I’m a capable full stack engineer, committed to continuously improve my skills, collaborate effectively on a team, and create user-centered designs which solve real-world problems. I have an outstanding ability for debugging, problem solving, and discovering edge cases. Well-versed in design patterns, software architecture, and cross-team collaboration.
Writing code for ten years, I have an extensive knowledge of frontend and backend across several languages including C#, JavaScript, Ruby, Swift, and Python. Most importantly, I’m obsessed with the user: Creating software which solves user’s pain points and provides a seamless, intuitive, and beautiful user experience.
Highlights
Competitive
What is most important in my software engineering career?
Utilizing cutting-edge technologies to make a difference in people’s lives.
I’ve always wanted to deliver the best, to bring customers the most refined and up-to-date experience, but in order to do this, it’s paramount that I consistently refine and improve my skills through ongoing, professional development. Only then can I deliver authentic value, to bring a rewarding customer experience and huge corporate profits.
Artistic
Nothing has more impact on human beings than the power of visuals. Our brains respond immediately to visuals, and visuals have a tremendous impact on how we perceive a product or service. This leads to one principle:
Art has the power to transform.
Art is transformative in so many ways, but it always involves an impact on the viewer. Whether it’s converting clicks into leads, retaining customer contracts, or generating positive feedback through intuitive design, at its core art is about transforming the user experience and driving home a lasting impact. This resonates with me; visual design has impacted me in so many ways, and I’m so excited to drive the next generation of refined user experience through the power of art.
Driven
Since an early age, I’ve been a motivated learner that has continuously taught myself to code and design well. Throughout my entire learning journey, one thing has remained:
Become the best.
This principle drives everything that I do. From learning cutting-edge approaches to AI, to several classes in Graphic Design to bring innovation, to mastering the latest programming languages and frameworks, everything is driven by a desire to be the best.
Specialties
UX Design
One of my favorite specialties in software engineering is UX design, also known as User Experience Design. Creating user interfaces has always fascinated me, and I’ve always wanted to build rich, modern user interfaces. Since I began programming, I’ve written over 10+ apps, most of them using Windows Presentation Foundation or WPF, which is known for its ability to create rich, user-oriented interfaces, with more flexibility than CSS.
More recently, I took it upon myself to take several classes on LinkedIn on graphic design, so that I would have the foundation to create refined, modern, user experiences. Since then, I’ve been continually applying my skills in a variety of ways, one of which is this portfolio website. I designed this entire website from the ground up, prototyping all of the designs in Adobe XD and then implementing them with HTML and CSS.
Artificial Intelligence
We live in a changing world, a world with an increasing amount of uncertainty, of complexity, and of misinformation. These factors require new technologies to bring corporate and consumer value. My interest in utilizing the latest technologies and the most cutting-edge innovation demands that I become acquainted with the latest and greatest invention of human history.
I first entered the AI field during the summer of 2021, where I spent several months learning the fundamentals of artificial intelligence; things like training, loss, optimization and backpropagation. I learned these concepts with a specific focus on their application in computer vision, one of my favorite specialties.
Computer Vision
The computer vision industry is especially fascinating to me, because it allows me to combine my love for visuals with cutting-edge innovation. Most of my study in artificial intelligence, was based specifically on computer vision, and I implemented these concepts in Keras and TensorFlow, running simulations on my desktop computer, tweaking the AI model settings (known as the hyperparameters), and comparing the results.
This past spring, I wrote an “Introduction to Modern Convolutional Networks” for my college thesis. I discussed an overview of my knowledge of computer vision, as well as several strategies to improve the performance of convolutional neural networks, which are at the heart of computer vision, and finally some of the latest industry experiments.
Interests
Guitar
The past couple years, I’ve been trying to pick up playing guitar, especially for worship. Picking up how to play a musical instrument can be a lot of work, but I’m SLOWLY getting there with a lot of practice.
Personal Blog
I'm a Christian who believes that Jesus wants each of us to have an intimate relationship with Him, and that all might read the Word of God “as one having authority and not as the scribes.” (Matthew 7:28-9). Rather than repeating what is currently popular in Christianity or the Church, I'm absolutely convinced that Jesus gave us His Word so that each of us might not only apply it to our lives but comprehend amid our own limitations the mysteries of God, which He has revealed to the little (Matthew 11:25-6).
I write for this purpose: That all men and women might see the mighty works of God in our time through the eyes of faith, and that one day everyone will experience the glory of God, alive in the Church!
Photography
Taking photos has been one of my favorite hobbies as early as my childhood. In a world full of pain and division, my mind is drawn to capture what’s truly beautiful. I especially love to take pictures of nature, because there is a sacredness and a beauty in the environment, unparalleled by human invention. For “the heavens proclaim the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims His handiwork.” (Psalm 19:1).
