Projects
Arthroscopy Fluid Bag Monitor
Penn State Capstone project. Monitors irrigation fluid bags during arthroscopic surgery and alerts OR staff when bags run low. Two load cells feed weight data via Arduino to a Raspberry Pi 5, which displays live fluid percentage and volume on a touchscreen GUI. Sponsored by surgeons from Hershey Medical Center.
HRMS System
A full-stack Human Resource Management System built for a small-to-medium business (50–60 employees). Supports attendance tracking, leave management, employee records, and role-based dashboards for HR and employees.
Secure Communication Project
A hands-on cryptography project implementing secure communication using hybrid encryption and authentication mechanisms. Designed around real-world security concepts such as key exchange, encrypted storage, and password security.
x86 Buffer Overflow Exploits
Security research project exploring memory corruption vulnerabilities on x86 systems. Includes practical exploitation of buffer overflows to bypass authentication and hijack control flow.
Integrity Access Control System
A reference monitor implemented in C that enforces multiple mandatory integrity protection models. Focuses on enforcing and comparing different integrity policies at the operating system level.
AWS VPC Infrastructure Setup
Hands-on cloud project building a secure AWS Virtual Private Cloud from scratch. Covers subnet design, routing, internet gateways, and infrastructure configuration via console and CLI.
Hosting a Static Website on AWS S3
A practical cloud project demonstrating how to host and expose a public static website using Amazon S3. Focuses on permissions, public access configuration, and basic cloud hosting concepts.
Acoustic Echolocation System
A signal processing project that estimates wall distance using acoustic echolocation. Plays white noise from a phone, records it on a laptop mic, and calculates the distance based on the delay between the direct and reflected sound.
Kubernetes on AWS Backend Deployment
A hands-on 4-part project documenting how a backend application moves from source code to a running deployment on a Kubernetes cluster using AWS services. Covers cluster creation, Docker containerization, ECR, EKS, and manifest deployment.
Docker MCP + Cursor (Postgres Playground)
A hands-on exploration of controlling Docker containers through natural language using Cursor's AI chat and a Docker MCP server. Spins up a PostgreSQL container and an Adminer web UI via Docker Compose — all configured through AI prompts instead of manual CLI commands.
AWS CI/CD Pipeline
A complete CI/CD pipeline for a Java web application built using AWS DevOps services. Covers the full workflow from source code on GitHub through automated build, deployment, and rollback — orchestrated end-to-end with CodePipeline.
Terraform – S3 Bucket (IaC Beginner Project)
A beginner Infrastructure as Code project using Terraform to provision and manage an AWS S3 bucket. Covers installation, AWS CLI configuration, writing Terraform configuration files, and the full init → plan → apply → destroy lifecycle.
GuardDuty Threat Detection (Juice Shop)
A cloud security project studying how OWASP Juice Shop vulnerabilities (SQL injection, command injection) can be chained to steal EC2 IAM credentials and access S3. Demonstrates how Amazon GuardDuty detects credential exfiltration and S3 malware using behavioral analysis.
Encryption with AWS KMS and DynamoDB
A hands-on project demonstrating encryption at rest using a Customer Managed KMS Key on a DynamoDB table. Validates that KMS permissions are enforced independently of DynamoDB access — proving that decryption rights must be explicitly granted through the key policy.
Experience
AI Product Engineer
Jul 2026 – PresentCirqle Sdn Bhd
Malaysia
Full-time role building AI-driven products, bridging product thinking with hands-on engineering. Responsible for designing, developing, and shipping AI-powered features — from prototyping and model integration to production deployment — while working closely with product and engineering teams to turn AI capabilities into real user value.
Independent Software Consultant
Jun 2026 – PresentAwie Metal Sdn Bhd
Malaysia
Sole developer for a bespoke Human Resource Management System serving a 50–60 employee scrap metal operation. Delivered end-to-end: requirements gathering with non-technical stakeholders, system architecture, full-stack development, and production deployment. The system is live, handling daily HR operations including attendance, payroll, and employee records — replacing manual processes entirely.
AI Integrator Intern
May 2025 – Jul 2025NABO / Chairman Sdn. Bhd.
Sentul, Malaysia
Worked with internal teams to understand existing workflows and identify opportunities to improve efficiency using AI tools. Focused on practical AI adoption, process optimization, and educating employees on realistic AI use cases.
Senior Culinary Assistant & Student Manager
Feb 2023 – May 2026Pollock Dining, Penn State
University Park, PA
Promoted multiple times over three years, progressing from crew member to senior culinary assistant and student manager. Handled customer inquiries, guided large groups during summer programs, supervised staff, and trained new student employees.