About Me

Career

I have a background in design, software, research and data. I am interested in accessibility, thoughtful storytelling and breaking down institutional barriers through various fields. To me, empathy is the most important trait, both in design and in life. I am interested in work that involves utilizing tools from multiple different spaces and the human side of the tech industry. I graduated from the University of California San Diego with a degree in Cognitive Science, specializing in Design & Interaction.

Currently, I work as an IT Engineer at Argyle Corporation. Here, I specialize in general service desk as well as device deployment and management. Previously, I worked as an IT Support Specialist at Headspace Health, and as a Software Engineering Intern in IBM Cloud Austin in the Softlayer team on designing the Internal Management System (an internal tool for managing cloud deployment).

I am particularly proud of my work designing a Makerspace for local usage in Myanmar with Atutu, a San Diego based NGO, and designing the web app and product for AccountaBuddy, a proof-of-concept web app that gamifies accountability and positive habit formation.

I have a solid background in leadership and management, having previously been an Orientation Leader for UC San Diego's Sixth College, an admin of the UCSD Dota 2 and SoCal GBVS Discord servers, and the team captain of UCSD's Division 1 Dota 2 team.

Interests

I am a fan of stand-up comedy, having performed on occassion. I have opened for Ryan Hicks and Anish Shah. Some of my favorite comedians are: Gary Gulman, Hannibal Buress, Brian Simpson, John Mulaney, and Taylor Tomlinson

I love watching movies. Some of my favorite films are: Inglorious Basterds, The Farewell, Perfect Blue, Parasite, Welcome Back Mr MacDonald, The Silent Teacher, and The Prestige

I have played video games since I was a child. Some of my favorite games are: the Yakuza series, the Touhou series, VA11 HALL-A, games by From Software (in particular Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Bloodborne), and Nier: Automata. I love playing and competing in fighting games, with my favorite being Granblue Fantasy Versus. I placed 3rd at EVO 2023, 2nd at Frosty Faustings XIV, 1st at Festival of Fights 2022, 2nd at CEO 2022 and 17th at EVO 2022 and 1st at Slashback for Granblue Fantasy Versus and also played Dota 2 semi-competitively, placing 5th in the 2015/2016 Collegiate Starleague, and winning Winter Gamefest 2019 and Triton Gaming Expo 2019.