Experience

Roles connected to real systems.

Timothy’s experience spans commissioned software, biomedical research, AI product evaluation, and cross-functional technical leadership.

  1. Carnegie Mellon University

    Service Vendor / Lead Software Engineer

    June 2026–Present

    Current

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Timothy leads development of a commissioned academic-resource and mentorship platform for first-generation, low-income students.

    • Leads full-stack delivery of mentor connections, a personalized resource portal, direct messaging, and AI-assisted resource discovery.
    • Coordinates the application architecture across Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Supabase, and Google’s Gemini API.
    • Treats the engagement as professional commissioned work, translating institutional needs into a maintainable product now in development.
    • Next.js
    • Tailwind CSS
    • Supabase
    • Gemini API
    View the CMU platform case study
  2. Boston University Biomedical Optical Technologies Lab

    Undergraduate Researcher

    February 2026–Present

    Current

    Boston, Massachusetts

    Timothy leads an IRB-supervised positional signal-to-noise-ratio experiment and contributes machine-learning analysis and wearable test hardware to cuffless blood-pressure research.

    • Leads the experimental protocol, participant recruitment, measurements, and data analysis for an IRB-supervised investigation of positional signal-to-noise ratio.
    • Applies XGBoost to predict blood pressure and classify hypertension using 80+ engineered cardiac-waveform features, within an existing advisor-supported workflow.
    • Analyzes and presents waveform features from hypertensive and non-hypertensive subjects to identify patterns relevant to cuffless blood-pressure estimation.
    • Uses Autodesk Inventor and additive manufacturing to develop attachable hardware for wireless wearable benchmark testing.
    • Python
    • XGBoost
    • Clinical data analysis
    • Autodesk Inventor
    • Additive manufacturing
    Explore the research
  3. OpenAI

    ChatGPT Product Lab Member

    October 2025–Present

    Current

    San Francisco, California / Remote collaboration

    As one of 28 students nationwide in the ChatGPT Product Lab, Timothy tests emerging features and provides structured usability feedback through a student program membership.

    • Evaluates publicly named early-stage features through structured feedback on usability, learning workflows, and model behavior.
    • Collaborates with OpenAI and student peers on features for learning, career development, and everyday productivity.
    • Publicly listed evaluations include Images 2.0, 5.5 Instant, Memory 2.0, and Work Mode; no confidential program details are presented here.
    • Product testing
    • Structured feedback
    • AI evaluation
    • Accessibility workflows
  4. Boston University Hack4Impact

    Lead Software Engineer

    May 2025–April 2026

    Boston, Massachusetts

    Timothy led technical delivery of the Elite Footballers Tournament digital platform with a six-person cross-functional team.

    • Directed architecture and frontend implementation across engineers, project management, UI/UX design, and client stakeholders.
    • Contributed to authentication, user accounts, Supabase data integration, player profiles and media, administrative tools, and production debugging.
    • Delivered and documented an operational platform serving more than 100 users, including donation, payment, profile, and content-management workflows.
    • Next.js
    • TypeScript
    • Tailwind CSS
    • Supabase
    • Stripe
    View the EFT platform case study
  5. Kingman Unified School District #20

    Information Technology Apprentice

    September 2023–January 2025

    Kingman, Arizona

    • Supported district-wide endpoint, network, and cybersecurity operations serving 700+ staff and 6,700 students.
    • Executed 650+ device decommissions, including imaging, data sanitization, and logistics for the secure resale of 400+ systems.
    • Endpoint support
    • Network operations
    • Cybersecurity operations
    • Data sanitization