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§ Experience

Resume & background

Computer Science at Brown, a year in industry at Airbus, and work spanning mobile apps, research, and internal tools.

Education

Brown University

Sep 2021 – Aug 2026

B.A., Computer Science

Providence, RI, USA

  • Included one year of full-time employment as software engineer at Airbus Corporation (Aug 2023 – Jun 2024)
  • Coursework: Deep Learning, Blockchains, Software Security, Databases, Compilers, LLMs, Discrete Structures, Linear Algebra, Statistical Inference

St Paul's School London

Sep 2016 – May 2021

A-Levels

London, UK

  • Mathematics (A*), Further Mathematics (A*), Physics (A*), Chemistry (A*), EPQ in CS (A*)
  • ACT: 35/36 · SAT Math Level 2: 800 · SAT Physics: 780

Employment

Cofounder

Trace Travel Sharing App

Jan 2026 – Present

London, UK

  • Built mobile beta app using Flutter and Cursor to allow users to share travel itineraries
  • Developed business strategy, go-to-market plan, and marketing pitch
  • Raised $2,000 entrepreneurship grant from Università Bocconi

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Department of Engineering, Brown University

Sep 2025 – Dec 2025

Providence, RI, USA

  • Researched player agility and effort required for playing squash with different ball types at varying temperatures
  • Wrote code to convert high-speed camera images into metrics including pre- and post-impact ball velocities
  • Produced research report summarising methodology and results under Professor Roberto Zenit

Software Engineer

Airbus Corporation

Aug 2023 – Jun 2024

Bristol, UK

  • Developed a client-side solution automating work requests using React, Python, and FastAPI
  • Designed and developed validation software for simulation output databases
  • Designed, developed, and released three productivity-enhancing sites for internal teams

Automation Consultant

Parus Finance

Jul 2024 – Sep 2024

London, UK

  • Built AI-driven tools using OpenAI's API, Python, and TypeScript to automate Due Diligence Questionnaire responses

Mobile Developer Intern

Rocket Lawyer

Jun 2023 – Aug 2023

London, UK

  • Developed and maintained mobile app; created two new app pages and a comprehensive unit test suite
  • Produced and ran automation tests on BrowserStack

Full Stack Developer Intern & Digital Strategist

Educai

Sep 2018 – Jul 2022

London, UK

  • Developed Educai's website and personalised teaching platform including Help Centre using Webflow
  • Created a student-teacher matching algorithm for the platform's API using TypeScript
  • Managed digital infrastructure including social media and YouTube channel

Research Intern

Max Planck Institute for Biophysics

Jul 2019 – Aug 2019

Frankfurt, Germany

  • Ran research simulations placing proteins inside cell membranes using Gromacs and coarse-grained software

Skills

PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptReactFlutterJavaSQLGoC/C++FigmaCursorAdobe CCGitHub

Languages

  • English, Native
  • French, Proficient
  • Persian, Proficient
  • German, Basic

Citizenships

USA · United Kingdom

Outside work

Classical guitar (ATCL, 2024) · Squash · Aikido