Since I was a kid, I've been a fan of things that involve patterns and logic. This motivated me to double major in music and math in college.

At a fork in the road, I decided to pursue music professionally. Along the way, I learned how to practice and learn effectively, how to perform well under pressure, and how to be a reliable, communicative collaborator.

Eventually I felt the urge to tip the scales back towards quantitative thinking in my work. Around the same time I noticed you can build useful, and sometimes even beautiful, things with code—and tackle some hefty real-world problems in doing so.

So, long story short, now I develop software. Math pops up in the work here and there. And debugging feels a lot like practicing or rehearsing; they require similarly unreasonable levels of persistence. 😉

Positive impact is also a major motivator for me. I'm interested in how we might leverage technology to help with climate change, sustainability, security, healthcare improvement, and accessible education.

Other things I like include taking care of plants, communing with cats, learning stuff I didn't know I didn't know, and hiking.