01RemitBridge Labs
RemitBridge App
A free app that shows what your family actually receives, not just the fee.
97.8%scan accuracy
$0cost to users
Technical work
Apps, websites, research and competitions, plus my technical roles and written reports.
Money
Making the cost of sending money home visible.
02RemitBridge Labs
Website & Blog
Plain-language posts and free tools so anyone can check what a transfer cost them.
17posts published
5free tools
0ads
Independent research · 2026Remittance infrastructure researchGoogle Cloud compute500+ hrsData points500+MentorshipMIT faculty
Paper coming soon
03Independent research
MITResearch mentored by Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty
Blockchain Remittance Study
Independent research under the guidance of MIT faculty on the infrastructure behind international remittances.
- Designed, built and deployed private test networks from scratch on Google Cloud.
- Managed the full research infrastructure and experimental process, accumulating 500+ hours of compute and 500+ data points.
- Followed a pre-registered analysis plan, with every result reproducible from the raw data.
- Preparing a paper for submission to a peer-reviewed publication.
500+compute hours
500+data points
View the code & data ↗Paper in progress
Research & policy
Turning data into recommendations.
04UW Youth Advisory Board
School Phone Ban Memo
A published memo built on 8,500+ survey responses, later covered by GeekWire.
8,500+responses
2×iSchool presenter
Memo co-written with the UW Youth Advisory Board, Rotem Landesman and Lucía Magis-Weinberg; edited by Katie Davis. Poster made with the 2024–25 UW-YAB cohort.
Technical experience
Aug 2026 – now
Founder
RemitBridge Labs
- Founded a research organization studying the hidden costs of sending money abroad; independent and non-revenue, with no ads or affiliate funding.
- Conducting independent research on remittance infrastructure, guided by MIT faculty.
- Published 17 blog posts on remittance costs, exchange-rate markups, and blockchain payment infrastructure.
- Developed the organization’s website (remitbridgelabs.org), hosting research, blog posts, and free cost-comparison tools.
- Designed and directed development of a free iOS/Android app that compares transfer providers by amount received, with a privacy-first receipt scanner (97.8% accuracy), a validated live pricing pipeline, and a WhatsApp bot for users without the app.
- Secured official API access from Wise and reached out to 9 Seattle-area immigrant-serving organizations about partnerships.
97.8%receipt scan accuracy
Jun 2024 – now
Founding Member
- Presented at the UW iSchool Conference in 2024 and 2025, earning the Visionary Lens Award for Insightfulness and the Spark Award for Creativity.
- Researched and co-authored a published memo on school phone bans, advised by UW Information School and Psychology faculty and PhD students.
- Interviewed by GeekWire, leading to a published article on the memo’s findings.
- Conducted thematic analysis of 8,500+ stakeholder survey responses using Excel/Google Sheets and Jamovi.
- Partnered with Harvard’s Center for Digital Thriving on design research for the AI Accordion tool.
- Created a marketing plan for the PEARLY Research Study, advised on AI integration for Quandary’s ethics game, and assisted data collection for two academic papers.
- Authored an advocacy letter on strengthening CS education in Washington, sent to WA Senators and UW faculty.
8,500+responses analyzed
Oct 2026
Web Developer
Angad.
- Designed and built this portfolio in HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
- Built and run projectrefill.org, Project Refill’s website and updates blog, hosted on Vercel with a custom domain.
- Keep both sites up to date and working on phones and desktops.
Apr 2024 – Jan 2025
Marketing Intern
AceRocket AI
- Led a referral-driven growth strategy to increase student adoption of AceRocket’s AI-powered learning platform.
- Produced 40+ short-form and 2 long-form videos for social media, establishing a consistent brand voice.
- Designed automated email campaigns to drive conversions through a newsletter and welcome-message approach.
Sep 2026 – now
Member
Technology Student Association
- Competing in four events: Video Game Design, Webmaster, Software Development, and Artificial Intelligence.
- Collaborate with 6+ teammates to design, develop, and refine technical projects across software engineering, AI integration, and interactive design.
- Develop applications, websites, and games in preparation for regional and state-level competitions.
DECA
WA DECA State Finalist