Nazar
Air-gapped diagnostic AI built on Dell GB10 hardware: an agentic loop over a local 122B LLM combines BM25 retrieval with an evidence graph to trace cross-machine failures, citing every claim to an exact source line.
PLATE 02 — Projects
Things I've Built
Cypher
Real-time conflict-risk map: event-driven Apify scrapes archived to Box for audit, Box AI extraction of structured flashpoints, XGBoost risk scoring, and Gemini narratives on an H3 hex heatmap.
Fegis
Browser extension that flags sensitive data — API keys, client data, PDFs — before you paste it into an AI tool. Runs fully locally across major LLM web apps.
Bludify
Top-5 finalist at Yoodli's vibe-coding hackathon: recreates popular internet videos with Google Veo 3 to make ads feel native to younger audiences.
Staff Code
A free coding bootcamp I founded and led, teaching CS fundamentals to 50+ middle- and high-school students from 2021 to 2025.
▶ Full-Stack & Web 3 projects
CleanEats
Full-stack appScan food barcodes to see nutritional and health information, helping people make better choices at the store.
Litter.ly
Social platformA social network centered around community clean-up, making it easier to organize and share local environmental impact.
MedCheck
Hackathon · BlockchainUses an Ethereum-based ledger to let pharmacies log drug batches on-chain, with QR codes patients can scan to verify authenticity and dosage.
▶ AI & Machine Learning 2 projects
Smarty Pants
Hackathon · RAGAn LLM-powered tool that uses retrieval-augmented generation to help students quickly find scholarships and opportunities.
Digit Recognizer
AI / MLPython digit recognizer with a custom GUI, trained on image data without any external ML libraries besides NumPy.
▶ Graphics & Engines 5 projects
Ray Tracing
GraphicsJava ray tracer exploring depth perception, sphere rendering, lighting, and basic transparency.
Ray Caster
Graphics · EngineA Wolfenstein-style ray-casting engine that renders a 3D maze from a 2D grid map.
Fractal Renderer
Graphics · MathPython renderer for visualizing fractals, experimenting with color palettes and zoom-in animations.
PSX Demo
Game · GraphicsA PlayStation-style demo scene built in Godot, focusing on low-poly visuals and retro rendering techniques.
Physics Collider
Simulation · C++A RayLib + C++ demo that simulates sphere collisions in 3D, visualizing basic physics and collision response.
▶ Games & Simulations 5 projects
SAT-Shark
Multiplayer gameA competitive, multiplayer SAT prep game that turns practice questions into fast, engaging gameplay with friends.
Fast Paced Shooter
GameA Unity-based shooter prototype built for a game design class, experimenting with movement, aiming, and enemy AI.
Pac-Man Clone
GameA Pac-Man clone built from scratch with no extra libraries, focusing on precise movement and classic arcade feel.
Chess Game
Game · C++A chess implementation using C++ and SDL2, including full move logic and a clean 2D interface.
Sand Simulator
SimulationA falling-sand particle simulator using WinGDI, exploring simple physics and cellular automata-style rules.
PLATE 03 — Lab Log
Lab Log
2026
Dell × NVIDIA Hackathon — Nazar
2nd · 40 teamsAn air-gapped diagnostic AI on Dell GB10 hardware: a local 122B-parameter LLM agent with BM25 retrieval and an evidence graph, plus a fault-injection eval harness that scores root-cause analysis over confident hallucination.
Headed to UW — and Costco Travel this summer
milestoneCommitted to the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, and joined Costco Travel as a Software Engineer Intern.
CascadiaJS 2026 — Cypher
3rd placeBuilt a real-time conflict-risk map with event-driven scraping and AI extraction over one weekend.
IMC Prosperity 4 — algorithmic trading
round 4First time competing against 18,000+ teams; advanced to Round 4 and finished top-quartile by PnL in the final two rounds with trend-following and mean-reversion strategies.
Blog — Ways to Decompose a Face
publishedBuilding eigenfaces from scratch with SVD, then NNMF — how each one reconstructs and generates faces.
2025
Badger Build Fest — MedCheck
3rd · blockchainAn Ethereum-based ledger for verifying medication batches, built in under 36 hours — our first time touching Solidity.
Yoodli Vibe-Coding Hackathon — Bludify
finalistSelected as one of five finalists at the Seattle AI2 House incubator for an AI-native advertising concept.
2024
HackPNW 2024 — SAT-Shark
1st · functionalityA real-time multiplayer SAT-prep game built on WebSockets; won Best Functionality.
PLATE 04 — Experience
Where I've Worked
Software Engineer Intern
Costco Travel
- Built a full-stack DMN business-rules platform to move a high-volume e-commerce site off hard-coded legacy logic.
- Cut rule deployment from three weeks to under a minute with a custom web IDE that lets business analysts author, test, and deploy rules — mitigating single-instance historical losses over $500K.
- Developed atomic hot-reloading that compiles DMN XML in-memory and swaps the active JVM runtime with no restart.
- Implemented a thread-safe, SHA-256-validated JVM cache for compiled runtimes plus an LRU-evicting localStorage cache to cut network overhead.
Stack: Java 21 · Spring Boot 4.0 · TypeScript · React 19 · Next.js · Kogito
Data Science Intern
iLink Digital
- Built Python data pipelines to ingest, validate, and normalize market datasets; automated cleaning and feature standardization.
- Wrote reusable SQL reporting tables (CTEs / window functions) powering KPI dashboards and recurring analytics.
Programming Instructor
Code Ninjas
- Taught Java, C#, and Lua fundamentals (OOP, debugging, decomposition); coached students through building complete projects end-to-end.
- Performed code reviews and refactors to improve correctness, structure, and runtime performance across student projects.
- Led small-group sessions and demos; translated technical decisions into clear explanations for mixed audiences.
PLATE 05 — Education
Academic Background
University of Washington
B.S. Computer Science · Paul G. Allen School
University of Wisconsin–Madison
B.S. Computer Science · GPA 3.92 / 4.00
Coursework
- CS 577 – Introduction to Algorithms
- CS 532 – Matrix Methods in Machine Learning
- CS 400 – Programming III
- CS 354 – Machine Organization & Programming
- CS 252 – Intro to Computer Engineering
- MATH 240 – Intro to Discrete Mathematics
Activities
- Cardinal Trading Group — Quant Software Engineer
Bellevue College
Math coursework · GPA 3.90 / 4.00
- Linear Algebra
- Differential Equations
- Multivariable Calculus
- Java Programming
PLATE 06 — Beyond the Code
Beyond the Code
01
Music
Guitar (acoustic & electric), ukulele, and casual listening.
02
Weight Lifting
Strength training and staying consistent in the gym.
03
Gaming
Wide range of genres. Favourite recently: indie 2D games.
04
Photography
Shooting and editing photos with formal course experience.
PLATE 07 — Contact
Say Hello
Open to internships and part-time roles.