Current Work (*ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)

Founder of Winged Founders

2024-Present · Building a free, personalized roadmap platform for bedroom founders facing adversity. Match founders with milestones, eligible grants/fellowships/awards, and visibility for existing work. Pace roadmaps around each founder's real-life constraints and deliver 1:1, mentor-style guidance in a doc.

Founder of Fortune Cookie Foundation

2026-Present · Launching a global non-profit organization that provides micro-grants, recognition, and mental health advocacy for young changemakers navigating personal hardships. Combining systemic policymaking with funding support to uplift resilient youth making a difference.

Author of (Coming soon!)

May 2026-Present · A novel in progress, written in the spirit of chasing that first yes.

Founder of est. in my room ˖᯽ ݁˖

July 2026-Present · In My Room started as a mindset — that you don't need a glamorous beginning to lead change, just a room and a reason.

Past Work ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶

Machine Learning Researcher, Algoverse AI

2025 · Accepted into the virtual Algoverse research program in the medical applications group (of 4). Researched enhanced image cropping to improve neurodegenerative disease diagnostics. Analyzed large language model and machine learning research papers, adding my own nuances and applying varying research findings to different papers. Received return offer!

Founder of STEM by Step

2024-2026 · Developed youth-first platform dedicated to showcase innovations to real-world problems. Organized and led outreach to 30+ established for-youth organizations to gather participants for essay competition. Created STEM career prep content to 150,000+ viewers.

Graphic Designer, STEMed Insights

2024-2025 · Designed content showcasing extracurricular opportunities and STEM careers, raising viewership by 300% and engaging 70+ international participants to the STEM x Business Bootcamp, highlighting innovative solutions to global challenges. Developed data-backed promotion strategies. Collaborated with research team to inform posts.

Shelving Volunteer, A.K. Smiley Public Library

Sep 2025-Feb 2026 · Shelve 150+ nonfiction, fiction, young adult books per shift using the Dewey Decimal and alphabetical systems. Help visitors find books and navigate online resources. Teach fellow/new volunteers shelving systems. Optimize existing shelf layouts, fine sorting.

Founder and CEO of Healthy Hearts for Busy Bees (2H2B)

2025-Present · 2H2B is a nonprofit organization that campaigns for convenient heart-healthy practices and support for communities most vulnerable to heart disease. Through my work as Founder and CEO, I have established 6 global youth-led chapters from the Philippines to California, and have delivered over 200 heart health pamphlets to community centers.

Projects 𐀔

PCB Keychain

June 2026 · My first KiCad project, a custom PCB keychain with kaomoji designs; used LEDs, resistors, and USB components.

NyanCat PCB

June 2026 · My second KiCad build, now experimenting with designing a PCB of a different shape (in this case, the NyanCat). Used LEDs, resistors, microcontroller, and battery cell.

Awards & Recognition ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ

National Merit Scholarship Letter of Commendation

2025 · Recognizes high-scoring PSAT/NMSQT test takers (top 2-3% of PSAT takers); scored above the national qualifying Commended level for the PSAT/NMSQT.

Principal's Honor Roll (5x)

2024-2026· Obtained 4.0 and above Semester GPA (introduced to my school during my junior year, qualified every semester 9-12).

College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program

2025· Awardees of the College Board National Recognition Program demonstrate academic success in 10th and 11th grade.

Honor Court

2025-2026· Awarded to students (of my high school)ranked in the top 10% of their class based on academic performance.

AP Scholar with Honor

2025· Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.

California Scholarship Federation Member

2024-2026· Nonprofit organization that recognizes the academic achievement of highs school students living in the state of California.

California State Seal of Biliteracy

2026· Award for high school graduates demonstrating proficiency in English and one or more additional languages (in my case Spanish), indicated by a gold seal on their diploma and transcript.

Golden State Seal Merit Diploma

2026· California award for graduating public school students who demonstrate high achievement in core and elective subjects.

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