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  • 2017 - Became a research manager at UC Merced Health Communications & Interventions Lab where she collaborated with CDC and research universities to create health intervention programs: smoking cessation, reducing risk for skin cancer, and finding factors that would lead to increased physical exercise

  • 2018 - Presented at the American Psychological Sciences Convention on "The Roles of Cancer Risk Representations, Risk-Action Coherence, and Affect in Motivating Physical Activity" where we highlighted self-efficacy and coherence with significant contributing factors to changing behavior

  • 2020 - Graduated from Keck Graduate Institute with a Master of Science in Human Genetics and Genomic Data Analysis and collaborated with Scripps Translational Research Institute to expedite a deep learning neural network to process across the entire human genome

  • 2021 - Published "Rapid, Reference-Free human genotype imputation with denoising autoencoders" published in eLife Journals whose goal was to use an affordable technology to help inform the public of their genetic risk for cardiovascular disease

  • 2021 - Formed HonuSquare — an e-commerce company retailing cookware and homeware for the Asian family

  • 2022 - Graduated from Founder Institute, an accelerator program for startups, to initiate the process of product development, patenting, and fundraising

  • 2023 - Remodeled several family property units and increased rental prices to market rate for long- and medium-term rentals

  • 2024 - Launched AirBnb listing and actively engaged in short-term rentals

Leslie’s portfolio shows what she has initiated and executed despite multiple differing industries. Nonetheless, they always start with a problem and end with a decision.

Solving problems within these spaces:

  • Biotechnology

  • Retail

  • Real Estate


    Has helped Leslie understand the importance of data in making sound decisions. That's why she specializes in data analysis and visualization, helping companies turn raw data into actionable insights.  She uses cutting-edge tools and techniques to collect, clean, and analyze your data, uncovering patterns and trends that can help you derive more confident decision strategies.

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