Other Experiences
Work and volunteer
United Services Automobile Association (USAA), Plano, TX
Software Engineer (IT Intern), June - August 2022
- Appended different descriptors to email notifications running in non-production environments
- Updated Java functionality for email notifications to allow add tokenized (dynamic) values in the subject and body of email alerts
- Worked on message consumptions from Kafka customer system and document retrievals in Couchbase
- Migrated JBoss services to Spring Boot, and visualized captured Histogram and Counter Prometheus metrics in Grafana
Gesanghua Education’s Aid, Hefei, AH
Student Volunteer, June 2016 - August 2019
Assisted in data integration and reports from collaborators (local hospitals, health organizations, etc.) to data analyst
Transported children from Qumalai County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai to Grade
A tertiary hospital in Hefei, Anhui province for congenital heart disease treatments
Participated in the medical examinations for children and sent living supplies to Qumalai County
Leadership and academic
Biostatistics Graduate Student Ambassador, Johns Hopkins University
May 2024 - Current
Attended regular volunteer events to help introduce and advertise the academic configurations, student resources, and training opportunities for current students or future applicants; Hold online student communication service to answer questions related to the Biostatistics program information
Graduate teaching assistant, Johns Hopkins University
Aug. 2024 - Current
TA for undergraduate-level Public Health Biostatistics (AS.280.345.01.FA24); graded homework, quiz, projects, and exams
Mathematics Peer Mentor & Drop-in Tutor, UW-Madison
Oct. 2021 – Dec. 2022
Provided one-on-one, student-centered assistance for course assignments; organized weekly office hours and pre-test sessions to help students with exam or quiz reviews