I'm a software developer from Northern California with a background spanning cybersecurity, intelligence gathering, data science, geospatial technology, systems programming, and web development.

I got into cybersecurity as a teenager, where I developed an early interest in reverse engineering video games, penetration testing, and understanding how software works beneath the surface. That led me to C and Python, and eventually into a decade-plus of building software across a wide range of languages, frameworks, and platforms.

I've been working with C and Python for ~15 years, and JavaScript and web technologies for ~12 years, with additional experience in Java, C#, and other languages. I enjoy learning new technologies, but I'm especially interested in understanding the systems underneath them-not just the abstractions built on top.

Early in my career, I was contracted by a professor at California State University, Chico to develop a high-level, internally used Japanese language-learning platform. That project is still evolving today.

More recently, I spent several years in the fire and emergency technology industry, working with companies including DigitalPath and ALERTWest on software and technology supporting large-scale wildfire detection and situational awareness. That experience pushed me deeper into distributed systems, accelerated-computing, cloud-computing, geospatial technology, computer vision, and real-world data processing.

Outside of traditional software development, I enjoy game development and simulation. I've worked extensively with Unreal Engine 3/4/5 and Godot, and I regularly experiment with technologies such as Three.js, WebGPU, and GPU-accelerated visualization.

Today, I'm focused on exploring the intersection of software engineering, AI, geospatial systems, and automation - particularly the opportunities emerging from the current GenAI revolution.

I'm always building something, taking something apart, or trying to figure out how it works.

Feel free to reach out if you want to collaborate or just chat!