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hi, i'm kristen!
i'm a senior at UC Irvine studying informatics with an interest in cybersecurity. i am a former competitor for the national collegiate cyber defense competition (CCDC) and won nationals in 2025. i will be an incoming associate systems engineer at Okta starting this august.
interests: cars · pottery · reading · photography · climbing
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based incalifornia
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developed an AI-powered slackbot leveraging Google Vertex AI's RAG Engine, trained on internal documentation to resolve IT troubleshooting issues. additionally created IAM provisioning pipelines for third-party applications
worked on cyber compliance policies, Windows systems administration, and IT troubleshooting
created interactive dashboards and visual reports for product analytics and consumer insights.
provided onsite IT support for UCI faculty and staff.
sonar onboarding redesign
figma →redesigned the onboarding flow for a youth mental health application.
happy wallet
slides →designed a hi-fi prototype for a gamified financial literacy education app. won 2nd at design@uci's 2024 fall project teams competition.
NASA WebXR application
info →developed a mobile AR app for NASA's Psyche Mission.
IoT screen time display
github →designed a physical screen time tracker that reads ActivityWatch logs via an ESP8266 microcontroller and sends automated Discord break reminders.