Experience
2023 - Present
Illinois Center for Health Informatics - Pneumococcal Vaccine Project
Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Ian Brooks
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Perform data cleaning and validation on complex bilingual health data collected from vaccine experiments, ensuring data accuracy and integrity (Python).
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Create informative data visualizations to illustrate key insights and trends, aiding in the effective communication of research findings.
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Collaborate and communicate research findings with a multidisciplinary research team to analyze and interpret complex datasets on vaccine effectiveness.
2023 - Present
Daily Illini Media
Web Developer
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Develop and implement new features for the Illinois App & the Daily Illini website.
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Maintain the Salary Guide on the Daily Illini website.
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Automate system and database management using backend tools, lowering administrative expenses.
2021 - 2022
MTet: Multi-domain English-Vietnamese Translation
Data Collector
(MTet: Multi-domain Translation for English and Vietnamese is a project founded by VietAI focused on curating high-quality data and training a state-of-the-art English-Vietnamese translation model.)
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Conducted web scraping to collect text on 30K+ bilingual medical research journals (Python, Selenium, BS4).
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Implemented quality control through comprehensive testing and validation methods.
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Communicated findings to team members effectively.
2023 - Present
UIUC Student Legal Services
Student Administrative Coordinator
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Scheduled and managed all summer semester appointments, responded to inquiries, and provided administrative support to state attorneys.
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Developed and executed a record cleaning and processing pipeline that saved 80% of manual processing time (Python, ChromeDriver).
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Filed, processed, and maintained all legal records timely and accurately.
2023 - Present
UIUC Main Library
Student Assistant
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Assisted patrons with research, checked out and returned library materials, and processed interlibrary loan requests.
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Provided customer service at the information desk and the circulation desk.
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Maintained library materials by shelving books, processing returns, and repairing damaged materials.
Education
2022 - 2025
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S. Data Science + Information Sciences
Computer Science Minor
James Scholar
2024
University of Melbourne
Student Exchange
2020 - 2022
Shady Side Academy
High School Diploma | Cum Laude
Skills
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Technical: Python, SQL, Java, C++, CSS/HTML, Basic Tableau
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Design: Adobe Photoshop , Premiere, Illustrator
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Language: English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean