Hello, I'm Ember

software developer

About Me

Hello! I’m Ember, a second-year Computer Science student and researcher at UC Santa Cruz! 👋

My background is in full stack development (React/Node.js, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, Sequelize), data science, and applied machine learning (PyTorch, R, Matlab, Numpy).

I’m always actively learning in any way I can:

🌐 Serving on the executive teams for Santa Cruz’s Google Developer Group, Santa Cruz AI, and Girls Who Code
✏️ Contributing to research across neural networks, computational ecology, health predictive analytics, cryptology, and molecular dynamics

I’m seeking a tech internship where I can apply my skills to real-world challenges, learn from industry professionals, and geek about tech! 💻

Experience & Education

Software Engineering Intern, PicnicHealth

Jul. 2025 - Present

Built 2 full-stack AI features (React, Node.js) accelerating clinical trial record workflows
Integrated scalable APIs and UIs with REST controllers, real-time React/Apollo GraphQL components, Temporal workflow endpoint calls, and PostgreSQL/Hasura data operations
Pioneered groundwork for applying AI to streamline health tech research study operations within future projects

Software Engineering Intern, UCSC Biomedical AI Lab

Jan. 2025 - Present

Processed 150+ Hepatitis B capsid PDB files with MDTraj/MDAnalysis and scripted automated protein dimer identification via center-of-mass proximity
Simulated protein structures with OpenMM/ChimeraX to generate PDB data for ML model training within a Linux server environment under Professor Razvan Marinescu

Machine Learning Researcher, UCSC Computational Ecology Lab

Oct. 2024 - Jul. 2025

Enhanced ML models (PyTorch, R) to predict species movement, analyzed fairness in algorithms, and led a software team to boost model efficiency under Professor Luca de Alfaro

Executive Club Officer

2024 - Present

Director of Internal Affairs -- Google Developer Group
Instruction and Outreach Lead -- Girls Who Code
Marketing Officer -- Santa Cruz AI

Computer Science B.S.
University of California, Santa Cruz

2024 - 2027

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Java

JavaScript

React

C/C++

HTML

CSS

Node.js

PostgreSQL

Git

Docker

Flask

PyTorch

Projects

CalmSense

Neural Network Prediction of Oncoming Anxiety Attacks using Health Device Data and UI for Anxiety Attack Breathing Patterns using the 4-7-8 Breathing Technique
Won 3rd Place in the Santa Cruz Artificial Intelligence competition
PyTorch, HTML/CSS - Jun. 2025

2x Machine Learning Papers

Led a research publication and a team of 4+ to build a RandomForestClassifier using data from 19 public health factors to determine COVID-19 risk levels by US county
Directed a team of 4+ in statistical analysis of the encrypted Voynich Manuscript to decode its unknown language and co-wrote a pending research paper discussing its results
Python, Matplotlib, Sci-kit Learn - 2020, 2022-2023

OccasionAll

Developed Full-stack web app utilizes Flask, Gemini AI, and Spotify API to generate an enhanced Spotify playlist, customized to the user’s description of their event
Flask, Gemini AI, Spotify API - Oct. 2024