About
Here's a rough timeline of how I got here: the work, the context, and what I picked up along the way. I also keep a blog for things about my life or interests I want to document.
2018 – 2023
Northeastern Illinois University
I've always been drawn to consumer technology. The way good products just feel right. Wanting to understand how they actually work internally, I decided to pursue computer science. That's where I learned the fundamentals and object-oriented programming that still ground how I build. Along the way I discovered interaction design and made it a minor. It reframed how I think about building: functionality and feel aren't separate concerns.
Summer 2023
Software Developer Intern - FCB Chicago (now BBDO Chicago)
My first real developer role. I built a full-stack office reservation platform with enterprise SSO and the SeatGeek API, so booking a seat stopped being an email thread. It was also my first real lesson in collaborating with a team and shipping something people actually depend on.
2023 – 2025
Discovery
During this time I explored through self-learning and the social side of life. I went deeper into the craft with CodePath's intermediate and advanced web programs, building full-stack apps on my own terms. I worked as a busser, visited countries like Japan, South Korea, Barcelona, and Mexico, and got to appreciate and learn from other cultures along the way. I also made it to Morocco to see my best friend get married. Those years gave me a clearer sense of what I wanted from a career and what I valued beyond it.
2025 – Present
Software Development Engineer 1 - WEX Inc.
Working on benefits technology. The infrastructure that helps people access and understand their employee benefits. I've been helping build micro-frontends for our next-gen benefits enrollment platforms. Based in Chicago, working remote.
Side Quests
Building & Learning
Working on Cicero on the side, and always in some stage of ideating something new. Lately I've been building with Cursor and learning agentic workflows as I go, growing as an engineer along the way.
Elsewhere