PROJECT 01

๐ŸŒฑ ESG Automation Platform โ€“ โ€œWITCH FOR FITCHโ€

Automated ESG PDF search and Scope 1โ€“3 extraction for analyst workflows

Python ESG Automation AI Agents

Built a production-style ESG document pipeline for a Fitch-like credit research workflow. โ€œWITCH FOR FITCHโ€ automates discovery and analysis of ESG PDFs and drastically reduces analyst time spent finding and extracting Scope 1โ€“3 emissions data.

Context
UIC Project โ€“ FIN 294, Data + AI
Duration
Nov 2025 โ€“ Dec 2025
Role
AI & Data Lead

Key Highlights

  • Built a platform that automates ESG PDF search and Scope 1โ€“3 extraction, delivering results in ~20 seconds per filing with ~95% consistency.
  • Re-engineered the backend with multi-step validation to remove false positives and increase document throughput by ~1700%.
  • Delivered a review pipeline that is 18x faster and 56x cheaper than manual analyst workflows.
  • Won the 2025 Chicago Tech Circle Competition with this project as the core product demo.
PROJECT 02

๐Ÿค– Pathfind Careers AI Workflow

Multi-agent GPT system for scalable rรฉsumรฉ screening and job matching

AI Agents LogicStudio Automation Career Tech

Designed an AI-driven careers workflow under the โ€œRed Circle Consultingโ€ concept. The system automates rรฉsumรฉ parsing, job matching, and outreach to help students and early-career candidates find roles faster while reducing recruiting overhead.

Context
Red Circle Consulting โ€“ UIC FIN 294
Duration
Oct 2025 โ€“ Nov 2025
Role
Workflow & AI Systems Designer

Key Highlights

  • Developed a multi-agent GPT system in LogicStudio that reduced rรฉsumรฉ review time by 98% while improving screening accuracy by ~90%.
  • Designed 5 specialized agents for parsing, matching, and outreach, lowering costs from ~$4,000 to ~$23 per agent.
  • Delivered a functional prototype that consistently surfaced top-10 job matches with verified listings and personalized recruiter email drafts.
  • Packaged the workflow as โ€œPathfind Careers,โ€ a reusable module career centers and platforms can plug into existing pipelines.
PROJECT 03

๐Ÿ“Š Lending Club Credit Risk Modeling

LightGBM model for default prediction and portfolio loss reduction

Python LightGBM Credit Risk Machine Learning

Built a credit risk model on Lending Club loan data to quantify default risk and translate model performance into real portfolio impact, focusing on profit, loss reduction, and fairness considerations.

Context
UIC Project โ€“ FIN 294, Data + AI
Duration
Sep 2025 โ€“ Oct 2025
Role
Quant & Risk Model Developer

Key Highlights

  • Developed a LightGBM model that boosted loan-default prediction accuracy from 57% to 99.9%, cutting projected losses by 95%.
  • Engineered features and tuned hyperparameters across 50+ borrower variables to improve precision and recall.
  • Created a confusion-matrix-based ROI analysis and Model Card to tie performance to ~$889M in projected profit impact.
  • Explicitly addressed fairness and bias mitigation, framing the model for responsible deployment in a real lending context.
PROJECT 04

๐Ÿ“ˆ Advanced Investment Management โ€“ Gap Inc. Equity Thesis

Buy-side research on Gap Inc. within a real-money student portfolio

Equity Research DCF Valuation Portfolio Management Bloomberg

Served as a Student Equity Analyst in UICโ€™s Advanced Investment Management course, covering the Consumer Goods sector and contributing to buy-side decisions for a live, real-money portfolio.

Context
UIC FIN 456 โ€“ Advanced Investment Management
Duration
Jan 2025 โ€“ May 2025
Role
Student Equity Analyst (Consumer Goods)

Key Highlights

  • Helped manage a $150,000 real-money student portfolio using Bloomberg Terminal for screening, valuation, and performance tracking.
  • Authored a 20+ page investment thesis on Gap Inc. supporting a Buy rating based on DCF valuation of $43.12 vs. $21.01 and 15.2% projected growth.
  • Recommended a 1% allocation (~$1,200) to narrow Consumer Discretionary underweight from -2.65% to -1.65% while trimming Financials exposure.
  • Presented weekly to an investment committee of faculty and peers, defending assumptions, risk scenarios, and trade rationales.
PROJECT 05

๐Ÿ“ฃ Marketing Project for BWYB

Brand and campaign buildout for a mission-driven apparel initiative

Project Leadership Marketing Strategy Adobe Photoshop Branding

Led a student consulting-style project for BWYB, a clothing initiative focused on unity and diversity. The work combined brand storytelling, campaign design, and visual collateral to support both for-profit and non-profit objectives.

Context
UIC Marketing Initiative โ€“ BWYB
Duration
Mar 2024 โ€“ May 2024
Role
Project Leader

Key Highlights

  • Led a team of 10+ students to design and market a clothing line promoting unity and diversity through branded apparel.
  • Coordinated 4 marketing streams: catalog design, social content, email promotions, and web-based campaign strategy.
  • Created a 5-page digital catalog in Adobe Photoshop highlighting BWYBโ€™s mission and dual for-profit / non-profit structure.
  • Contributed to the sale of 50+ apparel items by boosting brand visibility via targeted, cross-channel outreach.