Experience

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  Suryadarshan badminton academy

  Sept 2011 - Apr 2023

  Badminton athlete

  Passionate badminton player with 10+ years of experience. State level junior runner-up 2016, all-time high school champion, NJIT all-time gold medalist, and bronze medalist in the Tikapur Double Men's Open Badminton Competition. Committed to constant improvement and excellence in the sport.

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  Leo club of pokhara silver mountains

  Jul 2021 - Dec 2024

  Information technology officer (non-profit org.)

  Did many fun projects, helped students in rural areas learn stuff about IT, and managed the club website.

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  Neptou: the tourism app

  May 2022 - now

  Founder

  "Explore the Unexplored"Connecting Nepal's Tourism with Technology. Developed the app Neptou, a platform that connects international travelers with local guides, places, and foods in Nepal. Neptou has been recognized as a top 5 finalist in the biggest IT award in Nepal (ICT award 2022), Top 50 startup in Kathmandu Metro Idea & Innovation 2080 (KMII 2080), and 4th position in Nepal's biggest hackathon (Code for Change 2022).

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  Microsoft for startups

  Apr 2023 - Jul 2024

  Entrepreneur in residence (founders hub)

  • Selected as a beneficiary of the prestigious Founders Hub program at Microsoft for Startups for Project NEPTOU• Leveraged exclusive mentorship, cloud credits, and startup resources to accelerate growth• Developed strategic partnerships and networked with top startup accelerators to drive project success

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  Njit career development services (cds)

  Jan 2024 - now

  Peer mentor / data management intern
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  New jersey institute of technology

  Sept 2024 - Feb 2025

  Undergraduate research assistant

  Designing a swarm robotic localization system using Python (Pymunk, Pygame) to optimize robot positioning algorithms, resulting in a 25% reduction in localization errorCollaborating with students to apply data analysis and visualization techniques to real-world robot datasets.