INTRO

hi, chrystel here.|

I create stuff sometimes.

I am a software engineer from Orlando, Florida. I'm fascinated by large-scale, high-impact products and contributing to major feature launches in industry-leading services.

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About me

I am currently persuing my Bachelor's in Computer Science degree at the University of Central Florida (Go Knights!⚔️).

In my free time, I love experimenting with new game development ideas, tinkering on my project car and playing video games. Oh, I am also on the hunt for the best matcha around!

Experience

Amazon — Software Development Engineer Intern

May 2025 — August 2025

Designed and implemented an end-to-end solution impacting 700,000+ Amazon sellers, enabling them to configure alignment and rotation options for custom products in Seller Central, surfaced to customers on Amazon.com via a feature flag
Developed front-end UI components using React, TypeScript, JavaScript, and SCSS, incorporating usability testing and stakeholder feedback to build accessible, modular interfaces.
Internationalized the feature across 9 countries, expanding availability to global sellers and aligning with Amazon's multi-market product customization goals.
Built robust unit and integration tests using Jest and React Testing Library, achieving high test coverage and improving regression reliability across modules.

Projects

Project spotlights

Each tag highlights my favorite projects so far!

TAG 01 DeepBlue A minimal LAMP web app for organizing contacts with quick search, add/edit, and notes-wrapped in an ocean-inspired, responsive UI. TAG 02 Toki MERN app with a Daily Summary (tasks, events, priority), Calendar, Weather (emoji + highs/lows + sunrise/sunset), NASA Photo of the Day, and UCF Parking Tracker-with glassmorphism and a starry background. TAG 03 Portfolio Dark, glassy, chrome-themed portfolio with an animated avitar, crisp typography, and clear IA.

Visual showcase

Deep Blue update contact screen floating above the reef

Deep Blue create and search interface with playful fish

Deep Blue

Dive-themed contact manager across auth, CRUD, and marketing touchpoints.

Toki login screen glowing over a starfield backdrop

Toki dashboard showing weather, tasks, events, and NASA image of the day

Toki calendar view with upcoming events panel

Toki weather forecast layout with hourly and weekly details

Toki real-time parking availability dashboard

Toki Orbit Planner

Daily rituals orbiting NASA imagery and animated chrome planets.

Personal Portfolio

Pink chrome interface featuring custom illustrations, cursor FX, and interactive keychain navigation.

Non-visual builds

MySPIM: Mini MIPS Processor Simulator

Single-cycle MIPS datapath in C (Unix). Executes 14 core instructions end-to-end, with modular ALU, control, and PC update logic. Enforces memory alignment and honors control signals.

C / Unix / Systems Programming

Treasure Coordinates Parser

Java backtracking + parsing to generate all valid (x,y) pairs from a numeric string while enforcing number-format rules.

Java / Algorithms / Backtracking

Enhanced Text Preview

Built core UI + logic to accurately preview customizable text on products in Seller Central (rotation, alignment, constraints). Shipped production-ready React/TypeScript components, state management, validation, and tests under feature flags across multiple marketplaces.

React / TypeScript / Jest+RTL / Design Docs