Work

John Deere

Jan 2026

Quality Analytics Part-Time Student (Incoming)

Building internal data products to enhance machine quality and operational efficiency using PySpark and Databricks. Developing feature engineering pipelines and collaborating with cross-functional teams on issue detection systems.

GoAheadVentures

Dec 2025 — Present

Venture Scout

Early stage deals with checks from $200k to $1M.

Iowa State University

Aug 2025 — Present

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

2024 — Present

Founder

Building consumer apps.

SpeechStream

2021 — 2025

Founder

Real-time speech processing platform. Acquired March 2025.

FIRST Robotics

2021 — Present

Mentor

Programming & Outreach Lead for Team 18397. Mentored 13 teams, founded 3 internationally. 2× World Championship contender.

Waukee APEX

Aug 2024 — Feb 2025

Engineering Associate

Featured in KCCI 8, Des Moines Register, WHO 13. Scrum Master for community mini-forest signage project.

Samurai Sushi & Hibachi

2017 — 2024

Assistant Manager

Managed daily operations for 200+ customers. Led social media with 90K+ monthly reach. Built catering software.