Industry Experience

Ember Learning

Backend Lead

  • Architected and deployed FastAPI services in Python with Docker, scaling classroom tools to production traffic.
  • Standardized Doppler-driven secret rotation and focused on shipping practical, industry-ready workflows.

The Coder School

Tutor

  • Guided 30+ students through core CS concepts, emphasizing depth of understanding over rote memorization.
  • Fostered an inclusive environment that helped young developers stay motivated and curious.

Projects (The Highlight Reel)

TextBot

AI-powered video editing automation

  • Built a storytelling pipeline with OpenAI's API and MoviePy to script, edit, and post videos in minutes.
  • Scaled daily publishing from zero to 54k YouTube subscribers and 51M+ views since April 2024, generating passive revenue.

ProvenPicks.io

Data-driven sports prediction platform

  • Designed a big-data pipeline in Python (pandas, matplotlib) to generate daily game outcome predictions.
  • Delivered insights via React Native and automated SMTP campaigns, blending analytics with entrepreneurship.

InstantDMV

Automation for DMV scheduling

  • Launched a Rust + Actix-Web backend with a TypeScript/Next.js client to streamline appointments.
  • Used MongoDB and Selenium-driven scraping to keep inventory fresh, reinforcing e-commerce and ops experience.

sidenote: these were some of the most successful projects... if you want to see more (and less impressive) projects - go to my github

Leadership & Awards

Fred Fletcher Outstanding Volunteer Awards

City of Raleigh · 2023 Nominee

  • Recognized for summer camp contributions that improved programming for local youth.

Education & Languages

Leesville Road High School

Class of 2025

Spoken Languages

  • Conversational Spanish (7+ years of study).
  • Fluent, native English speaker.