Srikar Konda

• Growth & Institutional Validation: Scaled to 500+ verified users at OSU; selected for OSU Builders program to connect with venture capital investors; featured in Columbus Before Coffee.
• Cloud Infrastructure & Migration: Currently architecting a strategic migration from Firebase to AWS to enhance horizontal scalability and optimize long-term operational costs.
• Security Engineering: Neutralized an active script-based bot attack using Firebase App Check and reCAPTCHA Enterprise; maintained 100% uptime during 140k+ Firestore reads.
• System Architecture: Engineered a modular, scale-ready backend and a proprietary "Trust Score" consensus algorithm to validate crowdsourced data across 5+ university markets.
• Risk Mitigation: Implemented automated Cloud Function kill switches and cost-protection logic to secure infrastructure against billing spikes and unauthorized API access.

Business Operations: Bootstrapped a local service business, generating $10,000+ in revenue through direct marketing and client retention strategies.

• Data Analysis: Conducted data-driven oncology research to evaluate novel cancer inhibitors; managed and analyzed complex datasets to identify patterns in cell viability.
• Process Optimization: Refined experimental protocols for in vitro cell culture, applying engineering principles to improve consistency and reproducibility of high-stakes lab results.