About Me
- Hunter College (CS)
- CodePath (CyberSecurity)
- TTP Residency @Hunter College (Full Stack - PERN)
- Springboard (Full Stack - MERN/Next.js)
Full-Stack Developer
Building scalable web applications with modern technologies
Past Data Engineer Intern
Resolved BigQuery Geospatial SQL issue pre-acquisition
Security Enthusiast
Implementing secure coding practices and vulnerability assessments
Cloud Architect
Deploying and managing applications on AWS and other cloud platforms
AI Integration
Incorporating AI and machine learning (LLM) into practical applications
Community Leader
Mentoring and supporting underrepresented communities in tech
Lifelong Learner
Continuously expanding skills through courses and hands-on projects
Problem Solver
Translating complex requirements into reliable, high-impact solutions
Full-Stack Developer
Building scalable web applications with modern technologies
Data Engineer
Designing and optimizing data pipelines for analytics
Security Enthusiast
Implementing secure coding practices and vulnerability assessments
Cloud Architect
Deploying and managing applications on AWS and other cloud platforms
AI Integration
Incorporating AI and machine learning into practical applications
Community Leader
Mentoring and supporting underrepresented communities in tech
Lifelong Learner
Continuously expanding skills through courses and hands-on projects
Problem Solver
Translating complex requirements into reliable, high-impact solutions
Community & Service
Highlighting my commitment to community, service, and leadership through technology and direct engagement.
Social Worker & Meditation Teacher
Built as a free service for Lama Wongdue, a dedicated social worker and meditation teacher from my homeland.
Leadership & Community Engagement
Coordinated a college internship info session for middle & high school students in my community, empowering youth with guidance and resources for future careers.
Projects
Next.js / MERN
AI Text Completion (OpenAI, Next.js, Vercel AI SDK)
Building a real-time AI text completion feature by integrating OpenAI’s API with Next.js and Vercel AI SDK, implementing streaming responses and dynamic user input handling for an interactive experience.
MySpace Clone
A modern MySpace clone built with Next.js, Neon (serverless Postgres), and Prisma ORM. Features user authentication, profile customization and follower system
Yodlr Take Home
Full Stack MERN App: React, Node.js, Express, MongoDB
User registration, admin dashboard, REST API, and more.
Experience
June 2024 - May 2025
- • Completed 700+ hours of full-stack web development training, mastering MERN, TypeScript, Next.js, REST/GraphQL, and databases, and built projects including a secure Dog Adoption API, interactive Pokedex, Space Travel Planner, and a full-stack community platform for Himalayan immigrants in NYC using Next.js, React, Prisma, and PostgreSQL
November 2021 - October 2022
- • Managed site updates and deployments, led project planning, and automated asset tracking to improve reliability and efficiency. Streamlined vendor workflows to enhance service quality.
September 2020 - February 2021
- • Integrated CodePath’s Cybersecurity curriculum by applying offensive and defensive techniques with Burp Suite, Kali Linux, and Metasploit to mitigate SQLi, XSS, and CSRF vulnerabilities.
April 2020 - August 2020
- • Optimized T-SQL queries, developed SSIS ETL pipelines to centralize financial data, and built interactive SSRS and Power BI dashboards to deliver real-time revenue and portfolio insights to stakeholders.
June 2019 - December 2019
- • Improved real estate analytics by resolving geospatial rendering issues, building Superset dashboards, and optimizing BigQuery SQL, reducing query latency and enabling faster insights
April 2019 - May 2019
- • Completed a competitive full-stack bootcamp, leading backend development with Node.js, Express, and PostgreSQL, integrating external APIs, and deploying on Heroku to deliver a production-ready PERN application
May 2018 - June 2019
- • Advanced NLP research by presenting machine translation papers, reproducing Codenn with PyTorch/TensorFlow on cloud GPUs, and tuning hyperparameters to optimize model performance.
Certification
- 700+ hours, 1:1 mentor, 4 portfolio projects
- MERN, TypeScript, Next.js, REST, GraphQL, DBs
- Built full-stack apps with PostgreSQL, Prisma, JWT
- Responsive UIs: Tailwind, MUI, Google Maps
- 14-week hands-on web app security
- Vulnerabilities: SQLi, XSS, CSRF, session hijack
- Tools: Metasploit, Wireshark, Kali, Burp Suite
- Wrote technical docs and security reports
- 5-course Python specialization
- Data structures, web data, DB integration
- Data retrieval, processing, visualization
- Projects: scraping, API, data tools
- Core AWS: EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, IAM
- Cloud concepts: infra, pricing, scaling, security
- Hands-on: deploy, configure, IAM, Lambda
- Use cases: VPC, CloudWatch, auto-scaling
Testimonial
“ I believe that he is truly an exceptional individual with a remarkable work ethic, attention to details, specialized knowledge, and an unwavering commitment to achieving outstanding results.
He exhibited a keen ability to develop and maintain comprehensive project schedules, task lists, and progress tracking using Basecamp project management software.
Topgyal excelled in fostering collaboration and teamwork. He was skilled at coordinating the sharing of required files, documents, and other project resources. He effectively communicated any necessary adjustments and was skilled in negotiating when required. ”
Marc Lumer
Founder and Creative Director
Marc Lumer Productions
“ Topgyal was an absolute pleasure to work with-- he is extremely intelligent and diligent, while also maintaining a very affable demeanor and sense of humor. His role demanded versatility, as he was frequently called on to handle diverse tasks ranging from data collection and input, research and analysis, and logistics planning.
With a background and training in computer science, Topgyal has high level technical skills. He is proficient in all existing (and evolving) office software and can find innovative solutions when needed to increase office efficiency. Topgyal also has excellent interpersonal skills. He was frequently the first point of contact in our office and proved adept at interacting with new and established vendors, outside consultants, and VIP contacts... ”
Peter Cobb
Chief of Staff
Krishnamurthy Tandon Foundation