hello, I'm david!
"Guess what? You're going to wake up tomorrow and have an absolutely phenomenal day. And if your day isn't phenomenal, it'll still be better than today."
about
I recently completed my B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), where I was honored with the CMU Senior Leadership Recognition Award. I am now continuing my studies at CMU to pursue my M.S. in ECE (expected 2027). My technical interests lie at the intersection of computer architecture, digital VLSI/silicon design, and reconfigurable computing, driven by a central goal: engineering systems that pair high performance with uncompromising reliability.To me, reliability extends beyond logic circuits and systems; it is also about the structures that support them. Whether translating a complex hardware architecture from RTL to silicon or leading a technical team, I focus on building resilient frameworks—both in the hardware I design and the collaborative environments I foster.
This site serves as a showcase of my publicly shareable work, professional milestones, and the experiences that shape my engineering journey.
career highlights
| role | company | description | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware Engineering Intern |  |
Verified PCIe Gen5/Gen6 links and qualified rack-level switches for ML acceleration systems. | May - August 2026 |
| FPGA Intern |  |
Upgraded FPGA IP for high-speed image compression engines. | May - August 2025 |
| Head TA, 18-100 |  |
Led 40 TAs to serve 180 first-year students for ECE’s introductory class. | January - December 2026 |
| Researcher, IO Harness Project | |
Designing a standardized interface harness for IC tapeouts. | May 2024 - Present |
| TA, 18-100 | |
Led small groups and office hours for ECE’s introductory class. | August 2023 - January 2026 |
| Power Electronics & Programming Intern |  |
Prototyped power electronics circuits and inventory management systems. | June - August 2022, June - August 2023 |
| Programming Intern |  |
Designed a “word-of-the-day” channel (software plugin). | June - August 2021 |
| Data Science Intern |  |
Implemented scripts to disguise personally-identifying information in clinical notes. | June - August 2020 |