Making complex workflows feel effortless
I help growing teams align on product direction, validate experiments, and ship polished systems that scale.
Software Engineer · University of Washington
Sep 2022 – Feb 2025 · Seattle, WAAutomated campus software deployments and infrastructure to deliver faster, more reliable tooling for students and staff.
- Optimized Gradle build pipelines and REST APIs to automate silent installs, cutting deployment time 50% and doubling system performance while driving a 70% user satisfaction lift.
- Applied CI/CD security testing and release chain management to keep installations compliant without slowing delivery.
- Orchestrated Kubernetes and Terraform infrastructure to reduce manual configuration by 60% and keep environments consistent end-to-end.
Coding Instructor & STFC Admin · University of Washington
Oct 2022 – Mar 2025 · Seattle, WAGuided student technologists while running funding operations that scale the university’s developer ecosystem.
- Secured 1st place in the PNW Coding Competition using Dijkstra's Algorithm to solve a satellite communications path challenge.
- Mentored a cohort of 13 honors freshmen through foundational programming coursework and project critiques.
- Delivered an Angular and Django inventory platform that reduced bookstore load times by 25% and improved usability.
IT Intern · KBA Inc.
Jun 2021 – Sep 2022 · Bellevue, WAModernized enterprise infrastructure and security tooling for 500+ employees during a major cloud upgrade.
- Streamlined SharePoint libraries and user lists for 540 concurrent users to enable upgrades across SharePoint, UKG, and Dynamics SL.
- Deployed vulnerability scanners, SIEM, IDS/IPS, and firewall policies to harden endpoints while maintaining agile stakeholder communication.
- Resolved Remote Gateway Server and VPN issues and integrated Azure with on-prem directories, keeping 400+ staff connected during the Dynamics SL 2018 rollout.
Shaping products from vision to launch
A snapshot of collaborations where research, prototyping, and engineering came together to ship ambitious work.
Cyberforce
2024Full-stack incident response simulator that blends machine learning analytics with operational security drills for renewable energy partners.
Campus Deployment Automation
2023CI/CD tooling that powers campus-wide silent installations, doubling performance while keeping release security checks automated.
STFC Inventory Platform
2024An Angular and Django service that streamlines bookstore operations and reduces load times for student technology services by 25%.
Notes from the field
Reflections on building trust with prototypes, running accessible critiques, and scaling research habits.
Prototypes build trust
2024 · Crafting the right fidelity to align cross-functional teams.Eight heuristics for accessible design
2023 · A framework I use when reviewing flows with product teams.Designing a discovery cadence
2022 · How we built a research habit inside a startup moving fast.Let’s build something transformative
Whether you need a design partner, an audit, or a prototyping sprint, I’d love to hear what you’re working on.