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Specify Collections Consortium

Software Developer · Lawrence, KS

KU Biodiversity Institute: open-source collections-management software used by natural history museums and herbaria worldwide.

• Developing Specify 7, the open-source platform natural history collections use to catalog, manage, and publish specimen data.
• Working across a Django/Python backend and a React/TypeScript frontend backed by MySQL, in a production codebase serving institutions in dozens of countries.
• Contributions are public; merged pull requests appear below as they land.

Substrate: Django · Python · React · TypeScript · MySQL

KU Information Technology

Advanced IT Technician · Lawrence, KS

• Mentor new hires on IT processes and ticketing procedures, improving team consistency.
• Manage 85+ tickets weekly, resolving technical issues across Android, iOS, macOS & Windows platforms.
• Administer Active Directory, Microsoft 365, & Cisco VPN in full compliance with FERPA and KU IT policy.

Substrate: Active Directory · Microsoft 365 · Cisco VPN

Mathematics Initiatives in Nepal (MIN)

Front-End Developer & Graphics Lead · Kathmandu, Nepal

• Redesigned and optimized MIN's website with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, improving page load times by 25%.
• Led a 6-person team for Olympiad campaigns, boosting engagement by 30%.
• Designed Figma graphics reaching 1,400+ students across web and social channels.

Substrate: HTML · CSS · JavaScript · Figma

Student Research Council Nepal (SRCN)

Student Research Scholar · Kathmandu, Nepal

• Selected as 1 of 5 students (from 1,000+ applicants) for the computational biology research program.
• Validated penicillin as a drug candidate via protein docking & binding, presenting findings to researchers.
• Analyzed bacterial proteins with PyMOL and PyRx in a 4-person team mentored by UPenn colleagues.

Substrate: PyMOL · PyRx · Python