SOFTWARE

ENGINEER

Passionate about creating intuitive and engaging user experiences. Specialize in transforming ideas into beautifully crafted products.

+24

PROJECTS
COMPLETED

+9

CLIENT
DELIVERABLES

+6

LANGUAGES
USED

Featured Projects

Dino

Climbing analytics application and logbook for tracking sessions, progress, and sends.

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Capstone

In progress now. This slot will be updated with the full project once it is published.

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RECENT

PROJECTS

Dino

Full-stack web application designed for sport climbers to track their performance.

Cellular Automaton

Interactive visualization of cellular automata using HTML Canvas.

Dark Odyssey

A 2D side-scrolling platformer game built with Unity.

RECENT

EXPERIENCE

B.S. Software Engineering | Arizona State University

Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering

GPA: Cum Laude | Aug 2022 - May 2026

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant | Web Development

Assisted teaching a senior-level web development course by creating a security lab walkthrough video that helped 81 students complete the assignment. Supported students by answering 50+ forum questions, hosting biweekly office hours for GraphQL and REST API help, and bringing in an industry guest speaker for career advice

Arizona State University | Aug 2025 - October 2025

Software Engineer (Game Development) Contract

Built 9 custom 2D Unity games for 26 clients, working closely with each to understand their needs and deliver what they wanted. Earned 6 five-star reviews by staying in close communication and iterating based on feedback.

Freelance | July 2020 - October 2021

POWERFUL

TOOLS

React

Frontend development

Next.js

React-based web framework

Expo

Mobile development

Spring Boot

Backend development

ASP.NET

Web development

AWS

Cloud computing platform

DESIGN

THOUGHTS

The Importance of Healthy Criticism in Software Engineering Teams

Conflict avoidance helps in social settings, but it can hurt engineering teams. Here’s why healthy criticism is essential for building better software.

Thu Mar 05 2026

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