Engineer & maker based in San Diego. The short version below.
Experience
Pixel Blue LLCSan Diego, CA
Founder & Software EngineerApril 2026 — Present
Launched Prec, an iOS recurring-checklist app (SwiftUI + SwiftData), from concept to App Store submission, owning full product lifecycle: market research, PRD, UX design, Swift implementation, and release pipeline.
Conducted competitive analysis across 5+ apps (PackPoint, Packr, TripList) to identify an underserved daily-reset use case; defined a 3-tier pricing model (Free / $2.99/mo / $6.99/mo) and brand positioning from scratch.
Leading product discovery for a Family Care coordination app targeting 63M US caregivers, conducting community observation, and competitive benchmarking of existing tools to define MVP scope and distribution strategy.
ivectorSacramento, CA
Software Engineering InternJul 2025 — Sep 2025
Designed 15+ UI screens in Figma and translated product requirements into user flows and interface prototypes.
Implemented 3 core application pages (home, login, registration) in Unity using C#, building navigation logic and interactive UI components.
Integrated Firebase Authentication supporting 4 flows (login, registration, password reset, email verification), establishing secure user account management within the app.
FORVIA HELLAShanghai, China
Advanced Engineering InternJan 2024 — May 2024
Developed BLDC motor control logic in Simulink with auto-generated code, reducing manual embedded coding by 40%.
Established a reusable Model-Based Design workflow adopted across engineering projects, improving development consistency and iteration speed.
Education
UC San DiegoLa Jolla, CA
M.S., Computer Engineering2024 — 2026
Shanghai Normal UniversityShanghai, China
B.Eng., Electronic Information Engineering2020 — 2024