Credit Suisse

Investment Banking Analyst

The Takeoff Institute

The Takeoff Institute is an intensive 8-week program that prepares Black undergraduate students to launch successful young professional careers. The program provides hands-on training, access to Black executives, and resources to equip students with the skills they need to succeed.

Fellow

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

•	Pioneered an innovative workflow of fiber-sizing to reduce wasted materials by 90% and enhanced efficiency by reducing time required to size carbon fibers by 50%
•	Developed a Python script that searches for keywords in a research papers and rates the relevance of the paper, significantly reducing the time to find relevant research material by 90% 
•	Used state-of-the-art computer programs to analyze thermal properties of bio-based materials thereby improving the quality of fabricated composites

Undergraduate Research Assistant

•	Fabricated and assembled 50,000 face-shields and collaborated with a team of 4 researchers to create computer model designs for mask-straps to help my university campus manage the COVID-19 pandemic
•	Co-authoring research paper to provide insight into the environmental impact of fabricated glass-fiber composites over their full life cycle
•	Advised on financing of SimaPro software to prioritize cost-effectiveness over the project’s entire lifecycle

Undergraduate Summer Intern

•	Analyzed a range of price-points to determine the most affordable, highest quality filters to be used in our sustainability research
•	Developed an independent research project to collect, test and analyze lint samples in order to provide data-supported research on microplastic pollution on campus
•	Analyzed research findings to distill pertinent information on microplastics pollution and made recommendations to reduce microplastic pollution on 14 on-campus dorms

Sustainability Intern

Investment Banking Summer Analyst

Google

•	Utilized Fusion 360 and AutoCAD to prototype a high-volume manufacturable intelligent speaker
•	Collaborated with 2 Product Design Engineers to embed Google Assistant as well as Natural Language Processing capabilities into a smart speaker that communicates with and tracks the mental health of the device’s users
•	Presented at the 2021 Google HPS Lightning Talks where I engaged one-on-one with 50 students and 23 Engineers to develop smarter ways to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship on my college campus

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