Work
Arzana (YC X26)
Forward Deployed Software Engineer
AI-powered office execution system automating front-office operations for US manufacturers and distributors. YC X26.
John Deere
Quality Analytics Part-Time Student
Built internal data products to enhance machine quality and operational efficiency using PySpark and Databricks. Developed feature engineering pipelines and collaborated with cross-functional teams on issue detection systems.
GoAheadVentures
Venture Scout
Early stage deals with checks from $200k to $1M.
Iowa State University
Undergraduate Researcher
Developed AI evaluation framework for LLM question-answering performance on scientific literature using BERTScore. Conducted statistical analysis (Friedman χ² = 15.54, p = 0.008) with semantic similarity via sentence transformer embeddings, measuring accuracy rates from 8.3% to 30%.
CrownLabs
Founder
Building consumer apps.
SpeechStream
Founder
Real-time speech processing platform. Acquired March 2025.
FIRST Robotics
Mentor
Programming & Outreach Lead for Team 18397. Mentored 13 teams, founded 3 internationally. 2× World Championship contender.
Waukee APEX
Engineering Associate
Featured in KCCI 8, Des Moines Register, WHO 13. Scrum Master for community mini-forest signage project.
Samurai Sushi & Hibachi
Assistant Manager
Managed daily operations for 200+ customers. Led social media with 90K+ monthly reach. Built catering software.