Leo Chang

Experience

Hongik University

Research Intern, Prof. Eunsoo Choi's Civil Engineering Lab · Aug 2026

Four weeks in one of the leading labs internationally in its niche, shape memory alloy fibers embedded in cementitious composites for post-earthquake crack closure: daily experiments alongside graduate students, mechanical testing of SMA wires and fibers, and computer simulations analyzing my own test data.

Zhongke Guoguang Quantum (GGQuanta)

AI/ML Intern, Multi-Agent Systems & Web · Jul 2026

At China's first photonic quantum chip company: wrote and stress-tested agent skills that shipped in QuantaMate, its AI research assistant, at the July 2026 commercial launch, and developed the company's production bilingual English-Chinese website with an interactive 3D model of the chip.

Rutgers University

Research Intern, Prof. Yongfeng Zhang, Computer Science · Apr 2026 – Present

Research on whether LLM agents, one per household, can negotiate in plain English to fairly share energy across a neighborhood during a grid outage. Built and tested a 30-household simulation; live agents beat a zero-LLM control by 5.8 points of load served. Paper drafted for an AAAI-27 workshop.

Chipotle Mexican Grill

Team Member · Sep 2025 – May 2026

Built 200+ orders daily at the counter and for online pickup during peak lunch and dinner rushes, maintained food-safety and hygiene protocols across all stations, and coordinated shift transitions across prep, rush, transition, and close.

Mundial Financial Group

Intern, Investment Banking · Jul – Sep 2025

Led a complete website redesign for a financial-services firm, working directly with the CEO: competitor analysis across 10+ industry sites, all major site copy, and the firm's social media and content calendar.

Achievable, Inc.

Content Marketing Intern · Jul – Oct 2024

Authored 15+ researched blog posts on test-prep topics and guest posts for partner sites at an EdTech startup specializing in test preparation, working fully independently.

Capital Health Regional Medical Center

Junior Volunteer · Jul – Aug 2024

66+ hours of hospital volunteer work across nursing-unit support roles: the Comfort, Book, Tea, and Art cart programs, patient support, administrative work, and discharge-packet assembly. Holds a volunteer certificate.

Ti-Ratana Welfare Society

Director, Orphanage Educational Program · Mar 2020 – Present

Initiated and direct a remote education program for children at one of Kuala Lumpur's largest independent charitable NGOs: weekly Zoom lessons in English and science for 6+ years, 600+ volunteer hours, and an $8,000+ fundraiser for e-learning tools. Featured in Malaysian press.

The Spokesman

Editor in Chief · Sep 2023 – Present

Rose from Associate Editor to Online Editor to Editor in Chief of the school newspaper. Lead a team of 11 editors and manage 36 writers, artists, and photographers across print and digital; oversee editorial decisions, the publication schedule, and digital strategy.

Varsity Fencing

Varsity Saber Captain · 2023 – Present

Varsity saber all four years and captain as a senior, running saber practices for new fencers. 2nd place at NJSIAA District 6 as a sophomore, in both the individual and team events (2025). Competitive saber since age 6.

Science Olympiad

Team Member & Co-head · Sep 2023 – Present

Varsity engineering events, Helicopter and Electric Vehicle: 3rd at Regionals (2025, 2026); 5th (2025) and 4th (2026) in Helicopter and 6th in Electric Vehicle (2025) at NJ States. Co-head of the club for senior year; previously co-headed the middle school team.

SiMS Center (Success in Math and Science)

Peer Mentor · May 2026 – Present

Peer mentor at the Upper School's Success in Math and Science (SiMS) Center: drop-in math and science help for students, five periods a day on the library mezzanine, in a peer-tutoring model built on the PDS Writing Center. Mentors are selected by application.

ObCHESSed Chess Club

Co-Founder · Sep 2025 – Jun 2026

Co-founded the school chess club and grew it to 40+ active members in its first year: drafted the proposal, secured faculty sponsorship, and ran weekly sessions on openings, tactics, and endgames, plus internal tournaments and mentor pairings.