About

Engineer, researcher, builder.

I got into programming because I wanted to understand how things work at every level. That curiosity has taken me from building websites for local businesses to designing autonomous AI coding agents, training CNNs for industrial defect detection, and shipping a custom Linux distribution built for AI development.

At Missouri State, I've combined academic rigor with real-world delivery — building a grant-funded community platform for gerontology research while running a freelance consultancy serving clients like Timber & Threads Retreat, XZackt Real Estate, and Hoffmangruppe. I also publish Brain Bytes Lab, an AI and technology newsletter.

I'm not just looking for a job — I'm looking for hard problems to solve with people who care about craft.

National Student Employee of the Year Nominee
Grant-funded university researcher
4+ freelance websites shipped to production
Top final project score in CSC 537 Deep Learning
100+ days Code Everyday challenge

Experience

What I've been building

Freelance Web Developer

Self-Employed

2023 — Present

Delivered 4+ production websites for local businesses including XZACKT Real Estate, Hoffmangruppe Promotions, and Timber & Threads Retreat. Full-stack development with React, Next.js, and Supabase. Built CRM and lead generation tools integrated with Slack and Notion.

Research Developer

Missouri State University

2024 — Present

Building CARE Collective, a grant-funded community platform for Dr. Maureen Templeman's gerontology research initiative. Full-stack Next.js/Supabase application with real-time messaging, help exchange, and event management.

AI/ML Researcher

Independent

2024 — Present

Designed SteelNet, a comparative study of CNN vs. HOG+SVM classifiers for industrial defect detection. Built Talon, an autonomous AI coding agent with sandboxed execution. Developing VulcanOS, a custom Arch Linux distribution for AI development.

Technical Content Creator

Brain Bytes Lab

June 2025 — Present

AI and technology newsletter published on Medium and LinkedIn. Covering small models, neuromorphic hardware, state space models, and autonomous agents. Growing engagement with 1.5K–3K impressions per post.

Education

Missouri State University

B.S. Computer Science, Math Minor

Graduating May 2026

Coursework: Deep Learning, Algorithms & Data Structures, Database Systems, Calculus II, Multivariate Calculus, Computer Networks, Internet Programming.

Skills

Technical toolkit

Languages

Python TypeScript JavaScript C++ C# Java PHP SQL HTML/CSS

Frameworks

React Next.js Astro Svelte Node.js Express.js Flask Tailwind CSS

AI / ML

PyTorch CNNs ResNet HOG+SVM LLM Inference Autonomous Agents

Infrastructure

Docker Podman Arch Linux CI/CD AWS Git Supabase

Let's connect.

Open to full-time opportunities, interesting collaborations, or just a good conversation about technology.

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