July 2024 - September 2024

Software Engineering Fellow

at Headstarter

A 7-week intensive fellowship where I developed key professional competencies including strategic project planning, teamwork under pressure, and personal branding. The program emphasized hands-on project work, networking, and receiving constructive feedback to accelerate personal and professional growth.

Weekly Breakdown

  1. Week 1

    Website Development Foundations

    Learned HTML & CSS to create my first personal website. Gained insights from startup co-founders on career navigation and the importance of marketing, and participated in mock interviews.

    Personal Website Project
    HTML/CSS Certificate
    JavaScript Certificate
  2. Week 2

    Advanced Web Development & Teamwork

    Collaborated on "Bideo," a volumetric video player for VRChat, and learned about effective stand-up meetings. Also developed a personal project, "ListVaults," to track watch lists.

    Bideo Platform
    Bideo Team Meeting
  3. Week 3

    AI Travel Planning

    Developed "PlanMyTrip," an AI-powered platform to make travel planning effortless with personalized recommendations and comprehensive itineraries.

    PlanMyTrip Platform
  4. Week 4

    AI Education Tools

    Created "Flashy," an innovative AI platform for generating high-quality flashcards, implementing features like user authentication with Clerk and secure data storage with Firebase.

    Flashy Platform
  5. Weeks 5-7

    Ongoing Projects and Growth

    Focused on advanced AI development techniques, machine learning implementation, project management, and final project presentations.

Skills Developed

  • HTML/CSS
  • JavaScript
  • AI Development
  • Machine Learning
  • Team Collaboration
  • Project Management
  • Agile Methodologies
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