Business Experience

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  Business Developer - NaaS Technology | Nov 2023-Jan 2024
  Led business development initiatives across North America with a focus on electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. Represented the company at CES 2024, introducing innovative standing and mobile EV charging solutions to potential clients, industry partners, and investors. Delivered on-site technical consultations, explaining system architecture, use cases, and integration strategies to enterprise clients and fleet operators. Identified market opportunities, collected customer feedback, and reported insights to the product team to inform roadmap decisions.
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  Founder - Congzhi Cafe Space | Jun 2023-Current
  Established a multifunctional cultural café blending beverages, dining, literature, music, and ancient Chinese aesthetics to create an immersive experience for young, affluent customers. Developed and executed a comprehensive business plan focused on both day-to-day retail operations and high-end private events, resulting in sustainable revenue streams. Recruited and trained staff in drink preparation, dessert plating, customer interaction, and daily operational workflows. Led branding efforts by producing, editing, and publishing promotional videos and vlogs on the official media channels, significantly enhancing customer engagement and brand recognition. Fostered a community-oriented atmosphere by hosting literary salons, tea culture events, and live performances.
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  Chef - Congzhi Cafe Space | May-Jul 2024
  Designed and executed a seasonal menu featuring innovative Chinese hotpot seafood entrees tailored to local tastes and seasonal ingredients. Led kitchen operations, ensuring quality control, timely service, and ingredient freshness. Collaborated with suppliers to source premium seafood and specialty ingredients while optimizing cost efficiency. Trained junior kitchen staff on preparation techniques, hygiene standards, and workflow coordination.
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  Founder - Writers' Tavern | Jan 2025-Current
  Developed and customized a creative cocktail menu inspired by literature and storytelling, offering a unique sensory experience for guests. Contributed to the interior design by incorporating vintage décor, handwritten quotes, and atmospheric lighting to evoke a literary ambiance. Introduced a bistro-style service model to enhance food and drink pairing, resulting in increased customer engagement and extended stay time. Managed day-to-day operations, curated promotional content, and collaborated with local artists and musicians to host themed events, fostering a vibrant, intellectual social space.

Academic Experience

• NVIDIA GTC Hack for Impact — Culture Impact Track Winner | Mar 2026
  The NVIDIA GTC Hack for Impact award celebrates impactful AI innovations, with Symphonia Studio winning the Culture Impact track for helping audiences better understand and explore classical music through intelligent recommendations and interactive visualizations.
• NVIDIA Workshop: LLM Application Development & Prompt Engineering | Mar 2026
  Completed NVIDIA’s “Building LLM Applications with Prompt Engineering” workshop, focusing on the practical development of LLM-powered systems. Covered prompt engineering techniques such as few-shot learning, system message design, and iterative optimization, alongside implementation using OpenAI APIs and LangChain. Built modular pipelines using LangChain Expression Language (LCEL), enabling scalable and parallel workflows. Gained experience in structured output generation (Pydantic, JSON parsing), data extraction, and document tagging, and explored LLM agents, tool integration, and real-time API interaction through hands-on mini-projects.
• Undergraduate Researcher — CATs Lab, UW–Madison | Feb–May 2024
  Conducted independent research on Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensors; collected and analyzed experimental data, trained neural networks, and developed classifiers for accurate facial feature detection.

Conference

• ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit | Apr 2026
  Attended the student program of ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in San Diego, a premier gathering of global leaders in energy, technology, and research. Engaged with cutting-edge innovations in sustainable energy, participated in industry matchmaking and networking sessions, and explored emerging opportunities at the intersection of AI, engineering, and energy systems.
• NVIDIA GTC | Mar 2026
  attended the NVIDIA GTC (GPU Technology Conference), a global conference centered on artificial intelligence and accelerated computing. The event featured technical talks, workshops, and hackathons covering topics such as deep learning, large language models, and real-world AI applications. It was a valuable opportunity to engage with cutting-edge technologies, learn from industry experts, and connect with researchers and developers in the AI community.