MY EXPERIENCE
Data Analyst Intern,
VOATZ
April 2024 - November 2024
Scraped 50+ federal and state election ballots for deployment as polls on the Voatz app • Created Pydantic framework for automatic retrieval of data • Creating usable interfaces to display election information
Editorial Intern,
DECIDER.COM
January 2022 - April 2022
Published articles about TV shows and movie releases
on WordPress CMS • Edited graphics for website and social media using Photoshop • Conducted research for Decider staff articles • Transcribed interviews • Assisted social media editor in optimizing site strategy.
Editor in Chief,
GLOBALISTS
August 2021 - January 2022
Led weekly executive board meetings overseeing 30 people in editorial, design and communications departments • Proofread all web and print content for accuracy • Recruited writers and editors • Determined the editorial budget, guidelines and voice • Ensured that all content produced fell in line with Globalists’ style.
Digital Producer,
THE NEWSHOUSE
August 2021 - January 2022
Produced news stories on deadline in multimedia formats • Crafted copy and graphics using Canva for Twitter, Instagram and Facebook • Performed website traffic analysis and generated performance reports • Used Mailchimp to generate weekly newsletter.
Head Reviewer,
PERCEPTION MAGAZINE
August 2019 - May 2022
Sorted through and ranked submissions for magazine • Performed copyediting on multiple pieces • Coordinated with other editors and reviewers to determine art and writing finalists.
Production Intern,
JANASRI NEWS
May 2018 - August 2018
Wrote and analyzed news reports • Translated and transcribed spoken word from Kannada to English • Shadowed and assisted journalists in field duty • Learned the ins and outs of the work done at a broadcast station
MY EDUCATION
M.S. in Data Journalism,
COLUMBIA JOURNALISM SCHOOL
August 2022 - August 2023
Developed programming, investigative
and data viz skills to create projects • Used API, Pandas and
GGPlot to analyze key moments of a Formula One race • Wrote
Master’s Thesis on the impact of private equity firms on oncology
clinics in the U.S
B.S. in Newspaper &
Online Journalism,
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
August 2018 - May 2022
Minors in English and Data Analytics • Magna Cum Laude • Recipient of Founder's Scholarship and Invest in Success Scholarship
MY SKILLS
Associated Press Writing Style, Web Scraping in Python, R (GGPlot), SQL, HTML/CSS, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere Pro, Google Analytics, Mailchimp, Canva, WordPress, X, Instagram, Facebook, Fluent in Kannada, Hindi, and Telugu, Conversational Spanish.
MY HONORS
Recipient of Syracuse University's Founder’s Scholarship and Invest in Success Scholarship.
Recipient of 2022 Newhouse Awards: William Glavin Award for Excellence in Magazine Writing & Henry J. Leader Memorial Prize in Editing.
Recipient of 44 Stars Outstanding Media/Publication Award for Globalists.
Finalist for SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards' Best Student Magazine for Globalists.
Taekwondo Double Black Belt
Young Achiever Award 2018