2025-01-15
Key insights from building APIs that handle millions of requests, including pagination strategies, caching patterns, and graceful degradation.
About
Year 1 NTU Renaissance Engineering Programme student (Bachelors of Engineering Science + M.Sc. in Technology Management, with a minor in Mathematics), interested in building early-stage products.
I'm especially drawn to applied AI/ML—taking models from notebooks to production—and to quantitative finance, where data and incentives force clear thinking.
Part-time, I work as a scuba diving assistant instructor, which has trained me to communicate simply, stay calm under pressure, and follow systems when safety is on the line.
Always open to connecting with founders, engineers, and researchers working on AI/ML products, fintech, or quantitative tooling.
Skills
Languages
PythonTypeScriptC#Fast Expression
ML & Data Science
PyTorchTensorFlowKerasScikit-LearnNumPyPandasPolars
Tools & Frameworks
GitLangGraph/LangChainPostgreSQLNext.jsSupabase
Education
Aug 2025 – Present
Renaissance Engineering Programme Scholar
Nanyang Technological University
Bachelor of Engineering Science (Computer Science) with minor in Mathematics, Master of Science in Technology Management.
Experience
Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
Software Engineering Intern
Tech Incubator at Queens College, New York
Shipped RentAShelf.co, a live full-stack marketplace connecting store owners with brands.
- •Built production-ready product using Next.js, TypeScript, and Supabase (PostgreSQL)
- •Engineered custom Stripe Connect payments pipeline for multi-party financial flows
May 2025 – Dec 2025
BRAIN Research Consultant
WorldQuant
Conduct quantitative research developing trading alphas using BRAIN API, applying statistical arbitrage and factor-based strategies across global equity markets.
Hackathons
Oct 2025
SingHacks 2025 — 2nd Runner-Up
TripMate
Engineered TripMate in 48 hours, automating travel quotes under 2 minutes via TesseractOCR and Groq.
- •Implemented voice-enabled RAG pipeline with OpenAI Whisper and ElevenLabs
- •Real-time policy retrieval system
Oct 2025
Baringa Trading Competition — 1st Place
NTU x CEIT
Developed an LNG trading optimization model combining forward curves, ARIMA-GARCH forecasting, and Monte Carlo simulation.
- •Quantified price trends, volatility, and risk metrics
- •Designed NYMEX futures-based hedging strategies
Oct 2025
Cursor Hackathon Singapore
Kopitiam Capital
Built Kopitiam Capital, an accessible, AI agent-powered alternative to Bloomberg for retail traders.
- •Leveraged Groq, mem0, ElevenLabs, Supabase, and Smithery MCP
- •Agentic framework for back-testing, sentiment analysis, and automated market reporting
Oct 2025
GovTech AI CTF 2025 — Top 5%
GovTech
Full-cleared all challenges in under 12 hours using machine learning and adversarial techniques.
Aug 2025
TikTok TechJam 2025
BERTBERT
Developed BERTBERT, a multi-tower deep learning model processing 100K+ reviews with 20 metadata inputs.
- •Custom labelling solution surpassing GPT-4o
- •Cross-attention architecture for classifying restaurant feedback with severe class imbalance
Aug 2025
NTU x Base Hackathon — 2nd Runner-Up
WellnessBuddy
Developed fitness tracker using Virtuals Protocol Python SDK and Agent Commerce Protocol.
- •Hierarchical AI agent architecture
- •On-chain transactions via integrated smart contracts
Jun 2025
International Quant Competition — Top 1%
WorldQuant
Achieved top 1% placement among 80,000 worldwide participants in alpha research using BRAIN platform.
Projects
RentAShelf.co
Full-stack marketplace connecting store owners with brands
Next.jsTypeScriptSupabasePostgreSQLStripe Connect
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Kopitiam Capital
AI agent-powered Bloomberg alternative for retail traders
Groqmem0ElevenLabsSupabaseSmithery MCPPython
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TripMate
Travel quote automation built in 48 hours at SingHacks 2025
TesseractOCRGroqOpenAI WhisperElevenLabsPython
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BERTBERT
Multi-tower deep learning model for restaurant review classification
PyTorchPythonDeep LearningNLP
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WellnessBuddy
Fitness tracker with hierarchical AI agent architecture
Virtuals ProtocolAgent Commerce ProtocolSmart ContractsPython
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LNG Trading Model
Trading optimization model for LNG markets
PythonARIMA-GARCHMonte CarloQuantitative Finance
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Writing
Recent posts
2024-12-01
Reflections on building under pressure and how rapid prototyping changed my approach to software development.
2024-10-15
How I discovered my passion for backend engineering and the path that led me from writing my first lines of code to building production systems.
Contact
I'm always open to discussing new projects, opportunities, or just having a chat about technology. Feel free to reach out!