The Portfolio of Zen
Operations, research, and creative development — at the intersection of technology and human experience.
About
I'm a student at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business studying Business Administration with a minor in Science, Technology & Society. My work lives at the intersection of operations, data science, and creative technology.
Currently interning at TikTok on the Collectibles Operations team and conducting undergraduate research at Berkeley's Energy Institute at Haas on the economic impacts of data centers. Previously, I've worked in strategic consulting, AI verification, and led development at Entrepreneurs@Berkeley.
Outside of work, I practice kendo, collect trading cards and graded comics, and build things for the web.
Undergraduate research at Berkeley's Energy Institute at Haas using difference-in-differences methodology to analyze the economic, environmental, and community impacts of data center openings across the US, focusing on Loudoun and Prince William counties in Virginia.
Livestream shopping operations, campaign management, and GMV analytics for TikTok's collectibles vertical. Built Excel dashboards, seller incentive programs, and release impact trackers.
Warehouse employee sentiment analysis using Glassdoor and YouTube data. Root cause analysis of burnout, friction flowcharts, and intervention design using SCQA and Pyramid Principle frameworks.
Philosophy
A multidisciplinary practice spanning data science, product operations, and creative development. Driven by curiosity at the boundary of systems and stories.
Experimental Lab
Home café discovery app prototype — find specialty coffee experiences in your neighborhood. Built with Next.js and Supabase.
A criticism of how our interpretation of art changes with the blurbs we read.
35mm Film — SoMa House
Architecture & palms
35mm Film — Boat Crew
Lake day
35mm Film — New Balance
Detail study
35mm Film — Night Water
After dark
