CSS, Javascript/Node.js, SQL
Software Proficiencies: Git, Docker, Gerrit, Confluence, GenAI/LLM Prompt Engineering, Linux Operating Systems
Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) Score of 3/3 in Mandarin Chinese
NETA 2400/2401/2402, CompTIA Security+ certified
Active TS/SCI Clearance with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph

Work Experience

Sergeant - Cryptologic Linguist (MOS: 35P, Chinese Mandarin)

Schofield Barracks, HI from Feb 2022 - Feb 2027

Served as a Multidisciplinary Language Analyst at the National Security Agency (NSA), utilizing mandarin language and chinese cultural expertise to translate over 500 pages of voice or document foreign language content.
Leveraged advanced technical software background to autodidactically develop our work division’s Target Development and Network Analysis (TDNA) capabilities, pioneering a new section of linguists to deliver over 250 foreign intelligence reports, ranging from moderate to critical value, focused on enduring target sets.
Attained Military Cryptologic Continuing Education Program (MCCEP) level 1 certification, consisting of coursework, language proficiency, and on-the-job training, placing myself in the top 93% of all military language analysts.
Temporary duty assignment to Canberra, Australia from August 2025 to January 2026 as part of a joint foreign military exchange, augmenting both the Australian Defense Force’s (ADF) language capabilities with a mission targeted database and the Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) technical expertise with 18,000 words of training materials.

Software Engineer - Test and Design

Mesa, AZ from Jan 2020 - Feb 2022

Programmed software solutions as part of a collaborative team for testing the design of the Apache 64-E and V-22 Osprey programs, discovering, documenting, and reporting software deficiencies, eliminating approx. 85 software bugs ranging between visual error to systems critical leading to an increase in performance benchmarks by 8%.
Maintained technical documentation consistent with program designs for the V-22 Osprey, standardizing accurate communication of technical specifications to a large team of software engineers and adding over 100 technical specifications to documentation databases.
Developed expertise in software engineering best practices, utilizing software engineering tools such as GitLab, Gerrit, Jenkins, Jira, and Confluence for timely delivery of product improvements in a fast-paced agile environment.

ASU College of Integrated Sciences and Arts

Undergraduate Research Assistant - C# developer

Tempe, AZ from Jan 2019 – Jun 2019

Researched, designed, implemented, and administered a game program for mathematics education focused on undergraduate linear algebra called Inquiry Oriented Linear Algebra (IOLA), ultimately increasing student pass rate by 35%

ASU College of Nursing and Health

Student Researcher - Web Application Developer

Phoenix, AZ from Jul 2018 – Jun 2019

Implemented web application software designed to inform patients about the Human Papilloma Virus with a focus on engagement and information value, increasing willingness of test trial participants to opt for an HPV vaccine by 21%.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Arizona State University, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering

Graduated Aug 2019

Associate of Arts in Mandarin Chinese

Defense Language Institute, School of Chinese Mandarin

Graduated Oct 2024

Western Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition

Windows Defense Security Team

Tempe, AZ from Oct 2018 - Feb 2019

Researched, developed, and implemented cyber defense strategies for hardening a cluster of Windows machines under the mentorship of the cybersecurity departments’ professors in a collaborative collegiate environment.