I'm a design engineer who enjoys making complicated things feel a little simpler.
I've spent nearly five years building frontend tools at AWS, and somewhere along the way I became just as interested in why we build things as how we build them.
That curiosity led me to study Human–Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon, where I'm exploring the research and design side of creating products.
PANTONIFY©1ED760I studied computer science at Colorado College and explored communication and motion design through a 2D design course at Washington University in St. Louis.
My project Pantonify, which connected Spotify music with Pantone-inspired colors, helped me discover how much I enjoyed experimenting with playful interactions.
After university, I spent nearly five years working as a frontend engineer at AWS, developing interfaces for complex infrastructure tooling.
Although I enjoyed implementation, I became increasingly interested in contributing to the decisions behind what we build.
I wanted to explore new interaction patterns, understand users more deeply, and look beyond the boundaries of existing design systems.
This led me to pursue Human–Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon.
I enjoy taking complicated problems and finding ways to make them feel approachable.
Working as an engineer has taught me that even the smallest design decisions can have considerable complexity behind them. Something that looks as simple as adding a button might involve much more than meets the eye.
Because of that, I try to think about the entire experience: how something looks, how people interact with it, how it's implemented, and how it might evolve.
To me, thoughtful design and thoughtful engineering are closely connected.
At AWS, I worked on MetricOrganizer, a system for configuring and visualizing operational metrics.
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I particularly enjoy the details that make digital experiences feel cohesive, such as transitions between screens and how information flows between interactions.
Sometimes, surprisingly small problems reveal unexpected complexity.
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0/28I built an onscreen keyboard for a touchscreen panel used in data centers because the Linux environment restricted access to the operating system's keyboard.
I worked on scheduling interfaces for fan events, where handling dates correctly became an important part of the experience.
I've also taken ownership of less visible engineering work, such as checking pages for missing data and updating dependencies across applications.
I enjoy these challenges because the details matter to the people using and maintaining the product.
I got into photography during high school, and it's stuck with me ever since. I love capturing landscapes and playing with scale, but mostly I enjoy having little pieces of places and moments to look back on.
I love movies, and I appreciate cinematography and the details that make fictional worlds feel alive.
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These days, I'm interested in creating tools that help people do more, whether that's working more efficiently or finding new ways to be creative.
I'd especially love to explore better ways to share photographs and memories with others.
I don't have a particular solution in mind yet, but I'm excited by the opportunity to explore ideas through both design and engineering.
If you'd like to talk ideas, I'd love to hear from you.