A product engineer who understands every decision bridges user experience and technical reality.
Currently focused on how to embed privacy and security into AI through design and engineering.
Building Ethical Systems
📍 Philly Tri-State
🛩️ Open to relocation
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Projects
My work is founded in meaningful impact, knowing that we as engineers and designers can imagine and build towards solutions that transform reality drives me everyday to refine my craft.
I specialize in self-hosted security and privacy tools to help break down financial barriers that otherwise make protection inaccessible. Additionally I like experimenting with new technologies and application types, particularly AI/ML and extensions.
AI Chatbot
Enhancing parental support through conversational branding

DESIGN
Accessibility Checker
Bridging empathy between developers and inaccessible websites

DESIGN
Digital Privacy Audit Tool
Actively scans and strengthens your digital identity with smart protection recommendations.
DEVELOPMENT

AI Flower Identifier
Snap a photo and take a look at the flower confidence scores across 16 flower types
DEVELOPMENT

Monk of the Terminal- Chrome Extension
Gamified cyberpunk-themed pomodoro focus timer
DEVELOPMENT

Trident
Node.js vulnerability package scanner that automatically detects, fixes, and blocks vulnerabilities in your codebase.

DEVELOPMENT
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Skills
Being a life-long learner and user-centered builder, strengthening my skills is something that comes naturally. Anything I learn I immediately apply through projects or written material to reinforce how I should apply it to my product development process.
🛠️ Product Engineering & Development
JavaScript · React · TypeScript · Node.js · Python · APIs · Databases · Self-Hosting
🎨 Design & UX
UX/UI Design · Design Systems · Accessibility (WCAG) · Figma · Prototyping · Human-Centered Security
🔐 Learning: Secure Product Engineering
AppSec (Application Security) · Secure SDLC · Threat Modeling · Privacy-by-Design · Data Sovereignty · Compliance (CIPT, Security+)
I’m currently deepening my understanding of how to design and build secure, privacy-compliant products. My focus is on applying security and privacy principles early in the design and development lifecycle.
🌍 Values & Approach
I build technology that is open, secure, accessible, and privacy-respecting — combining design thinking with software engineering to make security usable and innovation responsible.
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Experience
2024-Present
AI Engineering Fellow
Resilient Coders
Product Engineer
BN Build Studio
2024-2025
Software Engineer
Resilient Coders
2021-2024
Product Designer
IBM
2020-2021
UX Apprentice
Office of Natural Resource Revenue
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Play
I enjoy challenging myself with logic games like Sudoku and riddles, always pushing to see what I can solve. I also love drawing in a realistic style, getting immersed in the details—whether it's the precision of man-made objects or the organic complexity of nature.
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