Education
B.S. Software Engineering
Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
2025 - 2027 (Expected)
A.S. Math, A.S. Computer Science
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo
2022 - 2025
Experience
Software Engineer
U.S. Space Force
Aug. 2026 - Present
Vandenburg, CA
- Developing a geospatial planning and site-reconnaissance tool for mobile instrumentation planning during launch and test operations.
- Defining an MVP that combines terrain visualization, KML trajectories, candidate-site records, and planning-package exports.
- Supporting design of terrain-aware line-of-sight, distance, bearing, and elevation-angle analysis for candidate-site comparison.
Systems Development Engineer Intern
SESLOC Credit Union
June 2026 - Present
San Luis Obispo, CA
- Built a Django application for tracking ATM status, iterating on requirements through stakeholder meetings.
- Enhanced and redesigned a Django dashboard for monitoring branch visitors through stakeholder-driven feature and UI/UX iterations.
- Developed proprietary-language programs for the core financial system to automate daily loan reporting and teller loan-ID lookup, preventing reuse of paid-off loan IDs.
- Produced developer and end-user documentation; collaborated with engineers using Git, Azure DevOps, daily standups, and SESLOC's SDLC.
Web Developer
Cal Poly AIP (Academic Innovations & Programs)
Jan. 2026 - Present
San Luis Obispo, CA
- Work under Cal Poly AIP to deliver various web projects under multiple departments across Cal Poly
- Collaborate with Amazon, AWS, and DxHub staff to deliver an internal dashboard showing Canvas course accessibility across Cal Poly at the college and department level, using real datasets to help meet CSU system-wide accessibility standards with UDOIT, Athena, and AWS QuickSight
- Use Drupal 7 and other web content management services to deliver official university webpages for departments and events
Full Stack Developer
Hack4Impact Cal Poly
Sep. 2025 - Present
San Luis Obispo, CA
- Implement full-stack features for nonprofit clients (Ecologistics, Habitat For Humanity) using React, Express, MongoDB, and Next.js, contributing to production code used by real organizations
- Build and integrate REST APIs to support frontend workflows and features, collaborating with designers to translate Figma designs into responsive UI components
- Coordinate development tasks within a 10-person engineering team, working closely with tech leads to scope features, review pull requests, and meet sprint deadlines
- Practice Agile development through sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives, delivering assigned features within sprint timelines
Programming & Robotics Instructor
iD Tech Camps - Stanford University
May 2024 - Aug. 2024
Stanford, CA
- Led and instructed week-long engineering courses in VEX robotics and programming, teaching Python and C++ to middle and high school students
- Independently managed classrooms of 10-14 students, adapting instruction to different skill levels while maintaining structured timelines
- Developed lesson plans and technical exercises to reinforce core programming concepts and problem-solving skills
AI Researcher
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Jan. 2024 - Jun. 2024
San Luis Obispo, CA
- Built an AI-powered chatbot to answer student questions about Cal Poly staff, academics, and senior projects, working in a 5-person research team
- Designed and implemented a user interest survey to collect structured feedback and improve LLM responses through prompt tuning and data refinement
- Managed project milestones and deliverables independently, meeting weekly deadlines, while balancing coursework
Computer Science Tutor
M.E.S.A Program - Cuesta College
Jan. 2024 - May 2025
San Luis Obispo, CA
- Provided one-on-one and small group tutoring for core CS classes, including Intro to Programming, Data Structures, Object-Oriented Programming, Computer Organization, and Discrete Math, supporting students across multiple semesters
- Assisted students with Java, Python, C/C++, and Assembly Language, helping debug code and clarify how code executes across different abstraction levels
- Served as lead tutor for the MESA program, completing 400+ tutoring hours, and supporting 30+ students, through sustained, semester-long academic improvement
Technical Skills
Languages
Java
C
C++
JavaScript
HTML
CSS
Python
SQL
Frameworks & Libraries
React
Node.js
Express
Vite
Bootstrap
Tools & Technologies
Git
GitHub
VS Code
IntelliJ
Zsh
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
REST APIs