Software Engineer

My passion for technology and innovation led me to pursue a career in software engineering, where I began to combine my inquisitive problem-solving nature with an artists’s creativity to bring ideas to life through technology.

Personal Statement

When I was 20 years old, I went through a traumatic experience with my partner at the time. While speaking to a friend about that experience's effect on me,  I told him that I was not the same person I was the day before. He replied, "You're never the same person you were yesterday." That statement has continued to shape my life throughout the decade since by sparking a drive for constant self-improvement.

Every experience we have shapes who we are regardless of the size of its impact. Each time we go through something new, negative or positive, our perception changes and we form a new version of ourselves. I believe that change is the only constant in life, and how we view change and the opportunities it presents affects how that change impacts us.

Awards & Recognitions

  • Outstanding Student Award, presented by the University of Colorado Colorado Springs College of Engineering and Applied Science, and awarded to students nominated by a faculty member for their exceptional performance

  • Awarded for ever semester I’ve attended at UCCS

  • The Kane Family Foundation awards high-achieving Colorado residents the full cost of tuition, fees, and books for up to four years. Qualifying students must have a 3.5 high school GPA and show consistent, long term, extracurricular involvement.

Demonstration of Leadership

  • As a TA for a Java course, I reviewed students’ code to determine an appropriate grade, provided feedback to students, helped students understand the course material, and maintained the instructor’s awareness of student needs and performance

  • As a student representative for the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, I worked with students from Colorado College, Pikes Peak Community College and the Air Force Academy as part of the QUAD Innovation Partnership to create a solution to the increasing rate of teen suicide in El Paso County, Colorado.

  • As a volunteer, I prepared the center for daily operation, cleaned facilities and grounds, prepared meals for the wolves, cleaned animal pens, provided stimulation for animal enrichment, and assisted in guiding tours.