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Hi! I’m a proud Northeastern University graduate in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a minor in History. A Jersey girl at heart, my innate desire to see the world led me to pursue my undergraduate in the great city of Boston 8-years ago. Since then, among other things, I have spent a summer exploring the ruins of Athens and 6-months biking the many hills of San Francisco. Currently, I can be found installing flood sensors across New York City for FloodNet.
I began my journey at Northeastern as a Computer Engineering major who hadn’t coded a single day in her life. In general, I had very little understanding of what being an Engineer entailed. After a rocky start, I realized that while I did in fact enjoy being a Computer Engineer, I needed a little more. Over the course of my education, I had discovered a passion for electronics, thus prompting me to change my major into Electrical and Computer Engineering.
This brings us to right now. As mentioned before, I currently work as a Sensor Engineer for FloodNet, a city funded project that aims to have 500 flood-sensors deployed across all 5-boroughs of NYC by the end of 2026. I lead the charge on the build, deployment, and maintenance of the sensors. What this entails includes, but is not limited to, me manually building the sensors from scratch, driving the streets of NYC, physically mounting the sensor up on drive rails, and creating a grafana dashboard to monitor the system.
My current and past experiences all help remind me that I am happiest when working towards making the world a slightly better place. Yes, I am aware that my flood-sensors aren’t going to eradicate flooding in NYC. It may be a little too late for that. But they do help highlight often neglected and overlooked neighborhoods by actually backing claims up with quantitative data. Prior to FloodNet, there was no way to know where in the city it flooded, how often it did, what the rate of onset was, the depth, and etc. Now all these metrics are readily accessible with our public facing dashboard (https://dataviz.floodnet.nyc/). This gives the ability to emergency personnel and residents to make better informed decisions.
Even before FloodNet I worked for WHOOP on firmware for their latest Gen 4.0 strap. What I enjoyed the most about WHOOP was their mission to unlock human performance. Specifically, the work they do to turn the body’s feedback into meaningful results that can help bring about positive changes in one’s lifestyle. At PAX, I strongly resonated with the company’s mission to help remove the stigma surrounding cannabis use. Moving forward, I want to continue working on products and with companies that I know will make a genuine difference in people’s lives. With my hardware and software skills, I hope to continue making that difference through firmware in, but not limited to, consumer electronics, IoT devices, or autonomous vehicles.
I would describe myself as a restless soul. I am constantly uprooting myself while working on a million different projects at the same time. I am someone who thrives in utter chaos. It can be hard for me to settle down sometimes, but once committed, I am all in until the very end. When I’m not “Engineering”, I can be found pushing weights at the gym, laughing at Reddit memes about the rise and fall of the British Empire, spending way too much money at trendy bakeries I discovered on TikTok , and watching every Real Housewives franchise under the sun.
I am always looking for new and exciting opportunities to grow as an individual. So, do not hesitate reaching out with any questions, comments, concerns, or better yet to simply chat!