Hi! I’m Niki. I’m passionate about learning to
create software that has a positive impact on our lives. Outside of exploring my interest in coding, you’ll find me
playing the piano, practicing tennis with my friends, or discovering a new coffee shop.
Take a look at my life:
I attended Hightstown High School in New Jersey, where I graduated from in June 2021. Here, I was Vice President of my school’s Girls Who Code chapter, as well as Vice President of the South Asian student association. I was also an active member of DECA, Future Business Leaders of America, National Honor Society, and Spanish National Honor Society, and I played on the Girls Tennis team.
Over the summer of 2019, I was chosen from a pool of applicants to join the Program in Algorithmic and Combinatorial Thinking, where I studied a course equivalent to CIS 1600 at the University of Pennsylvania, taught by professor Rajiv Gandhi. Alongside a group of motivated students from across the world, I gained an understanding of discrete mathematics and theoretical foundations of CS through writing detailed proofs and learning basic graph theory and combinatorial techniques. This piqued my interest in computer science.
I am currently a junior at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. I am pursuing a Bachelor of Science (B.S.), studying Computer Science through the College of Literature, Sciences, and Arts, and a minor in User Experience Design through UofM's School of Information focusing on human-computer interaction. On campus, I am involved with Atlas Consulting Group and Michigan Ethical Investments, serve as DEI chair for Tau Epsilon Kappa (TEK) Professional Technology Fraternity, and am Community Building Chair of the Indian American Student Association.
C++
Python
Java
MATLAB
SQL
JavaScript
HTML/CSS
Bootstrap 4
Visual Basic
Figma
Microsoft Office
High School
Fall 2021
Winter 2022
Spring 2022
Fall 2022
Winter 2023
Fall 2023
Technology Summer Analyst | BlackRock
June 2023 to Aug 2023
As a Data & Operations Summer Analyst with the Aladdin Client Services team, I had the opportunity to
interact with industry practitioners at respected investment
institutions to solve problems that allow clients to run their business on Aladdin, a technology platform that centralizes
the investment management process. During my first rotation on the Data team, I learned SQL and UNIX to maneuver relational
databases and find and resolve the root cause of a client issue. I also worked with the Operations team, where I learned how
Asset Reconciliation, Cash Reconciliation, Accounting, and other operational workflows are conducted at the firm. I used my skills
in technology and analytics, but also learned a lot about finance, specifically the intricate workflows that go into trading securities,
and gained skills in client communication and experience.
App Prototyping Scholar | Apple
July 2022 to Aug 2022
Working alongside local artists and mentors in NYC, I spent four weeks researching,
developing, and ultimately pitching a high fidelity, fully functioning social impact app prototype in an Apple-sponsored expo.
I learned skills in UI/UX design, case study research, and gained experience with technologies like Procreate and Figma.
SAT Tutor | Varsity Tutors
October 2021 to Present
I work with students one-on-one to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses, create lesson plans and academic resources for their personal needs, and implement them during bi-weekly lessons.
Financial Analyst | Ethical Investments Club (EIC) at UMich
January 2022 to Present
I worked with a team of highly motivated club members to research, analyze, and pitch a stock of an ethical company, as part of a club-wide competition where the winning team’s stock will be added to EIC’s portfolio. We chose Tetra Tech, a consulting and engineering services firm. Our team tied as the winner of the competition, check out our pitch presentation here!
Project Manager | Atlas Consulting Group, University of Michigan Ross School of Business
January 2022 to Present
Atlas provides pro-bono strategy consulting services to businesses. As a project manager, I sourced a project with a Detroit-based coffee shop looking to optimize costs after the pandemic. I led a team of 5 strategy analysts to conduct industry research, analyze reports like balance sheets, cash flow statements, income statements, etc., with the end goal of presenting a deliverable with final recommendations to the client. Other responsiblities included consistent client communication, weekly and midpoint deliverable check-ins, and organizing and leading team meetings.
Web Scraping: What effect does weather have on the number of COVID cases in a country?
In the winter of 2023, I took a class on Data Oriented Programming, where I learned python and SQL and had
the opportunity to work with a partner to explore the above research question using data analysis techniques.
We used web scraping to obtain data from both a Weather API detailing the temperature, precipitation, and wind speed in each country, as well as a COVID API detailing the number
of cases at a given time in each country. Using python, we loaded this information into our own database, and used SQL to
narrow the data down and create a table that joined the pertinent information in each API. We then used matplotlib to create data visualizations. Check
out the written report on our project here.
App Prototype: Mindhub
Over the summer of 2022, I had the opportunity to ideate, design, and prototype a social impact app as part of a
selective program held by Apple for female-identifying students in tech.
My app, Mindhub, is a mental health platform that seeks to confronts the stigma around
seeking help for mental health in the South Asian community.
Mindhub allows users to receive help from those that share their social identity, since a large
issue with modern therapy is that it
is often too westernized to be inclusive of all communities and cultures.
Mancala in Java
In my sophomore year of high school, I took AP Computer Science A. For my final project, I worked with a team to code the game Mancala from scratch using Java. Take a look at the code on my github!
Personal Website
After completing a Kode With Klossy camp on web development in my sophomore year of high school, I was immediately intrigued by web development and have made a few HTML pages as a personal hobby. I decided to code this website using the Bootstrap CSS library with the goal of familiarizing myself with HTML/CSS and JavaScript, and published it to a domain to allow people to learn more about me! Check out the code on my github, and feel free to let me know what you think!
