Pandesco

AI Engineer Intern

• Scoped and built a multi-agent loop pipeline (swappable steps, LLM as a judge, gating and termination logic)
• Added RAG and tool calling hosted with Azure Container Apps
• Built and productionized MCP server and 10 tools using C# to automate document creation and sharing using Azure DevOps and Graph API

Texas State Capitol

Legislative Intern, Rep. Rafael Anchía

• Authored 12 policy memos for 90th Legislature with legislative recommendations on AI safety, strengthening education outcomes through education-to-employment pipelines, and ensuring fair rent practices through ledger and full fee transparency
• Drafted AI safety provisions (whistleblower protections, child safety measures, state agency procurement standards) targeting federal executive order carve-outs and maximizing passage potential by aligning legislative incentives with public interest
• Drafted interim charges, legislative recommendations, and pre/post-hearing memos to House Committees like the House State Affairs Committee regarding data centers' safety, local economic impact, and effect on ERCOT grid stability
• Conducted policy research on Texas's voter roll transfer to the DOJ to draft a joint-legislative letter to the Texas Secretary of State advocating for full transparency

Texas Convergent

Forge, Product

• Conducted competitor analysis, multiple rounds of user interviews, and created a feature prioritization matrix for client -- iDetect, an app and wearable for post-operation wound data analysis
• Developed backend for HL7 FHIR-compatible clinical documentation uploading, storage, retrieval using Firebase and React Native
• Created product roadmap and recommendations to client on next steps including Epic integration

Texas Political Consulting

Analyst

• Constructed Tableau data visualization to model Texas District 14 post-redistricting (PlanC2333) using linear regression to predict turnout and result changes based on demographic changes
• Researched bill analysis, voter segmentation, and policy messaging as part of 100-page research paper on political consulting
• Canvassed neighborhoods using MiniVAN for the Jeremy Hendricks campaign, employing persuasion tactics to engage constituents

Civic Leaders of America

Co-Founder, Board of Directors Member

• Spearheaded creation of civic engagement non-profit after the dissolution of Junior State of America
• Established chapters in 140 high schools across the nation
• Raised $11,000+ nationally for civics events and to sponsor lower-income students
• Registered 500+ voters in a national campaign
• Created organizational structure, marketing plan, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Recruited an eight-member Board of Directors to oversee legal and fiduciary responsibilities
• Recruited, trained, and managed a 50-person team to advertise, expand, and plan civics activities
• Created chapters in 20 high schools across Texas, communicating with teachers and parents to earn trust
• Organized and led three state conventions, including at the Texas State Capitol and the University of North Texas
• Reduced convention fees by 70% to increase accessibility to underprivileged schools

University of Houston NanoBioPhotonics Group

Summer Intern

• Developed image processing tools using Python and OpenCV to visualize data of microscopic blood images by aligning, normalizing, and plotting them
• Improved Gaussian fit accuracy (measured by NMSE) of data by 400%, significantly enhancing noise detection and thus improving lab's ability to compare images

University of Houston I2C Lab

Summer Intern

• Analyzed Web3 technologies and the potential for blockchain to increase economic security
• Created custom Canto testnet using React and Solidity and wrote smart contracts to mint NFTs

The University of Texas at Austin

BBA Canfield Business Honors; BS Computer Science

Organizations: Texas Convergent, Texas Political Consulting, Teaching Refugees to Understand English