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The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
— Albert Camus
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Applied Intuition
Simulation / Autonomy

Vehicle and Maritime simulation for autonomous systems. AI/ML local deployments.

Amazon
AWS RoboMaker / AWS Simulation Technology / AWS HPC

Worked on large-scale simulation systems.

Masters
University of Michigan

M.S.E in Computer Science.

Research
Honda Research Institute

Navigable plane detection for autonomous micro-mobility.

Research
University of Michigan

Monte carlo percolation simulations under Robert M. Ziff.

Undergrad
University of Michigan

B.S.E in Computer Science, Minor in Business and Multidisciplinary Design.

Projects

A small collection of things I built and shipped.

BudgetLens: Interactive Financial Dashboard

Next.jsReactTypeScriptPostgreSQLDockerPrismashadcn/ui
  • Enabled users to gain financial insights by developing an interactive dashboard that visualized complex transactions
Open

CreditKarmaExtractor: Chrome Extension for Transaction Export

JavaScriptChrome Extensions
  • Streamlined personal financial tracking by automating the export of Credit Karma transactions into CSV files
Open

Compensation Calculator

TypeScriptReactViteTailwind CSS
  • Model and compare compensation packages over time with offers and assumptions (base, bonus, equity grants/vesting, raises, cost of living)
  • Project total compensation, visualize equity value, and compare scenarios side-by-side
  • All data is stored locally in your browser
Open

Personal Website

Next.jsReact Three Fiber (R3F)Tailwind CSS
  • Conveyed the theme "Human." — highlighting the partnership between human creativity and AI in building and storytelling
Open

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Hobbies

Running
5K 17:05 • 10K 42:30 • Half Marathon: ??
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Reading
Always
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Football
Detroit Lions • Michigan
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Ultimate Frisbee
Cutter / Handler
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Places I've Been

My Book Recommendations

Children of Time
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Abundance
Ezra Klein
How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
Ryan North
The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem, #2)
Liu, Cixin
Chrysalis
BeaverFur

My YouTube Recommendations

Avatar for Asianometry
Asianometry
Video essays on business, economics, and history. Sometimes about Asia, but not always.

Tech and silicon history deep-dives.

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My Podcast Recommendations

Dwarkesh Patel
Dwarkesh Patel
The Peterman Pod
Ryan Peterman
Fall of Civilizations
Paul M.M. Cooper
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Dan Carlin
Dust
Dust Studios

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Why “Human”?

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