Hi, I'm Sam 😀
$ I'm a...
Recent Stanford Computer Science graduate passionate about using distributed systems to tackle high-impact problems centered around fairness, privacy, security, and decentralization.
$ Currently I'm...
Working at Ava Labs building the HyperSDK, a framework for building hyper-scalable blockchains. Particularly, I'm spearheading the first WebAssembly based smart-contract framework for Avalanche VMs. I'm also a part-time researcher for Symbolic Capital writing about blockchain technology and emerging projects.
$ Previously I've...
Built ML and blockchain infrastructure at Elevance Health, financial modeling and automation tools at Elequin Capital, and payment processors for Baxter Credit Union.
Work
Ava Labs
Software Engineer
Productionizing the first WebAssembly based smart contract framework on Avalanche HyperVMs
Core contributor of the HyperSDK, an opinionated framework for building hyper-scalable blockchains
Ava Labs
Engineering Intern
Spearheaded the first WebAssembly based smart contract framework on Avalanche HyperVMs
Elevance Health
Software Engineer Intern
Engineered a custom Ethereum blockchain to facilitate transactions across prescription drug supply chains
Synthesized Medicaid.gov data using Oracles and NodeJS servers to provide real time data to smart contracts
Designed front-end user interfaces to interact with the smart contracts using Javascript and React
Tested network with Hyperledger Caliper resulting in throughput of over 50 transactions per second
Elequin Capital
Software Developer Intern
Assisted portfolio managers with fundamental credit analysis across variety of asset classes including Investment Grade and High Yield corporate credit, Municipals, and Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Systematized performance analysis of execution algorithms and proposed updates designed to reduce transaction costs
Automated web scraping to retrieve bonds analytics into relevant database resulting in annual cost savings of $65,000 and 10+ hours of weekly time savings
Elevance Health
Machine Learning Engineer
Performed aspect-based sentiment analysis on user reviews of Digital Health Apps using natural language processing to quantify market research
Instituted Kubeflow Pipelines to expedite the process of multi-stepped machine learning projects
Designed front-end web UIs to display data from algorithms and deployed using React and Kubernetes
Participated in Anthem's quantum readiness training, geared towards building a team of professionals who are capable of creating quantum computing algorithms to improve healthcare's most pressing issues
Baxter Credit Union
Software Developer Intern
Programmed an API responsible for validating credit cards and integrated payment transfer balance between internal and external systems
Projects & Awards
Throws Club
Social Sports Performance App with 1000+ Downloads
Aspan (ETH Hackathon Prize Winner)
A borderless USD savings account tailored to emerging market retail savers.
Circles
Personal CRM app to 10x the power of your relationships
State Champion & All-American
8th farthest thrower in Illinois State history, 3rd at New Balance Nationals